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News

Besides water, Harvey generates jobs

Though the official numbers have not been released, some staffing agencies said they have seen an increase in traffic since Tropical Storm Harvey hit the ... Read more

by Jesse Wright, Friday, September 22, 2017 8:54 pm

Obituaries

deaths and services for Sept. 23

Deaths and services for Sept. 23   Death Notice Stanley W. Rising, 72, of Port Arthur, died, Thursday, September 21, 2017, Grammier-Oberle Funeral Home. Mary ... Read more

by Jesse Wright, Friday, September 22, 2017 2:56 pm

Local

SBA offers a variety of loans to businesses, private citizens

By Josh Bergeron josh.bergeron@salisburypost.com As Port Arthur recovers from Tropical Storm Harvey, the Small Business Administration is publicizing its low-interest loans as valuable financial resources ... Read more

by Jesse Wright, Friday, September 22, 2017 9:44 am

Local

Groves church provides shelter, service to those affected by Harvey

By SARAH CULTON Sarah.culton@leaderpub.com   When flooding began in Groves, Texas on Tuesday, Aug. 29, Pastor Joe Worley didn’t think he would be operating a ... Read more

by Jesse Wright, Friday, September 22, 2017 7:39 am

Local

Mayor must rebuild home, even as he rebuilds city

By SARAH CULTON sarah.culton@leaderpub.com Derrick Freeman, the mayor of Port Arthur, has been a very busy man over the last few weeks. Even when he ... Read more

by Jesse Wright, Thursday, September 21, 2017 7:50 pm

Groves

Prior planning helped Groves nursing home weather the storm

By David Ball david.ball@panews.com GROVES — Kenny Blanda, administrative director for Magnolia Manor, a nursing home and retirement and assisted living facility in Groves, said ... Read more

by Jesse Wright, Thursday, September 21, 2017 5:30 pm

Local

State: Despite 1 million pounds of contamination, air OK

By Jesse Wright Jesse.wright@panews.com   Despite the appearance of some thick black smoke during a fire at Valero and despite admitting to releasing hundreds of ... Read more

by Jesse Wright, Thursday, September 21, 2017 4:01 pm

Editorials

Don’t slow down work at the dumpsite

We sympathize with area residents near 19th Street who are upset over the city’s waste collection site. The site is large and ugly and, to ... Read more

by Jesse Wright, Thursday, September 21, 2017 10:07 am

Business

Harvey flooding doesn’t damper Motiva ambitions

By Josh Bergeron josh.bergeron@salisburypost.com Motiva Enterprises says flooding from Tropical Storm Harvey won’t alter plans for a multi-billion-dollar expansion at its Port Arthur oil refinery. After ... Read more

by Jesse Wright, Wednesday, September 20, 2017 5:59 pm

Local

The long goodbye: Public to pay respects to longtime greeter

By Sarah Culton sarah.culton@leaderpub.com   For more than 40 years, Cleo Baltimore sat outside Billy Joe’s Bar-B-Q and waved the cars as they passed by. ... Read more

by Jesse Wright, Wednesday, September 20, 2017 5:34 pm

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