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

• BISD trustee lashes out at board after flip-flop vote (Beaumont Enterprise)
  posted on November 13, 2009 at 12:02:39 pm
  A Beaumont ISD board member questioned the resolve of his peers after the board voted 5-2 to approved personnel recommendations made by Superintendent Carrol Thomas that the board had rejected Oct. 15 earlier.
• 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.
• Sept. 11-Leger's Restaurant Report Card (KFDM Beaumont)
  posted on September 12, 2009 at 03:03:15 am
  Due to the long holiday weekend, there are not many restaurant inspections to report from the Beaumont Health Department, inspectors spent most of their time checking out Beaumont school cafeterias.
• 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.
• Judge grants Temporary Injunction to South Park supporters (KFDM Beaumont)
  posted on August 3, 2009 at 10:46:05 pm
  State District Court Judge Bob Wortham has granted a Temporary Injunction to an organization seeking to prevent the Beaumont Independent School District from demolishing the South Park school building.
• BREAKING: South Park ruling favors Greenies (Beaumont Enterprise)
  posted on August 3, 2009 at 10:42:35 pm
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• 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.