Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce announced the March Employee of the Month for WOCCISD is Karl Whitley....
The Orange Police Department on Monday, March 4, issued a warning to people not to fall for a scam phone call from someone claiming to be with the department. Detective Stephen Ward in a release said the caller was claiming to be "Sergeant Chuck Steele with Orange PD" with an "urgent legal matter." The recipient was to contact 409-420-3458. That is not a phone number connected to Orange police or any other local law enforcement agency. This is the latest in a number of phone...
To help bridge the skills gap for customers new to the construction industry, Workforce Solutions Southeast Texas has partnered with Digital Workforce Academy to provide free certified pipefitter helper pre-apprenticeships. The first class is already underway with 15 students and was funded using the Local First donation provided by Golden Triangle Polymers Company, a new facility under construction in Orange County. Ten more classes are planned this year in Orange and Port Ar...
3 Orangefield FFA members traveled to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo to compete in the calf scramble. A massive congratulations goes to Colton Michael, Shayla Santos, and Brooklyn Wagoner for all catching a calf and being awarded a $1750 scholarship that will go towards a heifer or steer for next year....
As wildfires blazed across the Texas Panhandle region Monday afternoon, Governor Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration for 60 counties and warned that parts of East Texas also had an increased danger of wildfires. During the weekend, a few scattered wildfires were reported in Orange and Jasper counties, though they were able to be contained without spreading far. The Panhandle fires by Tuesday afternoon had consumed more than 250,000 acres and were not under control....
Tuesday, March 5, is primary Election Day in Texas with a local Republican race drawing national attention with a fiercely fought race for the Orange County state representative’s seat. Incumbent representative Dade Phelan, who serves a speaker of the Texas House of Representatives is being challenged by David Covey. Phelan led the house’s successful impeachment of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for accusations of misdoings. The Texas Senate did not impeach him. Covey, a f...
Orange County Commissioners Court got received an update from the Chevron-Phillips Golden Triangle Polymers plant with reporting of nearly $241 million being spent locally by the company and its contractors for construction of the $8.5 billion petrochemical plant on Highway 87 South. Company representative Heather Betancourth told commissioners that in the fourth quarter of 2023, which ended December 31, the company had spent a total of $79.9 million locally. Of that, $42.7...
The renowned Bridge City Strutters dance team won the grand champions award this past week at the Crowd Pleasers competition in Big Springs. In addition, the team and officers won a number of other awards, including team hip hop, jazz, lyrical, pom, and prop competitions. The achievements mean the dance team will be going to Nashville, Tennessee, in March for the national Crowd Pleasers contests....
Bridge City Police Chief Tod McDowell announced this week that Lari Navarro has been promoted to sergeant at the department. The officer is the daughter of retired Bridge City ISD Police Chief George Navarro, who had a long local law enforcement career....
The West Orange-Cove school district will have a $72 million bond issue on the May 4 election for city councils, school boards, and special districts. However, the only contested races will be for Bridge City mayor and for directors of the Orange County Drainage District. The cities of Orange, West Orange, Pinehurst, and Vidor are able to cancel council elections because of no contested races. In addition, the Bridge City and WO-C school boards, along with the port district,...
After nearly 50 years, justice was finally served for the family of Orange Police Officer Danny Gray who was killed in the line of duty. Billy Wayne Dowden died in prison on February 1. He has remained in prison after pleading guilty of capital murder charges for the June 28th, 1974 death of Captain Danny Gray, 31, of the Orange Police Department. "No more parole parole board hearings and my mother and sister no longer have to relive the trauma brought by this man," said...
The Boomtown Film and Music Festival Friday and Saturday, February 23-24, in Beaumont may be on the west banks of the Neches River, but it has a strong showing from Orange County. The festival's director Penny LeLeux, a local film maker, is from Orangefield. Special guest Dolores Cantu is a West Orange High graduate and will talk about her 50-year career in Hollywood as an actress and agent. She will also appear at a showing of "Saturday Night Fever" to talk about her role in...
If you've got it, flaunt it. And Dr. Tom Johnson, president of Lamar State College, loves to flaunt the campus and programs the school offers. "The thing that I'm most excited about is our graduation rate," he said. That rate includes students earning a certificate, rather than a two-year degree. "Come in and get a low-cost certificate, then get a job, and then come and get an associate's degree," he said. Besides the percentage of students graduating through programs, he...
