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Lunch Bunch honors new OC mayors
New mayors Misty Songe of Vidor and Randy Branch of West Orange were guests of honor at the Wednesday Lunch Bunch meeting held June 16. Orange County Judge John Gothia and Orange... — Updated 6/22/2021
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Kimbrough backs BCPD's 2020 investigations
Orange County District Attorney John Kimbrough said Tuesday that Bridge City's Police Department "did a fantastic job" investigating twin fatalities that occurred minutes and miles... — Updated 6/18/2021
Mayor: BC residents need to STAN up
With Hurricane Season here again, Bridge City Mayor David Rutledge has been leading the push for citizens to sign up with STAN. That’s the Southeast Texas Alerting Network and it... — Updated 6/15/2021
GLO funds open Orange senior apartments
Orange is getting a new 80-unit senior apartment community near the intersection of Highway 62 and Interstate 10. A celebration was held Wednesday, June 16, to christen the... — Updated 6/15/2021
TxDOT's MacArthur lights plan brightens cities
City council members at both Pinehurst and West Orange have liked what they’ve seen from proposals to place streetlights on MacArthur Drive. “It was a real brief presentation,... — Updated 6/15/2021
West Orange officials take oaths
West Orange officials reappointed to their jobs by new Mayor Randy Branch repeated their Oaths of Office at Tuesday night's meeting. From left, they are Assistant Fire Chief Simmie... — Updated 6/15/2021
How to win the fight against stickers
Adam Russell Texas A&M AgriLife Whether you call them stickers or sandburs, a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert can help you win the war against these prickly little pain... — Updated 6/15/2021
Dems' recovery funds hit Orange County
Joe Biden’s American Recovery Plan Act, passed by Congress without a single Republican vote, just showered ruby red Orange County with the first of two $8.1 million payments. The... — Updated 6/8/2021
Lions Carnival set to return June 16
Good times are set to resume in Orange. The Lion’s Club 80th Charity Carnival will take place over three weekends at Lions Den Park this year, beginning Wednesday, June 16.... — Updated 6/8/2021
Spokeswoman to miss school's 'joyful noise'
One of Orange County’s top news sources is going off the air. Sherry Combs is retiring from the Little Cypress-Mauriceville school district Friday, ending a 42-year career that... — Updated 6/8/2021
Vet's respect flies high for flags
You’re a grand old flag, You’re a high-flying flag, Monday, June 14, marks the 104th observance of Flag Day in the United States, a holiday officially established in 1916 by... — Updated 6/8/2021
Watermelons behind schedule, but prices and quality good
Winter Storm Uri and subsequent cool, wet weather have made the 2021 growing season tough on Texas watermelons, but decent prices are helping producers, according to Texas A&M... — Updated 6/8/2021
NASA and Hurricanes: Five Fast Facts
The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season began on June 1. Our colleagues at NOAA are predicting another active season, with an above average number of named storms. At NASA, we’re... — Updated 6/8/2021
LSCO to return to its normal campus life and schedule this upcoming Fall semester
Lamar State College Orange (LSCO) President, Dr. Thomas Johnson, announced this week that LSCO will return to its normal campus life and schedule this upcoming Fall semester. The... — Updated 6/8/2021
TxDOT talks lights for MacArthur Drive
A proposal to bring streetlights to a dark and deadly stretch of road is on the agendas for neighboring Orange County cities. The Texas Department of Transportation will make a... — Updated 6/4/2021
LSCO honors music legend Gatemouth Brown
The new gateway to Lamar State College Orange is going to be known as the “Gatemouth” … as in Gatemouth Plaza. The two-year school in downtown Orange announced that it plans... — Updated 6/1/2021
Cities expect squeeze on 2022 budgets
Expect city tax rates to decrease this year but don't look for tax bills to decline. Based on May's skyrocketing proposed tax values, county and city governments and school... — Updated 6/1/2021
Ex-lawmaker at home on the ranch
Wayne Peveto grew up on the family farm in Orange County's McLewis community. He and his four brothers helped their sharecropper dad, Horace, and mother Lola raise a rice crop and... — Updated 6/1/2021
Preserving Cajun Culture
A previous "Down Life's Highway" column in 'The Record' newspapers struck a chord with Sandra Cash. It resonated with her so deeply, that she kept a copy of that column for over a... — Updated 6/1/2021
WO lands $3.8M grant from GLO
The City of West Orange landed $3.8 million to improve drainage and Mayor Randy Branch was happy to get it. “We applied for this grant and they finally finalized it,” said Branc... — Updated 5/25/2021
Record sales receipts signal disaster recovery
Two of the five worst rainfall events in U.S. history, back-to-back hurricanes, a record ice storm and a year-long COVID shutdown should have sent the Orange County economy... — Updated 5/25/2021
Vets group honors comrades in arms
Charlie Dubois of Little Cypress said it was the 2012 funeral for his father-in-law, Earl Bilbo, that moved him to put his U.S. Army uniform back on and assist at funerals. John Hal... — Updated 5/25/2021
OC declares 'imminent' flood threat disaster
County Judge John Gothia issued a Declaration of Disaster for Orange County at 5 p.m. Friday, citing the 'imminent threat' created by an impending tropical storm system expected to... — Updated 5/25/2021
Biz owners applaud Abbott's benefits cut
Orange County business small owners are counting the days until June 26. That’s when the $300-a-week Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation is set to run out in Texas after... — Updated 5/18/2021
LSCO issues first EC, honorary degrees
Dr. Thomas Johnson, President at Lamar State College Orange, never misses a chance to express how important the role of a two-year college can be. And at the school's Spring 2021 Co... — Updated 5/18/2021
