Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Photo by Tommy Mann Jr. Fans of the rock group Van Halen are in for a treat this Friday night (Aug. 23, 2024) at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands as Sammy Hagar and his All Star Band will be celebrating the music of Van Halen through a majority of its set. A limited number of tickets are still available at Ticketmaster outlets. Hagar and friends bring tour of summer to Houston area By Tommy Mann Jr. For The Record Arguably the most anticipated tour of the...
Orange County Judge John Gothia is proposing a property tax rate slightly lower than the current rate. During a tax rate hearing Tuesday morning, he suggested a rate of 51 cents per $100 valuation, down from 52.2 cents per $100 valuation. Commissioners Court is set to vote on the new tax rate along with a general operations budget of $53.56 million during a meeting September 10. The new budget will begin on October 1 and the new property taxes will be due at the end of...
Locals only or Worldwide? “Pssst…..hey buddy? I got what you need, GPS coordinates, reef names, secret spots full of shell guaranteed to give you what you’re looking for. I got it all.” In a wide eyed frenzy the unsuspecting and overly enthusiastic angler who’s hungry for information does exactly what you would guess, he buys it all. Anything for an edge and everything for a big fish. The quest for these big fish drives many folks to extreme measures and often different...
JOE BIDEN’S LEGACY Awash in his party’s love, President Joe Biden finally did become that bridge to a new generation of leaders. He movingly performed the most profound act a politician in a democracy can undertake, willingly handing over power, as he ceded the leadership of the party to Kamala Harris Monday at the Democratic National Convention. He capped a half-century long career, as a senator, a vice president and finally president, by citing a verse of a song called “Am...
Transcript Sam Marie Hermitte – Asst. Deputy Executive Administrator, TWDB Water Science & Conservation So, in 2015, there was a really significant flood around, on Memorial Day in the Wimberley area. And when that flood occurred, there was no gauge upstream. So, the weather service could not accurately predict and warn in terms of the wave of water that was coming down into that community. And it resulted in loss of life, which is terrible. And, as a result of that, it was at the end of the legislative session in 2015, t...
A new event comes to Orange County, 9 a.m.- 5 p.m., Aug. 24 to the Orange County Convention and Visitor Center. "What's it Worth?" Is an "Antiques Roadshow" type of appraisal event presented by the Southeast Texas Arts Council. The nonprofit organization that promotes art and the humanities in Orange, Hardin and Jefferson counties was trying to develop something new for Orange County when the idea of an appraisal event like "Antiques Roadshow" came up. Checking "Antiques...
Sales tax revenues for June were up from last year for most of the local entities. However, the county had a decrease in monthly sales, though it still has collected more for the year to date compared to last year. The city of Orange continues to see a steep drop in sales tax collections during the past few months, and is down nearly 24 percent in revenues for the first eight months of the year in comparison to the same time last year. The sales tax information comes from the...
Orangefield High School 'Ready, Set, Teach!' students are ready to get started! They will be interns at the other campuses. Interns will demonstrate professional standards/employability skills, explore the teaching and training profession, understand the learner and the learning process, interact effectively in the role of an educator, plan and develop effective instruction, and have the opportunity to earn an Educational Aide I Certification upon successful completion of the...
Edwards Jones - Taylor Perkins Branch Office in Bridge City held a School Supply Drive. All donated School Supplies were presented to Bridge City ISD....
Booth registrations are now open to the public beginning for this year’s “Holiday in the Park” festival hosted by the City of West Orange. The festival is scheduled for Saturday, November 2, 2024 from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 in the park next door to West Orange City Hall (2700 Western Avenue; West Orange, Texas). This home-town, community festival brings in people from around the area wanting to kick off the holiday season. The event will have food booths, craft booths, child...
