South Park Middle School News Stories

Browse past news stories for South Park Middle School in Beaumont, TX.

• BISD wants Texas Supreme Court to review South Park case (KFDM Beaumont)
  posted on June 21, 2011 at 02:26:40 am
  The Beaumont School District is asking the Texas Supreme Court to review the South Park court case. Last year Judge Bob Wortham ruled the school district could not use bond money to tear down the old South Park Middle School.
• UPDATE: No damage from fire at school construction site (Beaumont Enterprise)
  posted on May 11, 2011 at 08:40:05 pm
  share: digg facebook twitter A leaking gas tank was the cause of a small fire at a South Park Middle School construction site, fire officials say. Firefighters were called to the site when a grinder sparked next to a gas tank, setting a pile of papers on fire, said Captain Earl White with the Beaumont Fire Department.
• Firefighters called to construction site at South Park Middle School (Beaumont Enterprise)
  posted on May 11, 2011 at 05:55:16 pm
  share: digg facebook twitter Beaumont Fire Department was called to South Park Middle School just before noon Wednesday. Firefighters are working to put out a fire caused by acetylene, a gas used for welding, according to a responder at the fire department. As of 12:15 p.m., they were still working to contain the fire. Stay with the Enterprise as updates become available.
• Small fire reported at South Park Middle School construction site (KFDM Beaumont)
  posted on May 11, 2011 at 05:15:07 pm
  BEAUMONT - Beaumont firefighters are responding to a small fire involving acetylene at the site of South Park Middle School, which is under construction on Highland Avenue in Beaumont.
• South Park completely torn down (Beaumont Enterprise)
  posted on May 27, 2010 at 04:02:03 pm
  There are no longer any recognizable remnants of South Park Middle School along Highland Avenue.
• Old South Park building is now history (KFDM Beaumont)
  posted on May 27, 2010 at 12:56:44 am
  Demolition crews have now torn down what little remained of South Park Middle School. The work began on Good Friday when the district's contractor put up a fence, brought in heavy equipment and started knocking down the walls.
• Petition drive gains momentum to change method of trustee elections (KFDM Beaumont)
  posted on May 5, 2010 at 12:57:11 am
  Their unhappiness began with the sight of heavy equipment tearing down South Park Middle School, and the anger led to an organizational meeting Tuesday night involving supporters of a petition drive to change the way some Beaumont school board members are elected.
• 4/10 Greenie Rally (KBTV Beaumont)
  posted on April 11, 2010 at 12:24:48 am
  Sharon Voss thinks Beaumont Independent School District could have saved South Park Middle School. "I think it's a lack of respect for the citizens of Beaumont and definitely a slam against former graduates," Voss said.
• Get your piece of South Park Middle School (Beaumont Enterprise)
  posted on April 6, 2010 at 02:01:30 pm
  People who already have ordered their portions of South Park Middle School from the school district could have them as early as next week.
• 4/2 Hazy Weather Reflects Mood at South Park Middle School (KBTV Beaumont)
  posted on April 3, 2010 at 12:26:47 am
  The haze covering South End Beaumont reflected the mood this afternoon as Alumni of South Park Middle School watched the building crumble. Alumni like Sharon Voss. The building was demolished quickly, but she says memories of her time at the school will be around for a while.
• 4/2 Demolition Of South Park Begins (KBTV Beaumont)
  posted on April 2, 2010 at 11:13:24 pm
  Although State District Judge Bob Wortham has not given his final order, Beaumont Independent School District has begun tearing down South Park Middle School.
• Raw video: South Park demolition begins (KFDM Beaumont)
  posted on April 2, 2010 at 07:48:21 pm
  The incident involves a document related to the possible demolition of South Park Middle School. Beaumont ISD has finally settled on a date to tear down the old school and build a new middle school.
• BISD gets permit to tear down South Park (Beaumont Enterprise)
  posted on April 2, 2010 at 03:16:26 am
  An appeal to stop the demolition of South Park Middle School was filed on the same day the City of Beaumont issued the school district a permit to tear it down.
