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Elizabeth Giovannetti and Jennifer Allen of Hampton Inn & Suites get a Housekeepers Week delivery from Port Arthur Convention & Visitors Bureau. (Courtesy photo)

Elizabeth Giovannetti and Jennifer Allen of Hampton Inn & Suites get a Housekeepers Week delivery from Port Arthur Convention & Visitors Bureau. (Courtesy photo)

Celebrating Housekeepers Week

Sharon Brooks
Friday, September 18, 2020
The Port Arthur Convention & Visitors Bureau (PACVB) is celebrating International Housekeepers Week by delivering “Thank you” bags with Port Arthur amenities and color pages to hotel housekeepers around the city, reports PACVB.
The Vidor Rotary Club and Chamber of Commerce are teaming up to collect canned goods for local families.

The Vidor Rotary Club and Chamber of Commerce are teaming up to collect canned goods for local families.

Vidor Rotary collecting canned goods for local families

Sharon Brooks
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
The Vidor Rotary Club is collecting funds and food for the Vidor United Christian Care Center for hundreds of families who receive food monthly, reports Rotarian and Vidor Independent School District Director of Community Relations.
Aerial data products taken and interpreted by Dr. Reda Amer, assistant professor and director of Lamar Geospatial Center and director of GIS programs in LU’s Department of Earth & Space Sciences and principal investigator for this project.

Aerial data products taken and interpreted by Dr. Reda Amer, assistant professor and director of Lamar Geospatial Center and director of GIS programs in LU’s Department of Earth & Space Sciences and principal investigator for this project.

LU aerial drone surveys Hurricane Laura’s damage to coastal protection

Sharon Brooks
Monday, September 14, 2020
During the second week of September, Lamar University’s Department of Earth and Space Sciences utilized an aerial drone to take photos and video imagery of Jefferson County’s coastline’s status in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura.
Delta Downs Racetrack Casino Hotel is reopening to the public Sept. 16, pending regulatory approval. (Boyd Gaming photo)

Delta Downs Racetrack Casino Hotel is reopening to the public Sept. 16, pending regulatory approval. (Boyd Gaming photo)

Delta Downs announces reopening

Sharon Brooks
Monday, September 14, 2020
After shuttering in late August due to damage from Hurricane Laura, Delta Downs Racetrack Casino Hotel announced Sept. 14 that it is scheduled to reopen to the public on Wednesday, Sept. 16, at 11 a.m., pending final regulatory approvals.
Cone image predicting Tropical Storm Sally's path. (Image from NOAA/NWS at 10 a.m. on Sept. 14)

Cone image predicting Tropical Storm Sally's path. (Image from NOAA/NWS at 10 a.m. on Sept. 14)

Texas A&M Task Force 1 traveling to La. ahead of incoming storm

Sharon Brooks
Monday, September 14, 2020
  At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Governor Greg Abbott has directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to deploy Texas A&M Task Force 1 to Louisiana as the state prepares for Tropical Storm Sally.
DOJ charges more than 50 people with PPP fraud.

DOJ charges more than 50 people with PPP fraud.

DOJ charges more than 50 people with PPP fraud

Sharon Brooks
Friday, September 11, 2020
The Department of Justice Criminal Division announced Sept. 10 that it has charged more than 50 people who allegedly committed fraud to obtain funds from the Paycheck Protection Plan (PPP).
CHRISTUS revises visitor policy.

CHRISTUS revises visitor policy.

CHRISTUS revises visitor policy

Sharon Brooks
Thursday, September 10, 2020
CHRISTUS Southeast Texas Health System announced Sept. 10 that it is changing its visitor policy starting Friday, Sept. 11. According to CHRISTUS, “The health and safety of our patients, visitors, Associates and our communities remain the top priority at CHRISTUS Southeast Texas Health System.
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