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Port Arthur city • District 1: Ingrid West

Holmes, Willie “Bae” Lewis and Mike Mason

• District 2: incumbent Cal Jones and Armando Ruiz

• District 3: incumbent Thomas Kinlaw III, Captain, U.S. Army (ret.), Morris Al-bright III, and Charlie Lewis Jr.

• District 4: Kenneth Wayne Marks, Greg K. Richard and Jonathan Sanchez.

• Position 7 incumbent councilmember Charlotte Marie Moses, Rashad A. Harris and Yadi Cardenas.

• Position 8: Tieranny S. DeCuir, Raymond Scott Jr., Rosendo Ochoa Jr., Donald R. Frank and John Roy LeBlanc.

• The city also has a special election with a number of propo-

sitions.

Port Arthur ISDPAISD has three candidates

vying for two spots on the board of trustees: incumbents Dianne Brown and Kenneth W. Lofton Sr. are joined by Joseph Guillo-ry II, who previously held a seat on the board.

The top two vote getters earn the seats.

Jefferson County Drainage District No. 7

• Four candidates are vying for a commissioner’s seat representing Port Neches. They include Matt Vincent, Eric Adams, Rand Holtram and Jim Parson.

• Two candidates are vying for the commissioner’s seat representing Groves; Richard “Dickie” Beaumont and Mike Cabaniss.

• The PA seat held by James Gamble is uncontested.

Groves City CouncilFour seats are up for grabs in

Groves.• Incumbent Mayor Brad

Bailey has opted not to run for reelection, and two current councilmembers, Ward 1 Coun-cilmember Chris Borne and Ward 2 Councilmember Karen Theis are running for the spot of mayor.

• Ward 1: Incumbent Borne is running for mayor. If he loses, he maintains his seat because his term is not up. If he wins the mayor’s race, someone will be appointed to complete his unexpired term.

• Ward 2: Jeremy Young has filed for the seat.

Should Theis lose the mayor’s race, she will also lose her coun-cil seat because her term is up.

• Ward 4: Incumbent Kyle Hollier and Rhonda Dugas are running.

• City Marshal: Incumbent Norman Reynolds Jr. has filed,

as has Tommy Smith.Applications to file for the

council seats, mayor’s seat or city marshal are available from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday through Aug. 17 at Groves City Hall, 3947 Lincoln Ave.

Because of COVID-19 safe-guards, interested persons can pick up the application at the drive-through window.

There is a $25 filing fee. For more information, call 409-960-5773.

Terms are for two years.

Port Neches city• Place 3: Incumbent John

Davenport has filed.• Place 5: Incumbent Julie

Gauthier will not run for reelec-tion. Terry Schwertner has filed for the seat.

Candidate packets can be picked up from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday at Port Neches City Hall through

the city secretary’s office, 1005 Merriman St.

There is a $100 filing fee. In lieu of filing fee, a petition signed by a minimum of 25 qualified voters from the city is required. For more information, call the city secretary’s office at 727-2182.

Terms are for three years.

PNGISDPlace 6: Incumbent Rusty

Brittain has filed.Place 7: Incumbent Jake

Lefort has filed.Applications to file for a

seat on the school board can be found online at pngisd.org

Applications can be picked up from Monday through Thurs-day, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday at the administration building, 620 Ave. C, in Port Neches. For more information, contact Cheryl Jourdan at 409-722-4244, ex-tension 1722.

Terms are for three years.

AdditionallyVoters will also see ballots

for federal, state and coun-ty seats. Sample ballots are not yet ready as the county clerk’s office is working with a number of other political subdi-visions. Those ballots should be ready by the end of the month.

One of those races is for the county’s top cop seat — that of sheriff where the Democratic incumbent Zena Stephens will face Republican candidate David Odom.

Important election dates

• Filing dates for open ballots — July 20 to Aug. 17

• Last day to register to vote in the November election — Oct. 5

• First day of early voting — Oct. 19

• Last day of early voting — Oct. 30

• Election Day — Nov. 3

“I wanted to make her proud,” Reyes said. “Even if she isn’t alive, she believed in me and I had to take that step for her. That’s why I auditioned for the show in the first place, to make her proud and show her I could do it.”

Reyes was one of eight sing-ers called back after the initial Houston auditions in February. His journey brought him all the way to Los Angeles.

“I was nervous before taking the stage, but once I got in that spotlight, saw the judges and the audience, I felt comfortable,” he said. “I was there. It was my time and I knew what I had to do. It really brought me out of my comfort zone, but that was my dream and I had to do it.”

Only five finalists made it to the top spots out of approxi-mately 100 participants.

Reyes’ performance of “Ni Eterno Amor Secreto” landed him the runner-up spot behind fellow contestant Rude Boy.

“It’s everybody’s dream to get to first place, but I had to be real-istic. I didn’t even think I’d make it to the finals,” Reyes said. “So that feeling of getting second place, it’s not as good as getting first place, but it’s amazing. It was my first time auditioning and singing for that large of an audience. I’m proud of myself and thankful for everybody that voted for me.”

Reyes said the experience showed him he is on the right path.

“It taught me that maybe I can be ready to take the next step in my career,” he said. “If a new project or door opens for me, than I am ready to take it. I am ready to start committing and believing in myself.”

His dream is to be recognized for his voice.

“I want to be part of that Mex-ican culture and artists that everyone listens to,” he said. “I want to be someone important

in the Mexican music industry and be an inspiration to others.”

Reyes wants to give a huge shout out to everyone who sup-ported him along his journey.

“Mostly my family, my par-

ents and my family,” he said. “They supported me the most. My girlfriend also support-ed me a lot. To my family and friends, I just want to say thank you.”

ending 89 years of service at the Gates Boulevard location.

On that day, the last patients were cared for with the emer-gency room operating up until noon.

The front entrance of the hos-pital appeared somewhat bare, and someone had drawn a large heart with the words “Ave Ma-ria” in the condensation on one of the large windows.

Officials announced the clo-sure of the 229-bed facility in early June 2019, saying the hospital’s business model was unsustainable after years of de-clining numbers for the hospi-tal in general and for inpatient care specifically.

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Enrique Reyes, 21, performs during his final round on Tengo Talento, Mucho Talento in Los Angeles on Wednesday.

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Bob Hope graduate Enrique Reyes received the second spot on the popular Spanish singing show Tengo Talento, Mucho Talento.

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Enrique Reyes performs in Los Angeles.

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Construction crews removed the professional office building from Christus St. Mary Hospital revealing the original 1930 hospital structure.

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Windows are gone and floors have been gutted in the newer wing of Christus St. Mary Hospital.