The Record Newspapers - Hometown News For Orange County, Texas

Casie Graves was playing with her baby daughter Friday and was so enamored with the child that she posted a video of the little cutie for her friends to see. Sometime between the... — Updated 9/19/2023

The local economy is growing, but not everyone has a high-paying job. Even families with two working parents are finding it harder to pay bills as food and gas prices go up along wi... — Updated 9/19/2023

In Texas, the high school homecoming football week is a memorable experience for the community, and this week, Bridge City High is having unforgettable events. It will end Friday... — Updated 9/19/2023

Fifty-five minutes travel time between Orange and Bridge City. The growing pains are blooming and people are grumbling. Traffic between Orange and Bridge City has become a cluster... — Updated 9/19/2023

Orange County Commissioners Court approved a lower property tax rate compared to last year, but because of an overall increase in property values, taxpayers may be paying an average... — Updated 9/12/2023

A Sunday afternoon wildfire that started in a wooded area off Gist Road quickly spread through the dry and dying leaves leading to homes being evacuated. No lives or buildings were... — Updated 9/12/2023

Kirk Roccaforte was Bridge City mayor on September 13, 2008. He and his emergency team from the city were quartered with other county first responders and officials at Mauriceville... — Updated 9/12/2023

The 1940 high school football season here was supposed to be a great one with a fancy new stadium for Orange High, but it ended up a strange one. After two games, the coach was... — Updated 9/5/2023

Heat readings for the summer of 2023 have reached a record high, with the Orange County Airport gauges recording 32 days of 100 degrees or hotter for June through August. Two more 1... — Updated 9/5/2023

Veteran law enforcement officer Joey Jacobs will be running in the March Republican primary for constable of Precinct 4, which covers the Vidor area. He has worked in law... — Updated 9/5/2023

Members of the Bridge City Police Department and the Bridge City Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department worked together to collect more than 4,000 items to donate to the Southeast... — Updated 9/5/2023

The new Orange Recreation Center has set its September schedule that includes a youth 3-on-3 co-ed basketball tournament at the end of the month. The center on Orange Avenue at the... — Updated 9/5/2023

Orange County continues on the path for more industrial growth as two projects have been approved for possible tax abatements from the state and local entities. Orange County Commis... — Updated 8/29/2023

Texas has 774 new state laws starting on September 1 that will affect different aspects from criminal laws to regulations for businesses that get state licensing. The Texas Legislat... — Updated 8/29/2023

Orange County plus the cities of Orange, West Orange, and Vidor are showing increases in sales tax collections for the month of June, according to information from the Texas Comptro... — Updated 8/29/2023

Orange County came close Sunday for adding a wildfire to its growing list of recent disaster history. Forty acres of dense woods burned for hours Sunday afternoon in the Little... — Updated 8/22/2023

Joe Kazmar was born and raised in New York state and became a successful businessman in Orange. But though he made his mark in the car business, he will be long remembered for his s... — Updated 8/22/2023

Orangefield school district voters in November will decide on a $43 million bond issue for more classrooms at all three campuses, a new high school library and cafeteria, plus... — Updated 8/22/2023

Maplecrest Baptist Church in Vidor will host a "Faith, Family, Freedom" conference featuring two speakers prominent in the Conservative Christian movement against homosexual and... — Updated 8/15/2023

Heritage House Museum on Sunday, August 20, will have a special opening of a new exhibit entitled "Team Spirit" about local high school sports. The come-and-go opening is from 2 to... — Updated 8/15/2023

Daniel McLemore knows he found his work home at LSCO. He only has to spend 15 minutes now to travel from his residence in Orangefield. As a veteran of marketing and advertising,... — Updated 8/15/2023

Brown leaves are falling off of trees and the grass is dry and brown. But now in Bridge City, residents are being asked to restrict their watering. The National Weather Service's... — Updated 8/15/2023

Bridge City First Baptist Church is inviting the public to a gospel singing concert by The Hoppers, known as America's Favorite Gospel Group. The concert will begin at the church... — Updated 8/15/2023

Piles of rubble stand along a block of the an old apartment complex, ready to be loaded into trailers to be hauled off for disposal. The rubble is from condemned buildings at the... — Updated 8/8/2023

Land is being cleared in spots all across Orange County as investors build parks for recreational vehicles that will be coming for the industrial boom created by the new Chevron Phi... — Updated 8/8/2023