City officials are exploring a private management company for the Henry Homberg Golf Course after persistent complaints about its conditions.
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Beaumont news covers city government, Jefferson County, Beaumont ISD, petrochemical industry and public safety in the birthplace of the Texas oil industry. Reporting reaches neighborhoods and surrounding counties.
The Cardinals face their East Texas rival Saturday in a series tied 16-16 since the rivalry began in 1951.
A woman faces six charges after police discovered her children alone in an apartment with limited food and insect infestations.
Authorities are asking for assistance in finding 66-year-old Irvine Johnson, who was last seen driving a white sedan.
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The city council voted 6-1 to buy a new John Deere dozer to replace an aging machine at the landfill.
Heavy equipment will be used this weekend to locate a headstone hidden by a pile of dirt in Beaumont.
Statewide and local reporting here runs across Beaumont city hall and the Jefferson County commissioners court, Beaumont Independent School District and the petrochemical and port employers that define the regional economy. From New Calder Place and the College Street Corridor to the Heart of the City, C.A.N.A. and the Oaks Historic District, neighborhood coverage runs through the city and extends into Orange County, Hardin County and Newton County where a story crosses the line. Beaumont's position at the origin of the Texas oil industry gives petrochemical refining and industrial activity a weight in local economic news that makes energy regulation and plant operations recurring subjects. Flood management and hurricane preparedness along the Gulf Coast are the infrastructure and emergency management subjects that shape local government planning more than any other environmental factor.
