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ATHENS – It didn't take long for the first pair of Legacy Class largemouth bass of the 2022 Toyota ShareLunker season to find their way into angler's boats. It was more than fitting that Tyler Anderson from Austin and Wendell Ramsey, Sr. of San Angelo, landed 14.48 and 14.92 – pounders respectively during week one of the season at O.H. Ivie. Last year, the fishery produced 12 of the 23 Legacy Lunkers during a remarkable 2021 season. Anderson hooked his personal record Legacy L...
The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is announced that Rob Block, Employee of Orangefield High School, has been named January Employee of the Month. The Board has chosen Rob Block as Employee of the Month because he has been in education for 17 years and is in his second year at Orangefield. He teaches U.S. History as well as AP U.S. History and Honors U.S. History. He does a tremendous job making history interesting to his students using videos and hands- on activities to...
Jackie Croley, 94, of Orange, passed away on January 15, 2022, at her home. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, January 21, 2022 at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange, Texas. Born in Kountze, Texas, on May 3, 1927, she was the daughter of Carl Evans Elliott and Pauline (Dorman) Elliott. Jackie worked as a stenographer for DuPont until retiring to care for her growing family. She was a wonderful mother, grandmother and great-grandmother and will be...
Terry Wayne Morris, 62, of Iowa Park, passed away on January 11, 2022 in Beaumont, Tx after a long and hard battle with cancer. Born in Wichita Falls, on June 20, 1959, he was the son of Earl Morris and Lorraine Elizabeth Sellers Morris. Terry, AKA PeePaw and Dad to many, was a stubborn man, but also the most caring, goofy and one of a kind people you’d ever meet. He was a little rough around the edges but always loved everyone with his whole heart. He was like a dad to e...
The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is announced that the January Student of the Month for Orangefield is Hunter Beard. Hunter is ranked 2 of 138 with a GPA of 4.84. Pictured from Left to Right:, Britni Briggs, Hunter Beard, Rea Wrinkle, Stephanie Roberts. Photo courtesy of Bridge City Chamber of Commerce....
Velma Agnes Villanoueva, 83, of Bridge City, passed away on January 3, 2022, in Beaumont surrounded by her two sons, daughter-in-law, and granddaughter. Funeral services will be 2:00pm, Sunday, January 16, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 12:00pm to 2:00pm, on Sunday. Born in Morse, Louisiana on January 1, 1939, she was the daughter of Walter LeLeux and Salome Hargrave LeLeux. She was...
Federico Chavez Guerra, 88, of Orange, passed away on January 5, 2022, at home. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, January 15, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Father Joseph P. Daleo. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Friday, with a rosary starting at 6:30 p.m., at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Mexico, on February 3, 1933, he was the son of Gregorio Guerra and Alejandra...
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 classes on February 15th, 22nd, March 1st, 8th, and 15th and will be from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. They will be held at the City of Orange Neighborhood Facilities Building at 303 N. 8th St, Orange, TX. To get the full educational benefit, you need to attend all 5 classes if...
Betty Lou Brashear was born on February 26, 1937, and went to be with her loving Lord and Savior surrounded by family on Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at the age of 84. Services will be on Thursday, January 13 at 2:30pm at North Orange Baptist Church, in the sanctuary. Visitation will begin at 1:00 pm, prior to the services. Officiating will be Lynn Ashcraft and Chip Anthony. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Cemetery in Orange. Services are under the direction of Claybar...
6th Pelin Aras, Paxton Arkeen, Christopher Ayres, Easton Bland, Jason Brisendine, Austyn Bryant, Brayden Bull, Taylor Burkett, Kate Buysse, Max Buysse, Zain Chakiwalla, Khylie-Ana Chance, Kylee Chevalier, Harmony Chisholm, Colt Cruse, Robert DeShazo, Evelyn Dinzeo, Parker Dishon, Greyson Doucet, Dean Durham, Wyatt Ernst, Aiden Erwin, Camden Fall, Marlee Figari, Davin Fountain, Jaydon Garcia, Mackenzie Halliburton, Rylee Hebert, Emma Hernandez, Adrian Hersey, Leighton Hersey, R...
George Raymond Peery, 86, of Bridge City, passed away on January 5, 2022, at his home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:30 a.m., Thursday, January 13, 2022, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City, TX. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Born in Orange, Texas, on December 20, 1935, he was the son of Vernon Peery and Olamph Nezat Peery. George served in the Uni...
Daisy "Vianna" Miller, 86, of Orange, passed away on January 2, 2022, at her home in Orange. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, January 8, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Murray Ray. Burial will follow at Bob Herrin Cemetery in Bon Wier. Visitation will be at 9:00 a.m., Saturday, January 8, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Born in Dodge, Texas, on December 7, 1935, she was the daughter of Jesse W. Couch and...
Joe Prentice Elam, 80, of Bridge City, passed away on January 8, 2022, at his home surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 12, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Chaplain Mike Anderson and Mel Erwin. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Born in Orange, Texas, on August 3, 1941, he was the son...
