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A snake fell out of the sky and landed on a woman mowing her yard. The bizarre incident didn’t stop there. Peggy Jones was then attacked by a hawk. Jones was on her tractor mowing at her home in Silsbee, near Beaumont on Tuesday afternoon. She describes how suddenly a snake fell on her, wrapping around her arm. “The snake was squeezing so hard, and I was waving my arms in the air. And then, this hawk was swooping down clawing at my arm over and over,” explains Peggy Jones. “I just kept saying, ‘Help me, Jesus, Help me, Jesus.’’

Longtime Democratic state Rep. Ryan Guillen of Rio Grande City is switching parties as Republicans press to make new inroads in South Texas and after redistricting made his district much more favorable to the GOP. Guillen was set to make the announcement Monday morning during a news conference in Floresville where he was joined by Gov. Greg Abbott and House Speaker Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont. "After much consideration and prayer with my family, I feel that my fiscally conservative, pro-business, and pro-life values are no longer in-step with the Democrat Party of today, and I am proudly running as a Republican...

A new study published by Beaumont Health finds that COVID-19 vaccines prevent serious illness, hospitalizations and death. The study, published Thursday in the open access Lancet Regional Health journal, observed over 11,000 adult patients at Beaumont hospitals who visited emergency rooms between Dec. 15, 2020, and April 30, 2021, due to COVID infection, identifying patients who were unvaccinated, partially vaccinated and fully vaccinated. The study found that COVID-19 hospitalization rates were 91% lower in fully vaccinated people compared to those who were unvaccinated. Officials say that emergency room visits among fully vaccinated people peaked at 1.29 visits per 100,000 vaccinated...

The nail salon Beaumont Mayor Becky Ames visited this week in spite of a standing shutdown order due to the coronavirus outbreak is now under state investigation. The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation said the agency has received at least three formal complaints against The Nail Bar and “many, many, many” more complaints on its Facebook page, spokeswoman Tela Mange said in confirming the investigation to The Enterprise. The department issues permits required for nail salons and other service businesses. The Texas Attorney General’s Office later Thursday declined to confirm or deny whether it is pursuing an investigation into...

Four federal prison inmates have been charged after law enforcement say they repeatedly escaped prison only to return each time with contraband. The men, 34-year-old Julian Lemus, Robert Young, 45, Leo Martinez, 25, and 35-year-old Silvstre Rico were nabbed by U.S. Marshals last week as they escaped from the Beaumont Federal Correctional Institute complex in Texas, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office. Marshals said that they began surveillance after “repeated reports” of prisoners continuing to escape and bring back contraband such as whiskey and cellphones into the complex, which houses both low- and medium-security inmates. “Investigators observed 4 males...

Minutes after their wedding ceremony, a young Texas couple was killed in a car collision as they were leaving the courthouse, CNN affiliate KFDM reported. Harley Morgan, 19, and Rhiannon Boudreaux, 20, were killed in the town of Orange, more than 20 miles east of Beaumont, Texas. They pulled out of the parking lot and were merging onto Highway 87 when their car collided with a pickup truck that was towing a trailer loaded with a tractor, the Orange Police Department said in a statement. The newlyweds were leaving an Orange County Justice of the Peace precinct after their marriage ceremony, Lt....

Tocqueville: on America, Algeria, & How "despotism" of "all powerful government" comes when citizens "debase" their souls seeking "vulgar pleasures"Alexis de Tocqueville was born JULY 29, 1805. A French social scientist, he traveled the United States in 1831, and wrote a two-part work, Democracy in America (1835; 1840), which has been described as: "the most comprehensive and penetrating analysis of the relationship between character and society in America that has ever been written." In it, Tocqueville wrote: "Upon my arrival in the United States the religious aspect of the country was the first thing that struck my attention; and the...

Voters elected Stephens in November of 2016. She is the first female African-American sheriff in Texas... KFDM confirms with the Chambers County Sheriff's Office the indictment of Sheriff Zena Stephens of Jefferson County on one State Jail Felony count of Tampering with a Government Record, related to campaign contributions, and two misdemeanor charges. Two other candidates for sheriff in the race Stephens won in 2016 were also indicted on misdemeanor charges. According to a copy of the indictments obtained by KFDM/Fox 4, the contributions in question to each came from Larry Tillery, a Beaumont car dealer under federal investigation following...

