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Workers brought in heavy equipment to remove a mound of dirt and uncovered the headstone for Irvin Mickens Sr. at Sacred Heart Cemetery, allowing relatives to visit his grave again.

The family is asking for the damaged marker to be repaired or replaced, and cemetery owner Michael Mott says residents should contact his office with concerns.

Nome residents must boil tap water effective immediately after a contractor working for TxDOT accidentally cut an 8-inch main water line while installing a safety barrier today; city crews repaired the line, but the Boil Water Notice will remain in effect through at least Monday.

CHRISTUS Health is urging families ahead of Halloween to choose visible, well-fitting costumes, add reflective tape or glow sticks, carry flashlights, use sidewalks and crosswalks, inspect candy, and keep young trick-or-treaters with a trusted adult.

An excavator uncovered the headstone for Irvin Mickens Sr., which had been buried under a mound of dirt at Sacred Heart Cemetery, letting relatives visit again.

His family wants the damaged marker repaired, and owner Michael Mott (who hired a contractor) asked visitors to contact his office.

Residents displaced from Prado Place will begin moving back Saturday, Oct.

31 after a week-long delay from the earlier Oct. 24 target. KCG says most residents will return by Nov. 6 and the company is covering temporary hotel costs while repairs and inspections continue.

This morning at Edwards-Johnson Memorial Silsbee Middle School, Coach Morgan Robberts performed the Heimlich and cleared a choking student's airway, possibly saving the student's life.

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.