Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Approximately fifteen years ago, after the Orange Community Players Theater had been renovated after Hurricane Ike and before the organization was permanently forced to leave the building after TS Harvey, a group of paranormal investigators from the Texas Society of Paranormal Investigators (TSPI) did an investigation to collect evidence of reported activity in the building. The theater had long been reported to frequently have paranormal activity. There were many tales...
The city of West Orange is set once again to lead into the Thanksgiving-Christmas season spirit with the 24th Annual Holiday in the Park festival on Saturday, November 2, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event is at Alford-Seale Plaza on Western Avenue and has free admission and free parking. Holiday in the Park is also having its Second Annual Car show with owners of vintage cars showing off their prized vehicles. Free entertainment will be provided by local performers throughout...
I'm a writer of stories with the ones appearing on news sites as true. This one has truth in it, but I cannot verify the main premise. And that's because there's no scientific proof of ghosts. Does the ghost of a young relative killed at the age of five in a car-train wreck at the Park Avenue crossing in 1918 remain at the house of my great-grandparents in the Old Orange Historic District? The child was the son of my grandmother's sister, Zollie Bland Roan, and her husband, Wr...
All the voting machines in Orange County have been calibrated and tested before being put out to the public. Plus, the machines are not connected to any internet server or wifi connection to allow hacking. Orange County Elections Administrator Donna Alford made these assurances late Tuesday as accusations flew on a political Facebook page. The unverified comments drew so much attention that Precinct 2 County Commissioner Chris Sowell issued a Facebook statement reminding...
Penny LeLeux Orange County's community theater, the Orange Community Players, Inc. has been without a functional theater since TS Harvey in 2017. They were almost up and running again, then the HVAC system went out. Currently they are raising money to replace it and they should be back in action sometime in 2025. In the meantime, Port Arthur Little Theater has been able to take up some of the slack offering Orange County actors opportunities to continue plying their trade....
Bridge City Mayor David Rutledge, center wearing bow tie, accepted a ceremonial check for $250,000 from the new petrochemical plant Golden Triangle Polymers. Plant manager Chad Jennings, to the right of the mayor, attended the council meeting to give the check. The city plans to build public pickleball courts with the money. The city had a leaders forum earlier this year with 40 citizens and pickleball courts topped the list of requests....
The burn ban for Orange County is extended until further notice of the county judge as the county continues to be in a drought with windy conditions and grass fires breaking out. Commissioners Court Tuesday voted to extend the burn ban previously called by County Judge John Gothia. He said Orange County was the first to declare a burn ban in this area, but other counties have joined in. Other business included awarding a construction contract for the new Public Health...
The ghostly people from Orange's past will come out to the downtown area Saturday as Heritage House Museum presents its Eighth Annual Historic Ghost Walk. Family-friendly walks will be from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., and "night fright" walks will be from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. The event to teach true stories and facts from Orange's history has become the museum's main fundraiser. High school drama students dress in costumes from different periods and tell true history researched and written...
Cindy Claybar and Judge John Gothia will be presented as this year's Outstanding Alumni at the high school homecoming football game Oct. 18 by the Bridge City High School Alumni Association. They will be honored on Saturday at the Classic Cardinal Reunion. American Idol season 12 runner-up Kree Harrison will entertain with an acoustic set of just her and her guitar player. "I wanted it to be kind of intimate," she said. I've done the full band shows here but I wanted to take...
Orange County voters will be able to go to polls on a Saturday and a Sunday this year as early voting for the tight presidential race, plus others, will start on Monday, October 21. Local races for some in the county will be to elect directors for the governing boards of Orange County Emergency Services Districts 1 and 3. The districts provide fire and rescue services to areas in the county. District 1 is for Vidor and District 3 is for Little Cypress. Also, the Orangefield IS...
The tower is already lit at night with the letters LSCO beaming across downtown and providing a new landmark, plus a beacon for higher education. For more than 110 years, the dome of First Presbyterian Church, and a few years later, the dome of First Baptist Church have been the eye-catchers of Orange. LSCO's new Academic Building with its tower is now the focus. LSCO President Dr. Tom Johnson will host a grand opening of the new Academic Building on Wednesday, November 6, at...
Cut Dolores and Penny: Hollywood actress/talent manager Dolores Cantu filmed videos with Record reporter Penny LeLeux while touring her hometown of West Orange. They are pictured in front of Cantu's childhood home. Cut- Class reunion Class of 68: Dolores Cantu is a member of the West Orange Chief's Class of 1968. Cut- Dolores teepee: Dolores Cantu poses in front of the Chiefs teepee at the multi-class reunion Saturday at Niblett's Bluff Park in Vinton. Ten years ago, Dolores...
