‘The Birds, Their Carols Raise’: Nacogdoches native recalls ’60s childhood

This article was originally published in The Examiner on September 14, 2017. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer Gary Brice | Photo courtesy of Gary Brice Lamar math instructor Gary Brice said he started out writing a book to pay “homage to a special place and special people,” but ended up writing a timely memoir about racialtensions.ContinueContinue reading “‘The Birds, Their Carols Raise’: Nacogdoches native recalls ’60s childhood”

Photos: Tasting for Some Other Place (2017)

This article was originally published in The Examiner on September 14, 2017. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer Fred Simon, Regina Rogers, Anita Judice, Harrison Jordan, Vickie Ladner, Normal Williams, Stephanie and Steve Shoemaker, Cynthia Wolfe. | Photos: Eleanor Skelton

Woman injured after car crashes into Beaumont hair salon

This article was originally published in The Examiner on August 17, 2017. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer  One person was hurt after a car drove into a Beaumont hair salon Wednesday morning, The accident happened just after 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 9 at Salon West in the 7100 block of Phelan Boulevard, Beaumont Fire-Rescue said. TheContinueContinue reading “Woman injured after car crashes into Beaumont hair salon”

Candlelight vigil for Charlottesville lights up Orange

A man wearing a Golden Triangle Indivisible t-shirt holds a sign that says “We lead with love, not hate” in a candlelight service remembering those killed in Charlottesville, Virginia outside Orange City Hall. | Photo: Eleanor Skelton This article was originally published in The Examiner on August 17, 2017. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer Several localContinueContinue reading “Candlelight vigil for Charlottesville lights up Orange”

Advanced ESL class, naturalization service coming to Beaumont library

Photo: Beaumont Public Libraries This article was originally published in The Examiner on August 17, 2017. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer The Literacy Center will be hosting a citizenship naturalization service and a new advanced ESL class at the Main Library downtown in the next few weeks, City of Beaumont spokesperson Rosanna Mojica said in aContinueContinue reading “Advanced ESL class, naturalization service coming to Beaumont library”