This article was originally published in The Examiner on Oct. 6, 2016. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer Saturday, Oct. 1, at about 4 p.m., several 911 calls came into the Port Arthur Police Department reporting an accident with injuries at Gulfway Drive and San Antonio Avenue. Officers responding to the scene discovered a GMC pickup that collided with aContinueContinue reading “Fatal accident in Port Arthur over the weekend”
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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”
Fiery crash on Memorial Boulevard kills Port Arthur man
This article was originally published in The Examiner on Oct. 6, 2016. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer Tuesday, Sept. 27, at 12:14 p.m., the Port Arthur police and fire departments received a 911 call reporting a major accident at 39th Street and Memorial Boulevard. Officers responding to the scene “found one vehicle engulfed in flames,” a Port Arthur PoliceContinueContinue reading “Fiery crash on Memorial Boulevard kills Port Arthur man”
Construction planned to widen I-10 between Winnie and Beaumont
This article was originally published in The Examiner on Oct. 6, 2016. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer The Texas Department of Transportation announced Sept. 29 that plans are being made to widen I-10 from Winnie to Hamshire Road. The Texas Transportation Commission awarded a $43 million contract to Williams Brothers Construction. This project is the first phase in aContinueContinue reading “Construction planned to widen I-10 between Winnie and Beaumont”
‘Victims of Quanell X’: Demand for refunds, prosecution made outside Jefferson County Courthouse
(From left) Lesley Bradley, Ricky Jason, Harold Roberts, Jaymeka Harris, Mary Wiltz, and Veronica Cooper | Photo: Eleanor Skelton This article was originally published in The Examiner on Oct. 6, 2016. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer Seven protestors gathered outside the Jefferson County Courthouse on Thursday, Sept. 29, to demand justice, stating that they have been cheated by QuanellContinueContinue reading “‘Victims of Quanell X’: Demand for refunds, prosecution made outside Jefferson County Courthouse”
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