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| May 23, 2013 -- The Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center in Orange, Texas will host its Eco-Rangers summer camps in June, July and August. More |
| May 19, 2013 -- The Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center in Orange, Texas will host a Memorial Day ceremony on May 27. More |
| May 11, 2013 -- The Beaumont and Orange County American Red Cross Chapters will honor Sheila and Walter Umphrey at its 25th Annual Hurricane Party: Cocktails and Camo on Thursday, May 23. More |
| April 26, 2013 -- The Stark Museum of Art in Orange, Texas will host a "Slow Art Day" on Saturday. More |
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| April 15, 2013 -- The Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation will host the county-wide finals of the Miriam Lutcher Stark Contest in Reading and Declamation on April 21 at Lutcher Theater in Orange, Texas. More |
| April 08, 2013 -- The Port of Orange Board of Commissioners today voted unanimously to select Edgar, Kiker & Cross as the outside auditor for the port for FY2012-2013. More |
| April 08, 2013 -- Lamar State College-Orange and the Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce will host the 2013 Annual Career Fair on Thursday at the college's Student Center. More |
| April 01, 2013 -- Texas Governor Rick Perry today announced that he has appointed James Scott of Beaumont to the Jefferson and Orange County Board of Pilot Commissioners. More |
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| March 25, 2013 -- The Port of Beaumont Board of Commissioners today voted unanimously to amend a lease agreement with Port of Beaumont Petroleum Transload Terminal, LLC for the expansion of its property at the port’s Orange County Terminal. More |
| March 19, 2013 -- Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center in Orange, Texas will host an Easter Sunrise Service on March 31. More |
| March 18, 2013 -- The Stark Museum of Art in Orange will present "Wild Beauty: The New Mexico Setting" through June 8. More |
| March 08, 2013 -- DIVERSIONS: Arts and Special Projects Editor Jennifer Olin reviewed options for those "headed to nearby beaches or enjoying a stay-cation this Spring Break". More |
| February 22, 2013 -- The Stark Museum of Art in Orange, Texas will offer youth art classes through its Art Quest program in March. More |
| February 11, 2013 -- The Port of Orange Board of Commissioners today voted unanimously to award a $547,955 bid to Widgeon Construction of Orange for the Alabama Street Terminal Dock Repair Phase II Project. More |
| February 08, 2013 -- The W.H. Stark House in Orange, Texas will host a Victorian Valentine's Day exhibit February 12-16. More |
| February 07, 2013 -- The Stark Museum of Art in Orange, Texas will host a free family day on February 16. More |
| February 04, 2013 -- Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center in Orange, Texas will host performances by Saving Our American Raptors, Inc. on February 12 at the center's Discovery Theater. More |
| January 14, 2013 -- The Port of Orange Board of Commissioners today, following an executive session, voted unanimously to direct Port Director and CEO Gene Bouillion to move forward with establishing a Foreign Trade Zone for Signal International. More |
| December 17, 2012 -- The Port of Beaumont Board of Commissioners today voted unanimously to award a $569,760 contract to Trans-Global Solutions for the Orange County Rail Yard Automation Project. More |
| December 11, 2012 -- The Port of Orange Board of Commissioners on Monday voted unanimously to accept the audit report from Edgar, Kiker & Cross for the port’s FY2012 financial statements. More |
| December 01, 2012 -- The Orangefield Cormier Museum in Orange County will present the 2nd annual "Christmas in Orangefield" on December 8 on the grounds of the Orangefield High School. More |
| November 28, 2012 -- Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center in Orange will host a number of events throughout December. More |
 | November 15, 2012 -- The W.H. Stark House in Orange will present the Thanksgiving Dining Room exhibit through November 29. More |
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| November 13, 2012 -- The Port of Orange Board of Commissioners on Monday voted unanimously to approve $15,000 to provide matching funds to a Homeland Security Port Security Grant for the purchase of a passenger van by the Port Arthur International Seafarers Center. More |
| November 09, 2012 -- A wide range of activities, from festivals to art exhibits are available around the Texas Gulf Coast region this weekend. More |
| November 02, 2012 -- The Stark Museum of Art in Orange, Texas will open its mini-exhibit, "On the Wing: Birds in Books of Hours", on Tuesday. More |
| October 25, 2012 -- A wide range of artistic activities and exhibits are available on the Texas Gulf Coast this weekend. More |
| October 25, 2012 -- Shangri La Botanical Garden and Nature Center in Orange will host its Scarecrow Festival through November 10. More |
| October 23, 2012 -- The Stark Museum of Art in Orange will host the presentation Life of a National Geographic Photographer by Sam Abell on Saturday. More |
