Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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The annual Taste of the Holidays fundraiser is Thursday, November 10, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Orange County Expo Center on FM 1442. The tickets are $30 per person or $25 per person if a pair is purchased together. The benefit is for the Orange County Rebuild, a special county department created as a central agency to coordinate efforts to help individuals and families recover after disasters like multiple hurricanes and the 2021 tornado. Area restaurants and caterers bring...
About 140 years ago, James B. Seargent of Orange had a vision for a new industry involving trees. He wasn't looking at the native trees that drew the sawmill and lumber industries. He was ready to grow imported trees for medicinal uses. Little did he know his carefully nurtured seedling would grow to become an invasive species. Maybe we can blame him for all those little camphor trees that sprout up in garden beds and yards every year. But then again, someone else may have...
The creativity and imaginations of people across Southeast Texas are on view through Saturday as Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center celebrates the season with its annual Autumn Fair. The festival gives people a final chance to see the scarecrows designed by schools, groups, businesses, churches, and families. Don't think of an old-fashioned cartoon image of a pair of blue jeans and an old flannel shirt stuffed with hay as being a Shangri La scarecrow. You might...
Back in 1998, West Orange Mayor Roy McDonald was enjoying the old Gumbo Cookoff in neighboring Orange. He had a vision that his city, too, could have a community event for people to relax and visit with each other. West Orange resident Theresa Van Meter at the time was working for the Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce, which sponsored the event. McDonald asked her if she could help organize an event for West Orange. The result is now a part of local history. On...
Early voting has been strong, but not record-breaking for Orange County, after eight days of open polls for the Tuesday, November 8 mid-term elections. After eight days of early voting on Monday, Orange County had a total of 10,776 votes cast. In 2020, which was the last presidential election, Orange County had 28,326 early votes cast. For the last mid-term election in 2018, a total of 18,612 votes were cast early. On Tuesday, registered Orange County voters must go to their...
Tami Goss has spent 13 years as band director at Bridge City High School and has built a dynasty of excellence. On Wednesday, November 9, the Cardinal Band will compete for the third straight year at the UIL state marching contest. Last week, the band placed high enough in area competition in Lindale to move on up to the state contest. But a bit of adversity has set in for the poor band. On Tuesday, Goss was spending her second day at home with a strep infection. She said...
West Orange-Stark Alumni, Jared K. Dupree, began his next phase of life with a career in law enforcement on Monday, October 17, 2022 and became a full time sworn police officer of the Houston Police Department, the fourth largest city in the United States. Jared completed a six (6) month police cadet training in the #255th class with HPD, excelling in physical fitness, exam testing, and defense training. After successfully completing the TCOLE Exam (Texas Commission on Law...
An Orange County site along the east banks of the Neches River may be getting a methane shipping terminal worth $850 million. Orange County Commissioners Court Monday approved a tax abatement offer to Enterprise Products Operating LLC. The site is off Mansfield Ferry Road and is the Orangefield ISD. The shipping terminal for ethane, which is a crucial ingredient for the petrochemical industry to make polyethylene plastic products, will have an estimated 1,400 to 3,200...
More than 1,600 people went to the four early voting sites Monday, the first day of early voting for the November 8 general election. The Orange County Elections Administration tallied a total of 2,180 votes the first day. The Raymond Gould Community Center in Vidor had 553 people voting on Monday, followed by the Orange Public Library with 462, the Orange County Airport with 448, and the Mauriceville Community Center with 211, for a total of 1,674 in-person votes. The...
The early Tuesday morning cold front did not bring enough rain to alleviate wildfire conditions and Orange County Commissioners Court Tuesday afternoon voted to extend a burn ban for another 30 days. County Judge John Gothia, who had previously issued a burn ban, said he can lift the ban if a soaking rain comes. Gothia had previously issued seven-day burn bans. He said commissioners court can make the ban for 30 days. Orange County is listed on the weekly U.S. Drought Monitor...
Orange is getting a new $3 million hotel off Interstate 10 that will have kitchen suites suitable for long-term stays. Those types of hotels are popular with construction workers who come to a city for jobs. Orange County and Southeast Texas are in line for hundreds of new construction jobs as the oil and petrochemical industry are expanding in the area. On Tuesday, Orange County Commissioners Court approved a tax abatement for a project that could bring up to 3,200 new...
The Sabine Area Central Labor Council AFL-CIO has announced its endorsements in the November 8 general election. The council made no endorsements for Orange County candidates as the county has non-contested races. The endorsements for Jefferson County are Christian "Manuel" Hayes for Texas Representative District 22, duel endorsements of Gordon Friesz and Chelsie Ramos for State District 317 judge, Jeff Brannick for county judge, Jes Prince for county clerk, Charlie Hallmark...
