A newspaper reporter discovered anti-Semitic graffiti at Riverfront Park Feb. 6, 2017 and alerted City of Beaumont officials. | Photos: Allison Nathan Getz This article was originally published in The Examiner on Feb. 9, 2017. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer No one knows when the graffiti was painted on the Riverfront Park bridge, but the newspaper reporter whoContinueContinue reading “Anti-Semitic graffiti at Beaumont’s Riverfront Park quickly removed”
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Southeast Texans stand with refugees affected by Muslim travel ban in candlelight vigil
(Left) Demonstrators left a sign that read “Refugees are welcome here” next to a candle outside the Event Centre in downtown Beaumont the evening of Feb. 3. (Right) A crowd gathered with lit candles to stand in solidarity with those affected by the travel ban from seven Muslim-majority countries, an executive order from the TrumpContinueContinue reading “Southeast Texans stand with refugees affected by Muslim travel ban in candlelight vigil”
Beaumont Farmers’ Market opens mid-February, some vendors coming out before opening day
Jim LaBove and his wife, Dodie, are out under the pavilion at the Beaumont Municipal Tennis Center most Saturdays, selling plants and grapefruit as well as his recently published books, Cotton’s Seafood and Sketches of My Cajun Life. | Photo: Eleanor Skelton Bobby’s Bees sells locally-grown honey from Vidor. | Photo: Eleanor Skelton This articleContinueContinue reading “Beaumont Farmers’ Market opens mid-February, some vendors coming out before opening day”
Novelisto: Waller Farms in China houses equine celebrity
(Left) Madison Waller on Diablo. | Photo: Eleanor Skelton (Right) Novelisto | Photo courtesy of Waller Farms This article was originally published in The Examiner on Feb. 2, 2017. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer When he’s not on set in exotic locales, a celebrity makes his home in China, Texas. And while you might not knowContinueContinue reading “Novelisto: Waller Farms in China houses equine celebrity”
Lumberton Chamber gets $1,000 from Helping Hands Foundation
This article was originally published in The Examiner on Feb. 2, 2017. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer In the Lumberton City Council meeting Jan. 23, the council unanimously approved acceptance of a $1,000 donation from Allstate Insurance’s Helping Hands foundation, city secretary Susan Collins said. Councilman Kenneth Wall made the motion and Mayor Pro Tem SharonContinueContinue reading “Lumberton Chamber gets $1,000 from Helping Hands Foundation”
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