Shorkey Center Christmas Cards only $10, funding provides therapy for special needs children

Shanda Guidry, fundraiser organizer, and Katheryn Littles, office manager, stand next to a holiday card display. | Photo: Eleanor Skelton This article was originally published in The Examiner on Nov. 16, 2017. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer For over 70 years and under various names, the Shorkey Center has offered educational and therapeutic services for childrenContinueContinue reading “Shorkey Center Christmas Cards only $10, funding provides therapy for special needs children”

Port Arthur man confesses to shooting victim in the chest at Avery Trace Apartments

This article was originally published in The Examiner on Nov. 16, 2017. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer  A Port Arthur man arrested in connection with a recent fatal shooting admitted to shooting the victim in the chest, according to Port Arthur Police. Diante Malik Burrell, 20, told officers that he used “his Draco gun” in theContinueContinue reading “Port Arthur man confesses to shooting victim in the chest at Avery Trace Apartments”

Abandoned church set fire Monday morning after weekend apartment fire, house fire in Beaumont

A vacant church in the 5100 block of Hunter Street near Lamar University was set on fire Monday morning. | Photo: Beaumont Fire-Rescue This article was originally published in The Examiner on Nov. 16, 2017. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer Beaumont firefighters didn’t get much downtown from their busy weekend in which a fire at GlenContinueContinue reading “Abandoned church set fire Monday morning after weekend apartment fire, house fire in Beaumont”

6 people displaced, 3 pets dead after fire destroys Beaumont North End home

A house caught fire Sunday night in the 4300 block of Galveston Street. | Photo: Beaumont Fire-Rescue This article was originally published in The Examiner on Nov. 16, 2017. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer Six people are displaced from their home and three family pets died in a house fire in Beaumont’s North End Sunday night.ContinueContinue reading “6 people displaced, 3 pets dead after fire destroys Beaumont North End home”

Kountze boy killed while playing with hunting rifle

Trintin Glenn | Photo: Facebook This article was originally published in The Examiner on Nov. 16, 2017. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer A 12-year-old boy died Wednesday evening while he and a friend were playing with a hunting rifle, Hardin County Sheriff Mark Davis said in a news release. The boy was identified as Trintin Glenn,ContinueContinue reading “Kountze boy killed while playing with hunting rifle”