Lamar University News

Samantha Leigh Leifeste was born to Dr. Nina and Dr. Sam Leifeste on June 27, 1994.

The Warren School Board opened their meeting Tuesday, May 22 by recognizing the success of the spring athletic, academic and band programs at Warren High School.

Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School Friday June 1 at 7:30 p.m. at the Montagne Center in Beaumont.

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A Ferris Wheel rises over the Fair Park section of Dallas, Texas. The city will return to the spotlight with teh return of "Dallas" on TNT.

Aside from completing each other's thoughts and sharing genes Andre, Anthony, and Adrian Woodard share a lot more.

The Stark Museum has just completed renovations and is preparing for a "Grand Viewing" next week on the 29th of December.

Texas City Independent School District trustees unanimously approved Cynthia Lusignolo, Ed.D. as the lone finalist for superintendent on May 15.

A student smiles as she enters the Lamar commencement Saturday in the Montagne Center.

Lamar University officials say the list of graduate students who participated in two commencement ceremonies Saturday at the Montagne Center includes a record 27 doctoral students for Lamar from four programs of study; 12 graduates from educational leadership, four graduates from chemical engineering, one graduate from engineering, one graduate ... (more)

Baylis Dudley Hunter HOUSTON - Baylis Dudley Hunter, 61, of Houston, departed this world the 12th of May, 2012, after a courageous battle with cancer.

Winners of this year's Plummer Award at Lamar University include students majoring in mathematics, English, music, social work and business administration.

You can't see oil gush in Dallas, but you can see it gush from a replica well at the Spindletop Gladys Porter Boomtown Museum in Beaumont.

The University of Texas flagship campus in Austin, Texas A&M University and Lamar University in Beaumont were among 30 schools audited as part of an IRS probe of tax compliance.

Sheila and Walter Humphrey are local philanthropists in the area, who donated $5 million in 2005 to Lamar University towards the construction of the Sheila Umphrey Recreational Center on Lamar's campus.

Lamar University has always offered a great education at an affordable price. That's a reputation that must be protected - and factored into a request by Lamar officials for a tuition increase of $10 per credit hour.

Club officials announced Wednesday in a news release that they have begun a fund drive to construct a barrier-free park at Neches and Crockett streets, the same area proposed for a downtown children's museum that supporters expect to finish by the end of 2013.

Tuition at Lamar University could increase by $10 per credit hour in 2013. Guiseppe Barranco/The Enterprise Photo: Guiseppe Barranco / Beaumont Lamar University could increase tuition for students by $10 per credit hour in 2013.

June 4-6, youth camp for students entering grades 1-8; June 7, high school offensive and defensive line camp for students entering grades 9 -12; June 8, high schools skills camp for students entering grades 9-12; July 21, junior and senior high school camp for students entering grades 11-12. Pre-registration is preferred.

The accident was cleared by 12:45 p.m. Witnesses said a car clipped the back of a trailer being bulled by a pickup truck.