Fire at German Pellets silo near Port of Port Arthur | Photo: Port Arthur Fire Department This article was originally published in The Examiner on April 20, 2017. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer Port Arthur firefighters responded to a “hot spot” fire on top of a silo at German Pellets in the Port of Port ArthurContinueContinue reading “Fire sparked at German Pellets in Port of Port Arthur”
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Mid-County Victory Garden encourages organic, homegrown food in Southeast Texas
(Left) Mid-County Victory Garden, located behind Shear Madness Hair Salon on Nederland Avenue. (Right) The garden’s founder, hairstylist Desiree McPhillips poses with the vegetables she is growing. | Photos by Eleanor Skelton This article was originally published in The Examiner on March 16, 2017. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer Mid County’s Victory Garden may have startedContinueContinue reading “Mid-County Victory Garden encourages organic, homegrown food in Southeast Texas”
Gator Country hosts grand reopening after remodel in March 2017
This article was originally published in The Examiner on March 9, 2017. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer The Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce is hosting a grand reopening and mixer benefitting Gator Country on March 10 starting at 11:30 a.m. Gator Country’s mixer is celebrating the remodeling of the park, located near I-10 and Highway 365.ContinueContinue reading “Gator Country hosts grand reopening after remodel in March 2017”
TPWD says snakes, fish in Willow Marsh Bayou affected by Highway 90 spill
This article was originally published in The Examiner on Oct. 6, 2016. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer Cleanup efforts are starting after last week’s chemical spill off Highway 90 just outside of Beaumont. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality says that 1,066 gallons of Uniarom TX, a heavy aromatics solvent with naphthalene, was released into the Willow Marsh BayouContinueContinue reading “TPWD says snakes, fish in Willow Marsh Bayou affected by Highway 90 spill”
Chemical spill on Highway 90 west of Beaumont
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office restricts access to the site of the chemical spill. | Photo: Eleanor Skelton This article was originally published in The Examiner on Sept. 29, 2016. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office says a chemical spill into Willow Marsh Bayou has been contained and that work to remove the solvent from theContinueContinue reading “Chemical spill on Highway 90 west of Beaumont”
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