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School Board President Woodrow Reece, left, and board member Mike Neil, right, start to get into an argument. The Beaumont School Board held a special meeting Friday March 8, 2013 where they were going to discuss the 7/0 redistricting map and possibly amending the election order. They went into Executive Session after discussing and voting on two action items and when they came out, adjourned the meeting. Dave Ryan/The Enterprise

Former board president seeks return to BISD

Icicles hang off a ledge as freezing rain hits Beaumont on Tuesday. Photo taken Tuesday 1/16/18 Ryan Pelham/The Enterprise

School cancellations announced, considered as freeze approaches

John Armour shops for faucet covers and pipe insulation at M&D Supply Ace Hardware, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, in Cypress, Texas. Potential freezing temperatures are being forecast for this weekend into midweek for Southeast Texas. (Melissa Phillip/Houston Chronicle via AP)

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Icicles hanging from a branch in Hattenheim, Germany, Thurday, Feb.11, 2021. In the coming days, it is expected to remain wintry cold in large parts of Germany. (Boris Roessler/dpa via AP)

‘Eternity’ of winter weather in forecast

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Beaumont engineer pleads guilty to $10M in PPP loan fraud

Disc golfers make their way through the snow that dropped at least five inches of snow at their tournament in Cameron Park, Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021, in Waco, Texas. (Rod Aydelotte/Waco Tribune-Herald via AP)

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Participants in the Mid-County Cruisers' Mardi Gras parade toss beads and other swag as they make their way through Port Neches and Nederland Saturday night. Photo taken Saturday, February 6, 2021 Kim Brent/The Enterprise

Cruisers keep Mardi Gras parade spirit alive

This portion of a Black History Month display at Vincent Middle School was taken down at the request of an anonymous complaint about the "political nature of the message" according to Mikelle Patillo, the long-term substitute who worked with students on designing the work. Teachers, administrators and members of the public are outraged over the move in the first week of Black History Month.

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AP Week in Pictures, Latin America & Caribbean

Feb. 11, 2021Updated: Feb. 11, 2021 11:03 p.m.

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Striker Nicolas Caballero of the second division Resistencia football club, exits the club's locker room in Asuncion, Paraguay, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021. Caballero, 32, who hasn't been paid by his club for more than a year, now has a food stall that sells barbecue on the streets to survive during the COVID-19 pandemic. — 1of17Striker Nicolas Caballero of the second division Resistencia football club, exits the club's locker room in Asuncion, Paraguay, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021. Caballero, 32, who hasn't been paid by his club for more than a year, now has a food stall that sells barbecue on the streets to survive during the COVID-19 pandemic.Jorge Saenz/AP

Katerine waits for breakfast cooked by her family under a bridge on the outskirts of San Pedro Sula, Honduras, Monday, Jan. 11, 2021. The 9-year-old has lived under this bridge with her family since they lost their home to last year's hurricanes Eta and Iota in November. — 2of17Katerine waits for breakfast cooked by her family under a bridge on the outskirts of San Pedro Sula, Honduras, Monday, Jan. 11, 2021. The 9-year-old has lived under this bridge with her family since they lost their home to last year's hurricanes Eta and Iota in November.Moises Castillo/AP

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A man carries a child across the Tuquesa river after a trip on foot through the jungle to Bajo Chiquito, Darien province, Panama, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. After nearly a year stalled in migrant camps at the edge of the jungle, hundreds of migrants have begun to move across Panama and into neighboring Costa Rica in recent weeks. — 4of17A man carries a child across the Tuquesa river after a trip on foot through the jungle to Bajo Chiquito, Darien province, Panama, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. After nearly a year stalled in migrant camps at the edge of the jungle, hundreds of migrants have begun to move across Panama and into neighboring Costa Rica in recent weeks.Arnulfo Franco/AP

Patricia Nasutti, mother of 18-year-old Ursula Bahillo, who was found in a field stabbed to death on Monday, kisses the coffin that contains her daughter's remains, at the cemetery during a burial service in Rojas, Argentina, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. Bahillo's ex-boyfriend, a police officer, has been arrested in connection with her death. — 5of17Patricia Nasutti, mother of 18-year-old Ursula Bahillo, who was found in a field stabbed to death on Monday, kisses the coffin that contains her daughter's remains, at the cemetery during a burial service in Rojas, Argentina, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. Bahillo's ex-boyfriend, a police officer, has been arrested in connection with her death.Natacha Pisarenko/AP

