The Record Newspapers - Hometown News For Orange County, Texas

Dolores Cantu got a job at the old Strand movie theater in the 1960s when she was 14 years old. At the time, she could only dream she would one day be on the big screen. She ended... — Updated 1/23/2024

King Jerry and Queen Susan Pennington presided over the 20th annual Orange Mardi Gras ball held this past Saturday. In the center is Kenneth Wheeler, who served as captain of the... — Updated 1/23/2024

The city of Orange is beginning a new year cleaning house, or at least dilapidated houses and buildings. As the city continues to give out Economic Development Corporation grants fo... — Updated 1/23/2024

Orange County Commissioners Court Tuesday approved the plans for another RV park on Texas Highway 62 south of Interstate 10. The approval for Shadee RV near Dempsey Drive is the... — Updated 1/23/2024

Cedric Stout of Bridge City, one of the country's last survivors of the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, died Wednesday at the age of 102. This past December, the U.S. Navy reported onl... — Updated 1/23/2024

Bridges and overpasses closed Monday evening as freezing rain slicked roadways, leading to a number of vehicle crashes and schools being canceled for Tuesday. Most of Texas is... — Updated 1/16/2024

Everybody knew him as Stump, a nickname Stump Weatherford had in childhood. But for Lions Club International, he was also known "National Treasure." Butch Campbell recalls giving... — Updated 1/16/2024

The city of Orange is starting the new year with a big drop in sales tax payments as Pinehurst, West Orange, and Vidor have healthy increases. Sometimes with the city of Orange's... — Updated 1/16/2024

Press Release January 16, 2024 Orange County Road and Bridge is reporting that the East Roundbunch swing bridge in Precinct #3 is closed due to the weather. Officials will monitor... — Updated 1/16/2024

Press Release January 15, 2024 Orange County announced all non-emergency County Governmental offices will be closed tomorrow due to the closing of some bridges and overpasses... — Updated 1/15/2024

Press Release January 15, 2024 Due to the forecasted cold weather Orange County has partnered with Red Cross and Orange Church of God, in Orange to provide a warming station... — Updated 1/15/2024

Three Bridge City Cardinal Band members have earned 5A All-State Band honors, putting them in the top 1 percent of UIL band members in the state. They are Tyler Anderson on... — Updated 1/9/2024

The Bridge City High cheer team traveled to Fort Worth during the winter holidays and made it to the finals in UIL state competition. The team ended up being 13th out of 53 cheer... — Updated 1/9/2024

Bridge City has a new city manager and he's guaranteed to stay at least two years. Last week, the Bridge City City Council voted unanimously to hire Christopher Baker, who grew up... — Updated 1/9/2024

Former West Orange-Stark Mustang Kevin Smith, who went on to star for Texas A&M and the Dallas Cowboys was named Monday to the 2024 College Football Hall of Fame. The College Footba... — Updated 1/9/2024

Orange County will be celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King this week with an annual gala Saturday night at the Expo Center and a traditional march in downtown Orange on Monday. The... — Updated 1/9/2024

National company building $6 million in new houses in Orange More than $6 million in new houses in Orange's Reserve at Mallard Lake subdivision are in the construction phase, accord... — Updated 1/9/2024

The Stark Foundation is thrilled to announce the culmination of a phenomenal holiday season at the Stark Cultural Venues in Orange, Texas. As part of their commitment to spread the... — Updated 1/9/2024

Probably no one in Orange County today will remember the Ready Reserve Fleet, but many still know of the "mothball fleet."40 The U.S. Navy's "mothball fleet" along the Sabine River... — Updated 1/2/2024

Texas had 34 new laws go into effect, including a cost of living increase for teachers in the Retired Teachers Fund. The monthly raise will be between 2 to 6 percent and is the... — Updated 1/2/2024

Shawntel Holcombe, center, was honored at a retirement reception after serving nearly 27 years in the Orange County Precinct 4 Justice of the Peace court, where she became chief... — Updated 1/2/2024

As campaigning is heating up in the March Republican primary election for county offices, filing will be starting for May elections to city councils and school boards. This year,... — Updated 1/2/2024

News in Orange from a century ago isn't much different from that going into 2024. Christian denominations were splitting and the government wanted to save by cutting back on... — Updated 12/26/2023

More than 20 years ago, leaders in Orange had a vision to expand commercial business and the tax base along Interstate 10 at 16th Street. After years of negotiations with the state... — Updated 12/26/2023

As 2023 comes to a close, most of the public entities with sales taxes have income staying above the inflation rate, but Bridge City and Pinehurst have had stagnant returns. The Tex... — Updated 12/26/2023