Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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It’s that time of year again in which the Orange County Commissioners’ Court certified property tax values and determined early voting locations, dates and times. Here are the property tax figures that were presented in commissioners' court on Tuesday morning. Octavia Guzman, interim tax assessor-collector, said at the meeting the 2024 Orange County taxable value is $8,769,549,099; up $506,933,866 from last year’s taxable value. The 2024 Orange County No New Revenue rate...
For The Record Mother Nature is to blame. Weather is holding up some of the three major Texas Department of Transportation — repaving Texas Avenue in Bridge City, completing the swing bridge over Cow Bayou on East Roundbunch Road and widening Interstate 10. Sarah Dupre, public information officer for TxDOT, said crews are working around the rain. "On Texas Avenue, crews should begin paving by the end of October. The wet weather has held up operations," she said. "We’re cur...
For The Record It seems the Orange County Commissioners' Court was ahead of the curve in proclaiming May 27 through June 2 as hurricane awareness week in Orange County. Jeff Kelley, emergency management coordinator, said there has already been a named storm this season of the coast of the Carolinas. In fact, the emergency management staff will be participating in a hurricane preparation drill on June 7. They have already attended the Hurrex 2012 workshop in Beaumont in preparation for the drill. Kelley added predictions from...
Company to clean park since drilling operations completed For The Record It appears from photos taken Magnum Producing, LP of Corpus Christi have their work cut out for them cleaning up Claiborne West Park near Vidor after their gas and oil drilling operation proved to be unfruitful. Representatives with the company were at the meeting of the Orange County Commissioners' Court Monday afternoon to explain their clean up process. Hampton O'Neill with Magnum said the company drilled a hole at the park and they are now trying to...
