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Nearly 200 8th grade students at Vincent Middle School gathered outside Wednesday, each carrying a red balloon with personal message attached in honor of their teacher Jamie Brown, who was killed in an automobile accident last Thursday. Brown taught 7th and 8th grade English at the school and was remembered for her personality and humor, as well as her love for her students. Brown's family joined in the gathering and spent time talking with and consoling students after releasing their balloons.

Beaumont City Council will add "In God We Trust" decals to the city's 185 fire, police and EMS vehicles but will not use city funds to pay for them.
Council member Robin Mouton, who proposed the decals, said adding the national motto to the vehicles is "very patriotic" and that she was motivated by seeing them in other cities.
"I just don't see any pushback," she said.