Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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The Orange Chapter of American University Women last week awarded two graduating high school girls with scholarships to help them pursue their career dreams through higher education. Both have chosen fields in which they can help others and were inspired seeing others dedicated to serving people. Asia Stewart of West Orange-Stark and Jessica Johnson of Little Cypress-Mauriceville were honored during a special AAUW luncheon at the Garden District. Unfortunately, Stewart had to...
Sales taxes were mixed across Orange County for April, with Bridge City and Pinehurst showing slight drops for the month this year. However, the sales across the county remain stable compared to last year. The information is from the Texas Comptroller's Office and the monthly sales tax returns to the local entities have been sent. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows the inflation rate was 4.9 percent for April of 2023 compared to April of 2022, meaning average prices...
The Orangefield ISD school board has appointed former member Dr. Ronald Risinger to fill the vacancy created when Jude Graffagnino resigned his position. Graffagnino resigned earlier this year. The board could have called a special election to replace Graffagnino, but instead opted to appoint someone to serve the rest of his unexpired term. That term will end with an election in November 2024. Risinger previously served two terms on the school board and recently was the chair...
A landmark historic church building abandoned in 2008 will once again have people congregating. But instead of seeking salvation, they will be seeking education. The domed Greek Revival brick former First Baptist Church on Green Avenue will become a reception center for Lamar State College-Orange. Dr. Tom Johnson, president of LSCO, said last week that the Stark Foundation will be donating the building to the college. The 110-year-old church at 800 Green Avenue is catacorner...
The new Chevron Phillips plant continues to stay in the spotlight as the $8.5 billion development has its first plant manager and is offering opportunities for local individuals and vendors to get work during the construction. The company will hold a Local First Job Fair this Saturday, June 24, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Orange County Expo Center on FM 1442. Golden Triangle Polymers Plant, the official name of the new petrochemical manufacturing plant, is co-sponsoring the...
The East Roundbunch Road swing bridge has been working three months, now, and in May opened and closed 41 times. Orange County Road Engineer Corey Oldbury gave Commissioners Court the information during a regular meeting on Tuesday. The county has had problems with the old mechanisms on the swing bridge operating, especially with parts difficult to replace. In recent years, the swing bridge over Cow Bayou in Bridge City has had to be closed to vehicles and left open for bayou...
Though filing is still months away, candidates are already announcing their runs for local offices in the 2024 Republican primary races. Last week, David Covey of Mauriceville, a former Orange County Republican chair, announced he will run for the District 21 Texas Representative seat currently held by Republican Dade Phelan of Beaumont, who currently serves as Texas Speaker of the House. District 21 includes Orange County and Phelan is the first local state representative to...
Like celebrations more than 150 years ago, Juneteenth in Orange will include music, food, fellowship, and prayer. The Orange Mardi Gras Krewe de Onyx is sponsoring its Second Annual Juneteenth Festival this weekend at the Orange Boat Ramp off Simmons Drive. Gates will open at 4 p.m. on Friday, June 16, Saturday, June 17, and Sunday, June 18, for a variety of live musical performances. All events are free, but food and drink vendors will charge for their items. People should...
The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce announced that Donald Fields has been named Father of the Year for 2023. Photo courtesy of Bridge City Chamber of Commerce...
The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is has announced that Edgerly Dentistry has been named Business of the Month for June 2023. They were presented an award at the June Networking Coffee hosted by Factory Outlet Flooring Center....
Providing food and other useful household items like soap and shampoo to needy families who cannot afford to purchase them has led several churches in Orange County to create special containers accessible to the public in which to store these items for those people who need them. The containers holding the useful items including non-perishable food have been given the name Blessing Boxes. Possibly the first local church to create a Blessing Box in the City of Orange is Mount C...
Orange County Commissioners Court Tuesday was set to hear a report on the needs for setting rules and standards for RV park developments, but new state rules made the court delay. County Engineer Corey Oldbury said he was set to give his findings and suggestions, but Assistant County Attorney Denise Gremillion said she still needed to study recent state laws on what the county can do. The issue is important to the county because of the influx of construction workers to the...
Two big traffic changes are scheduled for Orange County, one on Interstate 10 and the other on Highway 87 between Bridge City and the new Golden Triangle Polymers plant site. Orange County Commissioner Johnny Trahan announced at Commissioners Court Tuesday that the Texas Department of Transportation will be having lane closures on the interstate this weekend in Orange. The closures will be from 8 p.m. Friday, June 9, through 5 a.m. Monday, June 12. The eastbound traffic lanes...
