Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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In a scene that would have been unimaginable 30 years ago, white supremacists visiting to share their views in Vidor had to ask for a police escort out of town when local residents protested. Vidor Police Chief Rod Carroll the incident was at noon Saturday, August 5, on North Main Street near Tram Road. Police dispatchers began receiving numerous calls that several armed and masked men were in the street. Police went to the commercial area and found men with Aryan Freedom...
The West Orange Cove Consolidated Independent School District (WOCCISD) proudly hosted its Convocation 2023, marking a momentous occasion as teachers, staff, and administrators reunited to welcome a promising new school year. The event took place at the WOCCISD Event Center, where attendees embraced the lively spirit of the 70s era, adding an extra layer of excitement to the festivities. Under the theme "Valuing the Seed, Let's Do It Again Mustangs" Dr. Rickie Harris,...
Texas A&M Forest Service has raised the State Wildfire Preparedness Level to Level 4 due to the recent increase in wildfire activity across the state and the growing potential for wildfires to become more severe, making them harder to control. “The decision to move to a Preparedness Level 4 indicates that the complexity of wildfires across Texas is increasing to where they require more time, personnel and equipment to contain and put out,” said Wes Moorehead, Texas A&M For...
Get the backpacks and lunch boxes ready because most schools in the county will be starting next week. The Orangefield, West Orange-Cove, and Vidor school districts will begin classes on Wednesday, August 9. Bridge City and Little Cypress-Mauriceville districts have students scheduled to start Wednesday, August 16, a week later. New teachers in the three districts that begin next week reported to work in late July, as other districts have other teachers and staff returning to...
Texas voters in November will decide on a proposed state constitutional amendment that could drastically lower school taxes for homeowners and small business owners or landlords. The Texas Senate, Texas House of Representatives, and Governor Greg Abbott have approved the bill for the amendment. Under the amendment, the homestead exemption for homeowners would go up to $100,000, meaning the homeowner could subtract that much from the taxable value. For instance, if a home is...
As persistent triple-digit temperatures and dry conditions increase wildfire danger for much of the state, Texas A&M Forest Service urges Texans to be cautious with outdoor activities that create sparks. Through Friday, high temperatures and increased wind speeds will support the potential for large wildfires that may be resistant to firefighters’ suppression efforts. Areas at risk include North, Central and South Texas, the southern region of East Texas, areas in the R...
As the temperature at the Orange County Airport reached 102 degrees Tuesday afternoon, the dryness level for fire hazard has reached the near the top level, with Orange County Emergency Management Director Joel Ardoin calls "the danger zone." And not only do people need to be concerned about the dry level, the temperatures are soaring to record highs. The U.S. Weather Service reported a day record high of 101 in Beaumont on Monday, a record set in 1902. The weather service...
The Bridge City High Strutters and cheerleaders racked up many honors recently at the training camps they attended, with the Strutters winning the Grand Championship for best dance team at their camp. The Strutters went to the ADTS (American Dance/Drill Team) camp and won the Grand Championship, plus the Diamond Super Sweepstakes with for getting the top diamond rating on all their routines. In addition, they won for Best Home Routine with choreography by Macie Moore. Other...
The Orange County Hotel/Motel Tax committee has released applications for non-profit entities within Orange County to apply for a portion of the County’s Hotel/Motel Tax funds. Any 501(C) organization in Orange County that attracts visitors to Orange County Texas can make application to the committee. There are a number of restrictions by state law as to how the funds can be utilized. Funds must be used in a manner that encourages overnight visitors to Orange County, AND e...
The Orangefield Sophisticats attended Crowd Pleasers Line Camp this week. The girls did an amazing job and came home with the following awards and are ready for Friday night lights. Team Awards - Field Pom: Precision Award High Platinum Individual Awards: Kick Master - Captain Georgia Jones Kick Master - Lieutenant Madison Moore All Star Dancer - Captain Georgia Jones Intensify Scholarship - Brenda Torres...
The Bridge City High School Strutters attended the American Dance Drill Team line camp in Richardson this past week where they learned numerous dances to prepare for football season. The camp is rigorous and physically demanding- dancers attending spend approximately 16 hours a day dancing and fine-tuning routines. During the camp, the Strutters were evaluated on 3 routines and opted in to work towards earning Super Sweepstakes. Individual team members also had the...
My name is Mike Sanchez and I am running for Orange County Sheriff. I have always wanted to be the Sheriff and I believe my past training and experience and my current position will help me be a Sheriff who can take the Sheriff's Office to the next level. A little about myself, I am married to Tiffany Sanchez and we have 6 boys. Rodney who lives in Bridge City, Blake in San Antonio, Bret in Beaumont, Kaine is currently serving in the US Army and stationed in Hawaii, Ethan who...
