Category Archives: Regional & State
DPS hosts emergency response exercise
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) recently hosted a hurricane emergency response exercise and resource showcase in Austin. Various resources, equipment, vehicles and numerous emergency responders from around the state convened at Austin Bergstrom
National HIV Testing Day
On Monday, June 24 and Tuesday, June 25 free HIV and Syphilis testing is being offered in various communities through-out the Golden Triangle through the combined efforts of The Texas Department of State Health Services, Family Pharmacy, Baptist Hospital, Triangle
Beaumont man sentenced to 12 years for carjacking
A 20-year-old Beaumont man has been sentenced to federal prison for carjacking in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales. Rogelio Arellano Torres pleaded guilty on Jan. 14, to carjacking, and was sentenced to 144 months
Texas Gulf Coast is prime for offshore wind turbines
In the race to establish the country’s first offshore wind farm, the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composite Center drifted across the finish line recently, when it launched a small, floating-platform research wind turbine off the coast of Castine,
More than 50 arrested at Southeast Texas cockfight
More than 50 people have been arrested at a cockfight in Southeast Texas near Silsbee. Hardin County Sheriff Ed Cain said Tuesday that deputies responding to a call about dogs possibly fighting located the cockfighting ring 10 miles north of
San Jacinto Museum participates in Blue Star Museums program
The San Jacinto Museum of History Association is pleased to announce its participation in the 2013 season of the Blue Star Museums program, offering free entrance to all active duty, National Guard and Reserve military personnel and their families from Memorial Day through
Inmate discovered dead in Jefferson County Jail
Friday, May 17, deputies at the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Correctional Facility discovered an inmate, 51 year old Robert William Leviness, of Beaumont, unconscious in a cell. Deputies and medical staff from the jail attempted CPR on Leviness. Acadian Ambulance
Quarter horse season starts Friday at Delta Downs
The exhilarating thunder of the hooves as the quarter horses race toward the finish line will soon be heard as the opening of Quarter Horse season starts on April 26 at Delta Downs in Vinton, La. The season will end
Texas continues to lead the nation in job creation
AUSTIN – According to the Texas Workforce Commission’s latest employment report Texas remains the nation’s leader in job creation. Texas’ unemployment rate for March 2013 was 6.4 percent, down from 7 percent in March 2012, and well below the national average
Sixteen staff retirees earn recognition at LU ceremony
Sixteen retirees – representing 291 years of service to Lamar University – received recognition April 16 during the university’s annual staff awards ceremony. These staff members retired in 2012, listed with positions and years of service: Obert Frank Blaisdell, assistant
Firefighters mobilize to cover shifts for West Volunteer Fire Department
WEST, Texas – Firefighters and apparatus from Waxahachie Fire Rescue, Cedar Hill Fire Department and Red Oak Fire Rescue were mobilized Friday afternoon to assist with emergency response in West, Texas, following the massive fertilizer plant explosion earlier this week.
2013 District 21-3A/22-3A Area Track Meet Results
Girls 100 Meter Dash First place went to Jessica Oliver of Coldspring-Oakhurst with 12.36, second place to Jade Weathersby of C-O with 12.42, third place to Chanissey Folwer of Silsbee with 12.43 and fourth place to Raegan Padgett of Hardin-Jefferson
Texas A&M Forest Service deploys to Central Texas following fertilizer plant explosion
A Texas A&M Forest Service Incident Management Team has deployed to Central Texas to aid in response and recovery efforts following a massive explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas. The 18-member team — as well as the agency’s
Texas Food Bank Network to assist victims of West Fertilizer Co. Plant Explosion
Celia Cole, CEO of the Texas Food Bank Network, issued this statement today in response to the explosion at the West Fertilizer Co. Plant in West, Texas: “The Texas Food Bank Network (TFBN) is greatly saddened by the news of
Lutcher Theater, Stark Museum of Art present BLESS ME ULTIMA in conjunction with “The Big Read”
The film, BLESS ME, ULTIMA, will be presented on the Lutcher Theater stage at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 18, 2013. Free general admission tickets are now available at the Lutcher Theater box office and may be obtained in advance or
Senator Robert Nichols’ statement on SB 2
“I want to commend Senator Patrick on the work he has put into SB 2 relating to charter school expansion. In my district, most public schools receive less funding per student than charter schools statewide. Additionally, public schools have more
District 21-3A Track Meet Final results
The District 21-3A Track Meet finals were held Thursday night at West Orange-Stark High School. Girls Total Points: Hamshire-Fannett – 125, Bridge City girls – 117, Silsbee – 108, West Orange-Stark – 91, Buna – 85, Orangefield – 62 and
Trinity King works as Honorary Page
Trinity King, 17, had expressed to her parents an interest in government and was recently able to take it a step further when she went to Austin to work for a few hours as an honorary page at the state
Celebrate the Earth with Eco-Fest and Butterfly Release at Shangri La
Join friends and family at Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center in Orange, Texas, at Eco-Fest on April 20, 2013. On that day, from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., there will be booths offering eco-friendly products and services, a
April is child abuse awareness month
The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services has kicked off a month-long campaign starting April 1 to stop child abuse and raise public awareness. Child abuse cases continue to climb and in 2012, 212 Texas children died at the
Fourteen municipal airports across Texas to lose federal funding for air traffic control services
Recognizing the importance of air traffic safety at municipal airports, the Texas Transportation Commission today approved funding to pay for the continued operations of air traffic control towers at 14 airports in Texas. Currently, 21 percent of aircraft take off
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