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  • The Beaumont Police Department teamed up with the Family Services of Southeast Texas this week to host The Red Lady Exhibit outside of the police station. The life-sized, red silhouettes tell the stories of women, men, and children who have died from acts of domestic violence in the United States. It is part of the national Silent Witness Initiative program that began in 1990 in Minnesota to make a visual impact, support victims and educate the public about domestic violence. Police said the exhibit can provide hope and helpful resources are available.
    Family Services can now help Southeast Texans divorce abusers
  • The Big Thicket National Preserve in Southeast Texas. 
    TxDOT tree removal draws concerns from coalition

Top Headlines

  • A map shows some of the numerous Texas recorded Bigfoot sightings during Michael Mayes' discussion entitled "Bigfoot in the Big Thicket" at the Ice House Museum in Silsbee Friday. The Nederland High graduate is a member of the North American Wood Ape Conservancy and has had multiple encounters while searching for the fabled Bigfoot creature. Photo made Friday, October 21, 2022 Kim Brent/Beaumont Enterprise
    Bigfoot more than a legend in Big Thicket
  • Crunch Fitness is expected to open a Beaumont location in January 2023. The new gym will be at 6115 Eastex Fwy., just west of Parkdale Mall.
    Crunch Fitness adding Beaumont location
  • In this December 21, 2016 file photo, President-elect Donald Trump stands with retired Lt. General Michael Flynn at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida. According to accounts in The New York Times, CNN and The Wall Street Journal, Trump oversaw a turbulent White House meeting on Friday to discuss new ways to resist or overturn the election including Flynn’s idea of deploying the military. Trump denies that issue was discussed.
    Trump allies recruiting Texas veterans to monitor polls
  • Port Neches-Groves' defense is held off as Nederland's Jake Havard runs the ball during Mid-County Madness Friday at PNG. Photo made Friday, October 28, 2022 Kim Brent/Beaumont Enterprise
    Photos: Mid-County Madness 2022
  • Southeast Texans braved the cool weather and trusted the rainless forecast to attend Saturday's Julie Richardson Procter 5K Ribbon Run Monster Dash.
    Entertainment
    Photos: Were you 'seen' at the Gift of Life Monster Dash?
    Presenting sponsors for the event included Robin Doupin, Optimus Steel, Provost Umphrey Law Firm and Quality Mat Company.
    By Kaitlin Bain
  • The Jefferson County Courthouse in downtown Beaumont. Photo made on May 13, 2020. Fran Ruchalski/The Enterprise
    News
    Beaumont man allegedly shot Lexus driver in the head
  • Lamar's Major Bowden runs the ball during a game at Provost Umphrey Stadium in Beaumont, Texas. Saturday, October 29, 2022. Photo credit Jarrod Brown
    Lamar
    Lamar snaps long losing streak with win over Nicholls
  • The Office of the Texas Secretary of the State denies any claims of "vote switching" at voting machines in Texas. 
    Jasper Newsboy
    Texas Secretary of State shuts down accounts of 'vote switching'
  • UVALDE, TEXAS - MAY 27: Steven C. McCraw, Director and Colonel of the Texas Department of Public Safety, speaks during a press conference about the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School on May 27, 2022 in Uvalde, Texas. McCraw held a press conference to give an update on the investigation into Tuesday's mass shooting where 19 children and two adults were killed at Robb Elementary School, and admitted that it was the wrong decision to wait and not breach the classroom door as soon as police officers were inside the elementary school. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
    Jasper Newsboy
    Texas DPS chief says his agency “did not fail” at Uvalde shooting
  • West Brook running back Terrell Smith III runs the ball during a game against Beaumont United on Friday night at Memorial Stadium.
    High School Sports
    Week 10 Beaumont Enterprise Game Balls
  • Greenlawn Memorial Park in Port Arthur is among Southeast Texas' historical cemeteries. Photo made Thursday, October 27, 2022 Kim Brent/Beaumont Enterprise
    Entertainment
    'In loving memory:' Your guide to some of the region's cemeteries

