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  • Christian-based group sets classes to support single expectant mothers

    Margaret Toal, For the Record|Updated Jan 18, 2023

    Single mothers with unplanned pregnancies will now have a Christian-based support group as the Bridge City-Orangefield Ministerial Alliance teams up with the international Embrace Grace program. Melissa Isaacs, director of the Ministerial Alliance, said the 12-week course will begin on Wednesday, January 25, in the evening and continue on Wednesday evenings until completed. The pregnant women will have mentors who have faced similar situations. The courses will include...

  • Stark Museum's Saturday Family Day provides rainy day activities

    Margaret Toal, For the Record|Updated Jan 17, 2023

    The National Weather Service has rain in the forecast Saturday, but parents will have a place to entertain and educate their children as the Stark Museum of Art hosts a free Family Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The museum on Green Avenue in historic downtown Orange has activity-filled family days quarterly. This time, the special day is timed with the museum's "Art: It's Elementary" exhibit in the education hall. The museum will display selected artworks from students ranging in...

  • County EDC gets national award for top deals of 2022

    Margaret Toal, For the Record|Updated Jan 17, 2023

    If Orange County had an anthem, it would be played as Economic Development Director Megan Romero Layne receives a silver medal for having one of the top development deals of 2022 with the new ChevronPhillips chemical plant. Chevron Phillips, along with partner QatarEnergy, announced in November the new $8.5 billion polymers plant would be built here. Business Facilities magazine and website gave the Orange County Economic Development Corporation a silver medal for being the...

  • 19th Annual Mardi Gras Festival

    Updated Jan 17, 2023

    The City of Orange Convention and Visitors Bureau, in partnership with the Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce, will be hosting the 19th Annual Mardi Gras Festival – February 11th at the Riverside Pavilion, located at 709 Simmons Drive. A schedule of events are as follows: • Saturday, February 11th • Kiddie Carnival | 10 A.M. – 6 P.M. • Munchkin Parade | 1 P.M. • DJ Entertainment | 10 A.M. – 6 P.M. • Krewe of Krewes Parade | 6:30 P.M. Please note, the parade route fo...

  • Legendary JB's Barbecue closing for good on Friday

    Margaret Toal, For the Record|Updated Jan 10, 2023

    Local barbecue legend J.B. Arrington is closing shop and selling out. The last day to get the tinder smoked brisket with its tangy signature fat-free sauce will be Friday the 13th. Not only is Arrington closing the restaurant, he's selling it with all the equipment, plus the landscaped 1.5 acres it sits on, along with the two-bedroom house next to it. "Miss Mary and J.B. are too old and too tired," he is telling people through handwritten sign posted on the front door....

  • Chamber cuts ribbon at new transportation center

    Updated Jan 10, 2023

    The Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday for the new West Orange-Cove CISD transportation center built next to West Orange-Stark High school on Newton Street in West Orange. The covered building is paved and houses the buses inside, rather than outdoors on a fenced-in lot. Superintendent Dr. Rickie Harris said now the drivers will not have to walk through mud and rain to get to their buses. The construction project was part of the...

  • High-paying jobs growth will bring problems, too

    Margaret Toal, For the Record|Updated Jan 10, 2023

    Chemical plant operators are making $200,000, Orange Mayor Larry Spears Jr. said at a planning meeting last week. More of those high-paying jobs are coming to Orange County in the near future, along with thousands of construction jobs needed to build the new $8.5 billion Chevron-Phillips plant. Also, the county is working on tax incentives for an $850 million ethane terminal on the Neches River. Even thousands of more jobs will be added as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers...

  • Commissioners miss quorum on Tuesday, will meet Wednesday

    Margaret Toal, For the Record|Updated Jan 10, 2023

    County Judge Pro-Tem Johnny Trahan called Commissioners Court to the regular meeting Tuesday afternoon, but not enough people were there to make a quorum for a legal meeting. Two of the commissioners were at a special school to train commissioners, while County Judge John Gothia was called to Austin for business. However, knowing there might not be enough people to hold a meeting, the court advertised a special called meeting for Wednesday at 2 p.m. with identical agendas....

