Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Hurricane Harvey brought unfathomable destruction to coastal and southeast Texas. I want to use this column to describe how you or your loved ones can get help or volunteer. To volunteer, visit the National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster, https://www.nvoad.org/hurricane-harvey/volunteer/, and they will pair you with an organization that will use you to do the most good for the hurricane victims. National VOAD members will be providing relief and recovery for years to come, and they will need your assistance.I...
We will be moving into our temporary home at First Financial Bank beginning Monday, September 11th. We are extremely grateful to them. We will update you on upcoming meetings and events at that time. We are checking messages throughout the day until we can have them forwarded to our desks. Again, please contact us if we can offer you any assistance, in these coming weeks, as we all try to regroup. We are here for you! Sincerely, The Chamber Staff...
Casey Ann Lewis, 27, of Bridge City, passed away on September 8, 2017, in Beaumont.A private family funeral service will be held on Tuesday, September 12, 2017. Officiating will be Brother Jeffery Sanders.Born in Galveston, Texas, on September 18, 1989, she was the daughter of Hamp Henry Lewis, Jr. and Kelly Tienert Lewis. Casey loved spending time outdoors and enjoyed camping. She will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.She was preceded in death by her mother,...
Tax rates, budgets and Hurricane Harvey are on the agendas of several local governments meeting in open session the next couple of days. - West Orange City Council meets at 5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 11 at the West Orange Community Center. Its agenda includes setting a tax rate of 45 cents per $100 value and a budget to match, which would increase by 11.65 percent over last year. Also on the agenda is discussion and possible action on hiring contractors to remove storm debris...
Sara Elizabeth Green Bertles, known to most as "Sallie," of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on August 24th, 2017 in Houston, Texas. A celebration and memorial service honoring her will be held at Noon, Saturday September 9, 2017 at Winfree Baptist Church on Highway 62 in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Dr. Gary Hopkins, and Pastor Bill Collier. The family will receive friends beginning at 10:00 am until the service begins. Born in Salem, New Jersey on May 17, 1940 Sallie was the daughter of George Plummer Green and Mary...
Charles Robert (C.R.) Fleming went to be with his Lord and Savior on August 31, 2017, surrounded by his wife and children. C.R. was born on February 8, 1938, in Rodessa, Louisiana. He was the son of Norman Fleming and Ollie Jane Davenport Fleming. He was a member of the first graduating class of Bridge City High School in 1957 where he was an all-district basketball player and was voted Best All Around by his senior class. He retired from Printpack in Orange, Texas in 2002 after forty-three years of service. He was the first...
Mary Louise Dugas Lewis passed away surrounded with her family on August 26, 2017 at Kaiser hospital in Walnut Creek, California. She was the first born of Ernest Dugas Sr. and Theola Dugas on December 27, 1945, in DeQuincy, Louisiana. Mary grew up in Orange, Texas, where she accepted Christ at an early age. She was a member of Mount Olive Baptist Church in Orange, Texas. She attended Sunday school, BTU and sung in the youth choir. She was a member there until she moved to Oak...
Red Cross Financial Assistance for Hurricane Harvey Thanks to our generous donors, the American Red Cross will be providing financial assistance to Texas households that were severely impacted by Harvey and need help taking care of emergency needs. Right now, we are in the initial few hours of this effort and are focusing on helping people in emergency shelters. We are experiencing an exceedingly high demand, and ask that people please be patient. We plan to share additional...
For any construction in the unincorporated areas of Orange County and the cities of Pine Forest and Rose City: Orange County says contractors performing any construction for any hurricane related damages will need a CONTRACTOR’S PERMIT through Orange County Environmental Health and Code Compliance. To obtain a contractor’s permit, the contractor should contact Orange County EH&CC and provide their driver’s license, social security number and contractor’s bonding information. DEVELOPMENT PERMITS will be required on all con...
The following county offices will be open to the public Tuesday, Sept. 12. Some offices may be relocated due to damage. Tax Office County Judge’s Office Treasurer’s Office Auditor’s Office Social Services Human Resources Purchasing Department Elections Veteran’s Office Justice of the Peace Pct. 3 Juvenile Probation office in Orange Environmental Health/Code Compliance Orange County Road & Bridge Mosquito Control UTMB clinic Vidor Tax Office County Clerk’s Office (relocated to the Tax Office in the Administration Building)...
The City of West Orange OK’d a $3.6 million budget for 2017-18 and 2-1/2 cent tax rate increase to help pay for it at Monday’s City Council meeting. “It’s a slight increase that won’t bring us much more money,” Mayor Roy McDonald said. The previous tax rate was 42.5 cents per $100. The new tax rate, unanimously approved by council, is 45 cents per $100. “We hate to do that, but insurance went up so high,” McDonald said. “We hate to burden our employees more. It’s a balancing...
