Jake Daniels
Beaumont Enterprise
Beaumont, TX, United States
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Report: Exxon Mobil's Beaumont refinery resumes normal operations
Reuters is reporting Exxon Mobil's Beaumont refinery resumed normal operations on Wednesday for the first time since Tropical Storm Harvey forced a shutdown on Aug. 30. Exxon Mobil spokeswoman Charlotte Huffaker said in an Aug. 30 interview that Harvey created operational issues that triggered the Beaumont shutdown. "We ... had a systematic shutdown of the majority of our units," Huffaker said.… → Read More
Train cars derail in Beaumont
Four empty railroad cars derailed around midday Friday, blocking the Pine Street crossing in Beaumont. No injuries were immediately reported. The train was on a BNSF rail line headed into the Port of Beaumont to receive cargo, port spokesman John Roby said. The derailment of the cars, all flatbeds, happened between 11 a.m. and noon, someone employed at a nearby business said. As of 1:15 p.m., a… → Read More
Were you 'Seen' at Altus Emergency?
Our cameras were at Altus Emergency in Lumberton on Saturday for the school supply drive and festival. Did we see you there? → Read More
Were you 'Seen' at the Beaumont Country Club?
Our cameras were at the Zummo Meat Company Big Cup Challenge at the Beaumont Country Club on Saturday. Did we see you there? → Read More
Were you 'Seen' at the Elks Lodge?
Our cameras were at the set up for the Stable-Spirit fundraiser at the Elks Lodge on Friday. Did we see you there? → Read More
Were you 'Seen' at the Crime Stoppers mixer?
Our cameras were at the Crime Stoppers Hardin County mixer on Thursday. Did we see you there? → Read More
Were you 'Seen' at Spice of the Season?
Our cameras were at the Beaumont Chamber Foundation's 15th Annual Spice of the Season event, themed "Christmas in July," at the Event Centre on Friday evening. Did we see you there? → Read More
Car crashes through Phelan storefront
A motorist crashed their Kia Soul into the glass front of It's All 'n The Presentation on Phelan Boulevard on Friday morning. Bystanders said the shop was empty and officials at the scene said that no injuries were reported. → Read More
Beaumont teen is youngest ever to win world air hockey title
When Colin Cummings took the table against Billy Stubbs for the air hockey world championship last weekend, he could have been nervous. Stubbs, 40, has been playing for more than two decades. Cummings, 16, has been playing competitively for only six. Stubbs is a four-time world champion and has numerous state championships and titles under his belt. Cummings had never taken home a world… → Read More
Pompeii lives on in Port Arthur
In 1900, Isaac Ellwood, one of the developers of barbed wire, had a vacation home built in the style of a Pompeiian villa near the banks of Lake Sabine. Locals dubbed the house, which was designed after the classical Roman style, as "the palace on the Lake." The 10-room home was built as a winter home, but the family only owned it for about a year before selling it to James Hopkins of the… → Read More
Were you 'Seen' at the Logon Cafe?
Our cameras were at the Logon Cafe on Monday night for the Swanky Vintage Night. Did we see you there? → Read More
Art from anthills in Winnie
At that point, Broussard can melt the 19 or 20 pounds of scrap aluminum he and Meredith Hamilton have collected and start the process of creating his nature-inspired sculptures. Between a homemade furnace of brick, metal siding, and sand, and a propane torch running full blast, the solid pieces quickly become a bucketful of shimmering liquid. In need of live tunnels for the molten aluminum to… → Read More
Day camp shows kids life in 1800s
The John Jay French Museum began its two-week run of Camp Lookinback, a day camp for children aged 6-11 that allows them to explore bygone eras of southeast Texas history, this week. Throughout the week, attendees got a feel for the schoolday of an 1800s youth, got their hands dirty in a garden, sifted through a mock archaeological dig, learned the art of flint knapping, and experienced the… → Read More
Twirling championships take Ford Arena for spin
The 57th U.S. National Baton Twirling Championships started their athletic events Monday with the US Pre-Trials. → Read More
Were you 'Seen' at Bubble Day?
Our cameras were at Rogers Park on Friday morning for the Texas Energy Museum's "Bubble Day." Did we see you there? → Read More
Clifton Steamboat Museum is 24,000 sq. feet of artifacts and art
Built in 1994, the museum houses artifacts from local, state, and national history, as well as exhibits on major military campaigns and art galleries. An upper floor exhibit of the museum is dedicated to the Boy Scouts, and was designed and constructed by the local Scout Oldtimers Association. → Read More
Alligator killed in Adams Bayou, 2
The body of an 11-foot, 2-inch alligator was brought to Burkart's Marina in Orange on Monday. Tommie Woodward, 28, was killed by an alligator at the marina on July 3. → Read More
Alligator killed in Adams Bayou, 3
The body of an 11-foot, 2-inch alligator was brought to Burkart's Marina in Orange on Monday. Tommie Woodward, 28, was killed by an alligator at the marina on July 3. → Read More
Alligator killed in Adams Bayou, 1
The body of an 11-foot, 2-inch alligator was brought to Burkart's Marina in Orange on Monday. Tommie Woodward, 28, was killed by an alligator at the marina on July 3. → Read More
Were you 'Seen' at the Knights of Columbus?
Our cameras were at the Knights of Columbus on Tuesday. Did we see you there? → Read More