Lamar University News

For Josh Wright and Collin Callier playing ping pong is the perfect way to relax after a hectic day of school.

Investment Centers of America, Inc. , a nationwide provider of non-deposit financial products and services, welcomes Cindy Mims as the new investment representative for the ICA office located at Orange Savings Bank in Orange, Texas.

A businessman is making history as the first African American president of the Beaumont Rotary Club.

NATCHITOCHES- Northwestern State Universitya s Department of Psychology has completed an external review that examined curricula, resources, faculty credentials and how the department assesses goals and objectives.

Arabian American Development Co. today confirmed that as part of the previously announced succession plan, Nicholas Carter has succeeded Hatem El-Khalidi as President and CEO of Arabian American Development effective today, July 1, 2009.

Lamar University and the Beaumont Independent School District will soon receive grant money from the Federal Government.

By Rebecca Hertz Killeen Daily Herald LAMPASAS - Randall J. Hoyer has been named superintendent of the Lampasas Independent School District.

Southeast Texans looking for a bargain on furniture may find what they are looking for from our local university.

By JIMMY BURCH Shawn Stefani, a mini-tour competitor from Baytown preparing to play in his first major championship, understands the odds will be stacked against him at this week's U.S. Open in Farmingdale, N.Y.Among the 144 golfers who have been assigned pre-tournament odds by Bodog Sportsbook heading into today's opening round, Stefani ranks ...

The City of Vidor says a contractor shortage in southeast Texas is causing an unexpected delay in building a new city hall.

Local golfer Shawn Stefani will have to wait until late Thursday to make his U.S. Open debut.

Encore Bank, N.A. , a subsidiary of Encore Bancshares, Inc. , today announced the appointment of Carmen Jordan as Executive Vice President and Chief Lending Officer of Encore Bank.

Toronto Blue Jays first baseman and Beaumont native, Kevin Millar, will join country music artists, Tracy Byrd, Zona Jones, and Mark Chesnutt to host the Beaumont Boys Bash Oct.

They include ten men and one women. The new officers have varied backgrounds. One is former Lamar University golfer and a number of the new officers have law enforcement experience and served in the military.

Fifty high school students from 18 area schools will visit Lamar University and Christus Hospital St.

Beauty queen Kendhal Beal was assaulted on Tuesday June 9th by trust fund billionaire Paris Hilton.

Rarely are happy memories made in courtrooms, but Thursday dozens were smiling as they were sworn in to become United States citizens at the federal courthouse in Beaumont.

The oldest continuously landscaped garden in America belongs to you and me. The White House Gardens have been blooming since the 1790s, and those of us who haven't been able to travel to Washington, D.C. can visit it vicariously through an exhibit coming to Port Arthur.

Allowing houses to be built on the eroding Bolivar shoreline means they eventually will be in the Gulf of Mexico, geologists say.

The return of football at Lamar University has captured a lot of the headlines, but the building boom on campus involves more than the football stadium.