  • Chevron Phillips Chemical announces management changes for Orange, Texas

    Staff Report|Updated Jan 10, 2023

    Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP today announced that Craig Lemons, currently plant manager at the Orange Plant, has been named transition manager, Golden Triangle Polymers. Golden Triangle Polymers is the recently announced integrated polymers facility to be constructed in Orange. Carrie Phillips, currently environmental manager at The Woodlands, has been named plant manager of the current Orange Plant. Lemons has over 27 years of experience with Chevron Phillips in...

  • BC Chamber deadline coming for yearly honors

    Margaret Toal, For the Record|Updated Jan 3, 2023

    Nominations for Bridge City Citizen of the Year and Business of the Year will be accepted through the Chamber of Commerce until Friday, January 6. Chamber Director Mandy Lyda said nominations may be emailed to her at [email protected]. Nominations should include the name of the person, or business, and why they should be honored. Written submissions on paper may be made at the chamber office, 150 West Roundbunch Road, during regular business hours. The chamber is open...

  • Entergy helps local agencies provide food

    Margaret Toal, For the Record|Updated Jan 3, 2023

    Entergy Texas has given a total of $105,000 to non-profit groups providing food for those in need with three of those groups helping in Orange County. The local agencies getting the special grants from Entergy stockholders are Meals on Wheels by the Orange Community Action Association, the food pantry of the United Christian Care Center of Vidor, and the Southeast Texas Food Bank. The Southeast Texas Food Bank helps provide food to various groups including some in Orange...

  • Record colds usually come in February, including the 1895 Valentine's Blizzard

    Margaret Toal, For the Record|Updated Jan 3, 2023

    As dawn broke the morning of Friday, December 23, the temperatures in Orange County had dropped to 17 degrees with 15 mph north winds and gusts even higher. The wind chill dropped to 2 degrees. A few days later, the temperatures were in the 70s. But local residents shouldn't ditch their warm clothes and unwrap their pipes. Historically, the worst freezes have hit in mid-February, most particularly around Valentine's Day. That includes the long, hard freeze of February 2021....

  • Cities, school districts ready for candidates to file this month

    Margaret Toal, For the Record|Updated Jan 3, 2023

    People wanting to seek elective office to serve in local governing positions have a chance to run for city councils and school boards in May, but they need to decide because filing for the positions begin this month. Most school districts and cities will have elections for boards and councils on May 6. Filing will begin on Wednesday, January 18, and end on Friday, February 17. Candidates will file with the respective city secretaries or in the offices of school...

  • New county officials to take oaths on Sunday

    Margaret Toal, For the Record|Updated Dec 29, 2022

    New Year's Day celebrations aren't only for a new year. For Orange County elected officials, New Year's Day is also a time for taking the oath of office for a new term. This year, the oath of office ceremony will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday in Judge Courtney Arkeen's 128th State District Court, the largest room in the courthouse complex. It is traditional for friends and families of the officials to attend, with cake, coffee, and punch Th This year, Orange County will have two...

  • Sheriff invites employee's children to see work place

    Updated Dec 27, 2022

    For a kid, going to work with mom or dad is a thrilling experience. Orange County Sheriff Jimmy Lane Mooney let some of his department's employees bring their children to work this week when school was out for the holidays. They even got to experience the special armored vehicle....

  • Seventy years ago, some history repeats

    Margaret Toal, For the Record|Updated Dec 27, 2022

    As Orange County went from a year ending in 2 to a year ending in 3, residents had good news about an industrial boom, bad news about epidemics, and a good turnout of Republicans at the voting boxes. But that year was 1952 into 1953. Some of the same news could be said about 2022 and 2023. For the New Year's edition of the daily afternoon Orange Leader, the newspaper reported the old year ended with the announcement that three new chemical companies announced they would build...

