Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Hello gardening friends, our local weathermen and women are predicting a warmer weather pattern for the next several days. If you are like me, making the time to perform maintenance on garden tools doesn’t rank high on my “to do list” but it is a necessary task. As most other gardening chores are now completed: lawn maintenance and fertilizer application, house plants slowly transitioned indoors, flower beds weeded and mulched, and vegetable beds growing green cover crops or heavily mulched. Of course, if you are like me-yo...
Another year is rapidly coming to an end and Christmas is close at hand and with it the joy of spending time with friends and family. Many of us will be shopping for gifts, food, and sweet treats. Why not include a bright, festive holiday plant or two for yourself or as a wonderful holiday gift! Poinsettias make dramatic focal points as holiday decorations and when placed strategically throughout your home, command attention from anyone who views them. But caring for them...
Santa Claus shares a laugh with one of the OCARC clients at Tuesday's Christmas party put on by GOALS Literacy program and Lamar State College Orange. Each client received a stocking full of candy and other goodies plus gifts like computer tablets and blankets....
Wednesday, INVISTA representatives visited the West Orange-Stark HS Career Center. They toured the STEM lab and generously donated $5000 to the Project Lead the Way-Engineering program at WOS High School....
A new set of memories are in store for Bridge City students and sports fans. The school district has ripped up the 70-year-old playing field at Larry Ward Stadium, as well as the track and nearby tennis courts. But look for a shiny new artificial turf football field and surrounding track and new tennis courts to be unveiled in the spring – hopefully as soon as March, says Dr. Mike Kelly, schools superintendent. "We should be finished the first week of March," he said. "O...
The latest real estate acquisition at Lamar State College Orange speaks to how fast things are moving in growing the downtown campus and its offerings. "All we ever wanted to know was, 'Can we go faster?' 77-year-old Quincy Procell recalled, speaking of his time at Procell Brothers Performance Center at 105 Green Avenue, the property sold to LSCO. The lot at the corner of Green and First Street was for years headquarters for a company internationally known for its racecar...
This past weekend, the Orangefield Junior High Lady Bobcats traveled to Hardin-Jefferson for a tournament. Both teams had a strong showing, as they brought home 1st and 3rd place finishes! The 7th grade A-team took on Hardin-Jefferson for the first game on Friday night. The Bobcats went up early and never looked back! The leading rebounder and leading scorer, Madison McCormack, made sure the Bobcats stayed on top throughout the game. Coming out of the half, Olivia Smith...
This past weekend, the Orangefield Junior High Lady Bobcats traveled to Little Cypress for a tournament. The 7th grade A-team kicked things off against Lumberton and snagged their first win 25-9. Madison McCormack was the leading scorer with ten points, and standout defense by Kendall Jones helped make the first win easy. Next, the Cats took on Bridge City, spreading the scoring out amongst six different players. This 31-0 win was definitely a team effort! Saturday started off with a challenging Silsbee team. Paisley Reeves w...
Orange County Commissioners did something Tuesday their predecessors had whiffed on for over a decade. County Commissioners Johnny Trahan, Theresa Beauchamp, Robert Viator and Kirk Roccaforte joined County Judge John Gothia in approving a collective bargaining agreement between the county, the sheriff and his deputies. Gothia added his signature to Sheriff Jimmy Lane Mooney and Dustin Bock, president of the Orange County Sheriff’s Office Employees Association, and the c...
Jury selection and trial testimony began Monday in the manslaughter case of Valyn Rose Faulk, 21, of Orange, in the 128th District Court with Judge Courtney Arkeen. Faulk is accused of killing Derrick Cane, 28, in November 2018 in the 3300 block of Martin Luther King Drive. According to court testimony, Faulk was driving a 2013 Hyundai Sonata when she struck the sanitation worker crushing and severing his legs as she struck the back of the sanitation truck. Dean Nance, an...
LOCAL CANDIDATE YET TO FILE FOR CONGRESS I have a bad head cold that I picked up from one of the snotty nosed great-grandbabies on their Thanksgiving visit. They headed home leaving their germs, passing them to our daughter, who passed them on to my wife and it finally to me. I have used a box of Kleenex and am about to sneeze my head off. I'm not much in the mood for writing and can't think straight. Anyway, next week, on Dec. 13, all filing for elective office ends. I'm disa...
Matthew 1:18a "Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise:" From the time of the tragedy in the Garden of Eden, God began to announce the saving of what was lost. The whole world present and future was suddenly lost in that one act of disobedience, sin. At that moment mankind was cast into a helpless situation. Fully conscious and making decisions, he still could not remedy what he had done to His very soul and the soul of every human born through Him after that. It not...
West Orange-Stark senior Elijah Gales was named Most Valuable Player and Cornel Thompson Coach of the Year on the District 10-4A Division II All-District team. Two other Mustangs – Carmello Jones and Keyshawn Robinson – were named Defensive Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year, and 10 other Mustangs were named first-team All-District, including two in two positions. Cristian Quiteno Polio was named first-team kicker and punter; Dakarion Judge was named first team wid...