The first day of early voting for party primary elections drew 938 people to the polls, with 877 votes in the Republican primary and 61 in the Democratic primary. The only local races for Orange County are in the Republican Party with contested races for sheriff, Precinct 2 Constable, Precinct 4 Constable, and county party chair. Also drawing interest from around the country is the Republican race for Texas House of Representatives District 21. Incumbent Dade Phelan, who has s...
Lamar State College Orange and the Stark Foundation are assuring local residents preserve the past while preparing for the future. On Tuesday, under a clear crystal blue sky, the local college had a groundbreaking ceremony outside the old First Baptist Church building on Green Avenue in downtown Orange. "We want to preserve this beautiful building, said LSCO President Dr. Tom Johnson. PDG Architects of Houston has designed a modern style interior to serve as the new Student Su...
Three challengers to incumbent Sheriff Jimmy Lane Mooney said they want to improve relationships between the Orange County Sheriff's Office and other agencies. Mooney said he stands on his work of the past three years, which includes negotiating a new contract with deputies and getting them pay raises. The four appeared in a question and answer forum last week that was sponsored by the Orange County Republican Party. All four are running in the March 4 party primary with no De...
Thieves at historic Evergreen Cemetery in Orange have stolen glass and bronze doors off three mausoleums of people related to the 19th Century timber baron Henry Jacob Lutcher, who died in 1912. Some of the people interred in the Lutcher mausoleum include three people instrumental to the early development of the University of Texas with their names still prominent on the Austin campus. According to the Texas Historical Marker at the cemetery, the first burial there is believed...
Love is in the Air for the Orange Community Players this Friday and Saturday as the group holds a musical review fundraiser at the Orange Train Depot. The group of amateur theater performers and crews continue to raise money to remodel the old Twin Cinema on Bowling Lane into a theater building. The group, which dates back to the 1950s, had to abandon its longtime theater on Division Avenue in downtown because of hurricane floods in recent years. Flood insurance became too...
Amateur radio operators in the region will be gathering Saturday, February 24, at the Orange County Expo Center and the public is invited to attend to learn more about the radio operators who talk with others around the world. And sometimes, out of the world. Mike Manshack of Orange, one of the organizers, said amateur radio operators are able to speak with astronauts in the International Space Station as it passes over them. The event will be from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on...
Members of the OHS UIL Academic Team competed at the Tomball High School Invitational. This was a large meet with some contests having as many as 100 contestants and most with over 50. Congratulations to those that placed....
Lutcher Theater is pleased to announce the much-anticipated arrival of "Little Women: The Broadway Musical" on Thursday, February 15, at 7:30 p.m. Based on Louisa May Alcott's beloved novel, this cherished story promises an unforgettable, wholesome theatrical experience for audiences of all ages. Following the timeless tale of the March sisters - Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy - as they navigate the challenges of love, ambition and sisterhood against the backdrop of the Civil War era,...
Updated correction: Originally the writer made an error in reporting endorsements. Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick and Commissioner Sid Miller have endorsed David Covey for District 21 seat in the Texas House of Representatives. Former President Donald Trump is bringing his MAGA star power to Orange County by endorsing David Covey of Mauriceville, who is seeking to beat Dade Phelan of Beaumont for the District 21 seat in the Texas House of Representatives. Both are...
The three Republican candidates for Precinct 2 constable touted their long experience in law enforcement as reasons voters should elect them in the March 4 primary races. The candidates, incumbent Jeremiah Gunter and challengers David C. Bailey and Harold Hass, are running for the Republican nomination. Because no Democrats are running for local offices, the winner of the primary will run unopposed in the November general election. Last week, the Orange County Republican...
Orange County Commissioners Court has declared February as Southeast Texas Workforce Month and the county's economic development director said there's reason to celebrate. Megan Romero Layne, the EDC director, told the court just this month, the county added 80 new healthcare jobs with the opening of Christus Hospital-Orange. The EDC in Orange County currenting has $12.5 billion in construction and planning projects, with another $73 billion in construction and planning for...
Orange County Judge and Commissioner’s signed a proclamation today acknowledging “Salute to Southeast Texas Workforce Month” to be recognized February 1 ,2024 – March 7, 2024. This effort led by the Orange County Economic Development Corporation highlights the educational partners, employers and workforce training providers that are working together to help fill the thousands of construction and permanent jobs in Orange County. Economic development is booming with more th...