In Case You Missed It

  • Beaumont City Hall
    5 things to know about Beaumont's proposed city manager contract
    Beaumont residents could officially know who their next city manager is as soon as Tuesday, but a...
  • A Lubbock pizzeria is facing criticism after a Halloween prop showcased a serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer-inspired pizza.
    Texas restaurant unveils 'Jeffrey Dahmer' pizza, outrage follows
    A Lubbock restaurant created a Halloween display offering called the "Jeffrey Dahmer Special."...
  • A recent roundup ranked the best and worst fast food in the U.S. and each state across the country.
    Worst TX fast food: Taco Bell, Burger King, Papa John's not tops
    A recent roundup ranked the best and worst fast food in the U.S. and each state across the...
  • Crown Pizza is located at 5535 Calder Ave. in Beaumont.
    Local pizza restaurant launches new website
    Neches Restaurant Group's Crown Pizza, located at 5535 Calder Ave. in Beaumont, just launched its...

Special Report

  • U.S regulates restraint, seclusion in hospitals. Why not schools?
    With the rules left up to states, “five miles can make a difference” in what students will experience, one advocate said.
    The US Capitol is seen in Washington on January 24, 2011, one day before President Barack delivers his State of the Union speech. Obama faced a US public hungry for jobs and Republicans eager to oust him in 2012 as he readied his yearly State of the Union speech in a tense new era of power-sharing. Obama steps up at 9:00 pm Tuesday (0200 GMT Wednesday) to address a joint session of Congress and a television audience in the tens of millions -- his highest profile shot at defining his reinvigorated, retooled presidency. AFP PHOTO/Nicholas KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)
  • How some schools have stopped using restraint and seclusion
    See the full investigation: When schools use force

Need to Know

  • Southeast Texas genealogy: The Golden Nugget: Discovering Family
  • Late touchdown drive decides Mid-County Madness
  • Bruins continue crosstown dominance with win over United
  • PEOPLE IN BUSINESS: Canizales signing off as KBMT news anchor
  • GUEST COLUMN: Double-lung transplant gave her new lease on life
  • Texas diverts $359.6M from prisons to keep border mission going
  • Acadian Ambulance expands Southeast Texas EMS services
The race for governor is set, multiple races will have runoff elections and progressive Democrats show some early success. 
Beaumont Enterprise 2022 general election voter guide
See who is running in contested local races and the statewide elections.
Sports
  • Lamar's Major Bowden runs the ball during a game at Provost Umphrey Stadium in Beaumont, Texas. Saturday, October 29, 2022. Photo credit Jarrod Brown
    Lamar snaps long losing streak with win over Nicholls
    The Cardinals had lost 15 games in a row entering Saturday's game against Nicholls.
    By Matt Faye
  • West Brook running back Terrell Smith III runs the ball during a game against Beaumont United on Friday night at Memorial Stadium.
    Week 10 Beaumont Enterprise Game Balls
    By Matt Faye
    Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, of Britain, celebrates after his second place finish in the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at Circuit of the Americas, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022, in Austin, Texas.
    Hamilton opens talks with Mercedes on multiyear extension
    By JENNA FRYER
    Port Neches-Groves' Brock Hebert celebrates after advancing the play against Nederland during Mid-County Madness Friday at PNG. Photo made Friday, October 28, 2022 Kim Brent/Beaumont Enterprise
    Late touchdown drive decides Mid-County Madness
    By Matt Faye
    West Brook linebacker Netra Lim (9) celebrates after making a tackle on Friday night at BISD Memorial Stadium.
    Bruins continue crosstown dominance with win over United
    By Matt Faye
Hurricane Central
  • National Hurricane Center outlook, Oct. 27, 2022.
    2 systems currently have potential to become depressions
    ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center continues to track one system in the Atlantic and...
  • National Hurricane Center outlook, Oct. 24, 2022.
    Tropical depression could form near Bermuda this week
    MIAMI — A disturbance near Bermuda formed a well-defined center Monday afternoon and now has a...
  • National Hurricane Center Outlook, Oct. 20, 2022.
    Tropical Storm Roslyn forms off Mexico's coast
    MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm Roslyn formed Thursday off Mexico’s southern Pacific coast, and...
  • This satellite image taken at 9:30am ET and provided by NOAA shows Tropical Storm Karl in the Gulf of Mexico, on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022. Karl grew a little stronger off Mexico’s southern Gulf coast on Wednesday and was expected to approach land by the weekend without gaining hurricane strength. (NOAA via AP)
    Tropical Storm Karl not expected to become hurricane
    MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm Karl grew a little stronger off Mexico’s southern Gulf coast on...