• South Park motion put on hold again (Beaumont Enterprise)
  posted on March 22, 2010 at 05:08:34 pm
  A decision on a motion in the South Park Middle School demolition case has been delayed once more, a 58th District Court clerk said Monday.
• Tomorrow's South Park hearing postponed (Beaumont Enterprise)
  posted on March 16, 2010 at 05:01:14 pm
  Supporters of the move to keep Beaumont Independent School District from using any of its money to tear down South Park Middle School will have to wait another week to see what 58th District Court Judge Bob Wortham has to say about that request.
• New South Park could go up starting May 1 (Beaumont Enterprise)
  posted on February 18, 2010 at 09:15:06 am
  Construction on the new South Park Middle School could begin as soon as May 1 if nothing else occurs to interrupt the process.
• South Park Middle School construction to begin in May (KFDM Beaumont)
  posted on February 17, 2010 at 12:34:14 am
  KFDM News has learned that in the next two months, Beaumont ISD is planning to tear down South Park Middle School and begin building a new one. Ashley Rodrigue reports on the first face-to-face meeting between the district and contractors who want to get a piece of the pie.
• PA's Narcisse to enter CFL hall of fame (Beaumont Enterprise)
  posted on February 11, 2010 at 04:31:14 am
  Otis Norris, principal of Beaumont's South Park Middle School, has told children the story of Don Narcisse for more than 20 years.
• 2/4 South Park Will Be Demolished (KBTV Beaumont)
  posted on February 4, 2010 at 10:20:50 pm
  The final order that seals the fat of South Park Middle School is in the judge's hands. The order is based on Judge Bob Wortham's ruling that stated the Beaumont school district could not demolish South Park using money from the bond proposal.
• BISD sees judge's ruling as victory allowing for South Park demolition (KFDM Beaumont)
  posted on February 4, 2010 at 05:18:14 pm
  A judge has finalized an order preventing the Beaumont school district from using bond issue money to demolish South Park Middle School, but the judge didn't explicitly state BISD is prevented from using non-bond issue money to tear down the school.
• South Park demolition ruling stands (Beaumont Enterprise)
  posted on February 4, 2010 at 04:31:24 pm
  Demolition of South Park Middle School will not be accomplished using any Beaumont Independent School District bond money.
• Judge reviewing South Park order (Beaumont Enterprise)
  posted on January 29, 2010 at 08:46:14 pm
  The attorney representing the plaintiffs in the South Park Middle School case has submitted an order on the permanent injunction to 60th District Judge Bob Wortham for his review.
• South Park school could fall in 30 days (Beaumont Enterprise)
  posted on January 13, 2010 at 09:11:21 am
  What happens next for South Park Middle School is becoming clearer: Once 58th District Court Judge Bob Wortham's order is in, the wrecking ball will probably come out, quickly followed by the construction workers.
• SPEAK UP: Did the judge make the right ruling in the South Park case? (Beaumont Enterprise)
  posted on January 8, 2010 at 10:56:01 pm
  District Judge Bob Wortham ruled that Beaumont ISD can't use money from the 2007 bond election to demolish the 87-year-old South Park Middle School.
• 1/8 Judge Says BISD Can't Use Bond Money to Demolish So... (KBTV Beaumont)
  posted on January 8, 2010 at 09:57:58 pm
  A judge says Beaumont ISD can't demolish South Park Middle School using bond money. Judge Bob Wortham issued a permanent injunction preventing the district from using money from the $389-million bond.
• UPDATE: Judge rules for "Greenies" in South Park (Beaumont Enterprise)
  posted on January 8, 2010 at 09:41:01 pm
  58th District Judge Bob Wortham just ruled that Beaumont ISD cannot tear down the 87-year-old South Park Middle School using funds from the 2007 bond election.
