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In this issue:
✅ Orangefield ISD's $43 Million Bond Is Transforming All Three Campuses — Just in Time for School
✅ West Orange-Cove CISD Kicks Off the Year with 'One Team, One Beat'
✅ Orange Public Library Wraps Up Summer Reading Program with Annual Carnival
Orange County Local Events
Wednesday, August 5
Colton Horner — 6 PM at Tia Juanita's Fish Camp. Live music. More info →
Thursday, August 6
Jace Nunnelly — 6 PM at Tia Juanita's Fish Camp. Live music. More info →
Friday, August 7
First Fridays at the Meadery — 5 PM at Hammered Honey Farms and Mead, Orange. More info →
Scott McGill — 6:30 PM at Tia Juanita's Fish Camp. Live music. More info →
Gipsy Kings featuring Tonino Baliardo (21+) — 8:30 PM at Golden Nugget, Lake Charles. More info →
Classic Movie Nights: The Parent Trap — 7 PM at Jefferson Theatre, Beaumont. More info →
Patio Night at War Wagon — 6 PM at War Wagon Cigars, Orange. More info →
Saturday, August 8
Community Harvest 2026 — 6:30 AM at Free State Cellars. Free, hands-on vineyard harvest day, no registration needed. More info →
Hot Air Balloon Glo Festival 2026 — 4 PM at Bridge City Elementary School. More info →
Worship in the Park — 4 PM at Vidor (19075 I-10 Frontage Rd). More info →
The Southeast Texas Visionary Awards Show — 5 PM at Jefferson Theatre, Beaumont. More info →
Lorcana Saturday Night Tournaments (every Saturday) — 7 PM at 365 N Main St, Vidor. $10 entry. More info →
M.A.C. at Brick & Barley — 9:30 PM at Brick & Barley, Orange. Live band. More info →
Saint Arnold Crack & Pour at War Wagon — 7 PM at War Wagon Cigars, Orange. More info →
Harbor Foundation 14th Annual Butterfly Release — 11 AM–1 PM at Event Centre Great Lawn, Beaumont. Free family day, food and crafts, butterfly release at 1 PM. More info →
Sunday, August 9
Slow Down Sundays (every Sunday) — 2 PM at Lynnwood Pine Forest, Vidor. More info →
Wednesday, August 12
First Day of School — Orangefield ISD More info →
Orangefield ISD's $43 Million Bond Is Transforming All Three Campuses — Just in Time for School
Orangefield ISD is opening brand-new facilities across all three campuses when school starts August 12, thanks to a nearly $43 million bond voters approved in 2023. Orangefield Elementary is getting 32 new classrooms and a cafetorium to replace portable buildings that fourth and fifth graders have used for years. The high school gained a new cafetorium, CTE classrooms, and library, while the junior high added science labs and new classrooms. Voters approved an additional $12.9 million bond in May to fund turf fields and expanded parking. Read More
West Orange-Cove CISD Kicks Off the Year with 'One Team, One Beat'
West Orange-Cove CISD staff gathered Monday for the district's annual back-to-school convocation under a new theme — "One Team, One Beat," a nod to Michael Jackson that came straight from the elementary staff. Superintendent Alicia Segee, entering her second full year, said the focus this year is alignment across every campus, building on last year's gains in academics, behavior, and attendance. Read More
Orange Public Library Wraps Up Summer Reading Program with Annual Carnival
The Orange Public Library capped off the 2026 Summer Reading Program this week with its annual Library Carnival — a celebration for local youth who stayed engaged with reading all summer long. Kids got to redeem "Library Bucks" earned through their reading achievements for games, prizes, and interactive activities. Community sponsors included The ORC, Neches Federal Credit Union, Exceptional Emergency Center, H-E-B, Texas Roadhouse, the Orange County Sheriff's Office, and the Friends of the Orange Public Library. Read More