Before a Commissioners Court meeting began in 1983, Marcelle Adams, a retiree who became interested in Orange County government, was seen talking sternly to the county engineer, who stood a head taller than her. As she talked, she pointed her index finger at him and poked him in the chest. Not many women 40 years ago would have done that. But Adams didn't stop with that encounter. She decided to run for office and later become the first woman to join what she late called "the...
Fifty-two businesses in Bridge City are participating in a summer scavenger hunt that can make the winner $500 richer. The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring the contest as a way to introduce more of the public to local businesses and what they offer. Besides the grand prize, a number of the merchants and business services are handing out special gifts to scavenger hunt players who visit them. Chamber Director Mandy Lyda said the scavenger hunt, which started this...
Gisela Houseman of Orange County was honored by the Press Club of Southeast Texas this past weekend as "Newsmaker of the Year." The businesswoman and philanthropist has been instrumental in getting Orange a new hospital-medical complex with the donation of prime commercial property along Interstate 10 and Highway 62. It is being named the Gisela Houseman Medical Complex in her honor. The Record Newspapers Penny Leleux won a second place for her column remembering her...
*Story courtesy of Bassmasters Brock Mosley got the monkey off his back and put the blue trophy on his mantle. After enduring five second-place finishes, including the 2021 Elite event at the Sabine River, the angler from Collinsville, Miss., in his eighth year on the Elite Series, tallied a four-day total of 44 pounds, 3 ounces to claim his first pro-level win at the Folds of Honor Bassmaster Elite at Sabine River. "After five times walking off the stage and seeing my wife...
Cheryl Royal, the student council advisor at Bridge City High School, was named the Texas Association of Student Councils (TASC) High School Advisor of the Year. Royal has also been named by TASC the as the 2022-2023 nominee for the Warren Shull High School National Advisor of the Year. Royal has guided her council to numerous Outstanding Student Council and Sweepstakes Awards. Her council has served in officer roles, including president of TASC District 17, and she currently...
Entergy Texas is prepared for hurricane season starting June 1, and customers should be ready, too. At a time when weather is impacting our region with increased strength and frequency, the National Hurricane Center predicts potentially significant threats to our area this season. Entergy Texas preforms storm preparations year-round – from inspections and vegetation management to training and industry collaboration. Since trees and other vegetation are a leading cause of p...
Kristie Young, a 25-year professional with experience in economic development, has been hired to manage the supplier and vendor portion of the Local First program created to support local sourcing for the Golden Triangle Polymers Company, a joint venture between Chevron Phillips Chemical and QatarEnergy. Golden Triangle Polymers Company donated $200,000 to Orange County in March to expand the County’s economic development capabilities in assisting local businesses with a...
First Presbyterian Church in Orange has erected a Blessing Box to help provide assistance for needy residents in the city. The box is on the church's property located at the corner of Green Avenue and Ninth Street in downtown Orange. The idea of a Blessing Box came to fruition through the efforts of the recently created Outreach Committee at First Presbyterian Church. The committee got strong support from its Pastor Bobby Daniel to create the box, then it accepted the...
Orange and the Sabine River will be the focus of the nationwide Bassmasters Elite professional fishing tournament this weekend as the county hosts its fifth tournament and River Festival. The tournament will run Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, with the professional weigh-in from the exclusive Bassmasters stage will be each day at 3 p.m. at the Orange Boat Ramp off Simmons Drive. Besides the fishing attractions, families will find local food booths, a kids fishing...
The two major rivers, along with Sabine Lake, and several bayous have provided centuries of indigenous people and settlers a way to travel, eat, and relax. Orange County's waterways are now drawing national attention through professional fishing tournaments, but fishing has always been important to residents. The indigenous Attakapa ate fish, shellfish, and alligators, along with lotus and cattail roots. To pay tribute to the waterways and the long history of fishing and...
G&G Enterprises Construction Corp. Makes a Generous $1 Million Donation to West Orange-Cove CISD and Exclusive Naming Rights Agreement West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District is pleased to announce a substantial donation of $1 million by G&G Enterprises Construction Corporation. In exchange for this generous contribution, the WOCCISD board of trustees has granted G&G Enterprises exclusive naming rights to the newly constructed West Orange-Cove Event Center....
Legacy CDC, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, will begin accepting applications for the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, Tenant Based Rental Assistance (TBRA) program on June 23, 2023, at 8 a.m. and will close the waiting list on July 22, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. Applications will be selected using a neutral, random selection process and WILL NOT be first-come, first-served. Assistance is available to very low-income and low-income families that wish to reside...
