Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School Senior Travis Love was named 4A Academic All-State Honorable Mention by the Texas High School Coaches Association (THSCA) and Coaches Education Foundation. Love is a three-year letterman and member of the back-to-back State-qualifying Battlin' Bear golf team. To be nominated for Academic All-State, students must meet the following: Be an athlete, student trainer, or manager in good standing with the team, be of good moral character, is...
Troop 290 Bridge City, Tx celebrate 5 Eagle Scouts that are all 2021 Graduating Seniors at BCHS. It is very unusual these day to have this many Graduating Seniors from Troop 290. The Second Picture is all the Eagle Scouts (6) from Troop 290 which to have this many at one time has not happened in many years....
Each May, National Foster Care Month, we take the time to raise awareness of the children and families involved in the foster care system and the need for more people to step up to support them. Last year there were 47,913 children in the Texas foster care system, 699 of whom were in our service area of Orange, Hardin, Tyler, Jasper, Newton and Sabine Counties. "There are 699 children in foster care right here in our communities, in our neighborhoods," said Codie Vasquez,...
Lamar State College Orange (LSCO) and the Greater Orange-Area Chamber of Commerce awarded an Employee of the Month and a Student of the Semester at the LSCO campus this past week. LSCO President Thomas Johnson, Chamber President Ida Schossow, and Chamber Board Chair Chris Kovatch, among others, presented the awards to Becky McAnelley, LSCO Employee of the Semester, and Hannah Shearin, LSCO Student of the Semester. Hannah is Secretary of the Student Government Association. She...
Mclain Molley received his Eagle Scout Award at a Court of Honor recently. Mclain is the son of Tanya and Robin Molley and the grandson of Judge Carl and Micaela Thibodeaux. His brother Mikail is also working on qualifying for his Eagle Scout award....
The West Orange-Stark High School Varsity Choir competed in the UIL Concert and Sightreading recently. They received a superior rating in UIL Concert and an excellent rating in UIL Sightreading. A WOS choir has not received a superior rating at this competition since 2014. We are so proud of this major accomplishment....
Saturday, May 1st two students from Orangefield High School competed in the Conference 4-A State UIL Academic Meet. Bella Morgan competed in Headline Writing (Sponsor Rachel Taylor) and Jezlyn Matlock placed 4th in Computer Applications (Sponsor Misty Bellard)....
Thomas Penn Johnson, 87, of Orange, passed away on May 2, 2021, in Port Arthur. A visitation will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, May 7, 2021 at First Presbyterian Church in Orange. A memorial service will follow at 11:00 a.m., at First Presbyterian Church in Orange. Interment will follow services. A gathering of family and friends will be held after services, with a lunch to remember the well-lived life of Thomas. Born in Austin, Texas, on October 31, 1933, he was the son of Thomas Edward Johnson and Elizabeth (Penn)...
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office is currently working a missing person’s investigation involving Luis Martinez Gonzalez H/M DOB 02/28/1992. Mr. Martinez was last seen on April 28, 2021 in Lumberton, Texas. On April 29, 2021 Mr. Martinez’s vehicle was located in Bridge City, Texas at the end of Bailey’s Road. The Sheriff’s Office is asking for help with any information to help locate Mr. Martinez. If anyone has any information they are asked to contact the Sheriff’s...
Gerard "Jerry" Childress, 67, went to be with the Lord on Thursday April 22, 2021. Born November 27, 1953 to Jim and Ida Ragsdale. A loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather retired from the Air Force in 1992. After which he pursued a career in Journalism. He also worked with the veterans to ensure they received the benefits that were due them. He was preceded in death by his parents Jim and Ida Ragsdale. He is survived by his wife of 17 years...
The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce has announced that the April Student of the Month for Orangefield High School is Bryce Bergeron. Bryce is the son Kevin and Renee Bergeron. Bryce is ranked #9 of 111 with a GPA 4.93. When asked about his future plans, Bryce said he plans to attend Lamar University and pursue a degree in Engineering. Upon receiving His award, he was surrounded and celebrated by her parents, Ambassador President Kristen Placette, OrangeField Counselor Crissa...
The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce has announced that the April Student of the Month for Bridge City High School is Whitleigh Moreau. Whitleigh is the daughter of Blake and Lauri Moreau. Whitleigh is ranked #113 of 195 with a GPA 3.47. When asked about her future plans, Whitleigh said she plans to attend Lamar University and pursue a degree in Psychology. Upon receiving her award, she was surrounded and celebrated by her parents, Ambassador President Kristen Placette,...
The fishing team of Tony Viator and Jeremy Reeves took first place in the first round of the Sabine Redfish Series Fishing Tournament held on Saturday. The event was hosted at High Tides Restaurant and Marina on Cow Bayou in Bridge City. Viator and Reeves brought in a three string redfish stringer weighing 22.77 pounds for a first place for sponsor Texas County Inspection. Taking a close second place was Alan Hall and Rylan Harrison with a stringer weighing 22.57 pounds....
