Good morning, Beaumont.

Boaters at Pleasure Island Marina say the long-promised restaurant and event center remain unfinished and some are considering selling boats because little visible work has happened (leased by developer Selim Kiralp); Mayor Charlotte Moses says she will follow up with the city manager to confirm who is tracking the project’s progress.

At Sacred Heart Cemetery a Beaumont family says their father’s headstone is buried under a large mound of dirt and records show Irvin Mickens Sr. was buried there in 2021; a contractor will bring heavy equipment Saturday to remove the dirt so workers can search for the marker.

Long-promised restaurant and event center at Pleasure Island Marina remain unfinished, with construction wrap still on the restaurant; the developer is leasing the site (Selim Kiralp), and Mayor Charlotte Moses says she will follow up with the city manager to verify who is tracking the project.

This morning at Edwards-Johnson Memorial Silsbee Middle School, coach Morgan Robberts performed the Heimlich on a choking student, cleared the airway, and may have saved the child’s life.

H‑E‑B announced a $29.3 million renovation and expansion of its 129,000‑sqft Dowlen Road store that will add a new curbside area, meeting room, boil house, replacement walk‑ins, and updated refrigeration; work will begin May 1, 2027, and finish June 12, 2028.

Ten downtown properties owned by Tom Flanagan, including the San Jacinto Building that houses his office, are set for the Jefferson County sheriff’s tax auction on Dec.

1 after the county says the accounts stayed in default. County officials say Flanagan owes more than $600,000 across properties called problematic; he denies the listings and can pay before the auction.