Beaumont Current Media
Jul 18, 2026
Beaumont Current Edition 36 | July 16 2026 |
What's moving. Why it matters. Where you fit. |
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A hometown hero came home this week. And a new series launches today that is going to change how Beaumont sees itself as a city of builders. Both stories belong to you. |
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Beaumont honors one of its own.
On Tuesday, July 7, Mayor Roy West presented the Key to the City to P.J. Locke III inside Beaumont City Council Chambers and the room was packed.
Locke, a Beaumont Central High School graduate, has built an NFL career as a safety for the Dallas Cowboys.
But his connection to this city runs deeper than his professional résumé.
Every year, Locke returns home to host a free youth football camp, giving local kids the chance to learn fundamentals, build confidence, and be mentored by someone who walked the same streets and made it to the league's highest level.
He doesn't have to come back. He chooses to.
The Key to the City reflects exactly that; a Beaumont native who has represented Southeast Texas on a national stage while never forgetting where he came from. Read More... |
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Introducing The Proof: A New Series About the Entrepreneurs Building Beaumont from the Inside Out Every week The Beaumont Current will spotlight a local entrepreneur, a real story, a real journey, and the resources that make it possible. It starts today. |
Sola Salon Studios on Delaware Street is quietly turning Beaumont beauty professionals into business owners — and The Beaumont Current is telling their stories.
The new recurring series The Proof spotlights local entrepreneurs at every stage of the journey — the real version, not the polished one.
Launching the series is Sola Salon Studios at 6530 Delaware Street, home to 36 independent professionals — stylists, barbers, estheticians, tattoo artists, nurses, and more — each running their own private studio on their own terms.
The model fills a gap between working for someone else and building a standalone salon from scratch, removing the overwhelming burden of commercial leases and back-end logistics.
Six months in, most professionals say they love the freedom, flexibility, and income boost that comes with being their own boss.
Sola Beaumont can be reached at 409-504-7405. Read More... |
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This city is resilient. It is resourceful. It is relational. It produces champions and builders. Built in the 409 is here to prove it.
The Beaumont Current Team |