Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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For only the third time since 1957 an explosive Bridge City Little League 10-year old All-Star baseball team has won the State Championship. The young players outscored opponents 106-10 through district play, sectionals and last week during the State Tournament in New Braunfels, Texas. The last time Bridge City brought home the State Championship was in 2016. "It was a great ending to a perfect season," said head coach Johnny Dishon. "This is a special group of young men. We...
Caught in the crossfire of annexation, a community-conscious group of citizens in 1970 initiated a movement to incorporate the town of Bridge City. July 7 marks the 53rd anniversary of their success. By the late 1960s, the town of Bridge City's young infrastructure had taken root. In a healthy economic environment the thriving community boasted a Class 3A State Football Championship, a Chamber of Commerce, a Little League, a hometown newspaper and about 6,000 inhabitants....
Ronda Dishon and staff at High Tides prepare poboy sandwiches for City of Bridge City employees in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura....
Enthusiastic supporters of President Donald Trump wait in the rain across from the Orange County Expo Center on FM 1442 in hopes of seeing the motorcade as it passed. Law enforcement cleared the roadways before the motorcade arrived....
Fifty years ago this week citizens of the growing community known for decades as Bridge City voted to officially become a municipality. The election to incorporate was won by a slim majority and on July 13, 1970 the declaration was approved- the City of Bridge City was born. But Bridge City as we know it today would not exist had it not been for the 1939 construction of a two lane, electronically powered steel I-beam swing bridge crossing Cow Bayou. The pre-WWII era "Cow...
Caught in the crossfire of annexation, a community-conscious group of citizens in 1970 initiated a movement to incorporate the town of Bridge City. July 7 marks the 50th anniversary of their success. By the late 1960s, the town of Bridge City's young infrastructure had taken root. In a healthy economic environment the thriving community boasted a Class 3A State Football Championship, a Chamber of Commerce, a Little League, a hometown newspaper and about 6,000 inhabitants....
Once a Bridge City Cardinal place kicker, Matt Bryant, became a Southeast Texas legend Saturday. A kicker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Bryant was inducted into the Museum of the Gulf Coast, in the museum Sports Hall of Fame. To make the event sweeter Bryant served as grand marshall for the 2009 Port Arthur Mardi Gras Parade the same day. In a ceremony attended by 150 former coaches, teammates, family and friends, Bryant accepted a certificate from Dr. Sam Monroe, president...
