Port Arthur church offers curbside Thanksgiving to community

KFDM-TV Beaumont - Thu Nov 26

A church community in Port Arthur, literally, went 'outside of the box' for its Thanksgiving celebration this afternoon.

City to consider rehiring Beaumont firefighter

KFDM-TV Beaumont - Wed Nov 25

An arbitrator's ruling to rehire a Beaumont firefighter, fired last year, is up for debate at City Council next week.

SETX citizen soldiers train for detainee operations

KFDM-TV Beaumont - Tue Nov 24

The war in Iraq is winding down and the military is shifting away from combat training and focusing on stabilizing the country.

Pimp C's Wife Launches Chad Butler Hip Hop Wellness Expo

AllHipHop.com - Tue Nov 24

The life of the late Pimp C. will be celebrated next month when his wife presents the Inaugural Chad Butler Hip Hop & Health/Wellness Fair in Port Arthur, Texas.

Hanging it up after 25 years

Orange Leader - Tue Nov 24

After more than 25 years of service, Ted Picard is calling it a career. A special ceremony was held Monday afternoon in honor of Sgt.

Beaumont man saved from trash compactor

Houston Chronicle - Mon Nov 23

Common sense suggests it's a bad idea to seek refuge in a Dumpster. But every so often, waste industry periodicals contain tragic stories of those who have, only to find themselves trapped in the back of a big truck with a compactor exerting over 1,000 pounds of pressure per square inch.

Homeless man rescued from garbage truck

KFDM-TV Beaumont - Mon Nov 23

Beaumont Fire and Police have rescued a homeless person who was sleeping in a dumpster and became trapped in a mound of garbage when a waste truck driver lifted the dumpster and emptied the contents into his vehicle, according to a spokesman for Triangle Waste.

The history of the Baker Hotel

Mineral Wells Insider - Mon Nov 23

An excerpt reprinted with permission from the Web site www.bakerhotel.us In 1877 James A. Lynch and his family settled in a valley 48 miles west of Fort Worth.

Catching the eyes

Orange Leader - Sun Nov 22

Businesses advertising on the latest billboard in Orange are hoping the bright digital lights will catch the eye of passers-by. Workers from Lamar Advertising worked on the billboard located on Strickland Drive near Edgar Brown Drive this week and it was illuminated by Wednesday.

Port Arthur man found guilty of firearms violations

The Beaumont Enterprise - Fri Nov 20

A Port Arthur man faces 10 years in federal prison for an incident that happened during the 2008 Hurricane Gustav evacuation.