Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Residents in the Little Cypress area of Orange County, Texas work in the August heat to fill sand bags provided at the Precinct 1 location. According to the National Weather Center there is an increasing risk of dangerous storm surge, wind, and rainfall impacts from the upper Texas coast through the north-central Gulf Coast beginning on Wednesday. Residents in these areas should monitor the progress of Laura and ensure they have their hurricane plan in place, as storm surge...
Orange County and city officials aren’t getting caught by surprise this time. Orange County joined Jefferson County Monday evening in calling for a mandatory Tuesday evacuation of its residents ahead of the expected landfall Wednesday night of Hurricane Laura. It is tracking to come ashore as a Category 2 or Category 3 hurricane on the Texas-Louisiana border. “We’re trying to be proactive, get in front of this. I’d rather be wrong than have a bunch of people get hurt,...
Press Release #2 August 24, 2020 Orange County and City Officials are calling for a Mandatory Evacuation for all of Orange County at 6 am, Tuesday, August 25th, 2020. Citizens who cannot evacuate themselves can find transportation resources at either of the two embarkation sites in the county. Evacuees can arrive at location at 9 am, Tuesday, Aug 25th, 2020. Lamar State College Orange, 410 Front Street, Orange Texas 77630 Vidor Elementary, 400 Old Hwy 90 E, Vidor Texas 77662 If you are unable to get to one of the...
Orange Mayor Larry Spears, Jr. visits with city police officers Tuesday as he oversees the charter bus evacuation of nearly 100 residents. Spears thanked the entire city staff for its job in advance of Hurricane Laura's expected Wednesday night landfall on the Gulf Coast. "Everyone's doing an amazing job," he said....
The City of Orange has issued the following press release: AshBritt will begin clearing streets from debris for fire and EMS routes where possible beginning August 28, 2020. Live wires can be deadly and citizens should stay away from any downed power lines. Do not trim trees or remove debris on or near downed power lines. Only power company crews or their contractors should remove trees or limbs touching power lines....
Cars, truck and vans from Orange County hit the road Tuesday morning in response to a mandatory evacuation order to flee the expected path of Hurricane Laura. Traffic was steady heading north to East Texas and west to the Hill Country, but Texas Department of Transportation had logged no reports of major traffic tie-ups as of noon Tuesday. The City of Orange Tuesday morning dispatched seven chartered buses from a debarkation station at Lamar State College Orange. The buses...
Orange County Emergency Management Press Release #1 August 24, 2020 - Orange County Judge John Gothia issued a Disaster Declaration for Orange County today. (see attached) - County and City Officials are recommending a voluntary evacuation for all of Orange County and all of its Municipalities due to the uncertainty of Hurricane Marco and Hurricane Laura's path. - At this time Officials are issuing a mandatory evacuation FOR nursing homes ONLY. - There is NOT a mandatory...
What’s one of the biggest must-have items as hardy Orange County residents await the arrival of likely Hurricane Laura? Generators. Monday afternoon, there wasn’t one to be found in town. The folks at Honda of Orange are meeting the demand in a big way. “I’ve got 115 generators arriving Tuesday,” owner Mark Frey said Monday afternoon. “I’m not sure how many will be available, though. It depends on how many we pre-sell.” Frey estimated he had already written up sales tickets f...
Orange County Emergency Management's information regarding Sand Bags for preparations of tropical system. Sand and bags are currently available at: Precinct 1 County Maintenance barn located on North Highway 87 at North Teal Road Precinct 2 located on 11897 State Highway 62 in Mauriceville, directly across from Market Basket on Highway 62 Precinct 3 County Maintenance barn located on 2502 West Roundbunch Road Precinct 4 County Maintenance barn located on 375 Claiborne Street...
County Judge John Gothia has issued a Disaster Declaration for Orange County and joined cities in calling for a voluntary evacuation for Orange County residents in response to the possibility of widespread damage posed by Tropical Storms Marco and Laura. Officials are calling for a mandatory evacuation of the county's nursing homes at this point. Laura, the second of two tropical cyclones active in the Carribean and Gulf of Mexico this week, is causing the most worry. As of mi...
The city of Bridge City declared a state of disaster Monday, because of an imminent threat of widespread damage from Tropical Storms Marcos and Laura....
