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A third lawsuit has been filed alleging negligence against Beaumont ISD by the parents of a student who was airlifted to Houston after an April school bus crash that sent two dozen students to hospitals. The unnamed student "suffered severe and debilitating injuries and his parents, Helen and Ra'mon Mouton, witnessed their son in the hospital shortly after the accident go into a seizure and convlusions, thinking he was dying before their eyes, and washing him be taken via life-flight to Houston," according to the suit filed last week in the Jefferson County District Clerk's Office.

A nearly 5-year-old legal battle over Bible banners could be at an end after an appellate court this week upheld a lower court's ruling allowing Kountze ISD cheerleaders to write Scriptures on football run-throughs. In a 44-page opinion issued Thursday, Ninth Court of Appeals Justice Charles Kreger said the "cheerleaders' speech expressed on the run-through banners is best characterized as the pure private speech of the students.

Silsbee resident Brian Curtis did more damage assessment than hunting recently on his Tyler County lease.
After Tropical Storm Harvey flooded more than half of the entire 8,000-acre lease, Curtis was finally able to get to part of the land last week when roads on the property were cleared.
The flood damage was apparent upon arrival. Curtis lost nearly 6,000 pounds of feed, most of his game cameras and a tractor. He estimated $100,000 worth of damage to the entire lease, which he shares with 47 other hunters.
"All you can do is start cleaning it up and hope for the best," Curtis said.

Beaumont's Gator Country is scheduled to receive 60 Florida visitors today thanks to the kindness of a "sister park" in Orlando, according to owner Gary Saurage.
Saurage, 48, estimates Harvey's floodwaters caused the deaths of about 40 of his adventure park's 4- to 5-foot long alligators.

Rows of tables filled the gymnasium at Thomas Jefferson Middle School as volunteers did intake interviews with people in need of assistance during the Austin Disaster Relief Network's "Love Port Arthur" program Saturday. 1,000 volunteers from the faith-based organization traveled to the city, setting up a number of resource stations throughout the school campus. Their goal is to reach 10,000 residents in need of help rebuilding their homes and lives in the wake of Tropical Storm Harvey.

Fans filled the stands beneath the Friday night lights to cheer on their teams as Orangefield faced Monsignor Kelly at Kelly High School.

Our cameras were at the football game between Silsbee and West Orange-Stark at Tiger Stadium on Friday. Did we see you there?