Beaumont mayor signs emergency order

Effective at 12 a.m. March 17, the Civic Center, Julie Rogers Theatre, Jefferson Theatre, Lakeside Center, Sterling Pruitt Center, Community Centers, Athletic Complex, Tennis Court and Municipal Court will be closed, according to an emergency declaration signed by Beaumont Mayor Becky Ames on March...

Beaumont mayor making plans for citizens' safety

Mayor Becky Ames stated March 13 that she and key city staffers have been in briefings with Texas Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of State Health Services and other state leaders regarding the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and plans they hope will keep Texans healthy through the ongoing...