6TH GRADE HIGHEST HONORS - Jaxon Agerton, Millie Amy, Logan Anderson, Natalie Bickham, Hannah Bisson, Hunter Block, Camryn Burleigh, Brayden Burnett, Jocelyn Droddy, Luke Erickson, Raleigh Forse, Noah Gleason, Sidney Harris, Zoey Harvey, Caleb Hebert, Kynzlee Herman, Brylie Johnson, Ava Josephson, Teal Kibodeaux, Zane LeDoux, Haley Lincecum, Remi Moran, Kolte Morgan, Alayna Perez, Austin Phillips, Laykin Potter, Brooklyn Rasberry, Keaton Raymer, Hunter Reeves, John Royer, Andr...
First Grade A Honor Roll- Avery Arnold, Sawyer Atkins, Anthony Austin, Derk Babin, Harper Bailey, Wyatt Beers, Hailie Bell, Olivia Bevil, Riley Bland, Haden Boullion, Camryn Brister, James Brown, Jett Brown, Jaxon Cook, Gracelyn Deets, Jonas DeMontmollin, Karson Dixon, Weston Droddy, James Dyer, Eli English, Tripp Falcon, Jacob Fuller, Kendall Garner, Jeffery Gibbs, Rylie Gibson, Ayden Gillespie, Mia Goetzmann, Rosalinda Gonzalez-Ponce, Henley Goodwin, Colsyn Granger, Rhett...
9th Grade Highest Honors Santiago Baca, Chayla Chester, Caris Gaudet, Matthew Golemon, Colt Longron, Jessica Madrid, Embrie Manshack, Zachary Morrow, Liliana Sanford, Koen Sharp, Abby Slaughter, Adam Tsan. 9th Grade Honor Roll Jayde Baggett, Landri Bertrand, Gracie Bickham, Natalie Black, Presley Bland, Hannah Block, Gracie Bradley, Jaxon Briggs, Lani Burwick, Hayden Carroll, Cassidy Childers, Katelynn Copeland, Nicholas Currie, Luke Delahoussaye, Noel Duque, Xavier Garcia,...
Emily Duncan, 80, of Orange, passed away on January 3, 2022, with her beloved husband Bobby Duncan, 84, joining her side in heaven on January 4, 2022. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 11, 2022, at First Baptist Church in Deweyville. Officiating will be Damon Bickham. Burial will follow at King Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 12:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 11, 2022, at First Baptist Church in Deweyville. Born in Orange, Texas on October 3, 1941, Emily was...
Gavin Patrick Comeaux, 66, of Orange, passed away on December 20, 2021. Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., with a rosary to be held at 7:00 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange on Friday, January 7, 2022. Officiating will be Father Michael Strother. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on August 17, 1955, he was the son of Gavin O. Comeaux and Hilda (Dittrich) Comeaux. He retired from Valero after 29 years. Gavin was a member of St. Maurice Catholic Church. He was...
James Shirley Donnaud, 94, of Orange, passed away on January 3, 2022, in Orange. A graveside service for James will be held at a later date. Born in Orange, Texas, on August 28, 1927, he was the son of Charles A. Donnaud and Theo (Brilleaux) Donnaud. James, known by most as “Nutsy” or “Mr. Don”, served bravely in the Army during World War II. He was a member of the Orange County Gun Club and owned and operated Log Cabin Liquor Store for several years. He loved being outdoor...
Shane Tesch, 43, of Orange, passed away on January 1, 2022. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m., Saturday, January 15, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Pastor Lance Faulkner. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m to 3:00 p.m., Saturday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Shane was born in Port Arthur, Texas, on January 20, 1978, he was the son of Charles Brent Tesch and Sandra (Trahan)...
Brice Adrein Haney, 21, of Orange, passed away on January 1, 2022. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on October 3, 2000, he was the son of Thomas Jefferson Haney, Jr. and Tammy Renee (Herrington) Haney. Brice was a 12th Grader at West Orange Stark High School and loved attending school. He was the most loving soul and had presence about him that could light up any room. Brice absolutely adored his Aunt Nora and she adored him! He loved Scooby-Doo, Harry Potter, and going out to...
The Bridge City / Orangefield Rotary Club named Anthony Tran as their Bridge City January Student of the Month. Anthony plans to attend ATM University to pursue a career in Business and Marketing. Pictured are Tim Woolley - BCHS Principal, Chloe Tucker - BCHS Counselor, Anthony - Student and Meg Brown - Rotary President....
The Bridge City / Orangefield Rotary Club named Rachel Henderson as their Orangefield January Student of the Month. Rachel has a 3.3 GPA and plans to attend Sam Houston College to pursue a career as an X-ray Technician. Pictured are Kirsten Henderson - Sister, Payton Brown - Brother, Noah "Kai" Nguyen - Nephew, Raymond Henderson - Father, Rachel - student, Britni Briggs - OFHS Counselor, Rea Wrinkle - OFHS Principal and Meg Brown - Rotary President....
Jacob Thibodeaux, 44, of Orange, passed away on December 28, 2021, in Orange. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to help with the families funeral expenses on Ben or Patrice’s Facebook page GoFundMe or Paypal links. Go Fund Me: https://gofund.me/369aa14f Paypal: @tilisathibodeaux Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Thursday, January 6, 2021 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, January 7, 2021, at C...
Joyce Carol Whitstine, 76, of Orange, passed away on Christmas Day, December 25, 2021, surrounded by her family. A gathering of family and friends will be held from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 8, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Bishop, Texas, on March 18, 1945, she was the daughter of Bernice “B.H.” Milstead and Juanita (Campbell) Milstead. Joyce, also known as Ms. Joyce to many. She married the love of her life Kenoth and they had 2 bea...