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Water rising in Pine Island Bayou and Neches River
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Flood warnings are in effect for Pine Island Bayou near Sour Lake and the Neches River near Beaumont, according to the National Weather Service.
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Lightning strike sparks blaze at Our Lady of Victory
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It could have been worse. A passing driver saw lightning strike the religious education building at Our Lady of Victory early Wednesday and called 911.
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Church Fire Reported in Sour Lake
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A priest who serves as a volunteer firefighter with the Sour Lake Volunteer Fire Department was called early this morning to a fire at his own church.
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1968: Beaumont detective charged with gunning down another cop
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Forty years ago this week, Beaumont police detective Henry P. Chumley was charged with murder in the shooting death of fellow detective Billy Wayne Widner.
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Hardin-Jefferson Schools Will Resume Class September 29th
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Message From Hardin-Jefferson ISD Hardin-Jefferson ISD is making progress in our recovery effort after the impact of Hurricane Ike.
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Road Closures & SETX Airport info
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Jefferson County Airport manager Hal Ross said the terminal at the Southeast Texas Regional Airport is open for rental cars.
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Flood warnings continue in Sour Lake
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Hurricane Ike's storm surge continues today to diminish along the Gulf coast. A flood warning issued earlier this week for the Neches River area near Beaumont has been cancelled.
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Fragile grid loses 4,000 customers with restored power
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Entergy Texas' hurricane-damaged system is showing its fragility as the utility makes progress in reconnecting people to power as it lost 4,000 from its earlier-reported 22,000 restorations so far today.
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Hardin County braces for Ike
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' With Hurricane Ike, now a Category 2 storm, inching its way toward the Texas coastline, traffic along area evacuation routes is building.
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Businesses to remain open
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The following business are open: Banks: The following Texas State Bank Locations are open: -Silsbee locations will remain open at regular hours.
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Not all agree evacuation was bad experience
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Thousands of Orange County residents fled to inland areas earlier this week as Hurricane Gustav threatened Louisiana and Texas, and many of those residents used transportation provided by the county.
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For the record: Hardin County indictments
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A Hardin County grand jury has handed down felony indictments. Carolyn Sue Anderson, 54, of Beaumont was indicted on a charge of attempting to obtain a prescription by fraud, a third degree felony.
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Latest traffic and storm information for Hurricane Gustav
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The National Hurricane Center in Miami just released its 5 p.m. forecast for Hurricane Gustav and has extended the landfall cone to just east of High Island Texas to Morgan City, La.
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Evacuation through East Texas a mixed bag
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State police and emergency medical services personnel gathered hundreds of ambulances and buses at the Ford Park Event Center parking lot in Beaumont on Sunday to transport sick people.
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Stop-and-go traffic near Sour Lake
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Around 10:45 p.m. a reader reported that traffic was backing up along westbound Highway 105 between the Pinewood Subdivision and intersection of Highway 105 and Highway 326 in Sour Lake.
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LU student from Mauriceville completes flight aboard NASA's reduced gravity aircraft
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Special to the Leader A Mauriceville native recently participated as a member on one of two Lamar University student teams which flew experiments aboard NASA's reduced-gravity aircraft this summer as part of ...
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More rain showers expected today
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With today's temperatures forecast to reach the high 80s there is also a 50 percent chance of more rain, a National Weather Service-Lake Charles meteorologist said.
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Parents cautious as back-to-school season, consumers' second-biggest spending spree, starts
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For Caitlyn and Megan Worry, back-to-school shopping used to be fun. It gave Caitlyn, 13, a chance to get new purple folders and notebooks and Megan, 11, could revamp her collection of green school supplies.
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For the Record: Hardin County indictments
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A Hardin County grand jury has hand down the following felony indictments. Katherine Pedersen Alexander, 41, of Sour Lake was indicted on a DWI third offense charge in connection with an Aug.
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Sour Lake storm update
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Tropical Storm Edouard is leaving its mark in the Sour Lake area. At about 10 a.m., a City Hall employee said power outages had been reported earlier in the morning.