Mary Meaux, Author at Port Arthur News

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Car theft scam grows in Port Arthur. Where is your catalytic converter?

Port Arthur Police Department officers are asking for the public’s help in locating a truck believed to be taking part in a brazen auto theft ... Read more

by Mary Meaux, Friday, July 3, 2020 12:24 am

Local

Police: Gun put to victim’s head; Port Arthur man, woman indicted

The duo who police believe shot a man in the leg and put a gun to a woman’s head during a Port Arthur robbery were ... Read more

by Mary Meaux, Friday, July 3, 2020 12:23 am

Local

PHOTOS — Working, playing at the YMCA

by Mary Meaux, Friday, July 3, 2020 12:10 am

Local

UPDATE: Nederland man arrested in DEA effort targeting local meth dealers

NEDERLAND — The hunt for meth dealers in Port Arthur swelled with the help of neighboring police agencies and federal agents, leading to an arrest ... Read more

by Mary Meaux, Thursday, July 2, 2020 3:40 pm

Local

UPDATE: Police ID local man shot and killed in Port Arthur

Port Arthur Police have identified Eric Marrs, 38, as the victim of Sunday’s fatal shooting. Marrs, a Port Arthur resident, sustained a gunshot wound to ... Read more

by Mary Meaux, Thursday, July 2, 2020 11:49 am

Local

Trash dumped near American Legion Post causes problems for members

The folks over at the Rudolph Lambert American Legion Post No. 7 were pretty mad when they pulled up earlier this week and noted someone ... Read more

by Mary Meaux, Thursday, July 2, 2020 12:23 am

Columns

MARY MEAUX — Kelly Asbury’s talent touched many

Several decades ago I crossed paths with then animated film director and screenwriter Kelly Asbury before he had some of his biggest hits. I was ... Read more

by Mary Meaux, Thursday, July 2, 2020 12:19 am

Local

Bond set at $750,000 for triple shooting suspect

Robert Isaiah Paredes is being held on a $750,000 bond in a shooting that left three people with injuries outside a local apartment complex. Paredes, ... Read more

by Mary Meaux, Wednesday, July 1, 2020 12:35 am

Local

Sixth COVID-19 death among 191 positive cases in Port Arthur

Port Arthur saw its sixth COVID-19 related death this week as total positive cases in the city are now more than 190. The latest individual ... Read more

by Mary Meaux, Wednesday, July 1, 2020 12:29 am

Local

PAPD: Charges won’t be filed after report of woman stabbing father of their child

Charges will not be filed in a stabbing that left a local man with a superficial wound, Port Arthur Police said. The 39-year-old male victim ... Read more