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Nancy Blacksher works tirelessly to prepare for the influx of spring break visitors despite lingering storm damage. KBMT-TV Beaumont-Port Arthur, Posted: March 13, 2025 | Last updated: June 16, 2025 ...
Bolivar Peninsula business owners still rebuilding months after Hurricane Beryl Nancy Blacksher works tirelessly to prepare for the influx of spring break visitors despite lingering storm damage.
Entergy says infrastructure strengthening projects in Bolivar Peninsula and Orange are part of its efforts to prepare the region ... which endured Hurricane Beryl's 90 mph winds without damage.
PORT BOLIVAR, Texas -- Built in 1872, the Bolivar Point Lighthouse is living history. A story of strength and courage. It is one of the few 19th-century lighthouses remaining on the Gulf Coast ...
Two resource centers have been set up in Bolivar Peninsula, where residents can charge devices and find relief. High Island Gymnasium Located on 6th Street & Dunman Street from 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Construction is underway on the 1,000-foot fishing pier on Bolivar Peninsula meant to replace Rollover Pass, one of the most beloved fishing spots in Southeast Texas. That day can't come soon ...
Hurricane Ike caused this storm surge damage to Texas’ Bolivar Peninsula in September 2008. (NOAA) The sheer force of rushing water can sweep a well-built house clean from its foundation ...
Hurricane Katrina’s surge in 2005 broke levees and flooded New Orleans. Hurricane Ike’s 15- to 17-foot storm surge and waves swept hundreds of homes off Texas’ Bolivar Peninsula in 2008. Both were ...
In 1900, 125 brave souls found shelter in the Lighthouse to ride the hurricane out. Amy Chase, the Director of the Bolivar Point Lighthouse Foundation, loves sharing its history. "We love hearing ...