Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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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....
Have you ever been eye to eye with an alligator in its natural habitat at night? Their eyes glow in the dark. It's an eerie sight. That opportunity begins this weekend for the month of October. Did you know it is rumored cannibals lived in the area years ago? Hear the tales and see the locations they roamed. Capt. Eli Tate has been regaling visitors with local history and lore of the Texas/Louisiana swamps for over 25 years and he's introducing the "Creepy Creatures Wild...
The Orange Train Depot is having another Bingo fundraiser event on Sunday, October 6, at the depot, 1210 Green Avenue in Orange. Doors open at 2 p.m. and Bingo games will start at 2:30 p.m. Entry is $25 per person and only 80 tickets will be sold at the door that afternoon. The fee includes 15 rounds of Bingo with a prize for every winner, plus mimosa drinks and light hors d'ouevres. Door prizes will also be awarded. The Orange Train Depot was built about 120 years ago as the...
Kids will be able to get free pumpkins in a variety of colors, sizes, and shapes Sunday afternoon at the end of Orangetober. The city of Orange's annual fall celebration will begin Friday evening and continue into Saturday at the Riverside Pavilion by the Boat Ramp off Simmons Drive. It's become a tradition after the festival for people to get more than 10,000 pumpkins set up to decorate the pavilion area. The decorative and colorful displays have become a popular place to...
Orangefield High School FCCLA paired with Community Service to volunteer at the 4th Annual Orangetober Festival. This event will be held October 4 - 6, 2024 at the Riverside Pavilion in Orange. The students set up pumpkin displays and organized photo opportunities. It is a great family event hosted by The City of Orange Convention & Visitors Bureau. Everyone should check it out!...
Monday, October 7, is the deadline to register to vote in November's general election that includes the presidential race and a race for a U.S. senator from Texas. The presidential race is between Vice President Kamala Harris and Former President Donald Trump. Incumbent U.S. Senator Ted Cruz is running for another six-year term and facing Democrat Colin Allred, who is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. In Orange County, all local offices have uncontested...
For the first time, Heritage House Museum is selling advance tickets to the annual Historic Ghost Walk through downtown Orange. The ghost walk this year will be Saturday, October 26, with family-friendly tours from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., and "fright night" tours from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Tour groups leave every 10 minutes. Historic Ghost Walk started in 2016 and this will be the eighth annual one after missing one during the Covid pandemic. The ghost walk begins at Heritage House...
West Orange-Stark senior Trinity Rine, escorted by her father Renaldo Rine, was crowned Mustang homecoming queen last week on game night. During the homecoming pep rally and parade earlier in the week, Dominick Landry was crowned homecoming king. Senior princesses were Aariyanna Hernandez-Crochett, Angel Cooper, Toni Harris, and Taylor Provost. Senior princes were Amyrain Scott, Marcus Turner, Braylon Solomon, and Ja Mikael Davis....
Bridge City Mayor David Rutledge said the city's public library's hours are changing, but the library will still be open 35 hours a week as before. Beginning Tuesday, October 1, the library's open hours are Mondays through Fridays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The previous hours were 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays, then 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursdays, and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Fridays. The library has not been open on weekends. "We did this to make sure we could...
Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center is thrilled to invite the public to come experience the changing season at the 14th Annual Scarecrow Festival. This beloved community event offers visitors an opportunity to stroll through the transformed autumnal gardens featuring flowering displays and thousands of pumpkins. The festival showcases all that nature has to offer, as well as the talent and creativity of community members who create unique scarecrow displays...
This week, Senator Robert Nichols (R-Jacksonville) met with local superintendents from Orange County. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss education issues in preparation for the 89th Legislature which convenes in January. "The Legislature faces many challenges this session, and we cannot make good decisions unless we are listening closely to those we represent," said Nichols. "Educating our children is and always will be one of the most important issues we face as a...
I received a call last week about pink eggs along the water's edge in the median near I Interstate 10 and Highway 62 in Orange Texas. The identification of this pink mass was eggs produced by an invasive species, the Apple Snail. I was unaware of their presence in our county and began to research. I contacted Texas Parks and Wildlife and spoke to Monica McGarrity, Senior Scientist for Aquatic Invasive Species. She informed me they had seen the spread of this invasive species i...
A project has finally come to fruition that has been in the making for over three years at Salem United Methodist Church in Orange. It began with Salem’s previous pastor, Develous Bright and the education director Velenta “Vinnie” Mathews-Hunter. Mathews-Hunter has overseen Salem’s Vacation Bible School program over 25 years. Pastor Bright had been in love with flying since he was a kid. He wanted to have a VBS program based on flying. Through research he stumbled upon “C...
Chevron-Phillips has spent so far nearly $340 million locally in conjunction with the construction of the Golden Triangle Polymers plant off Highway 87 South. Heather Betancourth with Golden Triangle Polymers gave the information to Orange County Commissioners Court on Tuesday. The report covered the second quarter of 2024, or the months of April, May, and June. The reports and requirements to spend money with local companies and hire local people was part of the conditions...
The Bridge City City Council is working with a consulting firm once again to help in the search for a new city manager to become the city's third manager in two years. The council was set to meet Tuesday evening and then go into a closed-door executive session to discuss the position, criteria for the selection, and candidates. Slavin Management Consultants based in Georgia is helping with the search with job applicants applying online or by letter through the company, which t...
Meals on Wheels thriving again with new director Orange County's Meals on Wheels program, which suffered what the citizens' board described as a "crisis" in late April, is now thriving again with a new director and income. Kristen Ross, a native of Orange with experience in public healthcare, is the new director. Also, Golden Triangle Polymers donated $15,000, plus a fundraiser for the group sold $1,657 barbecue sandwich lunches. Meals on Wheels in Orange County delivers hot,...
Sales tax payments to entities in Orange County have mainly been keeping steady increases, except for the city of Orange, which is down about $1.8 million for the year. The Texas Comptroller's Office has sent the share payments this month to the entities that collect sales taxes. The payments cover sales in the month of July. Orange County was slightly down for July this year compared to last year, but was up 4.84 percent for the year to date. The county received $618,581 for...
Orangefield High School's Student Council hosted a Leadership Luncheon. Officers from multiple campus organizations met together for an impactful message from Mayor Larry Spears, Jr. and powerful planning time together. The group of campus leaders made plans to engage, involve, and impact the entire student body while serving the local community....
Pictured left to right: Football Beau - Sawyer Alfaro Football Sweetheart – Landri Bertrand Freshman - Laila Agerton Sophomore - Ava Walker Junior - Blair Butler 2024 Homecoming Queen Candidates Maci Waguespack Maysie Carpenter Sadie Malagarie Natalie Black Band Sweetheart – Embrie Manshack Band Beau – Matthew Golemon...
