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2 days ago | 
beaumontenterprise.com | Mbulelo Maqungo
The city of Lumberton will soon be home to a detention pond expansion project that officials see as a major balm to ease the biggest pain point the community will face this hurricane season. During Tropical Storm Harvey in 2017, parts of Hardin County received up to 40 inches of rain, according to the National Weather Service.
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2 days ago | 
beaumontenterprise.com | Mbulelo Maqungo
The 15 employees at the Panera Bread in Beaumont were told Sunday that their jobs were terminating in just two days. Word of mouth began spreading on social media Tuesday that the Panera Bread at 4104 Dowlen Rd. would be closed by their corporate decision-makers due to low sales, succumbing to the competition of an area inundated with over a dozen other options for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
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3 days ago | 
beaumontenterprise.com | Mbulelo Maqungo
The eastern arm of Hardin County is home to several drainage project sites to protect life and property, something the city of Silsbee hopes to pair with a social media presence to keep residents safe in the lead up to and during the 2025 hurricane season.
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3 days ago | 
beaumontenterprise.com | Mbulelo Maqungo
Charlie’s Bar-B-Que & Catering continues to catch the attention of major media, as the breakaway barbecue received a visit Tuesday morning from Texas Country Reporter, a long-running television series that highlights Texas people and places. The eatery at 3125 College St has been featured in the New York Times for their links, brisket, boudin and sweet-potato pie and is no stranger to Texas Monthly staff.
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3 days ago | 
beaumontenterprise.com | Mbulelo Maqungo
A Southeast Texas spot that made its mark on the Texas barbeque scene with specialty alligator sausage and meat-loaded sides worthy of Texas Monthly has officially closed its doors. Owners Eric and Jessica Mouton opened Mout’s on Gulfway Drive in August 2023 after selling their marine salvage business and transforming their family traditions and technical skills into a cornerstone in Winnie.
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4 days ago | 
beaumontenterprise.com | Mbulelo Maqungo
If you’re downtown and craving a Greek take on Mediterranean food in Beaumont, there’s a new restaurant to try. The Greek Gyro opened on April 10 and has been serving gyros, falafel, kabobs, baklava and other specialty dishes at 790 Neches St.Article continues below this ad"I think Beaumont needs a new choice on Greek food,” Owner Barry Nokshiqi told the Enterprise.
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4 days ago | 
beaumontenterprise.com | Mbulelo Maqungo
The City of Port Arthur has sen its fair share of severe weather events, experience highlighted in information made readily-available for residents preparing for the 2025 hurricane season. On May 21, the City of Port Arthur Emergency Management Team detailed a number of essentials want to make sure are in your disaster supply kit, which documents to double check you have emergency copies of and which organizations to keep an eye on in order to stay informed.
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1 week ago | 
beaumontenterprise.com | Mbulelo Maqungo
A new tax break zone just outside of Beaumont and Port Arthur was approved Tuesday morning in preparation for a natural gas-powered hydrogen plant expected to be the first site to begin construction there in 2029. Chevron’s Project Labrador for Crescent Bayou has entered into an agreement with Jefferson County to bring 100 full-time employee positions for its proposed gas-fueled hydrogen production plant on the Gulf Coast west of Port Arthur and south of Texas 73.
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1 week ago | 
beaumontenterprise.com | Mbulelo Maqungo
A total of 31,760 people across the area were without power early Tuesday morning after the first round of thunderstorms with heavy rains, high winds and lightning that came through early Tuesday morning. Early reports around 11 a.m. from Entergy Texas showed they’d already brought the number of people in their service area without power down to 18,000.
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1 week ago | 
asurampage.com | Mbulelo Maqungo
Dear Ram Page Student Newspaper,I hope this conclusion of the spring semester is coming with a sense of relief in yourshoulders, and deep breath, and a sense of abundant accomplishment for all the amazing work you all have been doing. I keep up with what gets posted on social media, and couldn’t be moreproud of the way the newsroom innovates.