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  1. Southeast Texas genealogy: The Golden Nugget: Discovering Family Connections
  2. Texas Secretary of State shuts down accounts of 'vote switching'
  3. Beaumont man charged for allegedly shooting Lexus driver in the head
  4. Local couple believes their house is haunted
  5. Photos: New Horseshoe Lake Charles to have slot machines, poker room, Caesars Sportsbook and more
  6. Beaumont Community Players production more than just 'R' rating
  7. Late PN-G touchdown drive decides Mid-County Madness
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Lifestyles
  • Aubrey Plaza in "The White Lotus."
    'The White Lotus' recap: HBO's hit moves to Sicily for season 2
    The season premiere of the hit HBO satire introduces a new ensemble of squabbling vacationers.
    By Donna Bowman
  • Southeast Texans braved the cool weather and trusted the rainless forecast to attend Saturday's Julie Richardson Procter 5K Ribbon Run Monster Dash.
    Photos: Were you 'seen' at the Gift of Life Monster Dash?
    By Kaitlin Bain
    A distant view of people canoeing on Lady Bird Lake in Austin Texas with the Austin skyline in the background
    The State of the American Downtown
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    Greenlawn Memorial Park in Port Arthur is among Southeast Texas' historical cemeteries. Photo made Thursday, October 27, 2022 Kim Brent/Beaumont Enterprise
    'In loving memory:' Your guide to some of the region's cemeteries
    By Olivia Malick
    President Abraham Lincoln is to thank for why we have Yosemite.: On June 30, 1864, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Yosemite Valley Grant Act, which, according to the Library of Congress, preserved the land for "public use, resort, and recreation." It was the first time in history that the United States government did something like that and came to be a stepping stone for what we would later recognize as “national parks.”
    Southeast Texas genealogy: The Golden Nugget: Discovering Family
    By Patty Taylor
Coronavirus
  • News Experts expect uptick in COVID-19 cases due to new variant
    A medical worker prepares a Covid-19 PCR test at East Boston Neighborhood Health Center in Boston on Dec. 20, 2021. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images)
  • Jasper Newsboy How 4 Texas university systems try to woo Stephen F....
    Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches on Oct. 3, 2022.
  • News Kountze woman describes breast cancer journey amidst...
    Carol Anderson is photographed at the McFaddin-Ward House Museum during the annual Brave and Beautiful make-over day for breast cancer survivors. Photo made Saturday, September 17, 2022 Kim Brent/Beaumont Enterprise
  • News Orange Recreation Center scores big on opening night
    Children react as they pour in to their new play space during the grand opening celebration of the Orange Recreation Center in the heart of the city's historic district Wednesday. Photo made Wednesday, October 19, 2022 Kim Brent/Beaumont Enterprise
  • News Clay Walker to return to Vidor for Homecoming honor
    Clay Walker will return to Vidor for a Homecoming honor on Friday, October 21, 2022.