• Judge to rule in South Park case (KFDM Beaumont)
  posted on January 8, 2010 at 01:31:02 pm
  State District Judge Bob Wortham will announce his ruling in the South Park school case during a hearing at 3 p.m. Friday. Judge Wortham has been deciding whether BISD can demolish South Park Middle School.
• Judge will announce South Park ruling Friday (Beaumont Enterprise)
  posted on January 6, 2010 at 11:01:14 pm
  58TH District Judge Bob Wortham will announce his ruling in the South Park Middle School case in a hearing Friday at 3 p.m., according to a court employee.
• South Park decision could come this week (Beaumont Enterprise)
  posted on December 21, 2009 at 06:31:14 pm
  If Judge Bob Wortham meets his self-imposed Christmas deadline to rule in the South Park Middle School lawsuit, he'll give one side the legal equivalent of a brand-new bicycle under the tree while giving the other a lump of coal in its stocking.
• SPEAK UP: Do you look forward to a judge's ruling on the South Park school dispute? (Beaumont Enterprise)
  posted on December 21, 2009 at 12:01:14 am
  Judge Bob Wortham said he hopes to meet his self-imposed Christmas deadline to rule on the dispute about South Park Middle School.
• Judge: South Park ruling might come by Christmas (Beaumont Enterprise)
  posted on October 20, 2009 at 11:16:24 am
  The judge in the South Park Middle School case said Monday he might not make a ruling for almost two months.
• UPDATE: Judge still controls South Park's future (Orange County News)
  posted on September 23, 2009 at 10:34:53 am
  The fate of South Park Middle School again rests in the hands of a district judge as a trial ended Tuesday with more questions about what could happen to the 86-year-old structure.
• Judge still controls South Park's future (Beaumont Enterprise)
  posted on September 23, 2009 at 10:31:14 am
  The fate of South Park Middle School again rests in the hands of a district judge as a trial ended Tuesday with more questions about what could happen to the 86-year-old structure.
• Disagreement about cost of renovating South Park (KFDM Beaumont)
  posted on September 22, 2009 at 02:03:15 pm
  The two sides involved in a trial to determine the fate of South Park Middle School disagree about the comparative costs of renovating the school and rebuilding.
• South Park testimony centers on Carrol Thomas (Beaumont Enterprise)
  posted on September 22, 2009 at 11:16:34 am
  The first day of testimony in a trial that could decide the fate of the South Park Middle School called into question the integrity of Beaumont ISD's superintendent.
• Testimony: Dr. Thomas said South Park wouldn't be demolished (KFDM Beaumont)
  posted on September 21, 2009 at 04:03:14 pm
  BEAUMONT - The former communications director in the Beaumont Independent School District testifed the superintendent, Dr. Carrol Thomas, told her the district wasn't going to tear down South Park Middle School.
• Trial begins today in South Park school case (KFDM Beaumont)
  posted on September 21, 2009 at 12:33:14 pm
  BEAUMONT - Testimony is scheduled to begin Monday morning in a trial to determine if the Beaumont Independent School District can demolish South Park Middle School.
• UPDATE: Appeals court upholds South Park order (Beaumont Enterprise)
  posted on September 19, 2009 at 02:01:15 am
  The trial that could determine the fate of South Park Middle School will start Monday after a state appeals court upheld Friday a temporary injunction that prevents Beaumont ISD from tearing down the 86-year-old structure.
• 9/18 Big Win For South Park Middle (KBTV Beaumont)
  posted on September 18, 2009 at 08:01:24 pm
  A big win for South Park and the Beaumont Heritage Society. The court of appeals Friday upheld the temporary restraining order preventing BISD from tearing down South Park Middle School.
• Appeals court upholds South Park order (Beaumont Enterprise)
  posted on September 18, 2009 at 05:31:15 pm
  The 9th Court of Appeals today upheld the Aug. 3 temporary restraining order preventing Beaumont Independent School District from tearing down South Park Middle School.
