Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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A replica of the most famous ship in the history of the United States Navy is now located in Orange. The three-foot long ship model of the USS Constitution was built by long-time Orange resident Dean Sechler and was donated to the Orange Public Library by his daughter Joan Tharp on Friday, April 28. Sechler moved to Orange from Pennsylvania and worked on Chemical Row for decades. In his spare time Dean built close to thirty ship models, all in great detail. Sechler passed...
People in Orange County have been praying for decades to get economic and population growth. Last week, they found out one way that long-awaited growth affects them. Property values across the county jumped up, with an average increase of 16 percent, putting Orange County in the growth percentage values of places like the San Antonio, Houston, and Fort Worth metropolitan areas, according to the Orange County Appraisal District. Chief Appraiser Scott Overton of the Orange...
Get out your stretchy pants. It's time once again for the AYCE in Mauriceville, better known as "all you can eat" crawfish at the annual community festival paying tribute to the crustacean. Nearly 50 years ago, crawfish farming was beginning and Mauriceville had one of the first farms in Texas, leading to the nickname, "Crawfish Capital of Texas." And that became the community's reason to celebrate with a special event. The tradition continues with the annual Mauriceville...
Ten years ago, the early 1900s Southern Pacific Railroad depot stood abandoned and decaying. Graffiti often was sprayed on its brick walls. Then Orange native Carrie Joiner Woliver of Houston started a foundation to save and restore the depot, Friends of the Orange Depot. Today, the restored train depot on Green Avenue in downtown Orange is a cherished landmark downtown and , a popular party venue. Saturday, May 6, the public will get a chance to support the upkeep of the...
For the first time in history, voters throughout Orange County on Saturday will be able to go to any of the five open polling sites instead of being required to go to a neighborhood voting box. The elections will be for city council and school board races. Some entities were able to cancel elections because of no contested races. This year, the only elections are for city councils in Orange, Bridge City, Vidor, and Rose City. School board elections will be for West...
A dream is beginning to come true for lots of people in the Bridge City school district as the construction of a new middle school is on the way. The ground-breaking ceremony for the new Bridge City Middle School will be held Monday, May 8, at 5 p.m. The 160,000 square-foot school is being built with money voters approved in the 2022 bond election. The ceremony will be held at the site of the new school, which is across the street from the current middle school at 300 Bower...
Amber Hawk is among the 50 school leaders from across Texas selected as the 2023 cohort of educators to attend summer institutes at the Principals’ Center at the Harvard Graduate School of Education sponsored by the Charles Butt Foundation, a non-profit pursuing a more equitable and prosperous future for all Texans through education and community partnerships. With these new cohorts, the Charles Butt Foundation will have paid for more than 1,500 educators to attend training a...
The Bridge City/Orangefield Rotary Club presented Debbie Gregg with a $1,000 check for the Bridge City High School Floral Design Classes to help with certification expenses for the students. Pictured are Rotarians - Sam Comer, Jerry Jones, Jack Comer, Ronnie Hutchinson,Steve Quebideaux, David Rutledge, Debbie Gregg, Dr. Mike Kelly, Charlee Chelette, Dr Mark Messer and Lucy Fields....
After two days of early voting, a total of 505 people in Orange County have cast ballots for the city and school board races set for May 6. Some of the entities did not have contested races and were able to cancel elections. The positions with elections are for Orange City Council, Bridge City City Council, Vidor City Council, Vidor ISD board, and West Orange-Cove CISD board. The Orange County Elections Administration Office reports a total of 249 people have voted early at...
The Bridge City school districts is making a major change in the times for school days for the 2023-24 schedule. The district will have three different start and end bells schedules. Previously, the district has had two different schedules. The changes will help the district accommodate more bus routes for students. Adding one more start time will allow the district to have all regular, full-time bus drivers working each route. In addition, fewer students will travel...
Governor Greg Abbott and officials with the Texas Public Utilities Commission were among the dignitaries attending the groundbreaking ceremony for Entergy's new $1.8 billion power plant outside Bridge City. The new plant will use a combination of hydrogen and natural gas to generate electricity. It will be known as the Orange County Advanced Power Station and be next to the Sabine Power Plant, which was built more than 60 years ago. The construction of the plant is estimated...
The Texas Legislature is now in session and several bills controlling what cities can do have been introduced, but one especially could seriously affect the city of Orange's income. State Senator Paul Bettencourt, a Republican from Harris County and a former Harris County tax assessor-collector, has introduced a bill restricting the amount of land that can be included in a city's extraterritorial jurisdiction, or ETJ. Orange City Manager Mike Kunst said the proposed bill...