Shopping

  • Travel through the multiverse for christmas
    Have a superpowered Christmas with this Marvel Advent calendar
    The Funko Pocket Pop! Marvel Advent calendar has 24 mystery figures and costs under $50. 
    By Andrew Koopman
  • Save on the Dyson Airwrap Multi-Styler through Nov. 7 at Sephora. 
    You can get $120 off the Dyson Airwrap right now
    By Mariana Best
    Tim Allen is back as Santa!
    ‘The Santa Clause’ sequel show trailer just dropped online
    By Andrew Koopman
    Dirty Car?
    How to clean the inside of your car
    By Blane Bachelor
    Lululemon's Gift guide is coming your way.
    Here's where to find all the best lululemon holiday gifts
    By Andrew Koopman
  • WiFi Enabled Voice-to-Brew Technology
    Get a fancy Wi-Fi enabled drip coffee maker for 40% off on Amazon
    Create barista-quality brew at home with a discounted Café Specialty coffee maker. 
  • Just in time for the chilly fall weather!
    This surprisingly luxurious inflatable spa is 64% off on Amazon
    Relax in your own jetted Bestway SaluSpa this fall for $360. 
  • Dirty grout?
    How to clean tile grout
    If your once pristine tile grout is showing signs of discoloration, dirt buildup and mildew, it's...
  • EF Go Ahead Tours is currently offering $600 off a guided week in Italy.
    Save $600 on guided vacations to Italy, Greece and more
    A new set of trip deals will open weekly throughout the next month.
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Business
  • Crunch Fitness is expected to open a Beaumont location in January 2023. The new gym will be at 6115 Eastex Fwy., just west of Parkdale Mall.
    Crunch Fitness adding Beaumont location
    Crunch Fitness invested $5 million toward the Beaumont location, which is among five future Texas locations in the works.
    By Matt Hollinshead
  •  An empty Chevron gas station sign is seen on July 05, 2022 in Houston, Texas.
    Oil giants, with billions in profits, face criticism, uncertainty
    By Clifford Krauss
    Twitter headquarters is shown in San Francisco, Friday, Oct. 28, 2022. Elon Musk has taken control of Twitter after a protracted legal battle and months of uncertainty. The question now is what the billionaire Tesla CEO will actually do with the social media platform.
    Musk takes over Twitter and faces social media crash course
    By BARBARA ORTUTAY, TOM KRISHER and MATT O'BRIEN
    Nick Canizales
    PEOPLE IN BUSINESS: Canizales signing off as KBMT news anchor
    By Thomas Taschinger
    Service technicians work to install the foundation for a transmission tower at the CenterPoint Energy power plant on June 10, 2022 in Houston, Texas.
    Is the Texas power grid ready for winter? Federal report says no.
    By Ariana Garcia
Texas News
  • News World Series: 1-all, Phils, Phanatic see Astros on Halloween
    Former Philadelphia Phillies' Ryan Howard greets the Phill Phanatic mascot after the ceremonial first pitch before Game 4 of the baseball NL Championship Series between the San Diego Padres and the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, in Philadelphia.
  • Technology Musk tweets link to an unfounded conspiracy theory
    FILE - Elon Musk speaks at the SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition on March 9, 2020, in Washington. Musk posted video Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022, showing him strolling into Twitter headquarters ahead of a Friday, Oct. 28, deadline to close his $44 billion deal to buy the company.
  • Sports AP sources: Big 12 agrees to 6-year extension with ESPN, Fox
    FILE -Incoming Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark speaks during a news conference opening the conference's football media days in Arlington, Texas, July 13, 2022. Yormark described recent discussions with television partners ESPN and Fox as “meaningful” as the conference looks into the possibility of striking a media rights deal almost two years before the current contract expires.
  • News Powerball grand prize climbs to $1B without a jackpot winner
    Customers pay for their groceries next to the lottery ticket display showing the jackpot amount for the Saturday, Oct. 29, drawing of the Powerball lottery at a market in Prospect, Pa., Friday, Oct. 28, 2022. Saturday's jackpot projected winnings of an estimated $825 million is the fifth-highest in U.S. history.
  • News From Bakke to Fisher, evolution of affirmative action cases
