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Free hand sanitizer, hair product giveaway planned Saturday at Civic Center
Farouk Systems, Inc. is donating $1 million worth of BioSilk Moisturizing Hand Sanitizer and CHI Hair Care Products to those in need from noon to ...
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Neches Brewing Co. hosting golf cart parade to celebrate anniversary, reopening
PORT NECHES — The Neches Brewing Co. is organizing a golf cart parade at 10 a.m. Saturday to “Cruise for Brews.” The independent brewery closed ...
by Cassandra Jenkins, Friday, September 11, 2020 12:29 am
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City of Port Neches outlines riverfront, boat ramp upgrades
PORT NECHES — The City of Port Neches is taking steps to revive, reconstruct and rehabilitate the riverfront. The city council recently approved the final ...
by Cassandra Jenkins, Friday, September 11, 2020 12:28 am
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Port Arthur Little Theatre partners with LifeShare for pre-show blood drive
The Port Arthur Little Theatre is partnering with the LifeShare Blood Center to host a blood drive prior to their upcoming production of ‘Robin Hood’. ...
by Cassandra Jenkins, Thursday, September 10, 2020 12:45 am
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PHOTOS: Rainbow Bridge turns 82 years old
The Rainbow Bridge was originally built in 1938 between Port Arthur and Bridge City. Workers building, what was then called, the Port Arthur-Orange Bridge in ...
by Cassandra Jenkins, Thursday, September 10, 2020 12:42 am
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NISD “made history” with 1st day of school, superintendent says; more device pickup needed
NEDERLAND — Nederland Independent School District’s first day of the school year Tuesday went off without a hitch, leaving Superintendent Dr. Stuart Kieschnick speechless. “I ...
by Cassandra Jenkins, Thursday, September 10, 2020 12:32 am
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CASSANDRA JENKINS: NISD students receive free meals – “one less thing parents need to worry about”
The Nederland ISD Child Nutrition Department recently received notice that the district is eligible to serve meals to all students at no cost through December. ...
by Cassandra Jenkins, Wednesday, September 9, 2020 12:10 am
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PNG student tests positive for COVID, second district case
PORT NECHES — One student at the Port Neches-Groves High School campus was sent home Tuesday with a positive COVID-19 test result. Students in attendance were ...
by Cassandra Jenkins, Tuesday, September 8, 2020 8:57 pm
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Nederland ISD parents, staff express excitement on 1st day of school
NEDERLAND — It’s been six months since Nederland ISD parents, teachers and students last stepped foot inside a school building. The onset of COVID-19 hit ...
by Cassandra Jenkins, Tuesday, September 8, 2020 10:25 am
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Local residents give thanks for feeding effort led by Stephen Jackson
The nationwide Feed Your City Challenge came to Port Arthur Saturday afternoon feeding hundreds of residents within hours. The event, which started at 2 p.m., ...