Jesse Doiron Jr. was raised to believe that when someone needs a helping hand, offering one is the right thing to do. So in April 1983, when he encountered a couple of hitchikers on an isolated stretch of road, he pulled over and offered them a lift. More...
Perched atop the running board of his grandfather's truck, the young grandson of a cotton farmer was going farther than the cotton gin. Dr. Mark J. Kubala decided early in life he wanted to help people and told his grandfather so. He has since been recognized among his 41,000 collegues in Texas, ev... More...
To say professional truck drivers are at a premium is putting it mildly, according to Marlon Hartman, coordinator of Lamar Institute of Technology's Professional Truck Driving Academy: "The demand for qualified drivers has been steady for years. When I began teaching at the college in 1997, the in... More...
If you've spent much time in the out-of-doors, you have to be aware of how efficiently nature maintains her vitality. You know how it goes. Massive storms roll through, sending old and dead trees crashing to the ground where they decay and become fodder for insects, which in turn provide food for ... More...
The Symphony of Southeast Texas will hold its Fourth Master Series Concert Saturday, April 14, at 7:30 p.m.The concert will take place at the Jefferson Theatre. This concert will bring the Symphony's 2006-2007 Concert Season to a dramatic close. More...
Two gymnasts from Beaumont Gymnastics Academy have qualified to represent Texas and their home gym in the Region 3 Championships. The regional championships represent the best from the seven states that make up Region 3 - Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, Wyoming, Arkansas, New Mexico and Kansas. More...
Lamar University and the Beaumont Foundation of America have announced the fourth of nine Southeast Texas Legends Scholarships - this one honoring the late Joe Tonahill, the larger-thanlife legal giant who, coming from humble beginnings, made it his life's work to be a "people's lawyer"- though e... More...
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