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Shangri La reopens Nov. 18.

Shangri La reopens Nov. 18.

Shangri La reopens Nov. 18

Sharon Brooks
Friday, November 6, 2020
Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center has announced it will reopen to the public on Wednesday, Nov. 18. Normal operating hours each week will be Tues. - Fri. from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., and admission is free.
Comic Con returns to Ford Park Nov. 7-8.

Comic Con returns to Ford Park Nov. 7-8.

Comic Con returns to Ford Park

Sharon Brooks
Friday, November 6, 2020
The 2nd Annual T-Mobile Beaumont Comic Con returns to Ford Park on Nov. 7-8 with Flash Gordon making an appearance at the event. Last year’s show was insanely successful and fun with contests, intricately detailed costumes, and guests from all over southeast Texas and southwest Louisiana.
Lucite International on Twin City Highway

Lucite International on Twin City Highway

Mitsubishi Chemical closing local Lucite site

Sharon Brooks
Thursday, November 5, 2020
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (MCC) announced Nov. 4 that it will be closing its “Beaumont site” by Feb. 28, 2021, reportedly due to decreased global demand of the products made there and because plant costs exceed expected profits, according to the company.
Celebrate Veterans Day virtually.

Celebrate Veterans Day virtually.

Celebrate Veterans Day virtually

Sharon Brooks
Tuesday, November 3, 2020
On Wednesday, Nov. 11, Texas Land Commissioner and Chairman of the Veterans Land Board George P. Bush is hosting a virtual Veterans Day ceremony to honor and recognize the nation's heroes who dedicated their lives to fighting for our freedom.
Texas comptroller announces October sales tax.

Texas comptroller announces October sales tax.

State sales tax revenue for October down year-over-year

News Staff
Monday, November 2, 2020
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar said Nov. 2 that state sales tax revenue totaled $2.72 billion in October, 3.5% less than in October 2019. The majority of October sales tax revenue is based on sales made in September and remitted to the agency in October.
Brad Holland, MD, sports new PPE from the Texas Medical Association.

Brad Holland, MD, sports new PPE from the Texas Medical Association.

TMA sends millions of masks to Texas physicians

News Staff
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Box by box, Texas physicians are getting the protective gear they need to safely care for patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, thanks to the Texas Medical Association’s (TMA’s) and county medical societies’ distribution of millions of state-acquired masks.
Vidor Rotary Club will host a grab and go chili dinner fundraiser on Election Day, November 3. It supports the green bus Read and Feed program.

Vidor Rotary Club will host a grab and go chili dinner fundraiser on Election Day, November 3. It supports the green bus Read and Feed program.

Vidor Rotary to host annual chili dinner fundraiser

Sharon Brooks
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Vidor Rotary Club will once again host their annual Election Day chili dinner, this time with grab-and-go for social distancing.
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