Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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In last week’s column I wished the Houston Astros would pick up a starting pitcher before last Wednesday’s trading deadline. Boy!! Did I “under wish” on that one. Not only did the Astros pick up a starting pitcher in a regular rotation, but they also managed to pry Zack Greinke from the Arizona Diamondbacks less than an hour before the 3 p.m. Wednesday trading deadline. Instead of just getting a member of a major league team’s starting pitching staff, in Greinke the Astros were able to add a future Hall of Fame pitcher w...
Workers for Top Deck Inc. disassemble scaffolding at the Orange County Courthouse Tuesday morning. The scaffolding had blocked the front entrance to the Courthouse for four years while work was being done to fix the crumbling marble facade. RECORD PHOTO: Dave Rogers...
For your awareness, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), will conduct a national test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) on Wednesday, August 7, 2019, at 1:20 p.m. CDT. The test will assess the system's readiness to distribute an emergency message nationwide. The test message will clearly state that the alert is only a test of the EAS. In the event that widespread severe weather or another...
With the Backwater Challenge Tournament set for this weekend, a lot of spectators as well as competitors were more than a little interested in the leader board at last week’s OCARC event. Obviously, the two categories that garnered the most attention were bass and redfish. For the first time in the history of the OCARC event, the winning bass was worth $750 and that didn’t go unnoticed by some of the top river fishermen in the area.Based solely on recent Sabine River Shootouts, I predicted it would take a fish over 4-p...
Dave Rogers For The Record Orange County commissioners voted a month and a half early not to raise the county tax rate. Tuesday’s vote means they can’t go above the rate of 54.2 cents per $100 value, which has been the county’s standard since 2017. And the commissioners did it while teaching a lesson about public perception. Item 9 on the agenda called for “possible action regarding the proposed tax rate,” and County Judge John Gothia explained that preliminary rate, set befor...
Charles Ray Moses Sr., 91, of Nederland, passed away Sunday, August 4, 2019. Charles was born October 14, 1927 in Orange to the late Ray Moses and Clara DeCuir Moses. Charles Ray was a self-made entrepreneur. He owned several businesses in the Mid-County area and was fortunate enough to retire at an early age of 54. He and Dorothea enjoyed traveling across the US and many other countries, most often with their beloved pets. Charlie also enjoyed playing cards with Bud when...
Photo: Margie Rose, left, and Bob Turner, both senior vice presidents for Strategic Government Resources, visit at the end of Tuesday’s closed-door meeting of the Orange City Council to seek a new city manager. RECORD PHOTO: Dave Rogers Dave Rogers For The Record Well, it’s down to the final two for Orange’s new city manager. Unless it isn’t. “We had two interviews today, they interviewed both candidates and they’re going to make a decision next week,” Bob Turner of Str...
Lamar University and Lamar State College Orange have formalized an articulation agreement to better serve the needs of students interested in pursuing bachelor’s degrees. Lamar University President Kenneth Evans and Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs James Marquart and Lamar State College Orange President Thomas A. Johnson and Executive Vice President and Provost Al Barringer signed an agreement on the Lamar University campus Tuesday, Aug. 6. The agreement creates innovative 2+2 programs allowing students to e...
Photo: Orangefield school board members listen as Superintendent Stephen Patterson, center, explains the proposed school budget Monday night. Dave Rogers For The Record Orangefield school trustees took a look Monday night at a first draft of the district’s 2019-2020 budget and liked what they saw. Thanks to the Texas Legislature, it would include $2 million more in spending than a year ago and lower the tax rate 10 cents per $100 value. Monday’s first draft numbers called...
Photo: John Scales is pictured with his wife Brenda at the retirement reception held last week. They just returned from a quick trip to New Orleans to start the unwinding process of retirement. RECORD PHOTO: Penny LeLeux Penny LeLeux For The Record John Scales said goodbye last week to 17 years as the operations supervisor at Bridge City Independent School District. Well wishers stopped by the bus barn last Wednesday for cake and punch at his retirement reception. Scales said...
Bridge City City Council voted Tuesday night to propose a tax rate of 55.35 cents per $100 value for 2019. They set two public hearings to hear and consider public comments concerning the proposed tax rate: 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20 and 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 3, both at City Hall in Bridge City. Tuesday night’s vote would raise the tax rate from 54.7 cents per $100 and boost the taxes of someone who owned the average Bridge City homestead $57 in city taxes. According to the city’s handouts, the average homestead values in Bri...
Dave Rogers For The Record Anglers will have their pick at this weekend’s Backwater Challenge and Orange County River Festival. They can go after the freshwater bass or saltwater redfish. Sabine River or Sabine Lake. Or both. “One entry covers both divisions,” explains tournament operations manager Daniel Metreyeon. “You can go catch three bass, then go and catch your two redfish. “The only restriction is all boats must launch out of Simmons Drive and return to Simmons D...
HE CAN LIE BUT HE CAN’T HIDE Last week when I sat here the headline I wrote at the top of the column said, “Hate escalates in the country.” I wrote it was a dark and hateful time and also that I believed it would get worse. Just a few days before I had listened to Trump speak at a rally in Cleveland, Ohio. He was spewing a lot of hate. I have a habit of studying people’s faces. It’s a part of me, it’s who I am. At his rallies I study the crowd, some are serious, and some are just there for the entertainment. I wondered ab...
