Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Increased wildfire potential is expected across much of the state early this week due to approaching dry cold fronts and high temperatures. Dry fuel conditions will expand north from the southern Hill Country into the Rolling Plains, southern High Plains, eastern Hill Country and Cross Timbers regions this week, aligning with the pre- and post-frontal winds to create an increase in potential wildfire activity. “Most wildland fires this time of year occur just before or just after a frontal passage,” said Brad Smith, Texas A&M...
The Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce is announced their employee of the month for Orangefield High School is Ozhny Scogin. She was presented his certificate by Chamber representatives along with Orangefield administrators. Nurse Scogin has worked at OISD for the past 17 years. The past 14 years she has served in the capacity of Orangefield High School Nurse. She has also helped sponsor our very successful One Act Play. Due to COVID, there have been many more...
Lamar State College Port Arthur has been chosen to receive $300,000 under the Texas Reskilling Support Fund Grant Program which will go to support students directly in their efforts to return to college amid the COVID-19 pandemic. LSCPA is among just 49 institutions selected from across the state by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) to receive this money designated to help existing college students who were unable to return this past fall semester due to financial impacts from coronavirus. “Attending c...
AHCA/NCAL Urges All Americans To Remain Vigilant Around Holiday Gatherings To Protect Vulnerable Populations With the holiday season kicking into high gear, it is important remember that COVID-19 still remains a deadly threat, especially to our most vulnerable citizens – long term care residents. The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) released an updated report today showing how nursing homes are experiencing the worst outbreak of new cases and deaths since the spring due t...
Linda Lou Nichols, 73, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 17, 2020. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 23, 2020, at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas, on June 25, 1947, she was the daughter of Charles Mitchell Sweezy and Agnes (Tompkins) Sweezy. Linda was a graduate of Little Cypress High School in 1965. She went on to work at DuPont Sabine River Works for many years. Linda was a charismatic and memorable woman...
Brendi Rae Richardson was born October 28, 1993 in Port Arthur, Texas to Timothy Ernst and Angelina Michele Dickens. A native of Bridge City, Texas, she moved to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania at an early age. Brendi, an excellent student and passionate soccer player at Temple University, graduated with a BS in Kinesiology. She continued to visit Texas throughout her life. Upon Graduation from college, Brendi returned to Texas to pursue a career as a Physical Therapist Assistant....
George Alexander, 82, of Bridge City, passed away on December 8, 2020, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, December 21, 2020, at Bridge City United Pentecostal Church. A graveside service will be held Monday, at 2:00 p.m., at Creel Cemetery in Bel, Louisiana. Visitation will begin prior to the service at 9:00 a.m., at Bridge City United Pentecostal Church. Born in Leesville, Louisiana, on July 3, 1938, he was the son of Gus T. Alexander and...
Neches Federal Credit Union participated in The Salvation Army Angel Tree program by adopting 70 Angels to gift this holiday season. These Angels were distributed throughout our Neches FCU branches and were adopted by members and employees. Recognizing that every child deserves to feel the joy of Christmas, The Salvation Army Angel Tree program provides new clothing and toys to children and families in need each year. Because of our members, employees and The Salvation Army...
Decorating with holiday candles? Consider the flameless kind — as December is the peak month for candle fires. The risk is so common that nearly one-third of us have left the room or fallen asleep while burning candles, according to a 2020 national American Red Cross survey. If you must use candles, never leave them unattended, keep them away from anything that could burn and place them out of reach from children and pets. The American Red Cross Texas Gulf Coast urges everyone to follow these decorating safety tips to p...
Today Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School senior, Karson Friar signed to play softball for East Texas Baptist University. The Lady Bear’s standout left-handed pitcher had a great start to her 2020 season last spring before it was cut short by the Corona Virus Pandemic. Karson and the Lady Bears are looking forward to being able to play the entire season in 2021. Karson’s parents are Matthew and Amanda Friar....
Neches Federal Credit Union partnered with Compassion Hospice to collect new blankets to donate to area seniors and the homeless in need. Neches FCU collected 200 blankets to donate to the Warm Winter Wishes Blanket Drive— organized by Compassion Hospice’s Paula Baxter, Community Educator. Compassion Hospice provides compassionate comfort and care to patients in the Southeast Texas area. The idea of a blanket drive was to extend the comfort and care they provide daily, dir...
Students in Mrs. Bellard's Business Information Management 2 class recently took the Microsoft Office 2019 PowerPoint Certification exam. Students pictured passed the exam and will prepare for the Excel exam next semester. Pictured left to right: Jezlyn Matlock, Zoe Haley, Gracie Castro, Kade Bryant, Kevin Luong, Xander Lee...
