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Appeal Deadline Is Today

Wednesday is the deadline for property owners to appeal the latest appraised values on real estate. The appraisal values are used to calculate property taxes set by the elected officials of entities like city councils, school boards and county commissioners. The appeals are made to the Orange County Appraisal District, which issues the appraisals. An appeal can be made through the phone at 409-745-4777. A number of property owners have had their values lowered by talking to staff at the appraisal district. An appeal can also be made in person at the appraisal district office, 9157 … [Read more...] about Appeal Deadline Is Today

Weekend Police Reports

Orange police have questioned two juveniles concerning a series of thefts and criminal mischief damage in areas across town, Detective Captain Robert Enmon said. However, the youth have not been connected to all the reported thefts during the holiday weekend. One of the victims was Orange County Sheriff Keith Merritt, who had fishing gear stolen from his 20-foot Skeeter parked at his house in the Cypress Bayou neighborhood. Enmon said investigators have not arrested the juveniles, one of whom had been reported as a runaway. At this time, they are suspects in taking scooters and other … [Read more...] about Weekend Police Reports

Who’s Left In HS Baseball/Softball?

Good luck to Kirbyville and Port Neches-Groves as they represent Southeast Texas in the baseball playoffs. - Region Finals 6A REGION 1 Arlington Martin (31-7-1) vs. Southlake Carroll (30-10-1) REGION 2 Round Rock (30-7) vs. Pflugerville Hendrickson (29-7) REGION 3 Ft. Bend Travis (31-6) vs. Deer Park (31-6-1) REGION 4 SA Reagan (28-8) vs. SA Churchill (25-7-2) - 5A REGION 1 Grapevine (30-11)  vs. Colleyville Heritage (37-4) REGION 2 Frisco Wakeland (36-4) vs. Mansfield Legacy (29-10) REGION 3 Port Neches-Groves (30-8-2) vs. Brenham (26-10-1) REGION … [Read more...] about Who’s Left In HS Baseball/Softball?

Students Leave, Staff Starts Training

What does the Little Cypress-Mauriceville staff do when the students leave? Start training for next year, of course. Secretaries from each campus got together on Tuesday for a little "Flamingle" and some end of year training. The meeting was centered on procedures relating to State & Federal Programs for the 2017-2018 school year and updates and changes to new laws from the Texas Education Agency & the U.S. Department of Education. Being technologically savvy, using Office 365 Programs for efficiency in collecting, reporting, and maintaining data was also emphasized. According to … [Read more...] about Students Leave, Staff Starts Training

Betty Jane Stark

Betty Jane Stark, 75, of Orange, Texas, passed away on May 28, 2017, in Beaumont, Texas. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, June 3, 2017, at Jett Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas, on April 13, 1942, she was the daughter of Jesse and Laura Johnson. Betty worked as a professional hairdresser and retired from Bridge City Independent School District as a bus driver. She loved her family and enjoyed reunions, good food, and good times.   She was preceded in death … [Read more...] about Betty Jane Stark

Terry “T. W.”  Harrington

Terry “T. W.”  Harrington, age 53, a resident of Vidor, Texas, was born on April 16, 1964 and passed away on May 24, 2017 in Houston, Texas. He is survived by his children, Terry Wayne Harrington, Cassandra Harrington, Shannon Harrington and Noah Harrington all of Vidor, Texas along with four grandsons, Levi Nash, Logan Nash, Lucas Nash and Danny Jones. He is also survived by his brothers, David Harrington and Billy Harrington. He was preceded in death by his wife, Darlene Harrington, parents, Chester Leroy and Shirley Rose Harrington, one brother, Bobby Harrington, father-in-law. Robert … [Read more...] about Terry “T. W.”  Harrington

Lemoine “Saves” Day For Crawdads

Hickory reliever Jake Lemoine picked up his third save of the season Saturday when he got Jose Gomez to fly out with two runners on.  The Hickory Crawdads beat the Asheville Tourists 6-4. Lemoine, a Bridge City grad, pitches for the Crawdads are a Class A team located in Hickory, North Carolina.  They are in the South Atlantic League, and have been a farm team of the Texas Rangers since 2009. The reliever who played at the University of Houston and was a fourth round pick of the Rangers in 2015, leads the team in saves.  Overall he is 0-1 with 3 saves and an ERA of 4.05. - … [Read more...] about Lemoine “Saves” Day For Crawdads

FHF Receives Grant

Friends Helping Friends received a grant from The Foundation of Southeast Texas. This grant will go toward repairing the sidewalks in front of the building ensuring the safety of all clients and patrons. Pictured receiving the grant is Director Rita Monson. - … [Read more...] about FHF Receives Grant

Newton Co. Sheriff’s Report

  SHERIFF’S REPORT 05/29/2017   Hope everyone had a great Memorial Day weekend.  Thanks to all the veteran’s for their service.           Had a car stolen in Kirbyville and it was located here in Newton County.  The driver hit the woods on us.  We spent several hours looking for him.  No luck, but we know who he was.  We are getting a warrant.           Several people were floating down Big Cow Creek and got lost.  Thanks to the Trout Creek First Responders for coming out and helping.  All ended up well.  Thanks to the dispatchers for pinging the cell phones.           We … [Read more...] about Newton Co. Sheriff’s Report

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