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  • OC Native excited about return to space

    Penny LeLeux, For the Record|Updated Jul 13, 2021

    Sunday was an exciting day for space enthusiast and Orange County native Nathan Price. The 8 a.m. launch of Richard Branson in his Virgin Galactic Unity 22 spacecraft was another step forward in the new space age and the beginning of space tourism. "It's about time," said Price about the Virgin Galactic flight. "The Virgin Galactic system is the evolution of the system that Burt Rutan won the X Prize for back in 2004. They thought was they would be flying that in just a few...

  • OC Commissioners target game rooms

    Dave Rogers, For the Record|Updated Jul 13, 2021

    In a public workshop allowing taxpayers to speak for or against the presence of game rooms in unincorporated areas of Orange County, the “nays” had it all to themselves Tuesday. The “ayes” were no-shows. The 45-minute discussion drew a full-house crowd of about 50 to the County Commissioners courtroom and ended with County Judge John Gothia pledging the county will put forth its first game room regulations within a month. Ten residents who took their turn at the podium and all...

  • LSCO partners with Optimus Steel on expansion

    Dave Rogers, For the Record|Updated Jul 13, 2021

    Lamar State College Orange partnered with the Orange County Economic Development Corporation in enticing Optimus Steel to expand in Orange County. Now the college in downtown Orange is announcing it’s ready to partner with the company to help it staff up. “We are thrilled that Optimus Steel has chosen to expand its footprint in Orange County,” LSCO President Dr. Tom Johnson said. “LSCO is committed to providing an educated and skilled workforce in the community for compani...

  • Guv tabs Lee, Faske for TSUS board

    Dave Rogers, For the Record|Updated Jul 13, 2021

    The Texas State University System, the one that includes Lamar State College Orange and the others in Beaumont and Orange, is getting an injection of Southeast Texas. Orange native Stephen Lee and former Orange County Republican Party Chairperson Sheila Faske have been appointed to six-year terms on the nine-person board that oversees operations of seven universities and colleges. "I'm super excited to start a new chapter in my life," Faske said. "This is a great honor," said...

  • Normalcy for children in foster care helps heal trauma

    Penny LeLeux, For the Record|Updated Jul 13, 2021

    Swimming, attending camp, and participating in sports are something that many youngsters in the foster system miss. Many do not get the chance to experience these sorts of summertime activities. Being removed from their home and placed in the child welfare system because their family is in crisis, these children are already facing trauma that no child should experience – yet on top of all of that, their participation in normal childhood activities with their peers often b...

  • Sabine hosts last-chance college tourney

    Dave Rogers, For the Record|Updated Jul 6, 2021

    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...

  • Downtown hungry for Food Truck Friday

    Dave Rogers, For the Record|Updated Jul 6, 2021

    The latest fundraising effort to help Orange County’s least fortunate has taken off like a bottle rocket on the Fourth of July. “We have had overwhelming response,” Michelle Tubbleville said of “Food Truck Friday,” a weekly event that has seemingly outgrown its beginnings in just two weeks. Food Truck Friday is sponsored by Orange County Disaster Rebuild, a non-profit started by Tubbleville, a longtime county employee moved to Special Projects Coordinator to help with thos...

  • County's road warriors seek car allowance 

    Dave Rogers, For the Record|Updated Jul 6, 2021

    As Orange County begins the road to its 2022 budget, a few of their road warriors would like to weigh in. County precinct commissioners and constables are letting it be known they’d like some help with mounting automobile expenses. “I’m trying to build this office up,” said Precinct 2 Constable Jeremiah Gunter. “It could be a moneymaker for the county. “But to make a lot of money, I have to have money to travel and go to schools.” In a salary scale finalized in September 201...

  • Geis retires as LSCO technology director

    Dave Rogers, For the Record|Updated Jul 6, 2021

    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....

  • "Varmint Hunt" in the new children's building at Cowboy Church of Orange County

    Penny LeLeux, For the Record|Updated Jul 6, 2021

    The pandemic may have cancelled last year's vacation bible school, but it is almost time for the "Varmint Hunt" at Cowboy Church of Orange County. This year's curriculum focuses on helping kids learn how to spot that varmint, Satan, and how to deal with his "hog wash." Varmint Hunt VBS is scheduled 9 a.m.- 4 p.m., July 13-14 at Cowboy Church of Orange County, located at 673 FM 1078, Orange. Registration is still open. You can register online through Facebook: Cowboy Church of...

  • As BC turns 51, mayor wins TML prize

    Dave Rogers, For the Record|Updated Jul 6, 2021

    A member of Bridge City's first city council in 1970, former mailman David Hock commemorated Bridge City's 51st anniversary as an incorporated city with a visit Tuesday afternoon. He liked what they've done with the place. "It looks good," said the 83-year-old Hock, who now lives in Orange. That 51st anniversary of Bridge City becoming an incorporated city is July 7. Incorporation passed by a 60-40 margin on July 7, 1970. The current city council has six members, plus Mayor...

  • Becoming YouTube famous

    Penny LeLeux, For the Record|Updated Jul 6, 2021

    When John Frederick filmed his first "skit" for Vid Chronicles, a YouTube channel, no one knew it was going to make the progress it has. Frederick, a Mauriceville actor, was in the background of 2018 Oscar winning Best Film "The Green Book" and had a supporting role in Tom Hanks' 2020 film "Greyhound." He has also had leading and supporting roles in several shorts produced locally. He also cohosts "The Barefoot Director" on Facebook. He was doing a friend a favor in December...

  • Bergeron to serve BCPD as acting chief

    Dave Rogers, For the Record|Updated Jun 29, 2021

    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,...

  • BC re-zoning vote riles up neighbors

    Dave Rogers, For the Record|Updated Jun 29, 2021

    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....

  • Mooney restocks SO with seizure funds

    Dave Rogers, For the Record|Updated Jun 29, 2021

    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...

  • Fire safety as summer kicks off

    Updated Jun 29, 2021

    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...

  • O'Rourke: Dems should let voices ring

    Dave Rogers, For the Record|Updated Jun 23, 2021

    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...

  • FEMA finalizing new floodplain map

    Dave Rogers, For the Record|Updated Jun 22, 2021

    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...

  • Lions Carnival ready to hit stride

    Dave Rogers, For the Record|Updated Jun 22, 2021

    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....

  • Orange County sales tax receipts still rising

    Dave Rogers, For the Record|Updated Jun 22, 2021

    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...

  • Lunch Bunch honors new OC mayors

    Updated Jun 22, 2021

    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...

  • Kimbrough backs BCPD's 2020 investigations

    Dave Rogers, For the Record|Updated Jun 18, 2021

    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...

  • Mayor: BC residents need to STAN up

    Dave Rogers, For the Record|Updated Jun 15, 2021

    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...

  • GLO funds open Orange senior apartments

    Dave Rogers, For the Record|Updated Jun 15, 2021

    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,...

  • West Orange officials take oaths

    Dave Rogers, For the Record|Updated Jun 15, 2021

    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....

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