Three new Texas Historical Markers are in Orange County's future, including the first one in West Orange and the first for the community of Prairie View, which evolved into Bridge City. The other marker will be to feature a 132-year-old house in the Old Orange Historic District currently owned by Kenneth and Beth Wheeler. Last week the Texas Historical Commission sent word to the Orange County Historical Commission that marker applications for the three submitted for the count...
President Joe Biden Tuesday signed orders to make three spots national memorials to 14-year-old lynching victim Emmett Till and his mother, Mamie Till Mobley. The infamous murder of the teenager helped start the 1950s' civil rights movement has a strange connection to Orange. The two confessed White killers and their wives, including the one who claimed the teen had given her a "wolf whistle" and touched her hand, moved to Orange from Mississippi after they were acquitted of...
The city of Orange and Orange County had strong increases in sales tax rebates for the month of May, according to the Texas Comptroller's Office, which collects sales taxes and sends back shares to the taxing entities. Bridge City stayed stagnant, while Vidor and West Orange had increases. Pinehurst had a monthly increase compared to May 2022, but is slightly down for the year to date. The U.S. Consumer Price Index for May was a 4 percent increase in inflation. Orange County...
Cowboy Church of Orange County Arena's first summer Arena Play Day Series was off to a running start with its July 22 series opener. Ground Events included Stick Horse Race, Dummy Roping, and Goat and Calf Scramble. Calf Scramble provided some excitement for the spectators Saturday night, when a calf on the loose exited the arena to roam the church grounds. This Arena Play Day series' age divisions range from Pee Wee to Super Senior (ages 40 and over). Horse Events include Bar...
West Orange-Stark High graduate Deidra Floyd will be the new principal this year at Fern Bluff Elementary in the Round Rock ISD. She is the daughter of Tara Floyd of Orange. Floyd began her career with Round Rock ISD as a Fern Bluff Elementary School second-grade teacher. After 14 years in the classroom and two years as a talented and gifted specialist, Floyd joined the Canyon Creek Elementary School leadership team as an assistant principal. The school district in the...
Dr. Amanda James has been named the new principal for Bridge City High School for the 2023-24 school year. She is in the middle with her husband, Derek James, their two grown daughters and grandchildren. She is a native of Southeast Texas with a bachelor's degree from Lamar University in biology with a minor in chemistry. After working in biomedicine, she went into education as a teacher with the Goose Creek school district in 2006. She has spent 17 years in education in a...
The Cowboy Church of Orange County has approved a retrofit to its current arena, a 40,000 square foot expansion to the church facility which will more than double its covered seating space by 700+ for church and community-wide events. The arena cover project will transform the current arena into a world-class covered and cooled facility the church plans to make available to the community. Venue plans include hosting music events, sporting events and trade shows, in addition...
Early morning walks in air conditioning. A play village for children. Miniature gold inside the library. A cool, mysterious escape room. The city of Orange is continuing its effort to provide family fun activities for adults and children. Last week, the city council agreed to spend nearly $65,000 on a kids village for the new Cove Recreation area, and a new summer schedule was released for the Recreation Center, which opened this past fall. The recreation center has room for...
Executive officers of the Bridge City High School Student Council are in San Antonio this week for the Student Council Summer Workshop sponsored by the Texas Association of School Boards. The event is being held at Trinity University. Bridge City senior Holly Silveira was chosen as one of only seven students to be a junior counselor for the 400 students attending from all over the state....
Registration Procedures For the 2023-2024 school year, Orangefield ISD will continue with an online registration process for all returning students. Online registration for returning students begins on July 24, 2023, through the Parent Portal system. All current students must have a parent/guardian complete this online registration prior to the student receiving their teacher assignment or schedule. Parents must have an Ascender Parent Portal account to complete the...
West Orange-Cove CISD is bracing for a lower state-assessed letter grade after Texas Education Agency's overhaul of the A-F accountability system, just one year after we celebrated a high rating. Due to many changes in the accountability system, there is a possibility that we will experience a two-grade letter drop as a district. As you know, we were rated as a B district last year. We were extremely proud of this rating because of the hard work of our students and staff....
WOCCISD Update: Status of the WOCCISD Press Box and Event Center. The newly constructed West Orange-Cove CISD press box and event center encountered significant damage due to an incident involving a fire outside the press box. In the interest of complete transparency and after a thorough investigation, the cause of the fire was due to the sun reflecting off the angled glass of the press box onto the vinyl VIP seats with seating covers. The corrosive fumes from the fire have...
