Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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The Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce attended the Grand Re-Opening and ribbon cutting for Lions Park Located in the heart of the City on Main Street last week. This new park boast many unique features . Some are first of their kind. The Park also made sure to include ADA compliance features for an inclusive play experience. There are even areas throughout the park that musical activity stations for those children with sensory issues. The City still has many plans to...
The Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Grand Opening of Lola's Beauty Shop owned by Alana Corkern. Lola's is located at 2496 MLK King Jr. Drive Orange, TX 77632. At Lola's there are many services that the ladies offer and specialize in. Hair services include cuts, color styling and extensions. They are also Brazilian Blowout and keratin Complex certified. Alana can take care of everything from hour eyelash extensions, permanent...
The Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Grand Opening of Boujie & Co. Couture, LLC on Thursday January 21, 2021. This boutique is located at 1502 Strickland Drive Orange, TX 77630. You can't miss it, owner Kimberly Casmore has painted the store front turquoise blue with stylish black accents. When you walk in Boujie Co. Couture you are always greeted with a smile and the scent of a yummy candle! Kim opened her boutique in the middle...
The Big Thicket Natural Heritage Trust continues to help grow and protect the Big Thicket National Preserve and conservation lands across Southeast Texas. In these difficult times, the natural world continues to bring solace. With the help of generous donors and utilizing a Federal Highway Administration National Recreational Trails Fund grant from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, the Trust closed on a 39 acre property in Tyler County just east of Woodville that...
The 2021 Orange County Texas A&M University Mothers Club scholarship application is available. For a copy of the application, contact the local high school counselor and/or scholarship coordinator. Applications are also available at https://orangecountymoms.aggienetwork.com/scholarships/....
Council woman to hold town hall meeting Council woman Terrie Turner Salter invites residents of District 3 to join her for a town hall meeting, February 4th, at 6 pm to 7 pm, at Orange Church of God Embassy of Grace located at 1911 16th Street in Orange, Texas. The meeting is part of an ongoing effort to bring my constituents together to guide the future advancement of District 3. I will be there to provide an update on my vision for future excellence and progress for the...
Bridge City Middle School is proud to recognize the following Bridge City MS Band students for earning a seat in the ATSSB All-Region Band. These students began working on audition music back in August, recorded their audition in November and received results over the Thanksgiving Break. They competed against several hundred ms band students from our Region. Despite Covid, these students worked diligently before, after and during school to learn very difficult music that, at...
Cycle 3 Semester 1 6th Camden Adams, Kiley Andrews, Audrey Bailey, Jaelyn Bandeau, Kanaan Bell, Sheyenne Bendy Andraya Biagas, Karsen Bock, Rylan Bolyard, Carson Bounds, Asher Boyd, Bryce Breeden, Rylan Brown, Michael Cappadonna, Carson Clark, Carter Coleman, Kaitlynn Compain Uresti, Mackenzie Cook, Mackenzie Curl, Debani Davila Carson Doucet, Madeleine Doyle, Caden Evans, Hadley Fults, Carter Gassen, Kade Gassen, Charley Gauthier, Margaret Gilleland, Allison Gutierrez, Brynklee Harvey, Charles Hayes, Avery Hernandez, Eric Hu...
Cardinals of Character for the 3rd Marking period at BCE are: Pre-k- Ava Jordan, Ayden Yasin, Jasmine Cisneros, Sally Smith and Ayden Guest. Kindergarten- Chandler Sanchez, Tucker Tally, Marixa Collazo, Bella Fredeck, John LaFleur, Oliver Obernuefemann, Korbyn Johnson, Aleah Bergman, Brynlee Martin, Kenzli Duncan 1st Grade- Logan Boynton, Pailyn Bollich, Carston Hamilton, Scarlett Peddy, Liam Jones, David Douglas, Jaycee Duplissey, Hayleigh Clopton, Matthew Lopez, Mia Rovira,...
The Orangefield Varsity boys golf team competed in their first tournament of the year last week. The tournament was hosted by Hardin-Jefferson at Idylwild golf course, in Sour Lake. Orangefield Sophomore, Xander Parks took first place, shooting a 77 with the team finishing in the top 5, 1st place PNG (333), 2nd Place Westbrook (360), Hardin-Jefferson (370), Orangefield (388), and Bridge City (391). On Monday the team will be traveling to Rayburn Country to compete in the...
The Bear golf team opened the season at the Jasper Bulldog Invitational held at Rayburn Country in Jasper. Led by a sizzling -2/70 by Senior Jack Burke, the Bears took 2nd place with a 329 in the team division behind the Kelly Bulldogs (315). Burke's under par round landed him 1st place overall in the tourney followed by Patrick Miller (74) of Kelly. It was the fourth straight year Burke claimed the individual title in the tournament. Scores for the Bears: Burke – 70, Wyatt W...
Gloria Ann Breaux, 94, of Orange passed away peacefully Sunday, January 24 at Focused Care of Orange, Tx. Funeral services will be held Friday, January 29, 2021, at 11:00 a.m., at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Father Sinclair Oubre. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be held on Friday, January 29, 2021, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Orange. Born November 7, 1926...
