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Revisiting “Down Trails of Victory” 25 years after it set standard for PNG football history

PORT NECHES — Port Neches-Groves football started in the fall of 1925 and has brought spirit, hope and victory to the area ever since. In ... Read more

by Cassandra Jenkins, Thursday, October 10, 2019 12:13 am

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Turn out with the family for Nederland’s Monsters in the Park on Friday

(Editor’s note: This story has been updated to give the correct day of the event, which is Friday/Oct. 11. The News regrets the error from ... Read more

by Cassandra Jenkins, Wednesday, October 9, 2019 12:13 am

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CASSANDRA JENKINS — Learning the spirit of PNG football from Jon Buck Ford

On assignment yesterday I met Jon Buck Ford, author of “Down Trails of Victory: The Story of Port Neches-Groves High School Football. Ford is celebrating ... Read more

by Cassandra Jenkins, Wednesday, October 9, 2019 12:08 am

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Events across Port Arthur schools highlight cultural impacts

The Port Arthur Independent School District is saying goodbye to Hispanic Heritage Month in its final week with a host of celebrations, meetings and parades. ... Read more

by Cassandra Jenkins, Tuesday, October 8, 2019 12:17 am

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BRIGHT FUTURE: 2019 CavOILcade queen Maria Contreras sets future goals

SABINE PASS — Maria Contreras was crowned the 2019 CavOILcade queen Saturday after participating in her first and only pageant, adding another item onto an ... Read more

by Cassandra Jenkins, Tuesday, October 8, 2019 12:14 am

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‘Drawing’ from History: Mid-County artist Calvin Carter brings wildlife, Native American culture to life

(Editor’s note: The following story originally appeared in the September/October edition of Greater Port Arthur The Magazine.) Hunting trips to Alaska. Photoshoots from the sky. ... Read more

by Cassandra Jenkins, Thursday, October 3, 2019 12:17 am

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Bright Futures: Memorial senior Jenna Khuu “captures the moment” while doing it all

Jenna Khuu is a senior at Memorial High School with a natural flair for staying busy. The Port Arthur native is in the Career and ... Read more

by Cassandra Jenkins, Tuesday, October 1, 2019 12:13 am

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Port Arthur YMCA kicks off 2019 Y Reads to improve elementary literacy rates

The YMCA of Southeast Texas developed a program in 2010 in partnership with United Way of Mid and South Jefferson County to start a literacy ... Read more

by Cassandra Jenkins, Saturday, September 28, 2019 12:18 am

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CLOSER LOOK — Change in tradition: Homecoming corsages, mums take over Southeast Texas

For years the Homecoming Mum has been a tradition across Texas, but where did it come from and was it always so flashy? What started ... Read more

by Cassandra Jenkins, Saturday, September 28, 2019 12:15 am

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Nederland ISD launches “Men Enriching Nederland Schools” volunteer program

NEDERLAND — A study done by Education Week says approximately 77 percent of teachers are women, with an even higher rate at the primary level, ... Read more

by Cassandra Jenkins, Friday, September 27, 2019 12:20 am

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