Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Mayor Roy McDonald was honored at the Wednesday's Lunch Bunch at Robert's Steakhouse. *More pictures and information to follow...
The Bassmaster Elite Tour is back in Orange for the fourth time and began Thursday morning and will run through Sunday afternoon. The Orange County Sheriff's Office Marine Division is assisting the tournament by providing security and assistance to the anglers. The Marine Division has two of its boats patrolling the Sabine River for the duration of the tournament, including the Safe boat. Sheriff Jimmy Lane Mooney volunteered to work the Safe boat with deputies for the...
I am John P. Nickum and seeking election for the position of Bridge City, City Council, Place 3 in the May 1st election with early voting beginning April 19th – 27th. I was blessed to be raised in Bridge City and graduated from Bridge City High School in 1993. I am the son of Bill and Ellen Nickum, who have been actively serving in the community since 1965. Having been reared in a home where the emphasis and importance of giving back to your community were instilled in the f...
Folks at the Galveston District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers likes to call themselves “Champions of the Texas Coast.” Who are way more important than Guardians of the Galaxy, in the minds of any right-thinking, flood-weary Orange County residents. Those Champions have been having closed-doors meetings with city and county elected leaders to discuss plans for a system of levees, floodwalls, gates and pump stations being designed to reduce the risk to human life and eco...
The Dovetail Games Bassmaster Elite at Sabine River fishing tournament is something Eric Perez has been looking forward to. "This is the first time we've had an event where things are really open like they used to be," the longtime B.A.S.S. event director said Tuesday, speaking of Texas dropping its mask mandate and crowd-size limitations a few weeks back. "Of course, bass fishing, by nature, has distancing in it already. We paused like most of the world did last March, but...
Navy Park was a beehive of Easter finery Sunday, awash in bright colors, packed with children and their parents, and overflowing with smiles. Among those enjoying themselves were the organizers of the Easter Egg Hunt and neighborhood get-together, a group of 30- and 40-somethings giving back. "We were kids in that community at one time. It's time for us to give back," said Nicholas Jackson, who along with friend Robert Jack is credited with coming up with the idea for "Fruit...
Homebuilders were busy framing and roofing in the new Silver Bridge addition off Ferry Road in Bridge City on Friday, April 3. Fourteen homes ranging in price from $260,000 to $300,000 are under construction by builder DR Horton, a nationwide firm with Texas roots. RECORD PHOTOS: Dave Rogers...
Carl Harbert started his Good Friday with one of the many good deeds he has provided his hometown since he retired as a plant manager. He helped his 93-year-old next-door neighbor put in a garden. "I guess it's the way I was raised," he said. "As you get older, you take care of the older people," he said, "and I've been cutting his grass for a while now. "I just believe in helping people." Since 2018, Harbert has been Bridge City's Place 1 City Council Member. He is seeking...
Bridge City Independent School District officially hired a new superintendent Tuesday, March 30, and Mike Kelly can't wait to move into the new job. Kelly, a native of Houston who has spent the past 20 years as a teacher, coach, principal and superintendent in the Waco area, is definitely impressed with Bridge City. "The people in that community are just phenomenal -- the way they have welcomed me and my family," he said. "The way they can make you feel special in just 15...
Bills under consideration in both houses of the Texas Legislature this year would create a taxing district to pay for upkeep on the “Ike Dike.” The five-county Gulf Coast Protection District includes Orange County and the price tag for operating and maintaining the coastal barrier is estimated to exceed $100 million per year. County Judge John Gothia says taxpayers should take a breath. And definitely not panic. That cost would be shared by Galveston, Harris, Chambers, Jeffers...
The masks have come off – some have in some places – and there will be no Easter services in parking lots in Orange County this year. But expect a big celebration outside First Baptist Church of Orange. Members there have stuffed 12,000 plastic Easter eggs with candy, reports Josh Fults, the new pastor. "We're having our first ever Saturday evening service at 5 p.m. with an Easter egg hunt after," he said. "Sunday, we're doing the same thing for two services, at 9:45 a.m. and...
Everyone's heard of substitute teachers. Bridge City's Judy Cole used to be substitute lunch lady. She found out there's no substitute for being around eager learners. That's why she's a six-year member of the Board of Directors for the Bridge City Independent School District – and is seeking a third, three-year term in the May 1 election. "I worked as a substitute cafeteria worker back when my son, Cody, was in kindergarten. I enjoyed being around the kids," says Cole, co-own...
Orange County Commissioners signed off on paying $3.6 million of weekly bills Tuesday, most of it thanks to Hurricane Laura. The $2.7 million that went to AshBritt Environmental for hauling away debris from the Category 4 storm will be repaid by FEMA – eventually. One of these days. But the uncertainty of when the feds will open the money tap has Commissioners concerned. They decided at their twice-monthly meeting to hold off spending $27,500 to replace a pickup truck with 1...