| October 17, 2012 -- Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center is hosting its new "Breakfast on the Bayou" program, which includes a trip to educational outposts along Adams Bayou, on October 27, November 3 and November 10. More |
 | October 17, 2012 -- The Houston-Galveston Area Council Board of Directors on Tuesday voted unanimously to negotiate with Tegrity Homes for the H-GAC Round 2 Disaster Recovery Housing Program. (Correct) Tegrity Homes and AHRG Corporation were recommended to the board in ranked order. More |
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| October 16, 2012 -- The W.H. Stark House in Orange will host the 4th Annual Open Car Show on October 27 at the Lutcher Theater parking lot. More |
| October 09, 2012 -- Texas Governor Rick Perry has appointed Martin Broussard and Ray Callas, both of Beaumont, to the Jefferson and Orange County Board of Pilot Commissioners. More |
| October 08, 2012 -- All six county judges appointed by Texas Governor Rick Perry to the Gulf Coast Protection and Recovery District gathered at the Galveston County Commissioners Court Workshop Room this morning for the first meeting of the group in two years. More |  |
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| September 20, 2012 -- The United States Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District has awarded an $8.75 million contract to Manson Construction for various maintenance dredging projects. More |
| September 17, 2012 -- The International Longshoremen’s Association and the United States Maritime Alliance on the East and Gulf Coast were scheduled to resume negotiations today as the September 30 expiration of the coast-wide master contract approaches. More |
| September 17, 2012 -- Six of the country’s leading maritime labor organizations, American Radio Association, Inlandboatmen’s Union, International Longshoremen’s Association, International Longshore & Warehouse Union, Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association, and International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots, have announced the establishment of a broad alliance to protect the interests of their members. More |
| August 22, 2012 -- The Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center in Orange has announced the programs for its Fall 2012 Saturday Adventure Series, which runs from September 15 through November 10. More |
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 | August 20, 2012 -- Bay Area Houston Magazine Publisher Rick Clapp hosted a Launch Party on August 16 for his new quarterly publication, Bay Area Best Practices, "the number one health and medical resource guide" in the region. More |
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| August 16, 2012 -- A large crowd turned out for the rededication of the Truman G. Blocker Burn Unit at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston on Wednesday. More |  |
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| August 14, 2012 -- The Board of Commissioners for the Orange County Navigation and Port District on Monday voted unanimously to approve the FY2013 Operating and Capital Budget for the port and a tax rate to support the budget. More |
| August 06, 2012 -- The Stark Museum of Art in Orange, Texas will present forensic artist Lois Gibson for a presentation on "The Art of Catching Criminals" on August 23 at Lutcher Theater. More |
| July 02, 2012 -- The South East Texas Regional Planning Commission is seeking input on the development of a needs assessment in coordination with receiving Community Development Block Grant Supplemental Disaster Recovery Funds, including $190,104,113 for housing assistance. More |
| June 28, 2012 -- The Stark Museum of Art in Orange will hold Artists Family Day on July 14. More |
| June 06, 2012 -- Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center in Orange, Texas will launch its Summer Wild Wednesdays series of educational programs on June 13. More |
| May 30, 2012 -- The Stark Museum of Art, The W.H. Stark House and Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center, all in Orange, will participate in Blue Star Museums through Labor Day. More |
| May 27, 2012 -- The ninth annual tribute to Orange County veterans will be held at 6 p.m. Sunday, May 27 at the Heritage Veterans Memorial Plaza, 3810 M.L. King Drive in Orange. More |
| May 21, 2012 -- Newly elected Port of Orange Commissioner Barbara Winfree and re-elected Commissioner James A. “Jimmy” Smith were administered Oaths of Office at Monday's meeting of the Orange County Navigation & Port District. More |  |
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| May 09, 2012 -- Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center in Orange has received a Texas Commission on Environmental Quality award. More |
| May 05, 2012 -- The Stark Museum of Art in Orange will celebrate International Museum Day on May 18. More |
| April 20, 2012 -- The Stark Museum of Art in Orange will host a showing of A Summer of Birds: John James Audubon in Louisiana on April 28. More |
| April 03, 2012 -- Stark Museum of Art in Orange will host a Root Beer Reception and Gallery Spotlight on Charles Marion Russell on April 12. More |
| April 02, 2012 -- Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center in Orange, Texas will host an Easter Sunrise Service on Sunday. More |
