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The Tyrrell Historical Library, which sustained mold damage during Tropical Storm Harvey, likely will be closed until early next summer after newly discovered problems extended the original three-month repair timeline, a library official said. The library, on Pearl Street in downtown Beaumont, has been closed since rainwater and humidity from post-storm power outages caused mold, mildew and fungus to spread through the ceiling tiles and arched beams on the 91-year-old side of the building.

Nine hours before the West Orange-Stark Mustangs take the field Friday night against Wimberley in Katy, the district's youngest students will be bused home, three hours after they start their school day at North Early Learning Center.
Elementary students will leave at 11:10 a.m., followed by high school and middle school students. Before 12:30 p.m.

An appeals court ruled Wednesday that a Port Arthur man's conviction for stabbing and killing a man at a 2014 house party should stand, turning down his claims of insufficient evidence and ineffective counsel.