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Sabine-Neches Navigation District signs $239M dredging contract

The Sabine-Neches Navigation District (SNND) announced April 14 it has signed a $239 million dredging contract with Callan Marine Ltd., marking a major milestone in the Sabine-Neches Waterway Channel Improvement Project, according to a news release.

LOCAL BRIEFS | April 2026

Spindletop Showdown BBQ cookoff announces 2026 winnersThe fourth annual Golden Triangle Business Roundtable (GTBR) and Industrial Safety Training Council (ISTC) Spindletop Showdown BBQ Cook-Off was March 7 at the Beaumont Training Center off U.S. 69.The 2026 winners are as followed:• Chicken — 1.

FACES & PLACES | April 2026

• The owners and associates at Donalson Toyota in Silsbee celebrated the 25th work anniversary of salesman Walter Stephens on Feb. 27.• Cataloging Supervisor/Librarian II Janell Farris retired from the Port Arthur Public Library after 42 years. She had been with the library since January 1982.

TDLR grants permits to projects in Southeast Texas

By Dannie Oliveaux | dannieoliveaux@theexaminer.comAccording to Architectural Barriers Project permits from the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR), a number of permits have been granted in Lumberton and other Southeast Texas cities.Chipotle will build a new restaurant at 118 S.
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New Bealls store opens in Vidor

Bealls, Inc. announced the opening of a new 21,274 square-foot store at 1380 N. Main St. in the Main Street Shopping Center in Vidor. It is the former site of the old Brookshire Brothers store tha closed in August 2024.The grand opening was March 27-29, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony held March 28.

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