I took this photo of former Beaumont ISD accountant Gayle Botley defending his Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license at State Office of Administrative Hearings boardroom in Austin, Texas June 28, 2017. This photo was originally published in The Examiner on June 29, 2017. My photo of Gayle Botley won first place for news photo inContinueContinue reading “Photo: Former Beaumont ISD accountant defends license before state board in Austin after $4 million went missing”
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Port Neches-Groves student arrested after threat to mimic Columbine school shooting
Triston Brantley Miller | Photo: Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office This article was originally published in The Examiner on April 20, 2017. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer Port Neches Police are investigating a terroristic threat allegedly made by a student at the Port Neches-Groves High School on April 19. School officials notified police after several students overheardContinueContinue reading “Port Neches-Groves student arrested after threat to mimic Columbine school shooting”
All are welcome at Beaumont library’s free Hebrew class
Arlene Pippin starts off the Tuesday night Hebrew class at the R. C. Miller Memorial Library in Beaumont’s West End. | Photo: Eleanor Skelton This article was originally published in The Examiner on March 9, 2017. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer A free Hebrew class meets every Tuesday night at 6 p.m. in the community roomContinueContinue reading “All are welcome at Beaumont library’s free Hebrew class”
Former Lumberton band booster treasurer faces up to 20 years in prison
Helen Louise Cox | Photo: Hardin County Sheriff’s Office This article was originally published in The Examiner on March 2, 2017. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer Hardin County grand jurors indicted former Lumberton band booster treasurer Helen Louise Cox for second-degree felony theft. This new indictment replaces the original, lesser third-degree felony charge. A second-degree felony conviction canContinueContinue reading “Former Lumberton band booster treasurer faces up to 20 years in prison”
Beaumont native pushes through policy banning smoking at Stephen F. Austin University
Stephen F. Austin Student Government Association President and Beaumont native Jessica Taylor | Photo courtesy of The Pine Log This article was originally published in The Examiner on Jan. 19, 2017. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer The Stephen F. Austin University campus is now smoke-free, thanks to a student and faculty-led joint resolution led by BeaumontContinueContinue reading “Beaumont native pushes through policy banning smoking at Stephen F. Austin University”
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