    FILE - Abigail Fisher, right, who sued the University of Texas, walks outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Oct. 10, 2012. Fisher, who is white, sued after being rejected in 2008 from the University of Texas at Austin. She argued the university's policy discriminated against her because of race, in violation of the Constitution.
  • News Permitless carry laws raise new dilemmas for police officers
    FILE - An attendee at a gun rights rally open-carries his gun in a holster that reads "We the People," from the Preamble to the United States Constitution on Jan. 18, 2019, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. Advocates say permitless carry makes people safer. Opponents say it makes it more dangerous for ordinary people, and for police officers.
  • News US storm survivors: We need money faster, less red tape
    In this Oct. 31, 2012 photo, Peter Green surveys the wreckage of an oceanfront home in Bay Head N.J. two days after Superstorm Sandy hit. Ten years later, government officials and residents say much has been done to prepare for future storms but caution that much more still remains to be done in an era of rising sea levels and a changing climate.
Opinions
  • Dennis Alvord, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce's EDA, gets a tour of the nursing simulation lab facilities at the Allied Health Center, as part of the Southeast Texas regional finalist consideration for the Build Back Better Regional Challenge grant. Photo made Friday April 22, 2022. Kim Brent/The Enterprise
    GUEST COLUMN: Double-lung transplant gave her new lease on life
    Guest columnist Sarah Donoughue says going through a double-lung transplant was an incredible ordeal, but it was worth every moment of fear and pain.
    By Sarah Donoughue
  • TxDOT is reminding Texas drivers to drive safely after a new report showed 20% of traffic deaths in the state involved pedestrians and bicyclists. 
    GUEST COLUMN: Getting hit by a car is real risk for pedestrians
    By Robert Nash
    Waterfowl and birds fill the marshlands in the J.D. Murphree Wildlife Management Area during a tour highlighting the successes and ongoing efforts to repair marshlands, coastal waterways and beaches in a 10-plus year Salt Bayou Marsh Restoration Plan in Jefferson County. The nearly $3 million project is a combined effort of multiple county, state, federal and private partnerships "to restore and maintain ecological functions and values to reverse the decline" occurring rapidly in the 139,000 acre Salt Bayou coastal marsh ecosystem, according to material provided by the project. Photo made Tuesday, October 11, 2022 Kim Brent/Beaumont Enterprise
    GUEST COLUMN: Texas waters contain too much pollution
    By Michael Lewis
    CPS crews were seen driving along Vance Jackson Road during another day of snow fall in San Antonio on Thursday, Feb 18, 2021.
    OPINION: Two days of winter were not enough
    By Thomas Taschinger
    Jefferson County Clerk's office worker Becky Bertrand talks with polling judge Linda Sherman, who came to get more practice on one of the demo ESS voting machines, which remained in the office for poll workers to continue training on the new systems before early voting starts Monday. Photo made Thursday, October 20, 2022 Kim Brent/Beaumont Enterprise
    OPINION: Voters guide can  help you decide, but you must vote 
    By Thomas Taschinger

Notable Deaths

  • Entertainment Shirley Baskin Familian, KCET Co-Founder, Dies at 101
  • Entertainment Anne Frank's friend Hannah Pick-Goslar dies at age 93
    FILE - Hannah Pick-Goslar, then 69, childhood friend of Anne Frank, is interviewed by the Associated Press at her Jerusalem apartment, Israel, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 1998. Hannah Pick-Goslar, one of Jewish diarist Anne Frank’s best friends, has died at age 93, the foundation that runs the Anne Frank House museum said Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022.
  • Entertainment Stephen Grossman, ‘Newhart’ and ‘The Betty White Show’...
  • Entertainment Rock 'n' Roll pioneer, legend Jerry Lee Lewis has died
    UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1957: 1957, Tennessee, Memphis, Jerry Lee Lewis. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
  • Entertainment Jerry Lee Lewis, Rock Pioneer and ‘Great Balls of Fire’...
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