Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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College anglers seeking a final spot in August’s Carhartt Bassmaster National College Championship will weigh their catches in Orange Friday and Saturday. Texas B.A.S.S. Nation’s College National Championship Qualifier will take off July 9-10 at 6 a.m. each morning at the Orange Boat Ramp on the Sabine River and weigh-in there at 3 p.m. each afternoon. The winning two-man team will earn a trip to Waddington, N.Y., to fish in the Aug. 12-14 Carhartt Bassmaster National Col...
Lamar State College Orange is getting new leadership for its Process Technology/Instrumentation Program as Cheryl January replaces a retiring Earl Geis as director. Geis, who has led the program for 10 years, is retiring as program director in August but will remain part of the program as an adjunct instructor, LSCO announced in a news release. January, a staff member and adjunct instructor at LSCO for 15 years, will become the new Process Technology/Instrumentation Director....
Robert Bergeron, Bridge City’s Assistant Chief of Police, will run the department until a new Chief is named, City Manager Jerry Jones said. Paul Davis, Police Chief for his hometown since 2009, is officially retiring Wednesday, June 30. A reception honoring Davis was held Wednesday morning at City Hall. “The assistant chief, his lieutenants, sergeants and all the people who have their jobs will continue to do them,” Jones said. “That’s Assistant Chief Robert Bergeron,...
Zoning changes that would allow two Bridge City landowners to build 12 housing units on four vacant lots currently zoned for single families moved ahead Monday night. After neighbors of the proposed construction voiced strong opposition to the changes during a public hearing at City Hall, the city's Planning and Zoning Commission voted 5-2 to recommend Bridge City's City Council authorize the zoning changes to multi-family residential at its next meeting, set for 6 p.m....
The Orange County Sheriff's Office has spent almost $2 million in asset forfeiture funds in the past year to better equip its 150 employees. Since Sheriff Lane Mooney took over from an early-retiring Keith Merritt on July 1, 2020, the department has added 20 new vehicles (13 SUVs, 6 pickups, 1 jail van) at an average cost of $45,000; one new armored SWAT military vehicle for $225,000; a $26,000 computer server, a $21,000 software update; two K-9 dogs for $10,000 each; a sniper...
With summer officially here and COVID-19 restrictions loosening around the country, many people will look to grilling, cookouts, and other outdoor gatherings, including fireworks displays, to enjoy the warm weather. As the Fourth of July approaches, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is providing important reminders and guidelines for safely enjoying these activities. Make sure your gas grill is working properly • Leaks or breaks are primarily a problem with gas grills. Check the gas tank hose for leaks before u...
Former U.S. Congressman Beto O’Rourke wants Texans to fight Republican voter suppression acts by taking to the phones. O’Rourke, who appeared in front of a crowd of 300 outside the Julie Rogers Theater in Beaumont last week, wants Democrats to call their state representatives and detail their objections to Senate Bill 7. He wants them to call the White House and make sure President Biden gets the votes needed to pass the For The People Act in the Senate, then signs it. Sen...
Cutline: A panel of the new Orange County floodplain map shows the area of Pinehurst and West Orange. (Courtesy FEMA) FEMA finalizing new floodplain map Dave Rogers For The Record The Federal Emergency Management Agency is encouraging Orange County residents to examine new flood maps that become effective Dec. 16, 2021. To access the Orange County preliminary maps, go to this web address: https://hazards.fema.gov/femaportal/prelimdownload/searchLoad.action and at the bottom...
It was kinda like getting back on the bike. There were a hitch or two observed in the first week of the first non-delayed Lions Club Charity Carnival in a handful of years but that didn't spoil the fun. "Everybody out there was pleased," event co-chairman Pam Honeycutt said of opening week June 16-19. The three-weekend event continues Wednesday through Saturday for the next two weeks at Lions Den Park at the intersection of MacArthur Drive and Adams Bayou, near downtown....
County Treasurer Christy Khoury banked $516,000 in sales tax receipts for the county from the month of April. That ½ of a cent sales and use tax rebate from the state of Texas is 7% higher than the figure from a year ago. According to the state comptroller’s website, Orange County is 15.7% ahead of sales tax receipts from last year at this time. “Despite the pandemic, the entire state’s sales tax is the highest in recorded history,” County Judge John Gothia said. “It’s al...
New mayors Misty Songe of Vidor and Randy Branch of West Orange were guests of honor at the Wednesday Lunch Bunch meeting held June 16. Orange County Judge John Gothia and Orange County Tax Collector Karen Fisher hosted the event and treated everyone to lunch at Robert's Steakhouse and Meat Market. The crowd also included Bridge City Mayor David Rutledge, County Commissioner Kirk Roccaforte and former County Commissioner John Dubose. Roccaforte and Dubose are former Bridge...
Orange County District Attorney John Kimbrough said Tuesday that Bridge City's Police Department "did a fantastic job" investigating twin fatalities that occurred minutes and miles apart on June 13, 2020. Jarrod Lee Watkins, 24, of Orange, was charged with intoxication manslaughter in a head-on collision that killed 20-year-old Jillian Blanchard of Port Neches on FM 1442 in Bridge City. But Watkins has never been charged in connection with the other fatality. Social media has...