Bishop Charles Thomas, son of longtime Orange pastor Earl B. Thomas, is running for Mayor of Orange against incumbent Larry Spears, Jr. "Ministry is my heart," said the leader of the One Way Outreach Ministry. So is rebuilding the city he grew up in, so Tuesday he and leaders of two Florida-based companies and ministers from Houston and Florida were touring the vacant East Town Shopping Center at the corner of Turett and Simmons, near the Port of Orange. Thomas' vision is to...
Orange City Council moved a hospital and medical complex for Orange County closer to reality at its Tuesday evening meeting. The vote was unanimous to approve a 10-year schedule of decreasing tax abatements for the project at Eagle Point being put together by Orange Multi-Specialty Real Estate Holdings, a partnership fronted by local physician Dr. Marty Rutledge, and NexCore Group, a Denver-based healthcare developer. "This is a project that is long overdue," Orange Mayor...
After weather and pandemic setbacks, it's a miracle that B.A.S.S., the owners of the Bassmasters Elite fishing tournaments, are set to bring their $1 million event to the Orange Boat Dock in a couple of weeks. But the miracle of the April 8-11 tourney was the way the fishing tournament committee of the Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce made so much happen in so short a time. "If you'd have asked me if we could do this in a month, I'd have said no," said Ida Schossow,...
It's been 50 years to the day – St. Patrick's Day, 1971 -- since Roy Dunn went into the newspapering business with the first edition of the Opportunity Valley News. It was a free weekly tabloid newspaper delivered to every home in Orange County. Its purpose, pronounced editor Lee Grimsley Jr., was "to keep you informed of events that are taking place right here in our rapidly growing community ... our fertile industrial valley between the Sabine and the Neches." Dunn, now 86 a...
Jimmy LeBouef's first week as Pinehurst Chief of Police was a bit of a shock to the veteran lawman's system. "Right now I'm trying to get my feet back on the ground. I've been out of full-time policing for about two and a half years." LeBouef, who spent almost 28 years as a deputy with the Orange County Sheriff's Office, was named Pinehurst Police Chief Tuesday, March 9. He replaces Fred Hanauer, who retired from Pinehurst at the end of February after 12 years on the job and...
The Big Freeze that swept across most of Texas on Valentine's Day weekend took a toll on Orange County gardens big and small. Shangri-La Botanical Gardens, Orange's world-class stress-reliever presented free to citizens and tourists alike by the Stark Foundation, was no exception. "We have a year-round winter routine," said Jennifer Buckner, Director of Horticulture. "This winter has just required more work than normal." The park, which is open to the public from 9 a.m. to 5...
Rev. Paul Zoch said he wants to take bullying out of Bridge City schools. "A lot of parents are pulling their kids into home schooling because of bullying issues," he said recently when asked why he is running for a seat on the BCISD school board in the May 1 election. His opponent for Place 1 is incumbent Patty Collins, Executive Director of College Affairs for Lamar State College Orange. Zoch, the pastor of Bridge City's Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, and Collins were...
The Orange County Convention and Expo Center set a record Monday when it played host to 650 COVID-19 vaccinations. Then it broke the record Tuesday. "I can't say yet exactly how many we saw today, but it was the most ever," a woman working the door said. Last Friday, Orange County Judge John Gothia announced the county vaccine center would be available to all age groups, rather than only the 65-and-over bracket. "Priority is still given to anyone 65 years of age or older that...
Governor Greg Abbott's rescinding of mandates regarding the wearing of masks and reduced crowds has had an immediate effect on Orange County. The Bassmaster Elite at Sabine River, originally scheduled for April 8-11 but postponed because of COVID-19 restrictions, is once again scheduled for April 8-11, less than a month from now. Chris Kovatch, board chairman of the Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce, delivered the news to a meeting of the Orange City Council Tuesday...
If the year-long coronavirus pandemic has taught people anything, it's to think creatively. So, after the Bridge City Knights of Columbus had to cancel their annual Lenten Friday Fish Frys in 2020 because of COVID-19 social gathering restrictions, they came up with a workaround. They are serving the $10 meals via a couple of drive-through lanes in the parking lot of their building at 770 Avenue A, just off West Roundbunch Road, from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fridays March 12, March...
Orange County Judge John Gothia has removed all restrictions in the Covid 19 Vaccination Portal for Orange County Residents attempting to schedule themselves for the Covid-19 vaccine. Any Orange County Citizen who would like to be vaccinated regardless of age or other previously restrictive factors can now do so. Registration for the Covid Vaccination can be done here: https://vaccine.beaumonttexas.gov/ or call 1-409-550-2536. Citizens that are 65 and older will still have...
On March 2, 2021, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed Executive Order GA 34 that removes the face covering mandate and capacity restrictions for businesses and other establishments effective March 10, 2021. The Executive Order states, “Public schools may operate as provided by, and under the minimum standard health protocols found in guidance issued by the Texas Education Agency (TEA). Private schools and institutions of higher education are encouraged to establish similar s...