Lamar State College Orange just keeps making it rain. The school announced this week it has landed a $500,000 donation from Orange’s Cloeren Inc. to build a mechatronics program. This comes on the heels of the state granting the school $37.4 million to build a new Academics Building on the former site of the downtown Capital One Bank at the end of October. In early November, the Texas Higher Education Board granted LSCO nearly $1 million in grants, including $495,000 to p...
When West Orange-Stark beat Little Cypress-Mauriceville 39-20 on Sept. 3 for what turned out to be the first of 11 straight wins, few knew it was setting up what could be a December to Remember for Orange County football. Both LCM and WOS have made it to the Elite Eight round – the Region 3 finals – of their respective playoff brackets. The Battlin' Bears (11-2) take on Chapel Hill (10-3) in the Class 4A Division I regional finals at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Cy-Fair's Berry Cen...
THANKSGIVING WAS A TIME TO REFLECT Here's hoping you had a good Thanksgiving. It's hard to believe winter begins Dec. 21 and Christmas is less than 25 days away. A new year will arrive in just four weeks. The year 2021 has flown by. My years are slipping away much too quickly. I was just reading our 50 Years Ago in this column and so much of it is still fresh in my mind. Where did the 50 years go? This Thanksgiving my mind was in a different place. It drifted off to...
AUSTIN, TX - Last week, State Senator Robert Nichols (R-Jacksonville) filed for re-election for Texas Senate District 3. The newly redrawn district covers much of the existing district including the majority of East Texas. Major changes include picking up the greater part of Jefferson County and losing San Jacinto County and Montgomery County. "Serving the people of Senate District 3 is a tremendous honor and I humbly ask for their support to continue our important work at the capitol and remain a strong voice for rural...
Betty Jean Russell Conway, 88, of Little Cypress, passed away on November 24, 2021, surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 1, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be her nephew T-Ray Vincent. Burial will follow at Parish Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 30, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Swartz, Louisiana, on June 2, 1933, she was the daughter of John...
Kerry Gene Hogg, 83, of Orange, died Thursday, November 25, 2021, in Orange. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 1, 2021 at McDonald Memorial Baptist Church in West Orange with Reverend Tommy Anthony, pastor, officiating. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Born in Orange on May 5, 1938, Gene was a son of Anna Belle...
Orange County Commissioners, led by Judge John Gothia, made it clear what they're thankful for this Thanksgiving. "The county is happy for getting through 2021 without any hurricanes or other disasters," the judge and four commissioners said in unison. And they're hoping to start receiving federal reimbursements for money spent on 2020's Hurricane Laura early in 2022. As usual, much of Tuesday's Commissioners Court meeting revolved around repairs to damage caused by past...
Hard as it is to believe, the rumbling up and down 16th Street and the deforestation of MacArthur Drive bodes well for the city of Orange. Add to it the tractors and large pipes behind the Whataburger on I-10 and it all smells like Progress. The Texas Department of Transportation has a lifetime gig in Orange County, for sure. Just on the interstate alone. But one of the new projects represents a $2 million investment in 16th Street, which city fathers hope will be an uber...
Marriage License : Issued By The Office of Brandy Robertson, Orange County Clerk For the week of November 15 , 2021 thru November 19, 2021 Andrew M. Hollingsworth and Kennedi A. Manuel Robert W. Reagor, Jr. and Makayla S. Simmons Dexter J. Allen and Amy T. Howard Alexander T. Beckham and Julie M. Denson Colton G. Bates and Ciara R. Crooks Matthew S. Lawson and Tiffany A. Lambert Cory L. Lillard and Michaela C. Diamond Jacques E. Ramirez and Sierra N. Haygood Terry L. Hale and Brianna K. Stephens Christopher T. Ecosta and...
Ricky Lavon Hargrove, 75, of Orange, went to be with Jesus Christ, his Lord and Savior, on November 21, 2021, while surrounded by his loved ones. A Celebration of Life Worship Service for Ricky will be held Wednesday, November 24, 2021, at 2:00 PM at the First Presbyterian Church of Orange. Born in Beaumont, Texas on September 10, 1946, Ricky was the son of Burke Alan Hargrove and Kathryn “Kate” Hargrove of Silsbee, Texas. He attended Silsbee schools until his senior year whe...
The Heritage House of Orange County will present Christmas with Santa at 905 W. Division Orange, Tx 77630 on Saturday, December 11, 2021 from 1:00PM to 3:00PM and Sunday, December 12, 2021 from 2:00PM - 4:00PM This is a free community event. Please come see all our new construction as we try to recover from past hurricanes. Santa will be here for your picture perfect holiday. Pictures are free with your own cameras. However, Heritage House will have a professional photographer available for a fee of $10.00. With this photo...
Violet Lola Branch, 100, of Orange, passed away on November 5, 2021, at her home. A celebration of life will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, November 19, at Faith United Methodist Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Valerie Sansing. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Friday, at Faith United Methodist Church in Orange. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, she was the daughter of...
