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Port Arthur women create 1,000-plus headbands for tired nurses, 1st responders

With the help of family, friends and neighbors, Aleli Martinez has sewn more than a 1,000 headbands for tired nurses and first responders on the ... Read more

by Cassandra Jenkins, Wednesday, April 8, 2020 12:14 am

Local

ON THE MENU — Gather in Port Neches offers option to feed first responders

PORT NECHES — Gather: Paleo Café & Market is offering the community a chance to adopt a healthcare professional or first responder to whom one ... Read more

by Cassandra Jenkins, Wednesday, April 8, 2020 12:13 am

Columns

CASSANDRA JENKINS — Quarantining means chance to solve inward disputes

If you were very close to getting your life together in the months leading up to the outbreak of the new novel coronavirus, don’t worry. ... Read more

by Cassandra Jenkins, Wednesday, April 8, 2020 12:08 am

Local

BRIGHT FUTURES — Memorial’s B’Oriee Young exudes positivity, leadership qualities

B’Oriee Young’s mission is to spread as much positivity as possible, no easy feat during a global pandemic. “I believe my greatest accomplishment is my ... Read more

by Cassandra Jenkins, Tuesday, April 7, 2020 12:13 am

Local

Community members share what they will miss most about Port Neches RiverFest

PORT NECHES — The cancellation of Port Neches RiverFest 2020 comes as a great loss to the community that has been celebrating the tradition for ... Read more

by Cassandra Jenkins, Saturday, April 4, 2020 12:17 am

Local

Port Neches first responders included in COVID-19 leave policy

PORT NECHES — The Port Neches City Council approved an amendment to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act providing paid job-protected leave to full-time and ... Read more

by Cassandra Jenkins, Saturday, April 4, 2020 12:08 am

Local

Port Arthur 12-year-old sewing masks for healthcare workers

Port Arthur resident Betsey McIntyre is sewing personal protective equipment masks for local healthcare workers at the Women’s Center of Beaumont. Betsey is 12. “Some ... Read more

by Cassandra Jenkins, Friday, April 3, 2020 12:16 am

Local

Nederland band director using music to battle quarantine blues

NEDERLAND — Nederland High School Band Director Greg Rose said the upside to the art of music is that it can be taken advantage of ... Read more

by Cassandra Jenkins, Friday, April 3, 2020 12:14 am

Groves

Teachers talk about missed class time, find ways to connect with students

Port Arthur Independent School District officials said Gov. Greg Abbott’s order this week to remain closed until May 4 comes as no surprise, which is ... Read more

by Cassandra Jenkins, Thursday, April 2, 2020 12:14 am

Groves

PHOTOS — Community shares colorful signs of life

Groves Middle School art teacher Kelsey Thibodeaux sits across her sidewalk mural Wednesday to remind those who pass by to stay positive. Read more

by Cassandra Jenkins, Thursday, April 2, 2020 12:11 am

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