Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan visits with Dr. Tom Johnson, Lamar State College Orange president, during Johnson's visit to the Capitol in Austin, where he reported last week on the school's progress and plans for the future to the Senate Finance Committee. Tuesday, Johnson had a virtual meeting with the Texas House Appropriations Committee, a routine happening for all state-funded schools. It hasn't yet reached Cloud Nine but Dr. Tom Johnson definitely likes the path Lamar...
Patty Collins is running for a second term on the Bridge City school board but hardly considers herself a politician. She's just continuing a career of service to education: Her day job is Executive Director of College Affairs for Lamar State College Orange. "The fringe of politics. That's what I call the school board," she said. "I never really had a desire to be in politics, but I love serving our district." BCISD stakeholders will go to the polls May 1 to decide two races....
Cheers mingled with tears at last week's scaled-down Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Awards luncheon that was topped by Michelle Tubbleville being named Citizen of the Year. Tubbleville, the Special Projects Coordinator for the County of Orange, was honored for the 24/7 way she brings together people with needs caused by natural disasters with volunteers or government programs to meet those needs. But she had to share the spotlight with the bittersweet memories...
Little Cypress-Mauriceville Little Cypress-Mauriceville schools will again be closed on Friday, February 19, to give maintenance staff time to repair damage caused by the freeze in a majority of our facilities. The boil water order would also be a challenge to feeding hundreds of students. Schools will re-open on Monday, February 21 at the usual time. Please be safe as we wait for this weather to warm up. Bridge City ISD Bridge City ISD schools will remain closed Friday, Feb....
Orange City Council Tuesday took two more steps the city hopes will pave the way for a new medical center and hospital beds for the area. A public hearing was held regarding the creation of the Eagle Point Reinvestment Zone and, hearing no objections, council members voted unanimously to a first reading of an ordinance that would make the zone a reality. "We're focusing on a 20-acre location at Eagle Point that will potentially be attractive for the medical center that's in...
Not long after lunchtime Monday, Orange City Councilman Brad Childs was called to comment on the damage done by back-to-back freezing storms last week. But the owner of Childs Ace Hardware and Building Supplies didn't have time to speak on the phone with a reporter because he was too busy dealing with his customers' plumbing emergencies. "We have been swamped," said the employee who tried to forward the call. Severe Winter Weather Events Uri and Viola were not kind to Texas,...
As a lifer here, she definitely knows her way around town. But in her three terms as a City Council member in Bridge City, Terri Gauthier is reaching out to help her hometown by working with other government bodies throughout Orange County and the greater Southeast Texas. She wants to continue serving her community, so she's signed up to seek another two-year term in the May 1 election. Kenneth Prosperie is running against Gauthier. Early voting for the election begins April...
Officials from Jefferson Gulf Coast Energy Partners pose with Orange County Commissioners Court members Tuesday after saying thanks to the county for tax abatements in 2014 and 2018 that have contributed to the company's success. The company, located on the east bank of the Neches River west of Vidor, has invested $700 million and paid a total of $20.3 million in taxes to governmental entities in Orange County. Company fathers say this year's total if $5.3...
Austin retiree Doug Zabel was relieved to get the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine in January and eager for the second round of his two-dose regimen last week. Then the winter storm knocked out not only his electricity, but also his appointment. The storm, which overwhelmed the state's electric grid and left millions without power for days, also dealt a significant, if temporary, setback to the state's vaccination efforts - which had been building momentum. Nationwide, some 6...
The Veterans Memorial Bridge, on Hwy 87 has reopened as of 11 am, the Rainbow Bridge opened earlier today....
Due to the Winter Storm that hit Orange County, South East Texas and other surrounding counties in Texas this week the decision was made not to publish this week's County Record and Penny Record Newspapers. The lack of electricity, internet and safety of our employees, as well as the press in Lufkin would not have safe driving to deliver the papers until at least Friday. This would not be fair to our family of advertisers to only have a partial week. We appreciate our readers and advertisers and will be back next week on the...
Bridge City ISD Due to inclement weather & possible hazardous road conditions, Bridge City ISD schools will be closed Monday, February 15th, 2021. Bridge City ISD buses will run on a two hour delayed schedule on Tuesday, February 16th. All campuses will begin classes at 10am on Tuesday. Any updates made as the weather develops will be posted on bridgecityisd.net and on social media. West-Orange Cove CISD Out of an abundance of caution, in preparation for the inclement weather...
