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Beaumont WWII veteran honored 80 years after serving in all-Black women’s unit
BEAUMONT — More than 80 years after she served her country during World War II, Beaumont veteran Mabel Zenon-Williams is being honored for her role in a groundbreaking military unit. Zenon-Williams was part of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, the only all-Black, all-female unit sent overseas during the...
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Governor Abbott set to make another stop in SE Texas
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New Beaumont dashboard maps shelters, food pantries and volunteer opportunities in one place for residents
BEAUMONT, Texas — Beaumont residents looking for a shelter, a food pantry or a way to volunteer can now find that information in one place online. The City of Beaumont has launched a new interactive Community Resources Dashboard to make it easier for residents to find local assistance and to help community organizations better coordinate services for people in need.
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Beaumont may hire four Florida firms to monitor storm cleanup billing
Beaumont City Council on Tuesday will consider hiring four Florida firms to watch over debris cleanup crews after a disaster and make sure the city is billed correctly. The firms would not haul away debris. Their job would be to oversee the company that does, send the city timely reports, and check that federal FEMA rules are followed. The contracts would last three years, with the option of two more one-year extensions.
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From dirt roads to modern Dayton: Lester Ray Wisegerber reflects on 95 years
At 95 years old, Lester Ray Wisegerber has watched Dayton grow from a small farming community with dirt streets and little traffic into a bustling city where motorists sometimes spend more time waiting on trains than traveling through town. He remembers when children could ride horses across Dayton, when the...
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The rise and fall of San Jacinto Mall in Baytown, TX, and the long wait for what comes next at I-10 and Garth
When San Jacinto Mall opened in 1981, Baytown put new traffic signals at I-10 and Garth Road for the opening-day cars. The town's shopping, long centered on Texas Avenue, moved north to the interstate. In 2001, three of the mall's big stores closed in a single year. The city drew...