Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Orange County Commissioners Court Tuesday was set to hear a report on the needs for setting rules and standards for RV park developments, but new state rules made the court delay. County Engineer Corey Oldbury said he was set to give his findings and suggestions, but Assistant County Attorney Denise Gremillion said she still needed to study recent state laws on what the county can do. The issue is important to the county because of the influx of construction workers to the...
Two big traffic changes are scheduled for Orange County, one on Interstate 10 and the other on Highway 87 between Bridge City and the new Golden Triangle Polymers plant site. Orange County Commissioner Johnny Trahan announced at Commissioners Court Tuesday that the Texas Department of Transportation will be having lane closures on the interstate this weekend in Orange. The closures will be from 8 p.m. Friday, June 9, through 5 a.m. Monday, June 12. The eastbound traffic lanes...
For most of us who have spent time around the Cajun French way of life or culture the word "lagniappe" usually brings a smile to your face because it means "a little something extra". I could not think of a better word to describe how things are going in my little part of the world at the moment, it finally feels like a corner has been turned and the destination, even though it may be farther than we think, is actually beginning to come into view. After more days than I care...
Before a Commissioners Court meeting began in 1983, Marcelle Adams, a retiree who became interested in Orange County government, was seen talking sternly to the county engineer, who stood a head taller than her. As she talked, she pointed her index finger at him and poked him in the chest. Not many women 40 years ago would have done that. But Adams didn't stop with that encounter. She decided to run for office and later become the first woman to join what she late called "the...
The Julie Rogers Gift of Life program will be giving free health screenings for men this Saturday, June 10, at the campus of the former Baptist hospital on Strickland Drive. Appointments are necessary for the screenings, which will include a PSA for prostate cancer, along with testing of blood pressure, cholesterol, hepatitis C, and blood glucose. A physician will be on-site for a consultation. Appointments may be made through giftoflifebmt.org, or by calling...
Fifty-two businesses in Bridge City are participating in a summer scavenger hunt that can make the winner $500 richer. The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring the contest as a way to introduce more of the public to local businesses and what they offer. Besides the grand prize, a number of the merchants and business services are handing out special gifts to scavenger hunt players who visit them. Chamber Director Mandy Lyda said the scavenger hunt, which started this...
