BREAKING NEWS

I-10 reopens in Orange County; closes in SW Louisiana

Sections of Interstate 10 in Orange County that were closed early Tuesday morning due to flooding have re-opened. At the same time, Louisiana State Police ... Read more

by Sherry Sturdivant, Tuesday, March 15, 2016 2:18 pm

BREAKING NEWS

I-10 near state line closed from flooding

AUSTIN – Due to continued flooding from excessive rainfall along the Texas-Louisiana state line, the Texas Department of Transportation has closed Interstate 10 near the ... Read more

by Sherry Sturdivant, Tuesday, March 15, 2016 8:54 am

News Main

Orange awaits cresting Sabine while floodwaters rise

  ORANGE — Standing outside his mother’s home off Simmons Drive Jimmy Taylor placed one sand bag after another around the perimeter of her modest ... Read more

by Sherry Sturdivant, Monday, March 14, 2016 6:07 pm

Local

Port Arthur nurse-mother program featured in New Yorker series

Catalina Munoz’ day is longer than most teens her age. When others are socializing after school, or perhaps resting, the 16-year-old Beaumont resident’s day goes ... Read more

by Sherry Sturdivant, Monday, March 14, 2016 11:13 am

meat processing plant

Meat plant proposed in Port Arthur; EDC considering concerns over untested technology

Representatives of proposed meat processing facility wanting to build a state-of-the-art facility in Port Arthur haven’t quite sold city officials on the idea of slaughtering ... Read more

by Sherry Sturdivant, Friday, March 11, 2016 9:53 am

Local

WEEKEND TICKET — Women’s Guild hosts annual style show Saturday

St. Charles Women’s Guild will have its 16th Annual Scholarship Style Saturday complete with the latest spring fashions, a luncheon and silent auction. This year’s ... Read more

by Sherry Sturdivant, Thursday, March 10, 2016 12:41 pm

Local

Carver Terrace comes down amid former councilman’s concerns

    Going on a month after demolition work started at the vacant Carver Terrace Apartments, the bulk of the building materials from the one-time ... Read more

by Sherry Sturdivant, Tuesday, March 8, 2016 4:42 pm

Local

  The Museum of the Gulf Coast is looking for Texas quilts to be loaned for a special exhibit from April 1 to June 20. ... Read more

by Sherry Sturdivant, Monday, March 7, 2016 5:26 pm

Local

PA institutes forensic hotline to gain information

  The company hired to perform a forensic audit into the city of Port Arthur’s finances has established an anonymous hotline as an investigative tool ... Read more

by Sherry Sturdivant, Monday, March 7, 2016 5:21 pm

Groves

Magnolia Manor residents take a ride on the wild side

  GROVES — Spirits were soaring faster than hair was flying Thursday when residents of Magnolia Manor Nursing Home took an afternoon convertible cruise across the ... Read more

by Sherry Sturdivant, Thursday, March 3, 2016 5:03 pm