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Yaku Perez, the presidential candidate for the Pachakutik political party, flashes a thumbs up as he is driven away after holding a press conference outside the Electoral Council Processing Center, following a meeting with OAS observers in Quito, Ecuador, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Perez and his supporters are demanding observers be vigilant of the vote count as the second slot in the presidential race remains undecided between former banker Guillermo Lasso and Perez, an Indigenous rights and environmental activist. — 7of17Yaku Perez, the presidential candidate for the Pachakutik political party, flashes a thumbs up as he is driven away after holding a press conference outside the Electoral Council Processing Center, following a meeting with OAS observers in Quito, Ecuador, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Perez and his supporters are demanding observers be vigilant of the vote count as the second slot in the presidential race remains undecided between former banker Guillermo Lasso and Perez, an Indigenous rights and environmental activist.Dolores Ochoa/AP

Migrants from Venezuela walk on the shoulder of a highway after crossing into Chile from the Bolivian border, near Colchane, Chile, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021. — 8of17Migrants from Venezuela walk on the shoulder of a highway after crossing into Chile from the Bolivian border, near Colchane, Chile, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021.Luis Hidalgo/AP

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Parade float elements lie in a jumble in the Unidos de Bangu samba school workshop in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021, where activity has halted due to the cancellation of Carnival amid the new coronavirus pandemic. The celebration is on hold until next year as Rio struggles with a rise in COVID-19 cases. — 10of17Parade float elements lie in a jumble in the Unidos de Bangu samba school workshop in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021, where activity has halted due to the cancellation of Carnival amid the new coronavirus pandemic. The celebration is on hold until next year as Rio struggles with a rise in COVID-19 cases.Silvia Izquierdo/AP

A municipal worker sprays disinfectant on a Carnival characters dressed as Pepino amid the COVID-19 pandemic, before entering to participate in the election of the three main beloved Carnival characters: Chuta, Pepino and Chola, all of whom represent gaiety in La Paz, Bolivia, Monday, Feb. 8, 2021. The winning trio of Carnival must be adept at spreading happiness and never tire of dancing, however due to the COVID-19 pandemic, their performances will be broadcast online. — 11of17A municipal worker sprays disinfectant on a Carnival characters dressed as Pepino amid the COVID-19 pandemic, before entering to participate in the election of the three main beloved Carnival characters: Chuta, Pepino and Chola, all of whom represent gaiety in La Paz, Bolivia, Monday, Feb. 8, 2021. The winning trio of Carnival must be adept at spreading happiness and never tire of dancing, however due to the COVID-19 pandemic, their performances will be broadcast online.Juan Karita/AP

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Maria de Lourdes, 101, grimaces as she receives a dose of the China's Sinovac Biotech COVID-19 vaccine at a drive-thru vaccination site in the Sambadrome, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021. In a normal year, Rio's Sambadrome would be preparing for its great moment of the year: the famous Carnival parade. But a week before what should be the start of Carnival, the pandemic has replaced pageantry. — 13of17Maria de Lourdes, 101, grimaces as she receives a dose of the China's Sinovac Biotech COVID-19 vaccine at a drive-thru vaccination site in the Sambadrome, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021. In a normal year, Rio's Sambadrome would be preparing for its great moment of the year: the famous Carnival parade. But a week before what should be the start of Carnival, the pandemic has replaced pageantry.Bruna Prado/AP

A street performer is detained by Chilean police during a protest against the fatal shooting of a street juggler who resisted police at a routine identity check a day before, in Panguipulli, Chile, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021. The shooting of the street juggler has set off protests over alleged police violence in southern Chile, with several buildings set ablaze and an officer held in custody for investigations on Saturday. (Eduardo Fortes/Aton Chile via AP) — 14of17A street performer is detained by Chilean police during a protest against the fatal shooting of a street juggler who resisted police at a routine identity check a day before, in Panguipulli, Chile, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021. The shooting of the street juggler has set off protests over alleged police violence in southern Chile, with several buildings set ablaze and an officer held in custody for investigations on Saturday. (Eduardo Fortes/Aton Chile via AP)Eduardo Fortes/AP

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A math teacher stands before students, all wearing COVID-19 protective gear on the first day back to in-person class since March 2020 at Liceo Lunita, a private school in Chia on the outskirts of Bogota, Colombia, Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. — 16of17A math teacher stands before students, all wearing COVID-19 protective gear on the first day back to in-person class since March 2020 at Liceo Lunita, a private school in Chia on the outskirts of Bogota, Colombia, Friday, Feb. 5, 2021.Ivan Valencia/AP

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Feb. 4 – Feb. 11, 2021

This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published by Associated Press photographers in Latin America and Caribbean.

The gallery was curated by AP Photojournalist Natacha Pisarenko in Beunos Aires, Argentina.

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