Beaumont Police Sergeant Al Johnson and K-9 Liz. | Photo: Courtesy of Beaumont Police This article was originally published in The Examiner on Jan. 11, 2018. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer The Beaumont Police Department has announced that Sergeant Al Johnson has retired, after proudly serving the residents of Beaumont for 37 years. He was aContinueContinue reading “Beaumont Police Sergeant Al Johnson retires”
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Texas ranks No. 1 for flu activity, Walgreens announced
Flu activity map across Texas. | Graphic: Courtesy of Walgreens This article was originally published in The Examiner on Jan. 11, 2018. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer Texas ranks No. 1 in the nation for flu activity, followed by Arkansas, according to Walgreens’s flu index map. As of Jan. 4, Beaumont-Port Arthur was the fifth highestContinueContinue reading “Texas ranks No. 1 for flu activity, Walgreens announced”
Photos: Tropical Storm Harvey’s flood damage to homes across Southeast Texas
I took these photos of Tropical Storm Harvey’s extensive flood damage to homes all across Southeast Texas. These photos were originally published in The Examiner on Jan. 11, 2018, along with an article written by Jennifer Johnson about assessing Jefferson County’s property tax values after the storm damage. Photo: Eleanor Skelton Harvey’s historic rainfall floodedContinueContinue reading “Photos: Tropical Storm Harvey’s flood damage to homes across Southeast Texas”
Paul Brown student organizes classmates for Garth House donations, holiday toy drive
Leslie Avalos, 12th grade, Kendiya Wilson, 10th grade, Brodrick Guillory, 12th grade, Jola Waggener, reading and speech teacher. | Photo: Eleanor Skelton This article was originally published in The Examiner on Jan. 4, 2018. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer Students from Beaumont ISD’s Paul Brown Learning Center delivered items from their toy drive on Friday, Dec.ContinueContinue reading “Paul Brown student organizes classmates for Garth House donations, holiday toy drive”
Two-alarm fire engulfs old bicycle repair shop
Firefighters arrived at the scene and called the first alarm at 9:04 a.m. and the second alarm at 9:30 a.m. because of the size of the fire Tuesday, Jan. 2 at the unoccupied bicycle repair shop in the 2300 block of Park Street in Beaumont’s South End. | Photo: Beaumont Fire-Rescue This article was originallyContinueContinue reading “Two-alarm fire engulfs old bicycle repair shop”
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