With Hurricane Season here again, Bridge City Mayor David Rutledge has been leading the push for citizens to sign up with STAN. That’s the Southeast Texas Alerting Network and it serves Orange, Jefferson and Hardin Counties. “We’ve been in it for a while,” Rutledge said. “We’re just making a concerted effort to make sure everybody knows about it. “With Hurricane Season coming on, we’re making an extra push to be durn sure everybody stays informed.” STAN is a messaging and not...
Orange is getting a new 80-unit senior apartment community near the intersection of Highway 62 and Interstate 10. A celebration was held Wednesday, June 16, to christen the SilverLeaf at Orange, a project built with $8.8 million in funding from the Texas General Land Office. “It’s nice,” said Precinct 2 County Commissioner Theresa Beauchamp, whose broad area includes the new housing. “We needed that in that area,” she said. It will be an affordable rental housing complex,...
City council members at both Pinehurst and West Orange have liked what they’ve seen from proposals to place streetlights on MacArthur Drive. “It was a real brief presentation, and we will talk more, but based on what I saw, it’s going to be a big addition to our city, because it’s aimed at keeping our citizens safe,” Johnny Asevedo, Pinehurst councilman, said. “We’ve needed lights out there for quite a few years,” Shirley Bonnin of the West Orange council said. “It is da...
West Orange officials reappointed to their jobs by new Mayor Randy Branch repeated their Oaths of Office at Tuesday night's meeting. From left, they are Assistant Fire Chief Simmie Gibson, Fire Chief David Roberts, Municipal Court Judge Carl Thibodeaux and City Attorney Chris Leavins....
Adam Russell Texas A&M AgriLife Whether you call them stickers or sandburs, a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert can help you win the war against these prickly little pain dispensers. Sandburs, also known as grassbur or sandspur, are an annual and/or perennial grass. The sharp, spiny burs are a seed pod that can latch on to passersby for distribution to other locations. “Weed control is ultimately up to the end-user, but sandburs are one of those weeds that can be a...
Joe Biden’s American Recovery Plan Act, passed by Congress without a single Republican vote, just showered ruby red Orange County with the first of two $8.1 million payments. The all-Republican County Commissioners are eager to see what they’re allowed to use it for. After Tuesday’s twice-monthly Commissioners Court meeting, County Judge John Gothia asked Tim Funchess, county purchasing agent, to put an item on the June 22 agenda to start the process to hire a grant manag...
Good times are set to resume in Orange. The Lion’s Club 80th Charity Carnival will take place over three weekends at Lions Den Park this year, beginning Wednesday, June 16. “When we first started planning for this, they still had the COVID thing,” Pam Crew-Honeycutt, carnival co-chairman explained the extra week. “We were trying to encourage more social distancing. We thought it would give people the opportunity to spread out.” This year’s event begins at 6:30 p.m. Wednes...
One of Orange County’s top news sources is going off the air. Sherry Combs is retiring from the Little Cypress-Mauriceville school district Friday, ending a 42-year career that saw her issue tens of thousands of notifications –what used to be called “press releases” – on behalf of LCMCISD and West Orange-Cove school districts and the LifeShare Blood Center. “I’m 70 and it’s time,” she said Tuesday. “I can do anything I want to, any time I want to.” For the past 20 years, Co...
You’re a grand old flag, You’re a high-flying flag, Monday, June 14, marks the 104th observance of Flag Day in the United States, a holiday officially established in 1916 by President Woodrow Wilson. But every day is Flag Day for retired U.S. Navy sailor John Hall. The West Orange-Stark graduate served 20 years as an aviation ordnanceman on U.S. aircraft carriers circling the globe supporting combat and peacekeeping missions alike. “When we first got married, my wife asked...
Winter Storm Uri and subsequent cool, wet weather have made the 2021 growing season tough on Texas watermelons, but decent prices are helping producers, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts. Watermelons in South Texas got a late start due to the winter storm in February, said Juan Anciso, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension horticulturist, Weslaco. Many fields under hoop tunnels experienced delays and required partial replanting due to the cold weather. Harvest...
The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season began on June 1. Our colleagues at NOAA are predicting another active season, with an above average number of named storms. At NASA, we’re developing new technology and missions to study storm formation and impacts, including ways to understand Earth as a system. The following are 5 Fast Facts about NASA and the 2021 hurricane season: 1. NASA can see storms from space. From space, NASA can see so much more than what’s visible to the nak...
Lamar State College Orange (LSCO) President, Dr. Thomas Johnson, announced this week that LSCO will return to its normal campus life and schedule this upcoming Fall semester. The Fall schedule will closely resemble Fall 2019 in regard to face-to-face offerings and enrollment capacities. “The past fourteen months have been challenging for all of us. But members of our Gator community have proven time and time again how resilient they are. Their diligence in upholding our h...
A proposal to bring streetlights to a dark and deadly stretch of road is on the agendas for neighboring Orange County cities. The Texas Department of Transportation will make a presentation for a "MacArthur Drive Illumination Project" at Tuesday's 6 p.m. meeting of the Pinehurst City Council. While no one at Pinehurst was available to talk about the item, Randy Branch, the new mayor in West Orange, said the same item will be on his council's agenda for Monday, June 14. He...
