By Harold Mann
Apr 6, 2021
Due to a low number of appointments being made for the COVID-19 vaccine in Lumberton today, Hardin County Health Department will be accepting walk-ins for the Moderna vaccine today only of anyone 18 years of age or older.
This will occur at the Journey Community Church, 1534 Highway 96 South, Lumberton, Texas from 1:00PM – 4:00PM. Those with appointments will be seen first, and walk-ins will be seen on a first come first served basis, with priority given to those age 65+. Only a certain number of people can be inside the clinic at a time, so if too many arrive at one time, they may have to wait outside or in their car until they can be allowed inside.
Apr 6, 2021
Beaumont police have issued an arrest warrant on a man wanted for a Sunday night shooting.
Jonathan Garcia, also known as Jonathan Guerra, is wanted for shooting a man in the chest in
the 2600 block of Fillmore. The shooting is believed to be in retaliation from a Sunday morning
shooting in the 6000 block of South MLK. Anyone that knows the whereabouts of Garcia is
asked to call Southeast Texas Crimes Stoppers at 833-TIPS. You can also download the P3
TIPS app or online at 833TIPS.com
By Harold Mann
Apr 6, 2021
Highway 90 in Jefferson County is closed near Keith Road. The SWAT team from the Jefferson
County Sherriff’s Office is negotiating with a subject in a vehicle on the highway. Motorists that
use Highway 90 to head to Houston should take I-10. Local residents can use Old Sour Lake
Road as an alternate route.
By Harold Mann
Apr 6, 2021
Tex-Dot will close the inside lanes of I-10 east and west in Orange today to allow crews
to work on pavement markers. The work will be between FM 3247 to Simmons Drive from
8:00 to 3:00. Motorists can expect possible delays.
Apr 5, 2021
A 23-year old man is jailed charged with four counts of aggravated assault. Jose Francisco Rocha
Ortiz is accused of firing several shots into a crowd yesterday morning in a parking lot in the
6000 block of South MLK in Beaumont. Four victims were transported to the hospital for
treatment. Police believe a shooting last night in the 2600 block of Fillmore was in retaliation of
the MLK shooting. A man was shot in the chest. He was listed in stable condition. The suspects
in that shooting fled the scene.