NEW COLLEGE ELIGIBILITY RULES SHOULD HELP LAMAR & McNEESE After admonishing Lamar University for still wanting to play their Sept. 25 game at Rice, I was happy to see that they decided to cancel the only non-conference game on their 2020 schedule the next day after the Southland Conference canceled all games this season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to an article by the Associated Press in last weekend’s newspapers, there are 257 Division I football programs (with 1...
KAZ’S FEARLESS FORECAST Games This Week WEST ORANGE-STARK over WACO LA VEGA (at Madisonville)—This turned out to be a late-scheduled match-up which will be like a playoff game for the Mustangs with the teams pretty evenly matched and ranked in the state preseason polls. In fact, the ‘Stangs probably are the underdogs which should fire them up. WO-S doesn’t want their chance for an undefeated season ruined in August. LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE over HAMSHIRE-FANNETT—The Battlin...
DOUBLE WAMMY I understand this column is running on our website, therecordlive.com. The last week of August has brought not one but two hurricanes in the Gulf. The first and smallest storm, Marco, is not expected to bring high winds but promises some rain. Our worry is the second larger storm, Laura, which is right in our gun sight. As I write this it is difficult to determine the damage. It is a hard decision to stay or go. If Laura comes in east of Orange County, we could fa...
The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that United Way of Orange County has been named Business of the Month for April 2020. President of United Way of Orange County, Maureen McAllister accepted the award along with her staff, Georgia Taylor and Laci Gibbens. Bridge City Ambassadors Rani Dillow, Wanda McGraw and Kristen Placette presented the award along with gifts from the following business: Entergy Country Ford, Wellspring Credit Union, Tiger Rock...
Orangefield Elementary received a $300 donation from the SETX Circle of Hope, and a $200 personal donation from Emmett Hollier(SETX Circle of Hope member) to purchase school supplies for students. This money will help our students have a successful school year. We appreciate the generosity of local organizations and community members. Pictured are Sunshine Copeland, OISD District Librarian/Grant Writer and Corey Sheppard, OES Principal....
We are proud to welcome Maddy Smith as a columnist for The Record. Maddy is a student at Orangefield High School. She is a talented young writer whose columns offer unique insights from the perspective of a local high school student. Intended primarily for young people, all of The Record readers are welcome to enjoy our columns by Maddy Smith. Football season is coming very soon! This means people are scrambling to buy tickets and make sure they have plenty of spirit...
Due to the uncertain trajectories of the storms in the Gulf of Mexico Lamar State College Orange will close at 12:30 pm today, Monday, August 24. We plan to resume classes on Monday, August 31. This closure includes ALL classes – face-to-face, online, hybrid, virtual on a schedule, and dual credit. We encourage students to check their LSCO email, social media, and LSCO.edu for continued updates....
The Lamar State College Orange Fishing Club is feeling confident after being announced as the top team across the nation in collegiate bass fishing. The Association of Collegiate Anglers released its all-inclusive rankings today with Lamar State College Orange sitting at the top with 1,305 points. The LSCO anglers have a more than 300-point lead over second place Adrian College. The top five is rounded out with Lawrence Technological University, Central Michigan University,...
Paul N. Gennusa passed away at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston on August 11, 2020. He was born on July 31, 1943 and grew up in Port Arthur, graduating from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1961. He lived in Bridge City until he retired from Total Refinery after 30 years of service. He then relocated to Spring Branch, TX. He was preceded in death by his parents, Paul and Doris Gennusa, wife Shirley Gennusa, and granddaughter McKenna Kirk. Paul loved fishing and hunting,...
Scottie would love to invite everybody to his Baptism on Sunday August 29th at 10:30AM at First Baptist Church Bridge City at 200 W. Round Bunch Rd Bridge City. His wish is to have the whole church filled. Come out and support his baptism....
Ginger Ann Gunter, 67, of Bridge City, passed away on August 18, 2020, at her home. A memorial gathering will be held from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Saturday, August 29, 2020, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Ville Platte, Louisiana, on April 28, 1953, she was the daughter of Nolan Joseph Devillier and Mary Nell (Tate) Devillier. She was preceded in death by her parents, Nolan and Nell Devillier; son, Randy Wilson; and sister, Kathy Walker. She is survived by her...