Countywide sales tax collections in August remain above the federal inflation rate, but some cities are lagging behind the inflation rate with sales taxes, according to figures from the Texas Comptroller's Office. The cities of Bridge City and West Orange were the only two getting more in August 2022 compared to August 2021, and for the year to date income. However, both cities increases were below the federal inflation rate of 8.3 percent in August this year. Orange County,...
ORANGE, TX – The Commissioner of Higher Education for the state of Texas, Dr. Harrison Keller, made a trip to Orange on Tuesday to visit the Lamar State College Orange campus. LSCO President Dr. Tom Johnson led a tour of the campus and showed the Commissioner the innovative technical and workforce programs that are enabling students to transition immediately to work and to address the immense workforce needs in the area. The Commissioner of Higher Education was accompanied b...
Back in 1980, Orange County was about to lose emergency ambulance service. Private providers were pulling out of the unprofitable business. Concerned leaders in industry, government, and the medical profession turned to the local expert on emergency care, David Claybar. Claybar, who ended up the director of the old Orange County Ambulance Service for 24 years, died earlier this month at the age of 74. As a tribute, retired Acadian Ambulance Service executive Jeffrey Thibodeaux...
For the past weeks while at work, Anthony Dandridge sometimes looks at the glass door and sees the faces of 12-year-olds peering inside like it's Christmas secret. Well, Christmas arrived early this year. It's ready. The Orange Recreation Center is open for play Wednesday after the obligatory ribbon-cutting ceremony at 5:30 p.m. A dress code, or more accurately, a shoe code, is required, at all times, even during the ribbon-cutting tour. Absolutely no hard-sole shoes, cleats,...
Table space is running out for the Bridge City Chamber of Commerce's Designer Purse Bingo fundraiser set for 6 p.m. Thursday, November 3, at the Orange County Expo Center on FM 1442. The chamber reported on Monday that only four tables are left. Participants will be able to play bingo to win a variety purses and handbags from famous designers. Sponsor tables are $600 each and 'girlfriend' tables are $500 each. Individual tickets are $60. The event is for people ages 21 and...
Three former Bridge City High School graduates will be honored as Distinguished Alumni by the Bridge City High School Alumni Association on Friday, October 21, 2022. Anita Cone Murchison, class of 1966, Frank Scales, class of 1977 and Steve Worster, class of 1967 who will be honored posthumously. The varsity football team will wear #30 on their helmets for the homecoming game in honor of Worster. The football players will assist in the award presentations to Worster’s two c...
Early voting for the November 8 general election will open Monday with local elections including a tax rate issue to raise the maintenance and operations rate 10.8 percent for the Little Cypress-Mauriceville CISD. Also for the first time in local history, people living in an Emergency Services District will vote for directors. Previously, Orange County Commissioners Court appointed directors for each of the four Emergency Services Districts in the county. Only residents in...
Local fast food fans will have more places to get their favorite meals as McDonald's and Whataburger are working on new restaurants in the Greater Orange area. Chick-fil-A in Orange will be getting a Texas-favorite competitor on 16th Street near Interstate 10 in Orange as the state's beloved Whataburger is planning a new $3.1 million restaurant at 3724 16th Street. Over in Pinehurst, a new McDonald's is planned for the west area of the former MacArthur Shopping Center on...
Tuesday, October 18, 2022 — It’s time to turn the heat back on in cooler parts of the country and the American Red Cross Texas Gulf Coast Region urges families to safely heat their home to avoid home fires. Heating equipment is the second leading causes of home fires, which typically rise during the colder months. The Red Cross Home Fire Campaign with community partners has saved at least 1,414 lives by educating families about fire safety, helping them create escape pla...
As Halloween approaches, Trupanion, a leader in medical insurance for cats and dogs, scanned its database of more than 750,000 pets and found that historically there is a noticeable increase in chocolate toxicity claims beginning now, through the end of the year. In some years, toxicity claims have spiked more than 70% at Halloween. In severe cases, Trupanion has paid claims for toxicity treatment in the $7,000 to $8,000 range. However, the average costs of common Halloween...
Friends don't let friends go through breast cancer alone, is the motto for this group of breast cancer survivor friends who recently gathered to encourage other women about the importance of annual mammograms. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Pictured left to right is Beverly Perry, Cil Dixon, Charlotte Chiasson, Pam Vincent and Judy LeBlanc....
Orange, Texas – During the month of September five new volunteer CASAs were sworn in. The Honorable Judge Mandy White-Rogers officially swore in 3 new CASA volunteers and the Honorable Judge John C. Lockwood swore in 2. Also known as Court Appointed Special Advocates, these amazing volunteers will work with CASA of the Sabine Neches Region to advocate for children and families involved in the foster care system across our service area of Orange, Hardin, Jasper, Tyler, N...
Orange, TX-- 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 88th 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. "Education is and always will be one of the most important issues we face as a...
