Last year, United Way agencies, staffers and volunteers anxiously waited for the annual campaign total. The 2005-06 drive had been delayed several months by the onslaught of Hurricane Rita, and agency personnel and workers were dealing with the storm's effects upon their families, homes and busines... More...
The Beaumont Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominations for the Dr. Robert A. Swerdlow Small Business Persons of the Year Award. Awards are considered in two categories: retail/service and industrial/manufacturing. The persons selected will be recognized during Small Business Week in May. More...
Courtesy Photo YMCA Executive Director Jack Koch presents Suga's General Manager Rod Weatherly with a plaque for Best in Show at the recent 'Chocolate Affair' fundraiser, which raised more than $7,000. From left are Koch, Weatherly, Pastry Cooks Melissa Lavespere and Calista Parker, and Assistant Ty... More...
"Please come visit with me in Galveston," read the e-mail from my Aunt Ruthanne. "I'm renting a beach cottage in January and it would be great to spend some time with you.We never get to see each other." She was certainly right about that. More...
Courtesy Photo/GENE HUGHES Beaumont native and Forest Park High School graduate Mary Donnelly Haskell sings during her recent performance at the 'Evening on the Neches,' hosted by Westgate memorial Baptist Church. A former Miss Mississippi and currently an accomplished singer and actress, Haskell sa... More...
Athletes from Beaumont Gymnastics Academy competed in Plano Feb. 3-4 at the 2007 World Olympic Gymnastics Academy Classic. The competition included gyms from different states including California, Florida, Tennessee and teams from San Juan, Puerto Rico. More...
A total of 406 Lamar University students achieved perfect 4.0 grade-point averages to earn places on the President's List for the 2006 fall semester, President James Simmons announced. To qualify for the President's List, a student must carry a full-time course load of 12 semester hours or more an... More...
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