Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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BIDEN: ‘Evil will not win. Hate will not prevail’ Joe Biden is attacking the “hateful and perverse ideology” behind the Buffalo massacre: In America, evil will not win. I promise you. Hate will not prevail. White supremacy will not have the last word. What happened here is simple and straightforward terrorism, domestic terrorism, violence inflicted in the service of hate, and a vicious thirst for power. The media, and politics, the internet, have radicalized power. The med...
First, let me begin by asking you not to use the term 'blight' lightly. Many plants, not just tomatoes, are prone to disease problems. If Blight strikes your garden, you don't just get a few discolored leaves; it's considerably more detrimental-dark brown lesions appear on the leaves and fruits. Blight is considered a "Typhoid Mary" type of disease, in that, spores of the deadly pathogen are broadcast through the air killing tomato, eggplant, pepper, and potato plants in...
When Melinda Smith takes care of business, Orange County gets better and better. And her business has been very, very good for her employers and clients recently. Smith, Executive Vice President & Director of Program Development for Traylor & Associates of Tyler, is a grant administrator retained by Orange County and its cities to help navigate the thorny path to federal and state disaster funds. So far, her fingerprints are on total awards of $137.3 million for Orange County...
Getting the perfect degree of spicy in your crawfish is not a feat for the weak. Luckily, Bridge City Automotive had plenty of muscle stirring up its Cajun Hot brand at Saturday's Mauriceville Crawfish Bash....
Bridge City school taxpayers agreed by about a two-thirds majority to pass two bond propositions totaling $72.4 million in an election that ended Saturday. The propositions would tear down a middle school building that has served the district for nearly 60 years and build a modern replacement across the street, at a price tag of $57.7 million; and build a new high school career technology education center, for $14.7 million. Bridge City voters rejected bond issues in 2014 and...
Dan Harris, left, receives a proclamation presented by Orange Mayor Larry Spears, Jr., as the city council proclaimed Tuesday, May 10 "Dan Harris Day," to honor the Orange rancher and longtime rodeo performer after he was recently inducted into the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame....
GREMLINS GOT US LAST WEEK Last week universal broadsheet newsprint went into effect, meaning all broadsheet newspapers will be the same size. We were the last in this market to change over. It's not much of a noticeable change, but it was enough to cause problems with our classified ads and this column. No names were highlighted in the column so copy all ran together and was hard to read. I hate that because it was one of my better columns in a long time. Dan Perrine is doing...
Technically, we are in the middle of spring, but it seems as though summer has arrived as our daytime temperature is above 90℉ many days, yet according to the Farmer's almanac, we have roughly six weeks of spring remaining before summer begins on June 21st! This might be indicative of things to come or become much more problematic for us all once spring evolves into a hot, prolonged Texas summer. Now is a good time for all of us to focus on water conservation, before we are d...
Last month, I was proud to co-host the Lone Star Legislative Summit in Nacogdoches with Rep. Travis Clardy in conjunction with the Nacogdoches Chamber of Commerce. We hosted a number of attendees from across the state including Speaker Dade Phelan and panels on immigration and border security, education, infrastructure, energy, health care, and social media and freedom of speech. It was a pleasure to have so many familiar faces in East Texas. Here are five things happening...
A gathering of family and friends to honor the life of Greg Gooch will be held Tuesday, May 17, 2022 from 1:30 p.m. until 2:30 p.m. at Melancon's Funeral Home in Nederland, Texas. The Funeral Service for Mr. Gooch will immediately follow the gathering on Tuesday and will begin at 2:30 p.m at the Funeral Home....
Bruce Denham, 62, of Orange, passed away on May 8, 2022, in Orange. Bruce was born in Riverside, California, on January 31, 1960, he was the son of Bobby Bruce and Mary Dee Denham. He enjoyed fishing and building or fixing things, he liked being able to work with his hands. Bruce was known for being a good ol’ hard worker and very dependable. He always had a story to tell even if you had heard it 100 times, if it was a good story to him you’d hear it again, and again, and aga...
The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that the May Student of the Month for Orangefield is Joli Ponfick. Joli is ranked 12 of 143 with a GPA of 4.59 Pictured: Shawn McAlpin, Rea Wrinkle, Britni Briggs, Joli Ponfick, Mr and Mrs. Ponfick, and Christy Khoury. Photo courtesy of Bridge City Chamber of Commerce...
