Image: Guillaume Courteois, “David and Goliath,” 1650-1660, Oil on Canvas, Palazzo del Conservatori, Rome. The Golden Hammer Staff Reports Conroe and Beaumont, March 19 – The Golden Hammer, Montgomery County’s leading daily newspaper, and its Editor Eric Yollick celebrated “Sunshine Week,” March 14 to 20, in honor of open government with a victory in the Beaumont […]
Publisher’s Note: The Golden Hammer requested some important documents from the San Jacinto River Authority (SJRA). The SJRA refused to provide the documents. This newspaper’s then-Publisher filed suit against the SJRA in 2017. The case went to trial in February, 2019. The trial judge, the Honorable Kristin Bays of the 284th District Court, ordered SJRA to […]
The Golden Hammer Staff Reports Conroe, September 18 – Popular civil litigation attorney Scott Golemon announced openly at a fundraiser for State Representative Will Metcalf in Willis last night that Golemon is running for the position of Chief Justice of the Beaumont Court of Appeals in the March 3, 2019, Republican Primary Election. Golemon seeks […]
Publisher’s Note: The Golden Hammer requested some important documents from the San Jacinto River Authority (SJRA). The SJRA refused to provide the documents. This newspaper’s Publisher filed suit against the SJRA in 2017. The case went to trial in February, 2019. The trial judge, the Honorable Kristin Bays of the 284th District Court, ordered SJRA to produce […]
Publisher’s Note: Gregory Phillip Long has an interesting past part of which includes his felony conviction for theft in an amount of $105,488. Incoming Precinct 4 Montgomery County Commissioner James Metts is assembling quite a disgraceful group of people to receive County funds on the taxpayers’ payroll. Without approval of outgoing Precinct 4 County Commissioner […]
Beaumont, January 4 – The Beaumont Court of Appeals decided that it could no longer countenance delays by criminal defendants Craig Doyal, Montgomery County Judge, Charlie Riley, Precinct Two Montgomery County Commissioner, and Marc Davenport, local political boss and consultant. The Court of Appeals ruled yesterday on its own motion that it would handle the […]
Beaumont, October 27 – The Beaumont Court of Appeals the two-month delay request of criminal defendants, Craig Doyal and Charlie Riley, who are, respectively, the Montgomery County Judge and Precinct 2 County Commissioner. Local political boss Marc Davenport is a co-defendant along with Doyal and Riley for allegedly violating Section 551.143 of the Texas Open […]
BREAKING NEWS! Beaumont, October 18 – The Beaumont Court of Appeals has been true to its word that the criminal appellate case against Montgomery County Judge Craig Doyal, Precinct 2 County Commissioner Charlie Riley, and corrupt local political boss Marc Davenport will fall under accelerated consideration. The Court of Appeals has set oral argument for […]
Beaumont, September 13 – Both criminal defendants Charlie Riley, Montgomery County Precinct 2 Commissioner, and Marc Davenport, local political boss and consultant as well as the First Gentleman to incumbent County Treasurer Stephanne Davenport, requested and received 21 day extensions to file their responsive appellate briefs in the case involving their criminal indictments under the […]
Image: Left to right, local political boss Marc Davenport and Montgomery County Judge Craig Doyal, criminal defendants in the Texas Open Meetings Act case, better known as “The Trial of the 21st Century,” due to its potentially significant impact on the makeup of the Montgomery County Commissioners Court. Commissioners Court members are subject to removal […]