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Port Arthur grad’s journey from Congo to U.S. inspires children’s book
Gloria Walker and her family lived in Port Arthur and she graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 2001. It’s part of an amazing journey ...
Stephen Hemelt, Author at Port Arthur News
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Application process approaches for Port Arthur News Season of Giving powered by Port Arthur LNG
Residents and supporters of the City of Port Arthur’s West Side have long noted the historic neighborhood’s limited resources, leading to pockets of folks and ...
by Stephen Hemelt, Friday, September 22, 2023 11:38 pm
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Local high school senior coping with mother’s serious cancer
Chaitanya Sigatapu lives along Jimmy Johnson Boulevard with his mother and father while attending Port Neches Groves-High School as a senior. Unfortunately, instead of focusing ...
by Stephen Hemelt, Friday, September 22, 2023 11:36 pm
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STEPHEN HEMELT — Port Arthur celebration Sept. 21 as Cajun Capital is well deserved
Gov. Greg Abbott signed into official state legislation in June that Port Arthur is the Cajun Capital of Texas. The news wasn’t too surprising. Despite ...
by Stephen Hemelt, Monday, September 18, 2023 5:55 am
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Camino al Exito creates, celebrates opportunities with local Hispanic community
Camino al Exito started five years ago in Port Arthur to spotlight numerous success stories of local Hispanic residents taking different paths while providing help ...
by Stephen Hemelt, Thursday, September 14, 2023 12:28 am
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Area judge, fire chief talk massive response to 600-acre fire
Numerous agencies and many dozens of Orange County firefighters have battled and are battling a blaze that descended on the region from Jasper County, temporarily ...
by Stephen Hemelt, Monday, September 11, 2023 2:36 pm
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Average Texas gas prices fall 1.5 cents in last week. “Fall tends to bring falling gas prices.”
The national average price of gas hit some road bumps over the last week after starting to decline early in the week. The second half ...
by Stephen Hemelt, Monday, September 11, 2023 12:02 am
Columns
STEPHEN HEMELT — Dedicated youth coach shares role in major player diagnosis
Michael Searles originally got into coaching nine years ago because of his youngest daughter playing softball. He coached her until she was 11 years old, ...
by Stephen Hemelt, Friday, September 8, 2023 11:12 pm
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8-year-old overcoming rare skull pressure condition to return to ballfield
ORANGE — Thanks to his eagle-eyed coach, 8-year-old Barrett Williams is finding his way back to the ballfield following a diagnosis for the rare Idiopathic ...
by Stephen Hemelt, Friday, September 8, 2023 12:16 am
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Bechtel donates $30K worth of tools to Nederland High in effort to help educate needed workforce
NEDERLAND — Principal Natalie Gomez was there when one of her students at Nederland High was watching representatives from Bechtel unload $30,000 worth of material ...