The LCM cheerleaders competed at the UIL State Spirit Competition in Fort Worth on Friday, January 15th. The squad competed in the preliminary round and advanced to the top 20 state finalist and competed in the final round Friday afternoon. The LCM cheerleaders placed 8th in the state in the 4-A Division out of 61 4-A teams from across Texas. They placed 4th in the final round in the Crowd Leading Cheer Division. Squad members are, bottom row from left, senior Head...
The second weekend of the 2021 Toyota ShareLunker season produced the first Legacy Class largemouth bass at Sam Rayburn Reservoir. Angler Travis Moore reeled in the 13.44-pounder using a Carolina rig during the Bass Champs tournament Saturday January 9. "It was a great day on the water at Sam Rayburn," said Moore. "After about 15 or so casts and few good bites, I finally hooked into my first 2021 bass and it was a giant 13.44 - pounder. We initially weighed her in the boat...
Mildred “Sissy” Mallett Hebert, 86, of Orange, passed away on January 14, 2021, at her home. Funeral services will be 7:00 p.m., Saturday, January 16, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Mr. Tony Goins. Burial will be at 1:00 p.m., Sunday, January 17, 2021 at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will begin prior to the service at 6:30 p.m., at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Jasper, Texas, on November 23, 1934, she was the dau...
Linda Kay Crump, 76, of Orange, passed away on January 13, 2021, at her home. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, January 18, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Loyd Thurman. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., Monday, January 18, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas, on December 25, 1944, she was the daughter of William “Bill” Payne and...
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension of Orange County will be holding free Do Well Be Well with Diabetes classes. Join us in learning how to prevent and control your type 2 diabetes, eat healthy and much more to control your diabetes. The series will last for 5 weeks (on Mondays) starting on March 1st and end on March 29th and will be from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. They will be held at the Extension office in the Orange County Convention and Expo Center. To get the full educational benefit, you need to attend all 5 classes if...
The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) law enforcement reports. Penny Pinching A Shelby County game warden followed up on an ongoing investigation of a local individual who had hunted without a valid hunting license when he shot a buck in 2019. The subject confessed to not buying the license to save money for college. Case pending. Mama’s Got Your Back Two Harris County game wardens followed up on a local poaching complaint and discovered a suspect who had harvested a w...
Grandma’s Country Cooking has been open for several weeks in Bridge City amongst the delays of Covid 19 and Hurricanes last year. The new restaurant features home cooking from family recipes and is located in Bridge City at 33 Patillo Road. The original Grandma’s which operates in Port Arthur on 9th Avenue has been a favorite of many for over 2 years. They have been voted best plate lunch both years. They have a set special each day, except Sunday. The specials come with two sides, bread and tea for $10.99. Grandma’s daily...
The Orangefield High School Speech/Debate team traveled to Stephen F. Austin State University on January 9, 2021, to compete in the Chireno High School UIL Academic Meet. Sophomore Jada Greiner earned 6th place in Persuasive Extemporaneous Speaking. Other speakers included Bryce Moore, Brayden Burgess, Kimber Carpenter, Leroy Bergeron, Aiden Taylor, and Cutler Hubbard. The team of Brayden Burgess & Bryce Moore went 2-1 in Cross Examination (CX) Debate. Leroy Bergeron and...
Ken Dean Williams, 73, of Vidor, passed away on January 4, 2021, in Houston. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, January 11, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Joseph Eberly. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Sunday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Carthage, Texas, on July 8, 1947, he was the son of Byron Henderson Williams and Alice (Dyson) Williams. Ken was an...
Little Cypress-Mauriceville Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Randy Crouch has announced his intentions to retire at the end of the 2020-2021 school year. According to Crouch, "After playing or coaching for 55 years, it's time. I want to thank Little Cypress-Mauriceville for the opportunity to be the AD and Head Coach for the past twelve years and for the four years I spent as an Assistant Coach. The support here is wonderful." He also thanked LCM Superintendent Stacey...
Delore “Junior” Guidry, Jr., 62, of Orange, Texas, passed away on January 1, 2021, in Beaumont, Texas. Born in Orange, Texas, on June 21, 1958, he was the son of Delore Guidry, Sr. and Clorine (Benoit) Guidry. He worked as a carpenter for many years. Junior will be missed by all who knew and loved him. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clorine and Delore Guidry, Sr.; his brother, Harry Guidry; his nephew, James Guidry; and his brother-in-law, Conny Babb. He is sur...
Football: Brandon Prouse – Deweyville Volleyball: Tammy White – Huffman-Hargrave Boys Cross Country: Kris Gilmore – Huffman-Hargrave Girls Cross Country: Todd Sutherland – East Chambers Boys Basketball: Jake McDonald – Orangefield Girls Basketball: Mike Fogo – Hardin-Jefferson Baseball: Chad Landry – Bridge City Softball: Rebekah Ragsdale – Orangefield Boys Golf: Jerry Honza – Port Neches-Groves Girls Golf: Bart Williams – Little Cypress-Mauriceville Boys Tennis: Jorge Lopez...
Harbor Freight Tools, America’s go-to store for quality tools at the lowest prices, has announced that it will be opening a new store in West Orange, TX. The new store will be located at 3109 Edgar Brown Drive and is expected to open early next year. A grand opening date will be announced closer to opening. Construction has already begun at the location, using local workers and companies from the surrounding West Orange area. In addition, the store is expected to bring between 25 and 30 new jobs to the community, including S...