The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is announced that the May Student of the Month for Bridge City is Briana Zuniga. Briana is ranked 2 of 189 with a GPA of 4.7 Pictured: Chloe Tucker, Sharon Brown, Briana Zuniga, Yamile Zuniga, Rudy Zuniga and Dr. Mike Kelly. Photo courtesy of Bridge City Chamber of Commerce...
Timothy Wayne Hinson, 59, of Orange, passed away on April 23, 2022, at St. Luke Hospital in Houston. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, May 14, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Michael Payne of Jasper, Reverend Will (Sarge) Cotton of Orangefield, and Tim Hinson. Visitation will be at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Beaumont, Texas, on June 23, 1962, he was the son of Raymond Hinson and Stella...
Walline Wynona Permenter, 86, of Mauriceville, passed away on April 29, 2022, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Memorial services will be 3:00 p.m., Sunday, May 15, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Sister Ruth Burch. Visitation will be from 2:00 p.m., Sunday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Walline was born in Gist, Texas, on September 25, 1935, she was the daughter of Walter and Willie Beatrice Clark. She was a dispatcher for the...
Mike Shugart won his ninth straight election to the West Orange City Council Saturday while Jay Odom and Lanie Brown were first-time winners. Frances Droddy-Lopez, a former council member, finished fourth in the voting for three at-large seats. West Orange is the only Orange County city to conduct its own elections without help from the Orange County Elections Administration. At 9:30 p.m. Saturday, final results from the other seven jurisdictions were still not reported....
Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center is proud to announce Angela “Angie” Mason, as the new Executive Director. Angie comes to us from Chicago Botanic Garden where she was employed for the past 19 years. Angie most recently served as the Associate VP of Community Engagement and Senior Director of Windy City Harvest where she oversaw all facets of engagement with the community and directed the operations of Windy City Harvest, an urban agriculture education and job tra...
Incumbent members of Bridge City's school board and city council won their bids for reelections in results announced after the close of voting Saturday. Current Place 2 councilman Mike Reed defeated former councilman Carl Harbert 631 votes to 517 (55% to 45%) and Bridge City school board president Rebecca Hall Rutledge won 71.8% of the vote (1,525-600) over Peggy Prosperie in the only two contested BC races with a sitting incumbent. For Bridge City Council Place 4, former BCIS...
West Orange alderman Michael Shugart, Jr., is seeking his ninth straight election to his hometown's city council. This is the first time he's ever had an opponent. "Since 2006, I've been elected every two years, but I've never put a sign up until now," he said. "Every year, only three people ran for the three seats, so there really was no election." In all, 40 candidates are seeking 20 contested seats on Orange County city councils or school boards in the May 7 election....
Scherry Becker, 74, of Orange, passed away on April 29, 2022, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, May 7, 2022, at North Orange Baptist Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Chip Anthony of North Orange Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., Friday, May 6, at North Orange Baptist Church in Orange. Scherry was born in Spartanburg, South...
Cynthia Sadler Ballard, 84, of Orange, passed away on April 30, 2022, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Jason Ballard. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Cynthia was born in Mount Selman, Texas on June 20, 1937, to Orom and Pauline Sadler. She was a long time...
Hunter Neeley, 26, of Orange, passed away on April 23, 2022, at his home in Orange. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, on Feburary 25, 1996, he was the son of Charles Neeley and Jennifer Murphy. Hunter was a member of Indian Grace Baptist Church in Billingsley, Alabama. He was a big sports fan and always enjoyed cheering for Auburn University. Hunter loved spending time with his dad. He also loved gathering with his friends at Ray and Mary Carver’s house. Hunter was a bright l...
You can fly in, ride the (miniature) rails or just back up your pickup and find plenty to do this week in Orange County. Fly-In and Drive In takes place at the Orange County Airport, Depot Day Annual Community Festival is at the Orange Train Depot and Mauriceville Crawfish Bash at the Mauriceville Community Center all beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday. Crawfish Bash is at 7441 Cohenour Road under a new 6,000 square foot pavilion roof featuring free crawfish and Kids Zone games...
Scherry Becker, 74, of Orange, passed away on April 29, 2022, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, May 7, 2022, at North Orange Baptist Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Chip Anthony of North Orange Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., Friday, May 6, at North Orange Baptist Church in Orange. Scherry was born in Spartanburg, South...
Elaine Doucet McDaniel, born Febuary 1 st , 1952, in Crowley, Louisiana, gained her wings on April 25 th , 2022 in the comfort of her home. Visitation will be held at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas, Friday, April 29 th , from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. A rosary will be recited by Deacon Melvin Payne at 6:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held by Father Daleo, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange, Texas, at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, April 30 th . Interment will be held at Autum Oaks...
