Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Tropical Storm Harvey inundated Orange County in August of 2017. In the five years since then the City of Pinehurst has been working to repair the damage from the record flooding and prepare its community for the next possible disaster. A big step towards recovery from Harvey for Pinehurst was the approval of a $6.8 million grant from the Texas General Land Office (GLO) to repair infrastructure damaged by the flooding from the storm. The mitigation grant was approved in...
Experience walked in Orange County Precinct 3 and money talked in Orange County Precinct 2. Joy Dubose-Simonton won her third term as Precinct 3 Justice of the Peace Tuesday night, squeaking past paralegal Candice Conroy Steele, a two-time challenger. In the other contested Orange County race, Chris Sowell was not just the top vote-getter in a five-man race for the County Commissioner job representing Precinct 2. He avoided a run-off with an overwhelming 59.7 percent of the...
The city of Orange is starting the new year with a continuation of new construction and remodeling. Building permits issued during the first month included an $8.6 million new building for a medical center plus the city spending $285,000 for the HVAC system in the new recreation center under construction at 1405 Orange Avenue, the site of the former natatorium. The construction for the Gisela Houseman Medical Campus is ongoing in the Eagle Point development area at the...
In the last half of 2021, Dade Phelan, Orange County's State representative, raised $1.5 million in campaign funds and spent about every penny of it on campaign expenses. But the Beaumont-based Republican has no one running against him in 2022. Talk about money for nothing. But don't pine for Phelan, who hasn't had an opponent since 2014, the first of his now five elections to the Statehouse. He is still sitting on nearly $5 million in political contributions, according to...
The City of Orange is saying goodbye to its top two firefighters in the next six weeks and plans are being made to find their replacements. David Frenzel announced last year he is retiring near the end of April after 53 years with the Orange Fire Department, the last 25 as Fire Chief. Deputy Fire Chief Lee Anne Brown announced last week she plans to retire next week after 30 years at OFD. "Everybody says you'll know when it's time, and I knew it was time," she said. "I prayed...
The previous occupant's University of Texas Longhorns golf bag has been replaced by a Texas A&M diploma belonging to a man who used to be a golf pro. Brent Walker's course to being the new city manager for the City of Bridge City has been full of doglegs and tricky reads. But the Panhandle native who grew up on the grasslands beneath Kansas' Flint Hills, thinks he has found his sweet spot in Southeast Texas. "I've really been looking for a place to call home and I like...
The Orange Police Department is investigating two burglaries that occurred at a hotel in Orange the last week of February. The burglaries were perpetrated at the Hotel Orange at 2900 Lutcher Drive on Saturday, February 26, and Monday, February 28. Officer Jaclyn Patronella was dispatched at 6:38 PM on Saturday to the hotel in reference to the first burglary that had occurred at 5:46 AM that morning. A female employee told police that a white male broke into the building and st...
One hundred years ago this month, people in Orange had a choice spot for Major League Baseball spring training. The St. Louis Cardinals were in town for their second time to practice for the upcoming season. The two years in Orange were good for Hall of Fame player Rogers Hornsby, a native of Winters, Texas. After his first spring training camp in Orange in 1921, he led the majors in batting with a .397 average. The next year, in 1922, Hornsby won a rare triple crown in the...
The Orange County Elections Administration has returned about 100 mail-in ballots to would-be voters in the past week because of missing or mismatched identification numbers. The good news, according to Cheryl Bradley, Assistant Elections Administrator, is there's plenty of time to make the correction and have your vote counted in the March 1 election. The problems could be as simple as voters not knowing that an ID number is required on the ballot return envelope. "What I'm...
As early voting wraps up for the March 1 primary for November's midterm elections, the final lineup for the May 7 city and school boards are set. Lanie Brown, a familiar name in Orange County politics as Regional Director of Community Relations for U.S. Congressman Brian Babin, is running for one of three at-large spots on the West Orange City Council. Kenneth Prosperie and his wife Peggy Prosperie, a couple of civic activists, are on a ballot apiece in Bridge City. Kenneth is...
So what's different about the Bridge City school bond issue coming up on the May 7 election? Twice in the past eight years, BCISD taxpayers shot down bond issues, voting no by more than a 2-1 margin. One difference, said Dr. Mike Kelly, the district's first-year superintendent, is that the tax hit will be less. "The 2019 proposed bond was going to raise taxes 27 cents. The 2022 bond proposed bond, if both propositions pass, will raise taxes 21 cents. So we're actually asking...
People in the Big Apple aren't forgetting the importance of little Orange in their history. The iconic Staten Island Ferry John F. Kennedy was built in Orange at Levingston Shipbuilding and has been bought by investors, including two famous comedians, to become a New York City entertainment venue. In January, Pete Davidson and Colin Jost of Saturday Night Live, made international headlines when they bought the John F. Kennedy at auction. Jost is married actress Scarlett...
The Duke and Duchess of Urban Cowboy (Pam and Rusty Honeycutt) dance to the sounds of Jackie Caillier and the Cajun Cousins- (l to r) Benny Mueller, Jack Caillier, Ivy Dugas. Hidden from view: Jude Moreau....
My name is Shawn Hare and I'm running for Commissioner to build success and opportunities for our community. As a fifth-generation Orange County resident, local businessman and cattle rancher, I have deep roots in our community. I understand Orange County's economy and our unique needs. I am honored to be endorsed by the Sabine Area Central Labor Council, Texas AFL-CIO. As county commissioner for precinct 2, I will ensure that the Orange County Commissioner's Court addresses...
First and foremost, my family and I want to thank everyone for all your support and kind words we have received over the past few weeks. In order to be an effective Justice of the Peace one needs good character, integrity, compassion and be qualified for the position. One also needs to have respect for the office and respect for others. I feel that I have all of these attributes and so much more. Making decisions that have an impact on someone's life is not an easy task, but i...
