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Orange Community Payers

Orange Community Payers

Dinner and a show

News Staff
Thursday, August 18, 2022
The Orange Community Players are hosting “Yee Haw! A Country Music Variety Show” at the Orange Train Depot Museum, 1210 Green Ave. in Orange, on Saturday, Aug. 20. Dinner consisting of barbecue, sides, dessert, and complimentary beer and wine, will begin at 6:30 p.m. The show starts at 7:37 p.m.
Save the Pines Project

Save the Pines Project

Taste of Silsbee is Aug. 22

News Staff
Thursday, August 18, 2022
The Save The Pines Project will present Taste of Silsbee on Monday, Aug. 22, from 6-9 p.m. at the Silsbee Country Club, 6200 Country Club Road. Hosts promise an evening of great food and beverages from the Silsbee community and surrounding area.
Weston Insurance logo

Weston Insurance logo

Insurance provider canceled

News Staff
Thursday, August 18, 2022
Weston Property & Casualty Insurance Company was put into receivership for liquidation on Aug. 8. Policies currently insured by Weston, including those in Texas, will be canceled effective Sept. 7, according to the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA).
Map detailing the proposed area of canal redirection in Nederland

Map detailing the proposed area of canal redirection in Nederland

Nederland holds hearing to close street access

News Staff
Thursday, August 18, 2022
The city of Nederland is hosting a public hearing on Monday, Aug. 22, at 4:30 p.m. to allow interested persons to provide comments, ask questions, etc.
Tommy Jackson, Commissioner Kathleen Jackson, Thea Etlinger and PUC Chairman Peter Lake

Tommy Jackson, Commissioner Kathleen Jackson, Thea Etlinger and PUC Chairman Peter Lake

SETX woman named to Texas commission

News Staff
Thursday, August 18, 2022
Aug. 9, Kathleen Jackson was sworn in as commissioner of the Public Utility Commission of Texas in Austin. She previously served as a Board Member of the Texas Water Development Board since 2014.
Dr. Sidney E. Valentine

Dr. Sidney E. Valentine

LIT 'passes the torch' at convocation

News Staff
Thursday, August 18, 2022
At the Lamar Institute of Technology (LIT) Fall 2022 convocation on Aug. 17, Dr. Lonnie L. Howard hosted a ‘Passing the Torch’ event for incoming President Dr. Sidney E. Valentine. The in-person convocation was held at the Downtown Event Centre in  Beaumont, with Dr.
Rogelio Guerra Vasquez

Rogelio Guerra Vasquez

FBI offers reward for 1997 Orange murder

Scott McLendon
Thursday, August 18, 2022
The FBI is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a man wanted for the 1997 murder of his wife in Orange. According to an announcement from the FBI Houston Division, Rogelio Guerra Vasquez has ties to, or may be residing near, Monterrey, Mexico.
Hardin County Courthouse

Hardin County Courthouse

Tax talk precedes Hardin County budgets season

Dannie Oliveaux
Thursday, August 18, 2022
Hardin County residents will see a slight decrease in the county tax rate as the Commissioners Court approved the proposed budget for the Fiscal Year 2023 and the proposed tax rate at their July 28 special meeting.
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