The Orange County Elections Department is introducing Countywide Vote Centers. Beginning on May 6, 2023, these new Vote Centers will allow convenient voting on Election Day no matter where you live, work, or go to school in Orange County. What are Vote Centers and how do they work? Vote Centers are Election Day polling locations where any Orange County registered voter may vote, regardless of what precinct they reside in. Previously in Orange County, voters were required to...
Keep Orange County Beautiful, a non-profit organization organized in Texas in 1997, is pleased to announce the election of Mr. James Scales and Mrs. Michelle Tubbleville to our Board of Directors. Mr. Scales is better known as the "food inspector" with the Orange County Environmental Health and Code Compliance Office. He has worked with Orange County for the last 22 years. He has also been an elected member of the Board of Directors for the Orange County Drainage District for...
My name is Bryant Champagne. As a long time resident of Bridge City with children who have graduated and are currently in Bridge City schools, I think it is imperative that all citizens exercise their right to vote. I would appreciate your support for Bridge City Council Place 3. My primary focus will be to support and participate in developing a Master Plan for the City that emphasizes infrastructure improvements while allowing for structured effective growth. God Bless you...
The following release has been issued by the City of Orange this morning regarding scams in the area: The City of Orange Police Department received information about individuals contacting residents in the Historic District in Orange claiming to be contracted with the City’s Water Department. They are leaving door hangers soliciting business and giving false information, as they are NOT associated with the City of Orange and have NOT been given a City permit. It is believed t...
Lamar State College Orange broke ground today on its new, state-of-the-art academic building. When finished, the nearly $38 million building will house academic classrooms, labs, and the Information Technology department. The 87th Legislative session approved the funding and Governor Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 52 into law in October 2021, officially granting Lamar State College Orange (LSCO) $37,435,695 to construct the new building. "We are thrilled to break ground on...
West Orange is having a special spring weekend with a citywide clean-up plus a chance for people to help clear out the city's animal shelter. The residents-only clean-up will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. behind the West Orange Volunteer Fire Department building. Bark in the Park, a festival to show off dogs available for adoption, will be Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Alford-Seal Plaza park next to city hall on Western Avenue. For the city clean-up, residents may take their...
For the first time in several years, sales tax collections in February were up across Orange County for all entities. The cities, along with the county and Emergency Services District 3 collect sales taxes. According to payments from the Texas Comptroller's Office, the sales taxes had increased from February 2022 to February 2023, and the entities were collecting more in four payments for the year-to-date than they collected last year at the same time. The comptroller's...
Lamar State College Orange is the leading example of how industrial growth in the county is leading to building expansions to accommodate the influx of newcomers and the need for trained workers. Wednesday morning at 10, LSCO will have a ground-breaking ceremony for the new construction of a 55,000 square foot academic building. The two story brick building with wide windows will cost about $38.1 million. In addition, LSCO is opening its first satellite campus outside of...
Early voting for city council and school board races across Orange County will begin Monday, April 24. Election Day is Saturday, May 6. This year, the only elections are for city councils in Orange, Bridge City, Vidor, and Rose City. School board elections will be for West Orange-Cove CISD and Vidor ISD. Other cities and school districts were able to cancel elections because of no contested races. Orangefield ISD, however, has its board election in November. Orange County Port...
The annual Depot Day festival to support the historic Orange Train Depot is getting help this year from the Little Cypress-Mauriceville High building trades class. The students in teacher Matthew Huckaby's class made wooden cutouts of a miniature train that will allow families at the festival to take photographs as they look out the windows of the train. Carrie Woliver, founder of the non-profit Friends of the Orange Depot, said local artist Lauren Leigh will paint the train...
Bridge City High School golfer Saylor Moreau hit her first hole-in-one Monday at the Bearkat Course in Huntsville. The member of the Cardinals Girls Golf Team made the ace shot on the No. 8 hole during the first day of play in the regional tournament....
Bridge City High School last week held a job fair for seniors and juniors so they could talk with a variety of professionals to discuss a future career. Local law enforcement officials who participated included, from left to right, Constable Jeremiah Gunter, Constable Brad Frye, BC ISD Police Chief Cliff Hargrave, Assistant District Attorney and 2024 District Attorney candidate Krispen Walker, Officer Tommy Henry, and Constable Lannie Claybar....
Judge Troy Johnson and Sheriff Jimmy Lane Mooney announce a DWI warrant amnesty program beginning May 1 and running through the end of May. If a person with an outstanding warrant out of Orange County for a misdemeanor Driving While Intoxicated offense shows up in person and turns themselves in at the Orange County Jail during the amnesty period, he/she will save hundreds of dollars by getting a PR or personal bond from the Court and the bond will not require an interlock...
