The city of Orange has sold $5 million in bonds to pay for improvements in the water and sewer department. City Council has gone through the processes to issue and sell the certificates of obligation, a kind of bond that does not require a vote. The bonds will be paid back over 20 years through income from water and sewer customers. Tuesday, Jim Gilley with U.S. Capital Advisors, who handled the bond issuance and sale, praised the city for getting a low interest rate because of an AA- rating by Standard and Poor. The S&P website says AAA is the top rating. An AA "differs from the … [Read more...] about City Making Water And Sewer Improvements
Come Home To Deweyville FBC
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF DEWEYVILLE WILL CONDUCT SERVICES IN THEIR WORSHIP CENTER FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE HISTORIC FLOOD OF MARCH 13, 2016. AFTER SIX MONTHS OF RESTORATION, THE CHURCH WILL FINALLY BE ABLE TO UTILIZE ALL OF THEIR FACILITIES. THE REMEDIATION EFFORTS WERE MADE POSSIBLE BY THE INCREDIBLE HELP AND OFFERINGS EXTENDED BY AREA CHURCHES, BUSINESSES, AND VOLUNTEERS. GOD DEMONSTRATED HIS FAITHFULNESS OVER AND OVER DURING THESE CHALLENGING MONTHS. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH, WILL BE THE INAUGURAL WORSHIP SERVICE IN THE NEWLY REMODELED FACILITIES. BIBLE STUDY GROUPS WILL MEET IN THE … [Read more...] about Come Home To Deweyville FBC
Homicide in Bridge City
Bridge City police Wednesday night detained a man in connection with the beating death of a woman at a house on Mary Avenue. The woman's two young children were present at the time, according to one of their relatives. The woman was 28-year-old Kara Marie Willingham. Police were called to the house at 112 Mary Avenue about 7 p.m. Mary Avenue is in the Dugas addition off East Roundbunch Road south of Texas Avenue. … [Read more...] about Homicide in Bridge City
OCEDC Hosts Focus Group
Orange County Economic Development Corporation Hosts Strategic Planning Focus Group The Orange County Economic Development Corporation is interested in gathering input from the public on the future of Orange County Economic Development. The Corporation will host focus group sessions on September 20th beginning at 9:00 am and on September 22nd beginning at 2:00pm. Both sessions will be held in Room 102 of the Nursing and Classroom Building at Lamar State College Orange. Attendees are asked to respond to Jessica Hill at jhill@orangecountyedc.com with confirmation of their … [Read more...] about OCEDC Hosts Focus Group
Officer Involved In Accident
Tuesday at approximately 9:15p.m., the Texas Department of Public Safety received a report of a two vehicle crash at the intersection of Highway 87 and Cordrey Street in Orange. The crash involved a motorcycle and an Orange Police Department patrol unit. The preliminary investigation shows that the Orange City police officer was traveling westbound on Cordrey Street. A 2006 Harley Davidson motorcycle was traveling northbound in the inside traffic lane on Highway 87. The driver of the patrol car stopped at the stop sign and proceeded to pull out onto Highway 87 in front of the … [Read more...] about Officer Involved In Accident
Week Four Football Schedule
Week Four Schedule OF at LCM WOS vs Kipp Northeast BC at Newton Deweyville at Gal. O'Connell Vidor vs Ozen Central at Memorial Lumberton at Livingston Nederland at Bay Lee WBrook at St. Thomas Bryan Rudder at Jasper Liberty at Woodville Kirbyville at San Augustine Kelly at Hardin-Jefferson EChambers at N.Waverly WHardin at Evadale Diboll at Center Stafford at Navasota C-Camden at Kountze Warren at HDaisetta … [Read more...] about Week Four Football Schedule
St. Mary VB Wins Trophy
St. Mary Catholic School’s Volleyball team played in the St. Anne tournament last weekend. They came home with the consolation trophy! Not a bad start for the St. Mary volleyball season! Pictured are (bottom, left to right) Sydney Schmitt, Jonier Pete, Olivia Grant, Mallory Huggins. Top (left to right) are Reagan Pitre, Jessica Hughes, Lily Riedel and Sarah Kusek. … [Read more...] about St. Mary VB Wins Trophy
Thief Identified After Stealing From Friends
The Pinehurst Police Department would like to thank the public for its help in identifying the white female responsible for the theft of donations from “Friends Helping Friends” located at 2112 35th Street in Pinehurst. Acting on a tip, which was received shortly after the surveillance video was released, Pinehurst Police Chief Fred R. Hanauer III located 39 year old Heather Nicole Griffin (AKA Heather Martin) at an address in Orange. During the interview Griffin admitted to being the woman on the video who removed donations from Friends Helping Friends. Due to the low value of the stolen … [Read more...] about Thief Identified After Stealing From Friends
Hood Gets Nice Raise
Pinehurst City Administrator Robbie Hood received a pay hike Tuesday night. The City Council following a closed session approved a $6,000 pay raise for Hood who has served as the city administrator since April of 2015. Mayor Pete Runnels indicated the pay increase is reflective of the outstanding job done by Hood and the positive evaluation he received in June. It was recommended at that time of the evaluation the salary adjustment should coincide with the approval of next year’s budget. The Pinehurst City Council approved the city’s budget and tax rate for next year during the meeting … [Read more...] about Hood Gets Nice Raise
Walk Among The Scarecrows
Each October Shangri La Gardens hosts the largest Scarecrow Festival in Texas with dozens of hand-crafted scarecrows displayed throughout the gardens. Created by community organizations, businesses, schools, churches and families, scarecrow designs range from funny to clever to wacky and weird! For sure, no two scarecrows are ever the same! The Scarecrow Festival is a great way to celebrate the changing season and see what the community creates with repurposed and recyclable materials with a heap of imagination. This year, the festival kicks off on October 11 and ends on November 5. For … [Read more...] about Walk Among The Scarecrows
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