The Heritage House of Orange County will present our Inaugural Storm Expo taking place at 905 W. Division Orange, Texas 77630 on May 15, 2021 from 10:00AM to 2:00PM. This event will feature vendors from across the area that can help with your storm preparation and needs for the upcoming hurricane season. The ultimate destination for disaster and emergency response professionals is here in Orange County. We are forging the way to helping lead our community in hurricane and storm prep, management, and recovery. This event will...
Orangefield ISD was awarded a $28,931 grant from the T.L.L. Temple Foundation. The money will be used for an Accelerated Learning Recovery Program due to the educational loss of COVID-19. Orangefield greatly appreciates the generosity of the T.L.L. Temple Foundation. Pictured are Shaun McAlpin, OISD Superintendent and Sunshine Copeland, OISD District Librarian/Grant Writer....
Lectio Book Award's mission is to encourage avid, recreational reading. Each year 20 books are nominated and chosen for students to read. This year, we celebrated the Lectio Challenge participants with a terrific breakfast and book discussion. We thank Julie Mulkey for her generosity as well as continued encouragement. As an added bonus, our St. Mary Catholic School library received a surprise donation from Market Basket to purchase more books! We are so grateful to Market...
The Orangefield High School 2021 Prom King is Tyler Washington and Queen is Codie Sorge. The prom was held on Saturday, April 24 at the Shahan Center on the campus of Lamar State College Orange....
Bobby G. Wood Jr. passed away March 19, 2021 at the age of 64 years old after a courageous battle with cancer. Graduated Bridge City High School 1974. He resided in St. Clairsville, Ohio. Joined Us Air Force 1974-1980 Employed with U.S. Boray of Calif. Lockhead Sup. Sys. Inc. Pipeline in Ohio until present day. Enjoyed outdoors, fishing, & hunting. Preceded in death by his dad Bobby G. Wood Sr. Aunts & Uncles “Yankie” & Peggy Mortimer, “Butch” Mortimer, Thomas Gunn III, “R...
During Orangefield's Spring Break, 7th and 8th grade choir students competed in the All- Region choir competition. Due to COVID -19, this year's competition was unique. Students recorded themselves singing selections from two songs and submitted these selections for the competition. Judges ranked students from several districts in our area. Orangefield Junior High had six choir students selected for the 2021 All - Region Middle School Choir. Jayde Baggett was selected for the Treble Choir and Zach Baggett, Alex Cleveland,...
Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School's Alyssa Ammons signed to play soccer with Central Methodist University in Fayetteville, MS today. Ammons stats for her senior year were held to 4 goals and 1 assist, due to an injury requiring surgery early in the season. Attached Photo Alyssa, front center in joined by mom and dad, Erika and Danny Ammons and, second row from left, LCM Principal Ryan DuBose, sister and fellow teammate Mariah Ammons, and LCM Girls Soccer Coach Lauren...
West Orange-Cove CISD is excited to announce our first annual Summer Stampede Kids Camp for all students entering grades 1-6. Summer Stampede provides a fun learning atmosphere where students enjoy activities that minimize the learning gap created during the COVID-19 school closures. The Summer Stampede will be four weeks of fun-filled educational experiences for mustangs entering grades 1-6. The 2021 Summer Stampede is comprised of two camps, each lasting two instructional weeks. The first camp focuses on Math and Science, w...
John Diores Gallet, 86, of Orange, passed away on April 16, 2021. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, April 24, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Orange. Burial will follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., with a Rosary starting at 6:00 p.m., Friday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Vermilion Parish near Kaplan, Louisiana, on August 13, 1934, he was the son of Valery Gallet and Rena (Touchet) Gallet. Dio...
Jalen Thompson, West Orange-Stark Baseball Player, receives baseball honors by being selected to play on the Southeast Texas Baseball Coaches Association (SETCA) 2021 East All-Star Team, announced Head Baseball, Coach Sergio Espinal. Espinal states, “I’m proud to announce Jalen being selected and representing West Orange-Stark High School. South Texas is a very competitive baseball area, and I am very proud and excited for Jalen. He has the ability to do well and play at the next level.” The SETCA All-Star Game will be held...
Saturday, April 17th, 9 students from Orangefield High School traveled to Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas to compete in the Conference 4A Region III UIL Academic meet. Four of those students brought home medals. In Computer Applications, Jezlyn Matlock placed second and Kathryn Scott placed sixth (sponsor Misty Bellard). In Headline Writing, Bella Morgan placed second and in Feature Writing, Gracie Donnaud placed fourth (sponsor Rachel Taylor)....
Several months ago, Dow reached out to West Orange-Stark High School about providing our students with new shoes. The teachers provided us with names and shoe sizes of any kid in desperate need of shoes. We sent 100 names/sizes, and Dow graciously met that need on Friday by delivering 100 pairs of new shoes for students....