A cell phone video by a man in a pickup truck facing Green Avenue showed a school bus traveling eastbound on Green seconds before a police shootout started that left a man dead. The Texas Department of Public Safety said the man led police on a high-speed chase along Texas Highway 87 after Bridge City police got a call about shots being fired in a neighborhood. As of Tuesday evening, authorities had not released the identification of the victim. The chase and shooting left...
People traveling from Port Arthur to Bridge City for the next three days should plan on a lane closure for the Veterans Memorial Bridge area from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The Texas Department of Transportation announced the let lane of State Highway 87, also known as State Highway 73 in Jefferson County will be closed Wednesday, October 16; Thursday, October 17; and Friday, October 18, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The lane will be closed from Levee Road in Port Arthur to Ferry...
Students in OHS Speech/Debate are working simultaneously on several different UIL events: Cross Examination Debate, Lincoln Douglas Debate, Congressional Debate, Informative Extemporaneous Speaking, and Persuasive Extemporaneous Speaking. The current team traveled to Saratoga, TX, to participate in the West Hardin Debate Clinic/Meet on October 11 and October 12, 2024. Team members competing in Congressional Debate were: Adam Myers, Kamryn Aery, Arabella Lopez, Beck Harris,...
The Salvation Army continues to provide widespread support in multiple states impacted by Hurricane Helene, while Florida responds to the aftereffects of Hurricane Milton. Captain Dante Salgado from The Salvation Army of Orange has been deployed to support the ongoing relief efforts. Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida as a Category 4 storm, taking the lives of more than 200 individuals and leaving a trail of destruction across Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South...
The Salvation Army continues to provide widespread support in multiple states impacted by Hurricane Helene, while Florida responds to the aftereffects of Hurricane Milton. Captain Dante Salgado from The Salvation Army of Orange has been deployed to support the ongoing relief efforts. Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida as a Category 4 storm, taking the lives of more than 200 individuals and leaving a trail of destruction across Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South...
October 10, 2024 Due to current conditions, County Judge John Gothia has issued an Outdoor Burn Ban effective at 10 am today for Orange County until further notice. As of today, all outdoor burning is prohibited. This ban is due to drought conditions that have increased in our area. This is an effort to protect lives and properties of the residents in Orange County. Officials will continue to monitor these conditions....
The longtime Toyota dealership in Orange has a new name, a new giant Texas flag, new construction plans, and a new owner. That owner, Rick Jones, though, isn't focusing all on the visible. He's pledging a new reputation for the dealership along Interstate 10. "There's no where else but to go up," he said. "It was 1,000 percent a troubled dealership." The previous owner of the past decade became part of talk around the county concerning misleading advertising and sales...
As people across Orange County awoke to cool fall temperatures on Tuesday, the gates to the 14th annual Scarecrow Festival at Shangri La Botanical Gardens opened to bring autumn colors and activities for all ages. Schools, churches, businesses, civic clubs, and families design and set-up scarecrow displays along the walkways of Shangri La. Groups from throughout the area participate and attendees will be able to vote for their favorites in different categories. The gardens...
Kids will be able to experience being a real-life super hero during the Orange Fire Department's annual Open House on Monday, September 14, from 5 to 7 p.m. The free event for families will be at the city's Central Station, at Elm Avenue and Seventh Street in the Old Orange Historic District. Activities will include a kids-size firefighters obstacle course with participants practicing using ropes and hitting a target with water from a hose. Inflatable bounce toys will also be...
The Lake Charles Film Festival was held Friday and Saturday in Lake Charles, La. at the Windham Hotel. At the awards ceremony held at McFarland's Celtic Pub Saturday night, writer/director of the short film "5:01," Seth Sonnier of Orange County was presented a 3rd place trophy by Hollywood actress Rebecca Staab. Staab and her actor husband, William DeVry were the special guests for the weekend. Sonnier wrote "5:01" about two and a half years ago. It was shot under the Fresh...
The Bridge City/Orangefield Rotary Club introduced their 2024-2025 slate of officers to the visiting District 5910 Rotary Governor Leon Willhite. Officers are Charlee Fitzgerald-President, Mike Lund-Vice-President, Karen Collier-Secretary, Lucy Fields-Treasurer, Eric Andrus-Membership and Kirk Roccaforte-Sergeant at Arms....
Sempra Infrastructure awarded Orangefield ISD $13,556.00 to enhance STEM at the high school. We greatly appreciate Sempra's generosity....
The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that the October Student of the Month for Orangefield is Jayde Baggett. She is ranked 3 of 114 with a GPA of 4.56....