• Appeals court considers South Park case (Beaumont Enterprise)
  posted on September 16, 2009 at 11:01:14 am
  Attorneys for the Beaumont school district hope the argument they submitted to a state appeals court will prevent a trial set for Monday that could decide the fate of South Park Middle School.
• South Park hosts tour of engineers, attorneys (Beaumont Enterprise)
  posted on August 29, 2009 at 02:38:09 pm
  The plaintiff's attorney in the South Park Middle School lawsuit against Beaumont ISD, along with members of the engineering firm working with him, inspected the 86-year-old building Friday.
• News 160x600 (KBTV Beaumont)
  posted on August 20, 2009 at 08:27:26 pm
  New developments in the battle of South Park Middle School. During a court ordered mediation Tuesday, the Beaumont ISD agreed to allow an engineer to inspect the building for 16 hours.
• BISD loses minor points in South Park case (Beaumont Enterprise)
  posted on August 20, 2009 at 12:07:18 am
  The Beaumont Heritage Society won two small victories Wednesday in its ongoing legal battle with the Beaumont school district about South Park Middle School.
• Save South Park group makes battle plan (Beaumont Enterprise)
  posted on August 16, 2009 at 03:07:33 pm
  Getting organized to continue the fight to save South Park Middle School was the focus of a meeting held Saturday by the South Park High School Heritage Association.
• 8/12 Judge Picks Marsha Norman To Mediate South Park Di... (KBTV Beaumont)
  posted on August 12, 2009 at 10:19:31 pm
  State district judge Bob Wortham has appointed a Beaumont attorney to mediate the South Park dispute. Judge Wortham selected Marsha Norman. Norman hasn't set a mediation date. Earlier this month, Judge Wortham granted a termporary injunction preventing the demolition of South Park Middle School.
• Beaumont ISD will appeal South Park ruling (Beaumont Enterprise)
  posted on August 11, 2009 at 03:27:25 am
  The Beaumont Independent School District will appeal a district court judge's ruling that temporarily prohibits the demolition of South Park Middle School.
• 8/10 Beaumont ISD School Board Will Apeal Judges Decisi... (KBTV Beaumont)
  posted on August 11, 2009 at 01:34:33 am
  After an hour in executive session, the Beaumont ISD school board has decided to appeal. The school board tried to hold an emergency meeting last week over what to do next in the battle over South Park Middle School.
• BISD board to consider appeal in South Park case (KFDM Beaumont)
  posted on August 10, 2009 at 11:16:15 pm
  BEAUMONT - The Beaumont school board will consider appealing a judge's order preventing the district from demolishing South Park Middle School. Trustees are scheduled to meet Monday at 7 p.m.
• Judge rules for South Park (Beaumont Enterprise)
  posted on August 4, 2009 at 12:12:25 pm
  Texas District Judge Bob Wortham gave Greenies reason to celebrate Monday by temporarily barring Beaumont ISD from demolishing South Park Middle School.
• 3rd UPDATE: South Park ruling favors Greenies (Beaumont Enterprise)
  posted on August 4, 2009 at 02:12:25 am
  Texas District Judge Bob Wortham ruled Monday against Beaumont ISD's plans to proceed with its plan to tear down South Park Middle School.
• UPDATE: Case in judge's hands (Beaumont Enterprise)
  posted on August 1, 2009 at 12:12:25 pm
  The fate of the historic South Park Middle School rests in the hands of state District Judge Bob Wortham, who could rule as early as Monday on whether Beaumont ISD can proceed with its plan to tear down the 1923 structure.
• UPDATE: South Park hearing ends (Beaumont Enterprise)
  posted on July 31, 2009 at 09:27:25 pm
  UPDATE: District Judge Bob Wortham will take the weekend to consider whether to grant a tempoary injunction barring Beaumont ISD from demolishing South Park Middle School.
