City of Groves plans to repair potholes after resident complaints

(Left) Cracked curbs and and broken asphalt on Woodlawn Street in Groves, looking towards 32nd Street. (Right) Drainage issues at the intersection of Woodlawn Street and Allison Avenue | Photos: Eleanor Skelton and Jennifer Jackson This article was originally published in The Examiner on March 9, 2017. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer Residents along Allison Avenue and WoodlawnContinueContinue reading “City of Groves plans to repair potholes after resident complaints”

Pedestrian death: Intoxication manslaughter charge in Orange County

Christopher Morgan | Photo: Orange County Sheriff’s Office This article was originally published in The Examiner on Jan. 5, 2017. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer  Christopher Morgan, 31, of Vidor has been charged with intoxication manslaughter after a fatal auto-pedestrian crash on Concord Road in Orange County on Monday, Dec. 26, according to a release fromContinueContinue reading “Pedestrian death: Intoxication manslaughter charge in Orange County”

Little Cypress-Mauriceville High school graduate dies in Newton County wreck

Taylor Nicole Luther | Photo: Facebook This article was originally published in The Examiner on Dec. 8, 2016. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer A recent Little Cypress Mauriceville high school graduate died Sunday in a head-on collision in Newton County. The accident happened around 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4 on Highway 87 in Newton County aboutContinueContinue reading “Little Cypress-Mauriceville High school graduate dies in Newton County wreck”

Beaumont Police identify homeless woman killed in hit-and-run Thursday night

This article was originally published in The Examiner on Dec. 8, 2016. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer A homeless woman killed in a hit-and-run Thursday night on College Street has now been identified as Bonnie Lee Casaneve, 67, according to Beaumont Police. The woman was hit and killed while pushing a shopping cart across College StreetContinueContinue reading “Beaumont Police identify homeless woman killed in hit-and-run Thursday night”

No students injured after Hardin-Jefferson school bus crashes into telephone pole

Photo: Texas Department of Public Safety This article was originally published in The Examiner on Dec. 1, 2016. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer A Hardin-Jefferson ISD school bus crashed into a telephone pole on Old Sour Lake Road Tuesday morning. Troopers at the scene reported the school bus driver was turning right onto Patna Drive fromContinueContinue reading “No students injured after Hardin-Jefferson school bus crashes into telephone pole”