BEAUMONT, Texas (KFDM) - The City of Beaumont has lost its water supply throughout the city due to Harvey floodwaters causing the Neches River to flood the city's pump station, according to Beaumont Fire-Rescue Capt. Brad Pennison. In the next three to four hours, the City of Beaumont will be without water until repairs can be made. Workers will have to wait for water to recede to determine the damage before repairs can be made, Pennison said. Therefore, there is no way at this time to determine how soon repairs can be made.

BEAUMONT — If you have a gun, you could receive a $100 gift card from a group of churches and community leaders teaming up to stop violence in Beaumont. Pastors John Adolph and Randy Feldschau developed a program called "Not in My City" last summer in response to violence against officers. Following four homicides in Beaumont in June alone, the program is trying to stop violence here through a gun "buy back" program. A meeting about the gun buy back program will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at the Cathedral Church, off Eastex. They're in the process of choosing...

A pregnant mother expecting her second child was shot dead by a trio of robbers as she returned home from a doctor's appointment. Kera Teel, who was seven months pregnant, was in a car with her mother when two men walked up to the vehicle and opened fire. Her unborn daughter, who she and husband Andrew had decided to name Kyndal Jae, was delivered at hospital but died as a result of the attack.

Talks have been bubbling in recent months about making major route changes to Interstate 14, but the primary organization behind the push says it’s facing resistance from a West Texas representative and the state’s senior senator. Regional transportation lobby group Midland-Odessa Transportation Alliance (MOTRAN) has pushed to change the congressionally approved western route of I-14, also known as the Forts to Ports Highway and the Gulf Coast Strategic Highway System. Forts to Ports aims to connect Fort Bliss in El Paso with Fort Hood in Central Texas and Fort Polk in Louisiana. The plan also connects to military deployment ports...

The Beaumont Bulls, a peewee football team of 11 year olds has been kicked out of their league for the rest of the season. With very little explanation, and despite previous support, the Beaumont Bulls students, staff, and parents were told by the e-board not to take a knee in their following game on Sept. 17. The team defied the request and did it anyway. Again, they won their game. The News reports that the boys were scheduled to have a bye the following week. During that time, the board decided to suspend Coach Rah-Rah Barber for the remainder of...

Prosecutors put defendants’ assets on hold Two homes worth more than $1M could be used to pay fines and restitution if there are convictions With $122.5 million in possible fines and restitution in the Beaumont corruption case, prosecutors are trying to secure the homes and bank accounts of some defendants — former top city officials charged with embezzlement and misappropriation of funds. Among the properties put on temporary ice this week are two million-dollar homes, one in Mendocino and one in Cardiff by the Sea, nestled just blocks from the Pacific Ocean. Superior Court Judge Becky Dugan granted a temporary...

Beaumont police say a teacher was arrested Friday after video on Twitter showed her slapping a student on the head. [Snip] Hastings was arrested and charged with assault. She has been released on bail at this time. Ozen High School has placed Hastings on administrative leave, and the school district has released this statement:

A prominent Southeast Texas internet blogger (Southeast Texas Political Review) reports that an upcoming Jan. 20 fundraiser for Hillary Clinton in Beaumont TX will be hosted by a well known local Muslim family. The blogger has been informed that the family hosting the private fundraiser is attempting to make it a Muslim only event.

November 14, 2015: GOP Presidential candidate and front-runner Donald Trump spoke to thousands at a rally in Beaumont, TX at the Ford Park Arena.

November 14, 2015: GOP Presidential candidate and front-runner Donald Trump spoke to thousands at a rally in Beaumont, TX at the Ford Park Arena. Trump spent the majority of the time talking about immigration...

Scheduled for Nov 14, 2015 Donald Trump Rally at Ford Park Arena in Beaumont, Texas Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump is slated to return to Texas Saturday for a rally in Beaumont, according to his campaign. The noon rally at Beaumont's Ford Park Arena, which seats 8,500, comes two months after the billionaire brought his controversial campaign to Dallas, lavishing promises of victory on an audience of some 15,000. Trump's campaign said in a press release it is expecting "a capacity crowd of thousands."

Presidential Candidate Donald Trump's campaign trail will bring him to Ford Park in Beaumont on Saturday. Tickets for the free event can be obtained at the Eventbrite registration page. Doors open at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov 14 and the event begins at noon at Ford Park arena, 5115 Interstate 10-south in Beaumont. "The Trump for President campaign is the strongest Presidential campaign in Texas... and we are just getting started," according to an e-mail from the Trump for Texas team. "Mr. Trump is winning this race across the country and will win Texas' 155 delegates on March 1st.