| March 31, 2012 -- The Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center in Orange has been awarded the Texas Environmental Excellence Award by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. More |
| March 20, 2012 -- The Stark Museum of Art has been named the Outstanding Arts and Humanities Organization for 2011 by the Southeast Texas Arts Council. More |
| March 09, 2012 -- Three Stark Foundation programs will participate in the 10th Annual Art in the Park Festival on March 24 at Stark Park in downtown Orange. More |
| February 21, 2012 -- Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center in Orange, Texas on Monday announced its upcoming programs for the Saturday Adventure Series. More |
| February 10, 2012 -- Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center has announced that the 17th Annual Community Trash-Off has been rescheduled to February 18. More |
| February 09, 2012 -- The United States Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District and the Texas General Land Office will host public workshops to gather ideas on hurricane and tropical storm damage reduction, flood risk management and ecosystem restoration in Orange, Jefferson, Chambers, Galveston, Harris and Brazoria counties. More |
| February 06, 2012 -- Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center will host showings of the Saving Our American Raptors, Inc. bird program on February 21 at the center's Discovery Theater in Orange, Texas. More |
| February 01, 2012 -- Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center in Orange, Texas will host the "Third Thursdays" series of public programs from February through April. More |
| January 27, 2012 -- Guidry News Service has learned that State Farm Insurance has notified agents on the Texas Gulf Coast that about 11,000 homeowners’ insurance policies will not be renewed. More |
| January 11, 2012 -- The South East Texas Regional Planning Commission will hold its 40th Annual Dinner Meeting on January 18 at the MCM Elegante'. More |
| January 04, 2012 -- Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center will sponsor the Annual Community Trash-Off on February 4 at Orange Lions Park. More |
 | December 29, 2011 -- Galveston Historical Foundation is seeking support for the restoration of ELISSA, the Tall Ship for Texas, that is berthed at Galveston’s Pier 21. More |
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| December 28, 2011 -- The Stark Museum of Art and Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center in Orange, Texas have been named the joint recipient of the 2011 Award for Excellence in Programming from the Mountain-Plains Museum Association Education Committee. More |
| December 23, 2011 -- The ODC (The Outpatient Diagnostic Center), a new imaging facility serving the Golden Triangle, has announced that William McLendon, M.D., is joining the team as associate medical director. More |
| December 08, 2011 -- The W.H. Stark House in Orange will host a Holiday Open House on December 13 and 15. More |
| December 01, 2011 -- The Stark Foundation in Orange, Texas will host a number of holiday events throughout the month of December. More |
| November 01, 2011 -- Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center in Orange will host free recycling for area residents on November 15. More |
| October 27, 2011 -- The W.H. Stark House will present "The Quiet Man: William Henry Stark", on November 14 at the Lutcher Theater in Orange. More |
| October 25, 2011 -- The Astronomical Society of Southeast Texas will hold a Star Party on November 3 at Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center. More |
| October 24, 2011 -- The Triangle AIDS Network will hold the 'A Toast to Elizabeth Taylor' Paint the Town Red event on November 3 at the Beaumont Country Club. More |
| September 28, 2011 -- A Texas Watershed Steward workshop addressing water quality issues related to Adams and Cow bayous watershed will be held on October 24 at the Shangri La Nature Center in Orange, Texas. More |
| September 28, 2011 -- The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday determined that the failure of the vessel Eagle Otome's first pilot to correct for sheering motions was the probable cause of the collision of the ship with the cargo vessel Gulf Arrow and the Dixie Vengeance tow boat in January. More |
| September 26, 2011 -- The Stark Museum of Art in Orange, Texas will host a free round-table discussion of the book The Orchid Thief on October 4. More |
| September 21, 2011 -- The Texas Dental Association Smiles Foundation will host Smiles on Wheels on Saturday at Bridge City Middle School. More |
| September 18, 2011 -- Jim Guidry has posted a commentary applauding last week's Technical Workshop and Symposium for the Gulf Coast Community Protection and Recovery District hosted by Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership which brought together engineers, environmentalists and elected officials from throughout the Gulf Coast Region to discuss storm surge protection. More |
| September 18, 2011 -- Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center in Orange will host the annual Orchid Festival in October. More |
| September 16, 2011 -- Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership hosted a Technical Workshop and Symposium for the Gulf Coast Community Protection and Recovery District at South Shore Harbour Resort & Conference Center on Thursday.
