Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Data being released by the U.S. Census Bureau shows Orange County follows most national averages including median household income and computer access. The county is ahead on the percentage of homeowners living in their houses. But the statistics show the median values of those dwellings are nearly 50 percent less than the national median, which may be interpreted to show housing is less expensive than in other areas. The population numbers from the 2020 Census were released l...
Don't blame YouTube and TikTok for foolish foods and dangerous stunts. Decades before the internet, teenagers in Orange butted their heads on 'Stop' signs and drank Cokes with dill pickle juice. Blame it on Zack's. Zack's drive-in during the 1950s and into the 1960s, it was the gathering place for teenagers. The restaurant was owned by Mr. and Mrs. Zack Jacobs on the West Orange side of MacArthur Drive. But it wasn't the youth that brought the first community notoriety to...
Long-range planning and steady investments with economic development grants have helped the city of Orange to attract developers to build new subdivisions for single-family houses. The city had been landlocked for a number of years to allow for new large subdivisions, but decisions made by voters and the Orange City Council 20 years ago have opened it up for new construction. In 2002, voters approved the city applying a special half-cent per dollar sales tax to be used...
Cities in Orange County, along with the county, are seeing mostly increases in sales tax revenues, but not always enough to keep up with the rate of inflation. The Texas Comptroller's Office has sent sales tax payments for January sales to the entities in March and statistics show most have an increase. The city of Pinehurst, though, is collecting less than in March last year and is down nearly $65,000 in sales tax revenues during the first three months of 2022. The U.S....
The Orange County team had practiced, consulted on a strategy, and was pumped to compete at NRG Park. The sweat, grease, smoke, and heat were rewarded. The Brew Crew Cookers has the best ribs in the world and the trophy to prove it. The local group recently won first place ribs in the World's Bar-B-Que Championship at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. They placed sixth overall. Eric Nies, a founder of the team, said the group was only a couple of points from grand overall...
A warehouse store in Beaumont this week will have an estate sale featuring hundreds of items from an mysterious Orange mansion and roots back to the wealthy Lutcher family. BAW Estate Sales, 1096 Calder, will be selling items from the Odom estate in Orange. The sale will be Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Barbara Wilson owns BAW and said proceeds will go to the charitable Moore-Odom Wildlife Foundation. The items come from the estate of Rucie Earl (R.E.) Odom, who died...
The city of Orange is starting the new year with a continuation of new construction and remodeling. Building permits issued during the first month included an $8.6 million new building for a medical center plus the city spending $285,000 for the HVAC system in the new recreation center under construction at 1405 Orange Avenue, the site of the former natatorium. The construction for the Gisela Houseman Medical Campus is ongoing in the Eagle Point development area at the...
One hundred years ago this month, people in Orange had a choice spot for Major League Baseball spring training. The St. Louis Cardinals were in town for their second time to practice for the upcoming season. The two years in Orange were good for Hall of Fame player Rogers Hornsby, a native of Winters, Texas. After his first spring training camp in Orange in 1921, he led the majors in batting with a .397 average. The next year, in 1922, Hornsby won a rare triple crown in the...
People in the Big Apple aren't forgetting the importance of little Orange in their history. The iconic Staten Island Ferry John F. Kennedy was built in Orange at Levingston Shipbuilding and has been bought by investors, including two famous comedians, to become a New York City entertainment venue. In January, Pete Davidson and Colin Jost of Saturday Night Live, made international headlines when they bought the John F. Kennedy at auction. Jost is married actress Scarlett...