• UPDATE: South Park hearing could end today (Beaumont Enterprise)
  posted on July 31, 2009 at 05:42:25 pm
  UPDATE: Michael Getz, attorney for the plaintiff's, has been sparring with Terry Ingram, Beaumont ISD's assistant superintendent for administration and operations, about possible costs for renovating the existing South Park Middle School versus building a new one, as well as how much space is needed for a school that currently serves around 400 students.
• South Park hearing could end today (Beaumont Enterprise)
  posted on July 31, 2009 at 02:57:32 pm
  The lead attorney for Beaumont ISD expects testimony to conclude today in the hearing on whether the district can proceed with its plans to demolish South Park Middle School in order to build a new campus at the site.
• Experts: Issues merits long hearing (Beaumont Enterprise)
  posted on July 31, 2009 at 11:12:25 am
  When the complex and contentious case of South Park Middle School - formerly South Park High School - hit the courtroom, it didn't go anywhere fast.
• 7/30 The Fate Of South Park Middle School Remains A Que... (KBTV Beaumont)
  posted on July 31, 2009 at 02:24:37 am
  As the new school year approaches, the fate of South Park Middle School remains in question. Alumni and the Beaumont Heritage Society want to stop the district from tearing it down.
• 2nd UPDATE: South Park case continues in court (Beaumont Enterprise)
  posted on July 30, 2009 at 06:51:06 pm
  2nd UPDATE: The plaintiffs' attorney, Michael Getz, has been questioning John Reagan, senior estimator for Parsons, the project manager for the Beaumont ISD bond program, about the relative costs of renovating the South Park Middle School building and building a new one.
• UPDATE: South Park case continues in court (Beaumont Enterprise)
  posted on July 30, 2009 at 05:21:06 pm
  UPDATE: Bob Menefee, deputy program manager for Parsons, the program manager for the Beaumont ISD bond program, testified today that an employee of the district said a state historical marker that had been affixed to South Park Middle School had been removed and placed in safekeeping with the school's principal.
• BISD's South Park case is to be presented today (Beaumont Enterprise)
  posted on July 30, 2009 at 11:06:07 am
  The court battle over the demolition of South Park Middle School continues today, after two days of often tense testimony in a packed courtroom.
• 7/28 The Future Of South Park Middle School Is Still In... (KBTV Beaumont)
  posted on July 29, 2009 at 02:24:37 am
  The future of South Park Middle School has caused a heated debate. Former students and the Beaumont Heritage Society want to save the building. The district wants to tear it down and build a new campus.
• South Park school building hearing reset for July 28 (Beaumont Enterprise)
  posted on July 14, 2009 at 09:22:18 pm
  A temporary restraining order granted to the Beaumont Heritage Society to delay the demolition of South Park Middle School has been extended for two weeks.
• Judge grants restraining order; South Park demolition gets hearing (Beaumont Enterprise)
  posted on July 2, 2009 at 03:06:36 am
  A district court judge issued a temporary restraining order Wednesday preventing the Beaumont Independent School District from demolishing South Park Middle School.
• 7/1 Plans To Demolish South Park Middle School Are On H... (KBTV Beaumont)
  posted on July 2, 2009 at 02:54:37 am
  Plans to demolish South Park Middle School are now on hold. A judge has granted a temporary restraining order blocking the Beaumont ISD from tearing down the building.
• Judge grants temporary restraining order; Beaumont ISD cannot demolish South Park for the time being (Beaumont Enterprise)
  posted on July 1, 2009 at 07:21:08 pm
  A district court judge has granted a restraining order forbidding Beaumont ISD from demolishing South Park Middle School until the matter can be considered at a July 14 hearing, said attorney Michael Getz.
• Beaumont Heritage Society starts legal battle to stop South Park demolition (Beaumont Enterprise)
  posted on July 1, 2009 at 03:06:26 am
  The proposed demolition of South Park Middle School could hit a roadblock if the efforts of a local organization succeed. SPEAK UP: Should South Park Middle School be saved?
• SPEAK UP: Should South Park Middle School be saved? (Beaumont Enterprise)
  posted on July 1, 2009 at 01:06:06 am
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