Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Christmas came early for the city of Pinehurst. The city received a Community Assistance Grant for $10,000 in Friday from the Sabine River Authority of Texas to help on wastewater treatment issues, the infiltration system and to clean up Adams Bayou, according to David Montagne, assistant general manager of the SRA. “We appreciate this. We have a use for this. We will put this to work quickly,” said Mayor Pete Runnels. “It will help folks on Adams Bayou and it will impro...
The two-a-day football practices that began in August don’t seem that long ago although Thanksgiving is fast approaching. Twelve weeks of football have passed since those hot preseason practices. For the three Orange County teams that stepped into the state playoffs last weekend there was something noticeably different in their practice sessions back then. All three had been pegged as underdogs in one form or other. They went into the 2013 season each with something to p...
All West Orange – Cove CISD campuses will release one hour early on Friday, Nov. 22. On Friday, Nov. 22 at 7 p.m., the West Orange – Stark Mustangs will play West Columbia in the Area round of the 3-A Division I football playoffs at Channelview High School. Due to scheduling conflicts with bus drivers in the WOCCISD student transportation department, the District will observe the following early release schedule: North Early Learning Center will dismiss at 1 p.m. West Orange – Stark Elementary and the West Orange – Stark A...
The Orange Jaycees have announced Ross Smith will serve as the Orange Parade Marshall for their annual Christmas parade. Smith is well known for his many accomplishments and contributions in the community. He is a Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School graduate before attending Lamar University and The University of Texas in Houston. He has owned Akrotex, Inc. since starting it in 1990. He is also the owner/partner with David Self Ford. Smith is also a current board member...
During their meeting Monday, Orange County Commissioners continued their fund raising efforts by considering the services of American Municipal Services for debt recovery. Amanda Stucker, of AMS, told the court their services would be at no cost to the county. Instead, the debtor would pay their fees associated with their county debt. After the debtor is located through county information, cell phone records, driver license and other databases, they are contacted about settling their debt. Their debt could come from things...
A man who was observed in the Waffle House parking lot, on his hands and knees talking to the concrete, was arrested for public intoxication. Orange Police were dispatched to the restaurant in the 4200 block of 27th St. Monday, Nov. 18, at 7:19 am, in reference to a possibly intoxicated subject. When officers arrived at the scene, they were unable to find any subject fitting the description of the man. The suspect, Joshua Curtis Beard, of Ellisville, Ms., was finally spotted running toward the Best Texas Inns and Suites....
Though the Orange City Council approved the building of public housing complexes on Velma Jeter, Pine Grove and Sikes Road last week, the issue is still drawing public attention. One item on the Orange Housing Authority’s meeting agenda that caught the audience’s eye was a resolution to grant a perpetual and non-exclusive pipeline easement and extending Sikes Road to Pine Hollow Road. The resolution was tabled due to alignment issues regarding the pipeline. During the pub...
Playoff Games This Week WEST ORANGE-STARK (9-1) over WEST COLUMBIA (4-6) 7 p.m. Friday Ray Maddry Stadium at Channelview—The Mustangs showed they also are a prolific passing team by setting a school record in Thursday’s 41-9 bi-district victory over Huffman. But Columbia showed they are pretty good too by mauling Houston Yates 41-12 in last week’s opening round of the state playoffs. The Chain Gang defense will be the difference in this one. VINTON (9-2) over ROSEPINE (7-4) 7 p.m. Friday Lions Stadium at Vinton—The Lions luck...
Officers from the Orange Police Department responded to the following calls between Nov. 19, and the morning of Nov. 20: Traffic accident, Simmons Dr. and IH-10 Assault/family violence, 2407 MLK/16th and Park Bomb threat/explosion, 201 8th St. Burglary, 1312 10th St. Larceny from building, 1201 Green Ave. Assault/family violence, 3819 Meeks Burglary, 108 Green Ave. Family disturbance, 108 W. California Theft, 1512 Allie Payne Rd. Assault/family violence, 111 Pine Ave. Violation of protective order, 201 8th St. Shoplifting,...
Even though the high school, college and pro football seasons are still going great guns and getting a majority of the sports publicity, other things are occurring in the world of sports such as the approval for funding expanded instant replay for Major League Baseball in the 2014 season. MLB took the first vote in a two-step process last Thursday by unanimously approving the money that will be required for this ambitious undertaking that many feel is long overdue, according to an article by the Associated Press appearing in...
Hunters and fishermen are two very separate groups that share a very common bond and that is the fact their success or failure often hinges on the same thing, weather. Very few people draw the type of criticism that a weatherman from TV or a radio station gets on a regular basis and that comes from everybody, not just outdoor folks either. During this time of the year the folks who predict the weather usually stay busy as cold fronts become more and more common. The constant...
A veteran firefighter was named the new fire chief for the city of Pinehurst at the regular meeting of the city council on Tuesday night. Justin Partain comes to Pinehurst from the West Orange Volunteer Fire Department. He’s been in Texas for three years. Prior to that he resided in South Carolina and Oklahoma where he graduated from the South Carolina Fire Academy and the Oklahoma Fire School. Partain has hazmat, first responder, rope rescue and emergency vehicle driving c...
Local poet and longtime Orange resident Pearl Burgess was left “speechless” Tuesday afternoon as friends and relatives gathered at the courthouse to honor her and so she could receive two proclamations. Burgess was under the assumption she was at the courthouse to support her friend Roy Dunn who owns the Record Newspapers. Burgess has had about 100 poems run in the local paper. One poem was of particular interest and generated more than 22,000 hits on their Web site, the...
Officers from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls between Nov. 13 and Nov. 19 Nov. 13: Credit card abuse, 8870 Northridge Dr., Orange Burglary of habitation, 170 Regina Rd., Vidor Theft, 1480 Freeway Blvd./Gateway Travel Plaza, Vidor Trespass, 140 Evangeline Dr., Vidor Assist other agency, 714 Polk St., Orange Nov. 14: Animal bite, 9050 Timco Dr., Orange Telephone harassment, 4242 Darlene, Orange Traffic arrest, 105 N. FM 1131, Vidor Nov. 15: Suspicious vehicle, 240 Claire Rd., Vidor Theft, 1...
