David "Bishop Petty" Richard is hoping to be the next star of NBC's "The Voice." Richard travelled from Orange to Chicago January 21, for auditions and is awaiting word on making the live round of competition. Richard found his passion for singing when he was a young boy and joined in his church choir. He is part of the gospel singers filling the sanctuary each week at Harvest for Lost Souls Church in Beaumont. Photo taken Monday, January 30, 2017 Kim Brent/The Enterprise
Jerica Carrier models some of the iconic 90's style and trends that are making a comeback, if only for a limited time in the case of the re-release of Zima. Photo taken Thursday, June 15, 2017 Kim Brent/The Enterprise
Paul Franklin Smith, leader of the Second Squad of the First Platoon, Company C, of the Sons of Confederate Veterans awaits the start of a march while gathering with others at Silsbee Middle School. Supporters of the Confederate flag, including members of the regional chapters of Sons of Confederate Veterans, march up Highway 327 in Silsbee Saturday morning. Organized by Ricky Stuart, the event was intended to celebrate the pride in heritage associated with the flag, and comes in the wake of recent calls to ban the flag throughout several southern states. Photo taken Saturday, July 04, 2015 Kim Brent/The Enterprise
Rob Flurry works as a bouncer at The Logon Cafe in Beaumont, helping out at the cafe's nightly music shows and other events. Photo taken Wednesday, August 16, 2017 Kim Brent/The Enterprise
Peace activist Lucinda Sangree of Rochester, NY, peers out the window of the old barn where she and several others lived in Romulus, NY, while directing activities for what was dubbed the "Nuclear Summer." Old and young took to the streets of the town in protest of the Seneca Army Depot, believed to house nuclear weaponry and materials.
Evening News photo by KIM BRENT Paul and Teresa Cooper of Monroe hod the guitar and favorite sweater of their son James Cooper, who left for school 15 years agao and has never been heard from since. The Coopers believe their then-16-year-old son ran away, buut remain stunned that he has not contacted them nor any other family or friends in all this time. The wall of a sitting room is filled with pictures of their three boys, an empty circle standing out among them, where the senior photo of James would have been placed. James remains listed on the national registry of missing children, and a flyer showing what he is likely to look like now has been added.
Arnold and Margot Rose - portrait from a Valentine's themed series on couples whose names reflect the holiday.
From left, Ellis Durio and Adrian Joubert take a break from riding and gather with friends and family at the City of Beaumont's Juneteenth celebration in Tyrrell Park Saturday. The holiday commemorates the June 19, 1865, announcement of the abolition of slavery in Texas as well as the broader emancipation of African-American slaves throughout the Confederate South. Photo taken Saturday, June 17, 2017 Kim Brent/The Enterprise
Mary Broussard of Groves affixed her campaign stickers to her face for Donald Trump's campaign rally stop in Beaumont at Ford Park Saturday. Photo taken Saturday, November 14, 2015 Kim Brent/The Enterprise
Evening News photo by KIM BRENT Heaven Bailey, 7, hangs out beneath the bleachers before the start of Thursday night's football game at Summerfield.
Kountze graduate and Beaumont-based boxer Jemiah Richards is now the region's second national champion amateur boxer, having won the USA Boxing Elite 132-pound National Championship last Saturday. He joins the ranks of local boxing talent alongside USA's No. 1 heavyweight Cymone Kearney. Richards will show his support to area boxers by attending the amateur boxing showcase to be held this Saturday at Club Rhumba, which is Beaumont's first such events in 17 years. Photo taken Tuesday, March 28, 2017 Kim Brent/The Enterprise
Deborah Ray Holst holds a photograph of her mother, Minnie Ray Sebolt, who was shot and killed by Bartholomew Granger March 14, 2012. Sebolt was one of five victims of Granger that morning, and the sole fatality. She was accompanying a friend to help her secure veterans benefits that morning when Granger, who was on trial for sexually assaulting his daughter, went after both his daughter and ex-wife, shooting each of them and hitting bystanders as they were on their way in to the Jefferson County Courthouse. Granger is currently on death row at the Allan B. Polunsky Unit of the penitentiary in Livingston. Holst read the victim's impact statement at Granger's sentencing and continues to receive updates on any changes or issues reported during his imprisonment. Photo taken Wednesday, March 8, 2017 Kim Brent/The Enterprise
Paul Jones, president of the Beaumont NAACP, was among those leaders in the organization to discuss what they believe the incoming BISD board needs to do to improve and remedy past problems. Photo taken Thursday, September 25, 2014 Kim Brent/@kimbpix
Evening News photo by KIM BRENT From left, area residents John Timko of Monroe, Anna Cebina of Monroe, her brother Joseph Cebina of samaria and her son Bob Cebina of Monroe, listen as Adam Yeager of Monroe poses concerns regarding illegal aliens to Congressman Dingell.
Hargie Faye Savoy met privately with Coretta Scott King in the bedroom of her Port Arthur home in 1986. While at a brunch at the house, Mrs. King requested the meeting to ask if Mrs. Savoy would help create a Friends of Martin Luther King, Jr., Support Group in the area to help carry on Dr. King's work for nonviolence. Mrs. Savoy and Mrs. King went on to become friends, as well as colleagues in the movement to continue Dr. King's legacy. Photo taken Friday, January 15, 2016 Kim Brent/The Enterprise
Nederland's Trey Richardson reacts as Goose Creek Memorial's offense makes its late second quarter push for the tie during their game Friday night in Nederland. Photo taken Friday, October 31, 2014 Kim Brent/@kimbpix
Tack Somers has had a few frightening encounters, including one on the infamous Bregg Road in rural Hardin County. He and friends were followed by a truck, its lights intermittently disappearing into the dark of night. Strange lights and a mysteriously appearing truck are among the incidents several people have encountered. Photo taken Thursday, October 29, 2015 Kim Brent/The Enterprise