Entergy Texas has started periodic power outages for its customers across southeast Texas. The company is taking this action as directed by our reliability coordinator, the Midcontinent Independent System Operator, as a last resort and in order to prevent a more extensive, prolonged power outage that could severely affect the reliability of the power grid. https://www.entergy.com/view-outages/ Crews have taken proactive steps to prepare and protect our assets from the extreme cold as well as placed additional power...
At approximately 4am, the Rainbow Bridge and the Veterans Memorial Bridge were deemed unsafe for travel due to ice accumulation. Many roads and bridges in our area have been closed due to ice. Motorists are urged to stay off the roads. Sergeant Stephanie Davis Texas Department of Public Safety...
Out of an abundance of caution, in preparation for the inclement weather forecasted for our area next week, West Orange-Cove CISD will shift to remote/virtual learning for Monday and Tuesday, February 15th and 16th. Please stay tuned to District call-outs, district FB, Twitter, and local media for further updates. No staff will be reporting to the District. If students experience power outages or technical difficulties during this time, please communicate to your teacher upon...
Due to inclement weather & possible hazardous road conditions, Bridge City ISD schools will be closed Monday, February 15th, 2021. Bridge City ISD buses will run on a two hour delayed schedule on Tuesday, February 16th. All campuses will begin classes at 10am on Tuesday. Any updates made as the weather develops will be posted on bridgecityisd.net and on social media....
The Orange County Sheriff's Office is going for the dogs. County Commissioners signed off Tuesday on reestablishing a K-9 program with two drug dogs. The purchase and training will require the expenditure of $20,000 of drug forfeiture funds from the Sheriff's Office plus $10,000 of county money to pay expenses for two dog handlers. "The Drug Enforcement Administration requires us to use a K-9 anytime we seize currency," Sheriff Lane Mooney explained. "If we call others in [a K...
"Saying we're going to loosen up as much as we can," Bridge City Mayor David Rutledge announced Tuesday that city buildings have adjusted their coronavirus restrictions. "As mayor, I instructed the department heads of the city today to begin to open the majority of city buildings on a limited basis," Rutledge said. "It'll begin Wednesday." Masks, sanitizers and social distancing will be mandatory inside all city buildings, Rutledge said. But most buildings will require an...
John Nickum, born into an Orange County insurance family, says he was delivered "with a State Farm tattoo." But the 1993 graduate of Bridge City High School hasn't just spent his entire life quoting great rates and offering safe-driving discounts. Nickum, whose father, Bill, operates Bridge City's State Farm agency, has his State Farm business in Vidor. But before that, he first achieved a degree in healthcare administration and long-term care from the University of Texas...
City aims abatements at medical complex Dave Rogers For The Record Mum’s the official word, but look for some news coming up soon about the Eagle Point project, maybe even the long-needed Gisela Houseman Medical Complex. In June of 2019, three months before Tropical Storm Imelda hit Orange County, Houseman donated 20 acres of land at Eagle Point on which to build offices and surgical suites for up to 20 doctors and a “mini-hospital” with eight to 20 beds with an ER and urgen...
As Orange County explores avenues to get more COVID-19 vaccinations into the arms of its citizens, two things keep getting in the way. The county does not have a hospital, an issue for about five years. And it doesn’t have a health department. As it is, Orange County has fallen underneath the coverage of the Hardin County Health Department. Commissioner Theresa Beauchamp wants a health department. “We [current commissioners] had nothing to do with getting rid of the prior heal...
To say that Tammi Fisette has spent her life at Bridge City’s City Hall wouldn’t be entirely accurate. But it would come close. Her father, Judge Don Peters, was Bridge City’s mayor in the late 1990s, after serving more than a decade on city council and city commissions. And then he served a two-decade tenure as Bridge City’s municipal judge. “When I was little, I’d go to City Hall with my dad all the time,” she said. “That’s pretty much how I got my foot in the door. “Where...
World champion bull rider Cody Teel from Kountze is one of several National Finals Rodeo qualifying cowboys chasing the prize money at the 3rd annual Sabine River Ford Pro Rodeo Friday and Saturday, Feb. 5-6, at T-2 Arena in Orange. “Man, I don’t know where all these cowboys are coming from,” Chad Havens, event host, said. “We’ve probably got 30% more contestants entered than we ever have.” The rodeo, held at T-2 Arena, 3810 Old Peveto Road, runs from 7 p.m. until 10 p.m. bot...
Orangefield Independent School District may or may not be the first in the county to do it but it sure won't be the last. School board members voted 6-0 Monday night to approve a resolution requesting the state designate all public school district personnel as "essential frontline workers" and be given appropriate priority for receiving the COVID-19 vaccine as it becomes available. "We mailed it today to Austin," Shaun McAlpin, Orangefield's schools superintendent, said...
