The Beaumont Enterprise

1 day ago | beaumontenterprise.com | Crystal Huggins

Gulf Center for Sea Turtle Research received a report of an unexpected visitor: a mother Kemp’s ridley sea turtle on the upper Texas coast. On Tuesday, the GCSTR team recovered its sixth Kemp’s ridley sea turtle nest of the season. Thanks to the sharp eyes of a security camera at the Seahorse Bar & Grill in Surfside, this heartwarming moment was caught on camera. Article continues below this adThe female was first spotted on security footage around 3 a.m. on the beach.

1 day ago | beaumontenterprise.com | Crystal Huggins

The Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network report finding a young dolphin calf entangled in fishing line off Port Aransas. TMMS made the announcement late Wednesday afternoon. A team of TMMS, NOAA Fisheries Service, and local partners are working together to monitor the juvenile dolphin caught in fishing line. Article continues below this adDespite partial disentanglement, the calf swims alongside its mother, still trailing some gear.

1 day 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.

2 days ago | beaumontenterprise.com | Pat Graham

A sports bettor who heckled Olympic champion sprinter Gabby Thomas during a Grand Slam Track event in Philadelphia over the weekend has been banned by the betting site FanDuel Sportsbook. In a statement sent to The Associated Press on Wednesday, FanDuel wrote it "condemns in the strongest terms abusive behavior directed towards athletes. Threatening or harassing athletes is unacceptable and has no place in sports.

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.