Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Photo: Architect Don LaBiche looks up at a monitor displaying a PowerPoint presentation on work required to fix the front of the Orange County Courthouse on Friday, Jan. 18, in Orange. RECORD Photo: Dave Rogers Cutline 2: A PowerPoint presentation presented to Orange County Commissioners in a Friday, Jan. 18, workshop meeting on restoring the courthouse entrance included a closeup of the eagle atop the marble-covered front. Image courtesy The LaBiche Architectural Group Cutlin...
Debby Schamber For the Record Still no arrests in Nathaniel Anderson case... Nathaniel Anderson, 22, of Orange spent his all too short life leaving an imprint on the hearts of everyone in his life. Nathaniel was nine days old when he came into the lives of Mike and Dianne Anderson. Initially, it was only supposed to be temporary. Nathaniel was removed by authorities from a dangerous home for an emergency placement. His former family of five children went to live with various...
Dave Rogers For The Record Bridge City Independent School District Monday night joined neighbor West Orange-Cove in accepting an application for Appraised Value Limitation for a proposed $6 billion Chevron Phillips Chemical ethylene plant. “Chevron Phillips has been a part of the community for six decades and if this proposal goes through, we hope to be here through another six decades,” said Chaney Moore, real estate and property tax manager for the company, referring to the current CPC polyethylene plant on Chemical Row tha...
John Gothia, Orange County Precinct 3 Commissioner, was installed as President of the Southeast Texas Regional Planning Commission last Thursday, Jan. 17. SETRPC is a voluntary association of local governments established in June 1970 that includes Hardin, Jefferson and Orange Counties. “It’s a great organization and it funnels a lot of money into our community from the state and federal level,” Gothia said, “about $12 million each year outside of Harvey [storm recovery] money...
Photo: Longtime Lamar State College-Orange instructors and staff members Butch Campbell, Becky McAnelley and Elias Jureidini join President Dr. Thomas Johnson in looking over a scrapbook ahead of Wednesday’s 50th Anniversary celebration for the school. RECORD Photo: Dave Rogers Dave Rogers For The Record Dr. Thomas Johnson, president of Lamar State College-Orange, holds a proclamation from Orange County Commissioners’ Court Tuesday recognizing LSCO’s 50th Anniversary. RECOR...
Dave Rogers For The Record When Derry Dunn retired as a high school principal, he went to work as an Orange County justice of the peace the next day. This time, Dunn, 72, was retired just over two weeks before he signed up to go back to Little Cypress-Mauriceville schools. Dunn has filed to run for Position 7 on the Little Cypress-Mauriceville school district board. Incumbent Ray Rogers chose not to run in the May 4 election for a return to that spot. “I wasn’t bored. I was just ready to help out some with the leadership the...
Photo: Grant consultants John Catalanotta and Nancy Beward of Wendorf, Beward and Partners follow the action Tuesday in Orange County Commissioners’ Court. RECORD Photo: Dave Rogers Dave Rogers For The Record Freedom may not be free but doing everything needed to collect federal grants and reimbursements is definitely pricey. Orange County commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a $1.7 allotment to keep the services of consultants Wendorf, Beward and Partners, w...
Judice’s Cajun Café Wins “Favorite Taste of the Bayou” Award 2nd Year In A Row Each year the Bridge City Chamber of Commerce holds its Taste of the Bayou Annual Banquet inviting local restaurants and food vendors to bring tasty treats for the banquet’s attendees. This offers banquet guests a chance to sample cuisine from several local restaurants. For the second year in a row guests were asked to vote for their “Favorite Taste of the Bayou”. We are pleased to announce that Judice’s Cajun Café has won for the second year in...
Orangefield Elementary students in Mrs. Wolfford's 3rd grade reading classes became paleontologists this week as a culminating activity following their reading story, "The Albertosaurus Mystery, Philip Currie's Hunt in the Badlands." Using special tools, students enjoyed digging out the chips in chocolate chip cookies without breaking the cookie! Using the Scientific Method, students were able to make predictions and draw conclusions about their experiment. They also enjoyed learning about Otzi, the 5,300 year old mummy...
Bridge City, Texas, January 15, 2019– Attention all Bridge City and Orangefield High School seniors. The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce they will be awarding two $500 scholarships to Bridge City High School seniors and two $500 scholarships to Orangefield High School seniors. Applications are available at the student’s high school counselor’s office, Bridge City Chamber office at 150 W. Roundbunch Road, Bridge City, TX 77611, or can be downloaded from the chamber’s website: www.brid...
Bridge City Chamber of Commerce President for 2018 Terri Gauthier passed her gavel to 2019 President Beth Arnold. Arnold is a CU Marketing Executive for Wellspring Credit Union. Photo: Chris Slaughter For The Record A jubilant crowd attended the Bridge City Chamber of Commerce Taste of the Bayou 59th Annual Banquet. While people arrived and greeted one another, Cajun music played. The band, Gulf Coast Playboys, set the tempo for a good time. Delicious food and beverages were...
Dave Rogers For The Record Back in the black. Orange County has avoided both cash flow problems and loan expenses meant to keep them away. Orange County Treasurer Christy Khoury has banked a $2.2 million FEMA reimbursement check received by the county Monday. That came four days after Orange County had paid off an $8 million tax anticipation note it had taken out last fall to assist with cash flow issues anticipated for the last three months of the 2018 calendar year. The county’s 2019 fiscal year began on Oct. 1, 2018 and t...
