Kim Brent

A notice emailed to Beaumont ISD families earlier this week drew comments, questions and concerns on social media.

Will you be hitting traffic on your drive home tonight? If you've read and/or experienced the daily morning traffic through Beaumont this past week, today's update shouldn't raise any eyebrows.

A portrait painted by Florence Chambers hangs in a bedroom at the Chambers House Museum, which will hold an opening ceremony for its lates exhibit “Learning Through Play” on Friday from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Drivers making their way through Beaumont via U.S. 69 and Interstate 10 should have a relatively easy go of their morning commute, per live updates from Texas Department of Transportation.

In this file photo, Beaumont ISD Superintendent Sandi Massey is seen at a brief press conference at Regina-Howell Elementary School just before the final bell rang on the 2025-2026 academic year.

Beaumont morning traffic is mostly clear, but U.S. 69 southbound remains slow and bright glare could affect eastbound drivers.

Pickup truck owners, look away. This opinion column has some choice words for Texas trucks that make things more stressful on other drivers.

New school start times, stricter hallway rules and a ROAR program update have parents and staff scrambling before classes begin.

Students get back into the swing of things as the first day of school kicks off at Beaumont ISD campuses, including Fletcher Elementary School.

U.S. 69 south, I-10 west experiencing some congestion as the morning commute gets underway.