Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Little Cypress-Mauriceville Little Cypress-Mauriceville schools will again be closed on Friday, February 19, to give maintenance staff time to repair damage caused by the freeze in a majority of our facilities. The boil water order would also be a challenge to feeding hundreds of students. Schools will re-open on Monday, February 21 at the usual time. Please be safe as we wait for this weather to warm up. Bridge City ISD Bridge City ISD schools will remain closed Friday, Feb....
A WEEK FROZEN IN TIME This past week the state of Texas was hit with a winter storm that froze the state from the Sabine River to the Rio Grande River, from the Red River to the Gulf of Mexico. The state's hard freeze also exposed a fallacy in our power grid which unlike other states is controlled entirely by the leaders of the state. In Texas, every state wide office is dominated by one political party, the Republican Party. They alone are responsible for all that went wrong...
Orange City Council Tuesday took two more steps the city hopes will pave the way for a new medical center and hospital beds for the area. A public hearing was held regarding the creation of the Eagle Point Reinvestment Zone and, hearing no objections, council members voted unanimously to a first reading of an ordinance that would make the zone a reality. "We're focusing on a 20-acre location at Eagle Point that will potentially be attractive for the medical center that's in...
First Baptist Church in Bridge City will hold their annual Christmas presentation this Sunday, February 26 at 6 PM. Because of the Covid-19 pandemic the church was not able to hold it's annual Christmas performance in December. Rather than giving up and losing all the practice time, FBC Music Director, Debbie Anderson, rescheduled it for now. The public is welcome to come enjoy the beautiful celebration of Christmas. In the photo above are Christmas choir members Addison...
Not long after lunchtime Monday, Orange City Councilman Brad Childs was called to comment on the damage done by back-to-back freezing storms last week. But the owner of Childs Ace Hardware and Building Supplies didn't have time to speak on the phone with a reporter because he was too busy dealing with his customers' plumbing emergencies. "We have been swamped," said the employee who tried to forward the call. Severe Winter Weather Events Uri and Viola were not kind to Texas,...
As a lifer here, she definitely knows her way around town. But in her three terms as a City Council member in Bridge City, Terri Gauthier is reaching out to help her hometown by working with other government bodies throughout Orange County and the greater Southeast Texas. She wants to continue serving her community, so she's signed up to seek another two-year term in the May 1 election. Kenneth Prosperie is running against Gauthier. Early voting for the election begins April...
Officials from Jefferson Gulf Coast Energy Partners pose with Orange County Commissioners Court members Tuesday after saying thanks to the county for tax abatements in 2014 and 2018 that have contributed to the company's success. The company, located on the east bank of the Neches River west of Vidor, has invested $700 million and paid a total of $20.3 million in taxes to governmental entities in Orange County. Company fathers say this year's total if $5.3...
Austin retiree Doug Zabel was relieved to get the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine in January and eager for the second round of his two-dose regimen last week. Then the winter storm knocked out not only his electricity, but also his appointment. The storm, which overwhelmed the state's electric grid and left millions without power for days, also dealt a significant, if temporary, setback to the state's vaccination efforts - which had been building momentum. Nationwide, some 6...
Osheree Simpson, left, keeps a close eye as Amir Gilmore climbs on a faux rock structure at Lions Den Park in Orange Tuesday afternoon. Please crop this one tight ... Arthur Batchan, left, takes a break while watching Everett Batchan at one of the swingsets at Lions Den Park Tuesday afternoon in Orange. Children go for a spin on one of the new playground installations at Lions Den Park on a sunny Tuesday afternoon in Orange. Nameless Guy and redhead, red-dressed girl Sunshine...
In the week leading up to the Super Bowl, The National Junior Honor Society and Student Council members of Orangefield Junior High sponsored a non-perishable food drive, The Souper Bowl, to help fill up the shelves at the Bridge City/Orangefield Ministerial Alliance. They asked their fellow students to bring enough items to block their classroom door to earn a day of class outside of the traditional classroom setting....
On February 19, 1959, 62 years ago last Friday, my father Clay Jackson Dunn died on the operating table. He had a gallstone lodged in an unusual duct and had turned jaundice. The doctors at the big Dallas hospital said surgery to remove the stone was the only options, even though his cardiologist advised against it. He had suffered a major heart attack earlier and his doctor said his heart would never stand major surgery. The operation was set for 9:00 A.M. In order to get the...
Harbor Freight Tools, America’s go-to store for quality tools at the lowest prices, will grand open its new store in West Orange on Saturday, March 6 at 8 a.m. The West Orange store, located at 3109 Edgar Brown Drive, is the 96th Harbor Freight Tools store in Texas. The new store brings approximately 25-30 new jobs to the community. As a designated essential service, the store will be open seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday. It will resume its regular hours o...
Steven Lee Bisson, 65, of Bridge City, passed away on February 18, 2021 at his home. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 24, 2021, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas on November 30, 1955, he was the son of Leo Bob Bisson and Shirley (Hubbard) Bisson. Steven was a truck driver for Transit Mix and Davis Sand for many years. He had the best sense of humor and always kept friends and family laughing. Steven was an...
The unusual blast of wintry weather prevented our newspaper from hitting the streets last week, although my column got to those I e-mail and the others appearing on our website. However, I’ve been writing this column for more than a half century, and last Monday was the first time in my career that I did it with several inches of snow on the ground, icicles hanging from the window awnings, the daytime temperature hovering around 20 degrees and the wind chill hitting single d...
Thankfully, there are those occasions when not finding what you are looking for is a good thing. Partly because it was comfortably warm enough for the first time in over a week and partly because we hoped to not find what we were looking for, Johnny and I made a quick round through the north end of the lake and several bayous. What we were hoping to not find was dead fish floating against the shoreline.With the exception of a few shad and small sand trout, the mortality rate...
This week has been historic in terms of the severity of the weather across the state. I am praying for the safety of our community and our state. Here are five things happening around your state: 1. Winter weather cripples Texas A large winter system blew through Texas this week dropping 6-8 inches of snow and ice in parts of the state and leaving millions without power for days at a time. Freezing temperatures coupled with water and snow on the roads lead to iced out conditions, impassable roads, and multiple, lasting road...
The Veterans Memorial Bridge, on Hwy 87 has reopened as of 11 am, the Rainbow Bridge opened earlier today....
*The WOS softball team will not be playing in the LCM tournament February 18-20. *The WOS Track team at the PNG Meet on Thursday, February 18th, has been cancelled. *The WOS tennis team at the LCM Tournament on Friday, February 19th, has been cancelled. *The WOS Middle School Girls Track meet @ Vidor on Thursday, February 18th, has been cancelled....
The WOS Boys Basketball team (Visitors) will play the Huffman Hargrave Falcons in the Bi-District round on Saturday, February 20th at 5:00pm at Warren High School. Ticket prices at the gate are $5 with a 200 person capacity for the visiting side....
Piney Woods has confirmed that trash pickup in West Orange will be on Saturday this week instead of Friday. Please have your trash out early Saturday morning....