Bridge City Chamber of Commerce ‘Citizen of the Year’, Eric Andrus, steps on stage to receive the award and a two foot statue of Batman. RECORD PHOTO: Lisa K. Anderson For the Record With a huge smile on his face, Eric Andrus walked up to the stage Monday evening at the Bridge City Chamber of Commerce Taste of the Bayou 59th Annual Banquet, to claim his prize, a two-foot-tall statue of Batman and of course an award too. Andrus has been chosen by the Bridge City Chamber of Comm...
Dave Rogers For The Record Frances Droddy-Lopez, a West Orange city council member for most of two decades, said Monday night she will not run for another term. City and school board elections are Saturday, May 4 and deadline to register for available council and board seats is Feb. 15. “I’m not going to run,” she said at Monday night’s city council meeting for January. “There’s some health issues in the family, and it’s just important that I’m taking care of those issues.” Dr...
Kevin Mott, representing Olson Engineering, accepts the ‘Business of the Year’ award from Bridge City Chamber of Commerce past president Terri Gauthier. RECORD PHOTO: Chris Slaughter For the Record Olson Engineering received the Business of the Year award Monday evening during the Bridge City Chamber of Commerce Taste of the Bayou 59th Annual Banquet. "We are very honored to receive this award," said Kevin Mott, of Olson Engineering. With safety, responsiveness, ethics and...
Dave Rogers For The Record West Orange-Cove school board members considered and approved Monday night, Jan. 14, the issuance, sale and delivery of about $17 million in school bonds approved by stakeholders in November. Louis Wilks of U.S. Capital Advisors told the board that Moody’s bond rating service had given the district an A-1 bond rating, which it upgraded to Triple-A. He said the best of five bids received was by R.W. Baird, a wealth management firm headquartered in Milwaukee, and it was for a “lower than expected” 3.2...
Elizabeth Quintero, a seventh grader at St. Mary Catholic School, was the First Place winner in the Lions Club Peace Poster contest for District 2-S1. She received a certificate and 1st Place ribbon for her art which advanced to regionals then state. We are excited and proud to announce that Elizabeth Quintero received Third Place in Lion’s Club State Peace Poster Contest. The 2019 theme was “Kindness Matters”. Elizabeth’s picture is a beautiful depiction of harmony as we s...
GOALS (Greater Orange Area Literacy Services) is interested in replacing several spots on the Board due to some who have moved or plan to move. If interested in qualifications, please contact Andy Preslar, president of GOALS, by text or phone, at Lamar State College, Orange, 409.882.3357. The mission of GOALS is to help those in Orange County who are unable to read to learn to read, to assist ESL (English as a Second Language) students with the learning of English, and to provide materials for those wishing to take the GED...
Golden K Kiwanis meets every Wednesday, 9:30-10:30 a.m., at the Salvation Army Building, 1960 MLK Drive, Orange 77630. Coffee is always served, often with light refreshments offered. The public is welcomed. Wednesday, January 16 - The speaker will be Tom Posey, owner of Oza's Diner, 1907 B. MacArthur, Orange 77630, located next to Adam's Bayou. Tom will talk about in-season farm grown produce from his own gardens in Southeast Texas and Louisiana, and what made him start his business. Any take out food is made fresh at Tom's d...
Photo: Chaney Moore, right, of Chevron Phillips Chemical, listens along with Orange County EDC director Jessica Hill Monday night as West Orange-Cove school board members vote to accept an Appraised Value Limitation for a proposed $5 billion ethylene plant near Orange County Airport. Dave Rogers For the Record “This is great for Orange,” West Orange-Stark football coach Cornel Thompson said as he left Monday night’s school board meeting. “It’ll bring people to live in Orange...
Dave Rogers For The Record Dave Rogers, far right, reporter with The Record Newspapers, joins Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush, center, and Orange County officials at the Old Orange Cafe on Thursday during Bush's visit to Deep East Texas to promote the Homeowners Assistance Program for Harvey. Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush swept through Deep East Texas last week to spread awareness and answer questions regarding still-available millions of dollars in Hurricane...
Louis “Lou” John Garriga, 81, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away peacefully on January 7, 2019. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00a.m., Thursday, January 10, 2019, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Father Steve Leger will preside at the Mass. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., with a Rosary recited by Steve Obernuefemann at 6:00 p.m. with a Wake to follow, Wednesday, at Claybar Fu...
Photo: Workers for Allco Construction take care of some touch-up painting Tuesday at Orange’s new Richard Water Plant. Heavy rains have been a big part in the project running more than a year past its original completion date. RECORD Photo: Dave Rogers Dave Rogers For The Record Orange City Council acknowledged that 2018 was full of rain delays Tuesday. It granted a major contractor nearly nine months of additional time to finish a new water plant and OK’d an Economic Dev...
For the Record January is School Board Recognition Month, and Bridge City and Orangefield ISDs will join the Texas Association of School Boards and other districts across the state to honor the countless contributions of locally elected advocates for Texas school children and public schools. “ I am very honored to be on the school board. I love working with the students and the community. Giving back to the community where I went to school is important to me,” said Brad Fry...
Photo: Orange County officials Joel Ardoin, left, Dean Crooks, Johnny Trahan and Clark Slacum, far right, watch as Beaumont Police Sgt. Mike Custer lands a drone during a flood-mapping demonstration in Orange Monday. RECORD Photo: Dave Rogers Dave Rogers For The Record In the ultimate example of a win-win, the Beaumont Police Department put on a “drone show” for Orange County leaders Monday morning. Beaumont Sgt. Mike Custer flew one of his department’s four drones over some...
