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Beaumont’s oldest black church celebrating 150th anniversary
From its beginnings in the years after the Civil War, Beaumont’s oldest black church has witnessed the establishment of the area’s first black public school, weathered desegregation and this year will celebrate 150 years as a ‘beacon of light in the community.’
Beaumont Enterprise
The national debate over what it means to be a Republican is playing out in Jefferson County, a place where voters walk a tightrope between the red and the blue.
Atheist group scolds Newton Co. sheriff over ‘prayer meeting’ comment
Confederate monument protest ignites profane rant in Orange
Guilty verdict in human trafficking case
Young women forced into prostitution by a man who sold them for sex in cheap Beaumont hotels faced him down on Thursday, demanding that he look them in the eyes as they unleashed messages of anger and resentment.
Jefferson County’s rejected voters were elderly, infirm or out-of-town
Lawyer: Whoever sent nude photos of Groves councilman broke law
A Groves city councilman is being “unfairly targeted” as “a gay man in a conservative town,” said his attorney, who is trying to find out who may have anonymously sent nude photos of the councilman to City Hall last month.
Lumberton ISD to arm teachers with guns
Mental health toll from Harvey lingers
Photos: Silsbee man caught 500-pound gator
Silsbee couple channels grief into rebuild of historic home
State faults 2 SETX nursing homes for Harvey evacuation problems
Supreme Court denies appeal of Byrd killer on death row
Suspected Beaumont bomber arrested
Christianity Today
Environmental Train Wreck: Houston’s Black Churches Fight Pollutants
For Christians like Joseph, exposing the health risks and fighting for change is a way to “walk in the light” and “serve God and his people.” Their faith has given them the patience to wait for media and politicians to pay attention to their calls for change and, hopefully, reform policies to better protect their neighbors and the place they call home.
Phoebe Gibson 