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| September 12, 2011 -- The W.H. Stark House and the Stark Museum of Art will participate in Smithsonian Museum Day on September 24. More |
| September 12, 2011 -- Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center will host a series of activities on September 24-30 in observance of Take a Child Outside Week. More |
| September 05, 2011 -- Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center's Beat The Heat Lecture programs will feature "Designing with Native Plants" on September 15. More |
| September 01, 2011 -- Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center in Orange will launch its Saturday Adventure Series on September 17. More |
| July 14, 2011 -- Les Guédry d'Asteur, the family association of all descendents of Claude Guédry and Marguerite Petitpas from Old Acadia, will hold its next meeting in Galliano, Louisana on Saturday, August 6. More |
| June 19, 2011 -- Gulf Coast Protection and Recovery District, the six-county group formed by Governor Rick Perry to consider options for storm surge protection on the Upper Texas Gulf Coast, hosted a meeting with a delegation from the Netherlands, a country that has pioneered technology to protect against tidal surges. More |  |
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 | May 02, 2011 -- Southeast Texas descendents of Claude Guédry and Marguerite Petipas, who immigrated from France to Nova Scotia in the 17th Century, gathered in Beaumont on Saturday for a presentation on Grand Réveil Acadien ( the Great Acadian Awakening), which will be held in Louisiana in October. More |
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| April 29, 2011 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, awarded a small business contract to Sol Engineering Service LLC in the amount of $143,531.60 for a transportation analysis of the Lake Sabine Study Area, Texas Hurricane Evacuation Study Program. More |
| April 25, 2011 -- Marty Guidry has issued a public invitation to all Guidrys in Southeast Texas to attend a meeting of Les Guédry d'Asteur (the Guedry, Guidry, Gaidry, Jeddry, Geddry, Labine, LaBean Acadian family association) in Beaumont, Texas on Saturday, April 30.
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| April 21, 2011 -- The University of Houston’s Hurricane Business Recovery Center reports that accounting consultant Christine King has just received her certification as a QuickBooks Pro Advisor. More |
| April 18, 2011 -- Residents of southern Louisiana, who are preparing for Grand Réveil Acadien 2011, the great Acadian Awakening, in October, are hosting an event in Southeast Texas to attract participants. More |
| April 16, 2011 -- Bishop Curtis Guillory of the Diocese of Beaumont and Catholic Charities of Southeast Texas will host the 20th Breakfast with the Bishop on Saturday, May 7. More |
| April 16, 2011 -- The 2011 Heavenly Hearts Summer Kings and Queens Charity Pageant will be held July 9th at the Bridge City Community Center in Bridge City. More |
| February 24, 2011 -- The DuPont Sabine River Works Women's Network sponsored a clothing drive in support of Friends Helping Friends. More |
 | February 20, 2011 -- Jim Guidry reports on Grand Réveil Acadien, the Great Acadian Awakening, a one week gathering of Acadians from around the world that will be held in Louisiana in October; and includes an account of a Guidry cousin who fought at the Battle of San Jacinto. More |
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| February 06, 2011 -- Brian Sattler of Bridge City has been elected the 2011 president of the Press Club of Southeast Texas. More |
 | January 20, 2011 -- The South East Texas Regional Planning Commission on Wednesday recognized Gisela Houseman, a community activist from Orange, with the Don Kelly Award.
