Beaumont Senior News: “Grandparent Scam” continues to trick people out of money

Beaumont Senior News Beware of the “Grandparent Scam” Southeast Texas grandparents have been targeted by scammers who are working nationwide: Imagine being woken by a phone call in the middle of the night. It’s your crying grandchild or someone claiming to be a friend of theirs, who is asking for money because of an accident. Of course you want to help your loved one, so you do whatever you can in this emergency situation. You open your wallet without hesitation. Unfortunately,... Read More

Beaumont Senior Safety Tips from Entergy Southeast Texas

Each year, Southeast Texans perish in fires caused by faulty appliances, particularly electric space heaters. Too often those suffering are our Southeast Texas seniors.  Entergy Texas has compiled a list of useful Golden Triangle senior safety tips for safely handling appliances, including space heaters. Unplug electrical appliances before cleaning them. Never put metal objects in live parts of appliances or outlets—you really could be shocked! Always unplug an appliance that... Read More

Golden Triangle Senior Safety Tips from Entergy Texas- Storm Safety

Beaumont seniors are blessed to live in a region full of outstanding outdoor recreation. Hunting, fishing, mudding, horseback riding, camping, boating, cycling, and more are all fantastic across the Golden Triangle, not to mention all the amazing golf courses. Entergy Texas has Southeast Texas Senior safety tips to help you plan for dangerous Golden Triangle storms. Southeast Texas also generates some very powerful and dangerous storms. If a storm is coming or under way, get indoors.   Lightning... Read More

Southeast Texas Senior Citizen Safety Tips from Entergy: Portable Generators

SETX Seniors regularly features Southeast Texas senior safety tips from your friends and neighbors at Entergy Texas. Today’s SETX Senior Safety tip covers portable generators. Southeast Texas seniors have weathered a number of deadly hurricanes. Carla, Rita, Ike, and more. There have also been horrible winter ice storms, Spring tornadoes, and other dangerous weather events. Many of these storms have caused wide spread power outages. For Southeast Texas seniors, a portable... Read More

Golden Triangle Senior Safety Tips from Entergy Texas – Space Heater Safety

It will be COLD this weekend, so Entergy would like to share some Southeast Texas senior safety tips. This weeks SETX Senior Safety topic is space heaters. Each year, Southeast Texans perish in fires caused by faulty appliances, particularly electric space heaters. Too often those suffering are our Southeast Texas seniors.  Entergy has compiled a list of useful tips for safely handling appliances, including space heaters. Unplug electrical appliances before cleaning them. Never... Read More

Beaumont Senior Safety Tips from Entergy Texas- The Power to Care. Trees & Power Lines.

Golden Triangle Seniors are blessed to live in a paradise for anyone with a green thumb, particularly those with a love for trees. Southeast Texas seniors can grow just about any tree there is from key limes to mayhaws. In the Golden Triangle trees thrive and Southeast Texas seniors have planted thousands of dogwoods, redbuds, palm trees, figs, citrus trees, pecans, and oaks of all varieties. And yes, millions of pine trees. Those trees grow. And grow. And grow some more. Eventually,... Read More

SETX Senior Safety Tips from Entergy Texas- Trees and Southeast Texas Powerline Safety

  Beaumont seniors enjoy a paradise for anyone with a green thumb. This is particularly true for Southeast Texas seniors with a love for trees. Across Southest Texas, trees thrive and Southeast Texas seniors have planted thousands of dogwoods, redbuds, palm trees, figs, citrus trees, pecans, and oaks of all varieties. And yes, Southeast Texas is covered by millions of pine trees. Those trees grow. And grow. And grow some more. Eventually, Beaumont seniors decide their trees... Read More

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