Cedar fever season is almost upon us, and at a time when having a fever – or even catching a slight cold – is borderline taboo, it’s more important than ever to understand the symptoms and the source of this common, central Texas allergy. For starters, cedar fever isn’t a flu or a virus – it’s an allergic reaction to the pollen released by mountain cedar trees. In Texas, the predominant species of mountain cedar is the Ashe juniper. “Cedar fever is the worst west of I-35, where you have primarily juniper mixed in with oaks...
In keeping with a tradition that started last Christmas at the suggestion of Pinehurst Police Dispatcher Leslie Werner, Pinehurst officers have been out in force this week but not for the usual reason. Although they were stopping motorists for minor traffic infractions, instead of issuing citations, they are issuing gift certificates donated by 11 Pinehurst businesses. The businesses participating in the giveaway are Robert’s Meat Market and Steakhouse, Hippie Chix B...
Orangefield Junior High students in Ms. Ashlee Broussard's 6th grade social studies class completed a variety of projects to culminate the end of their Egyptian Unit. Student projects incorporated their knowledge of the Egyptian history and culture....
Mauriceville Elementary teacher wins Horace Mann’s 2020 “You Are Awesome” Sweepstakes Ms. Candice Shafer, Fine Arts teacher at Mauriceville Elementary received $486.67 to fully fund her DonorsChoose project during Horace Mann’s You Are Awesome Sweepstakes. DonorsChoose provides a way for teachers to post classroom project requests, allowing donors to identify and choose projects to support. According to Shafer, “My students and I are excited to receive the generous donation...
Members of the OHS Uprising went to help the Bridge City/Orangefield Ministerial Alliance sort toys during Toy Week. These toys will be handed out to around 450 kids in our area this year. These toys have been donated to the Ministerial Alliance by the generous people of our community. These Christmas presents will be given to those children whose parents may be facing tough economic times that many face during a normal year, but even more so now because of the pandemic and...
Terry Morris, Computer Science teacher with Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School, was notified this week that he was awarded the 2020 University Interscholastic League Sponsor Excellence Award. The recognition comes with a $1,000.00 check for personal use. According to Stacey Smith, Student Activities and UIL Coordinator for LCMHS, "Terry Morris is super deserving of this honor. He gives graciously of his time and talents to coach LCM teams to success. He also shares his...
Ms. Candice Shafer, Fine Arts teacher at Mauriceville Elementary received $486.67 to fully fund her DonorsChoose project during Horace Mann's You Are Awesome Sweepstakes. DonorsChoose provides a way for teachers to post classroom project requests, allowing donors to identify and choose projects to support. According to Shafer, "My students and I are excited to receive the generous donation from Horace Mann! Our painting racks will benefit our classroom by organizing paintings...
The Bridge City Strutters line up on the Cow Swing Bayou Bridge donning their new 'Texas skirts' made by Traci Ewing of Bridge City. The photo production entailed local photographer Tishy Bryant taking pictures on ground while Leon Mendizabal captured this image using a drone over Cow Bayou. The photo is a remake of the original Strutters photo on the historic swing bridge done in 2009 by Mark Dunn of The Record Newspapers. It was taken from the roof of the no longer existent...
The Orangefield High School Speech/Debate team attended the Salado High School virtual practice meet on December 5, 2020. Contestants competed in Varsity and Novice Extemporaneous Speaking and Varsity Cross Examination Debate. Pictured from left to right: Leroy Bergeron, Kimber Carpenter, Bryce Moore, Brayden Burgess, Aiden Taylor...
The Orangefield Water Supply Corporation donated a battery operated drill, impact driver, and a hammer drill to Orangefield ISD Agriculture Department. The students will use these tools on metal and wood projects. A bend test tool will also be donated by the water supply corporation. This tool will help the district AWS certify welding students. OISD appreciates the generosity of local businesses in the Orangefield community....
The Knights of Columbus Council 1680 and Assembly 1105 presented their annual Coats for Kids to Director Judy K. Jensen of the Orange Christian Services. Knight members on hand for the presentation were Grand Knight John Badeaux, Deputy Grand Knight Juan Cantu, members Ray Broomes, Rodney Clark, C.J. LeBlanc and Charles Trahan....
Cheniere Energy Inc. recently donated $7,020 to Spindletop Center to aid in the reopening of the Hope Center. "The Hope Center is grateful to Cheniere Energy for this generous donation," said Garry Lewis, director of the Hope Center. "With these funds, we will be able to purchase new educational materials, replenish our food pantry and buy art supplies." Hope Center is a peer-run facility offering support groups and activities to promote mental health and substance use...
Mauriceville Middle School Band Director Kathy Smith announced the names of 15 MMS students who earned chairs in the recent All Region Band competition. They are, front row from left - Haden Causey, Rachel Berlin, Addison Ezernack, Carlie Portier, Skylar McCarver, Dakota Ezernack and Aaron Graham. Back row – Makenzie Johnson, Grant Loupe, Ronnie Rosen, Kristian Gordon, Khloe Lacouture, Tucker Floyd, Caleb Hamilton and Kendall Gordon....