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| January 18, 2011 -- The South East Texas Regional Planning Commission will hold its 39th Annual Dinner meeting on Wednesday at the MCM Elegante' in Beaumont. More |
| September 07, 2010 -- The Board of Directors of the Gulf Coast Community Protection and Recovery District, Inc. today unanimously selected Dannenbaum Engineering as general engineering consultant to the corporation which is studying the feasibility of a storm surge protection system such as the proposed Ike Dike. More |
| July 07, 2010 -- Galveston Mayor Joe Jaworski has published an announcement that “all 32 miles of Galveston’s beaches are clean, safe, open and awaiting summer tourists”. More |
 | June 02, 2010 -- Former Harris County Judge Robert Eckels, who is president of the Gulf Coast Community Protection and Recovery District, Inc., told county judges and surrogates from six coastal counties that there were nine responses to requests for proposals for a general engineering consultant to the corporation. More |
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| May 27, 2010 -- Galveston County Judge Jim Yarbrough, Harris County Judge Ed Emmett and Brazoria County Judge Joe King, as well as port officials from Galveston, Houston and Freeport, representatives of the United States Coast Guard, the Texas General Land Office, and emergency management and health department officials from Galveston County will hold a news conference at the Galveston County Courthouse next Tuesday. More |
| May 27, 2010 -- Walter A. Niemand, outgoing President and CEO, West Gulf Maritime Association will be honored at a reception in Houston on Thursday, June 3. More |
| May 19, 2010 -- The Unified Command Joint Information Center posted a Tuesday evening update on the oil spill response. More |
| May 17, 2010 -- The seventh annual tribute to Orange County Veterans will be held on Sunday, May 30 at the Heritage Veterans Memorial Plaza in Orange. More |
| May 17, 2010 -- Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson today sought to calm concerns about the oil slick from the Deepwater Horizon spill and potential effects on the Texas coast. More |
| May 02, 2010 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has closed commercial and recreational fishing in the oil-affected portion of the Gulf of Mexico. More |
| April 28, 2010 -- Texas Governor Rick Perry on Tuesday attended a ribbon cutting ceremony for the grand reopening of the Honeywell Specialty Additives facility in Orange, Texas. More |
 | April 21, 2010 -- The Gulf Coast Community Protection and Recovery District, Inc., the six county coalition that was formed to consider options for storm surge protection along the upper Texas Gulf Coast, held its first meeting on Tuesday in the Galveston County Commissioners Courtroom. More |
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| March 16, 2010 -- The Texas Department of Transportation is soliciting comment on revisions to department transportation planning and programming rules that will be posted in the Texas Register on March 19.
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| February 10, 2010 -- Texas Governor Rick Perry issued a statement on the passing of former Texas State Representative Charlie Wilson. More |
| January 26, 2010 -- The Jefferson and Orange County Pilot Commission has announced that it will be convening a committee to perform an Incident Review of the collission between the M.V. Eagle Otome and the M.V. Dixie Venence in Port Arthur on Saturday. Notice |
| January 26, 2010 -- The Better Business Bureau in Southeast Texas has revoked the BBB Accreditation of two businesses. More |
| January 18, 2010 -- The University of Houston Hurricane Business Recovery Center will host a series of free workshops on how to qualify for a business loan. More |
| January 15, 2010 -- Former Harris County Judge Robert Eckels, who is chair of Governor Rick Perry’s Hurricane Ike Recovery and Coordination effort, said that he is not discouraged by Harris County Commissioners Court’s delay in approval of a resolution to support a feasibility study of storm surge protection projects, such as the proposed Ike Dike. More |
| August 10, 2009 -- The Orange County Economic Development Corporation recently announced the hiring of firms to start the process of a levee project for the county. More |
| May 26, 2009 -- The Annual Houston/Galveston National Weather Service Hurricane Preparedness Meeting will be held at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston on Saturday. More |
| May 22, 2009 -- Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center in Orange will be open in observance of Memorial Day on Monday with a special ceremony scheduled for 2:30 p.m. More |
| May 15, 2009 -- The sixth annual tribute to Orange County veterans will be May 24 at the Heritage Veterans Memorial Plaza in Orange. More |
| November 12, 2008 -- The Julie Rogers "Gift of Life" Program will host free prostrate screenings in Orange on November 15 and Beaumont on November 22. More |
| May 23, 2008 -- The fifth-annual tribute to the veterans of Orange County will be held 2 p.m. Sunday, May 25 at the Heritage Veterans Memorial Plaza on the grounds of Orange First Church of the Nazarene, 3810 M.L. King Drive in Orange. More |