  • Bridge City, county show strong sales tax returns

    Margaret Toal, For the Record|Updated Dec 27, 2022

    Bridge City merchants had strong sales in October as sales tax returns surged more than 18 percent compared to the year before. Orange County and the cities of Pinehurst and West Orange also had strong increases. The sales tax incomes to cities and county were reported by the Texas Comptroller's Office. The office sends out the payments to the entities each month for sales two months earlier. Bridge City, with a 1.5 percent sales tax, received $173,654 for the month, compared...

  • Commissioners Court ends year with Beauchamp present

    Margaret Toal, For the Record|Updated Dec 27, 2022

    Orange County Commissioners Court ended 2022 with a meeting that was short in length and sweet on compliments. Precinct 2 Commissioner Theresa Adams Beauchamp was able to attend her last meeting before her term expires on Saturday at midnight. Her husband drove her to the administration building and she used a walker to slowly make it down the long hallway to the commissioners meeting room. Two weeks earlier, she had been in a wheelchair after falling and breaking a hip. She...

  • Orange County and Salvation Army to provide Warming Station

    Updated Dec 21, 2022

  • Stay Safe: Winter is Coming to Town

    Updated Dec 21, 2022

    Wednesday, December 21, 2022 - The National Weather Service reports unusually cold air will cover the country this week with temperatures as much as 20 degrees below normal. The American Red Cross has steps you should take to stay safe if you are in the path of this winter weather. WINTER DRIVING SAFETY Stay off the road if possible, during severe weather. If you must drive in winter weather, follow these tips: Keep in your vehicle: 1. A windshield scraper and small broom. A...

  • DPS Encourages Everyone to be Safe and Aware this Holiday Season

    Updated Dec 20, 2022

    AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is encouraging everyone to end 2022 safely as they travel and spend time with family and friends this holiday season. The Texas Highway Patrol will conduct its annual Christmas and New Year’s holiday traffic enforcement campaign beginning Dec. 23 and will be out on the roads looking for people who are speeding, not wearing their seat belts, driving while intoxicated or committing other traffic violations. Additionally, this...

  • Sowell takes his community service to Commissioners Court

    Margaret Toal, For the Record|Updated Dec 20, 2022

    Anyone living in Mauriceville for the past few years has run into Chris Sowell. He's worked with youth sports leagues, 4-H, and is president of the Mauriceville Heritage Association. He's delivered meals to shut-ins. He's shown up with a chainsaw to cut storm debris. "I found a passion for helping my community," he said. He's assisted so many people that they kept asking him to run for county commissioner. This year was right, especially when the incumbent Precinct 2 Commissio...

  • Christmas 120 years ago in Orange featured fine, elegant gifts

    Margaret Toal, For the Record|Updated Dec 20, 2022

    Stores in downtown Orange were full of "fine" and "elegant" food and wares one hundred and twenty years ago as the city drew shoppers from all over the county. Luckily, a Christmas Eve tragedy was averted thanks to H.F. Frazee and other "gentlemen." They grabbed the bridle of a horse that had gone wild, saving the two young Depew ladies who were in their buggy on Fifth Street. The evening Orange Daily Tribune reported the "Exciting Runaway" that morning at Ortmeyers...

  • Government offices set holiday closings with no garbage changes

    Margaret Toal, For the Record|Updated Dec 20, 2022

    Christmas and New Year's are on Sundays this year which means garbage schedules in the five largest Orange County cities will run as normal with no skipped days. The government offices have announced their holiday closings for the next two weeks. Though offices will be closed, first responders will work those days. Orange County offices at all locations will be closed Thursday December 22, Friday December 23, and Monday December 26. For the New Year's break, the closing will b...

  • LCM Presents Award

    Updated Dec 20, 2022

    Superintendent Stacey Brister and the LCM Board of Trustees presented Trooper Jesse Bodiford with a Safety on the Move Award at the December Regular Board Meeting. The award was given in recognition of the action he took on July 27th assisting five LCM students who were involved in a motor vehicle accident. In addition to a plaque thanking him for his quick and compassionate response to the accident and his skill in assessing the students’ injuries and securing the n...

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