Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Early voting is underway for the long-awaited, much anticipated runoff election between two local Republican candidates and election day is fast approaching. Candidates Bobby Manshack and Johnny Trahan are both seeking to position of Orange County Commissioner for Precinct 1, which is currently held by David Dubose. Dubose announced in 2015 he would not seek re-election. His term will expire at the end of December 2016. Manshack and Trahan qualified for the runoff election as the two candidates received the most votes during...
Orange County was well represented at the state track meet this past weekend. The 2016 UIL State Track and Field Championships was held Thursday, May 12, through Saturday, May 14, at Mike A. Myers Stadium on the campus of the University of Texas in Austin, and athletes from Orange County schools looked to bring home some precious medals in several events. Jared Dupre of West Orange-Stark found himself on the medal stand Saturday at the UIL State Track and Field Championships as the Mustangs representative claimed the silver...
An unidentified worker places an old automobile battery on a pallet during the 2015 Household Hazardous Waste Collection event in Port Arthur. This year's event will be held from 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., Saturday, May 14, at Lumberton High School in Lumberton. The event is for residents in Orange County, Jefferson County and Hardin County. Photo by Tommy Mann Jr. It is time for some serious spring cleaning for those who are looking to dispose of a variety of typical household...
Singer and songwriter Lee Pelly has a busy schedule this week with performances scheduled Wednesday, May 11, at The Capri Club in Port Arthur; Thursday, May 12, at White Horse Bar and Grill in Beaumont; Friday, May 13, at Hardheads on Crystal Beach; and Saturday, May 14, at The Neches River Wheelhouse in Port Neches. Photo by Tommy Mann Jr. Music is everywhere you look this week with tons of great events across Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana. More information on...
Legendary musician Peter Frampton will perform at 8:30 p.m., Friday, May 20, inside the Grand Event Center of the Golden Nugget Casino in Lake Charles, La. Tickets are on sale now at all Ticketmaster outlets. Air Supply will perform at the venue on Saturday, May 21. Courtesy photo. Two big shows are on tap at what is arguably the hottest concert venue in Southwest Louisiana. The Golden Nugget Casino in Lake Charles, La. will feature two concerts next week inside its Grand...
Months of campaigning and hard work have finally concluded following elections this past Saturday. The annual May uniform elections concluded on Saturday, May 7, as candidates sought positions on local school boards, city councils and a local water district. The West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District had three at-large positions available for its Board of Trustees this year, as incumbent Linda Platt-Bryant was opposed by four other candidates, including former WO-C CISD Trustees Ricky Jacobs and Tony Dallas...
The Bridge City Cardinals baseball machine is on the march and moving on to the next round of the Class 4A baseball playoffs following a sweep of the Liberty Panthers this past weekend. The Cardinals defeated the Panthers 7-4 in game one on Friday evening in Liberty, and then secured a trip to the Area round of the playoffs with a 6-1, game two victory at home on Saturday, May 7. Cardinals pitcher Tanner Doiron had four strikeouts during Saturday's outing, while the Bridge...
The Bridge City Lady Cardinals softball season came to a screeching halt this weekend courtesy of the Caldwell Lady Hornets. The Lady Hornets defeated the Bridge City Lady Cardinals twice this past weekend to claim the best of three series and will now advance to the Region III Area round of the Class 4A playoffs. The Lady Cardinals season ends with a 29-4 record. Caldwell, the runner-up team from District 21-4A, defeated the Lady Cardinals in game 1 on Friday (May 6) in Livingston by a score of 3-2 in an eight inning matchup...
With early voting now officially over, election day looms ahead for this Saturday. Election day for the uniform election is from 7 a.m. - 7 p.m., Saturday, May 7, for several local races involving officials with school boards, city councils and a water district. The Bridge City Independent School District election has generated the most turnout of all local races for the May 7 election. A total of 731 ballots have been submitted during the early voting period through Monday, May 2. A final early voting figure was not immediat...
Local classic rock and southern rock outfit Mixx Fixxer, featuring Wes Day, at left, and Dickey Woodard, will perform at Mackenzie's Pub in Beaumont on Friday night for ages 21 and older. Admission is $7 at the door.Photo by Tommy Mann Jr. Fair weather has arrived and there are plenty of great opportunities to get outside and enjoy quality events and festivals, as well as live music, which can be found across the region in the normal outlets as well. Visit...
The regular season is over and, for three local baseball teams, the road to Austin begins this weekend. The Class 4A high school baseball playoffs get underway for the District 24-4A Bridge City Cardinals, West Orange-Stark Mustangs and Little Cypress Mauriceville Battlin' Bears this Friday and Saturday as each team will face an opponent from District 23-4A. The Bridge City Cardinals are the runner-up in District 24-4A and will take on the Liberty Panthers, the third place team from District 23-4A, in a best of three-game...
Country music artist Vince Gill returns to the region for a concert performance on Friday, Aug. 19, at the Golden Nugget Casino in Lake Charles, La. Tickets are $45-$60 at all Ticketmaster outlets. Others shows added for the venue this summer include America, Jana Kramer and Jerry Jeff Walker. Courtesy photo The summer is going to be a hot one at the Golden Nugget Casino as the venue's summer concert lineup continues to heat up. The Golden Nugget Casino in Lake Charles, La....
The District 24-4A Track Meet is at the half-way point and all eyes are focused to the running finals on Thursday evening in Silsbee. The field events and the running preliminary events were held Tuesday at Silsbee High School as the District 24-4A Track Meet got underway with dozens of boys and girls track athletes competing for the right to advance to the Area Meet in Huffman on April 21. The top four individuals in each event will advance to the Area contest. In the girls high jump, Bailee click of Orangefield placed...
Coushatta Casino Resort in Kinder, La. will be the site of "Rock May-nia," a four-weekend rock music event every Saturday during the month of May. Artists scheduled to appear include Queensryche, Tom Keifer of Cinderella, Stryper, Slaughter and Vince Neil, pictured, the voice of Motley Crue, in a solo concert. Tickets are $20 each and on sale now at all Ticketmaster outlets. Photo by Tommy Mann Jr. Coushatta Casino is bringing the rock to Kinder, La. next month as a month...
Another Orange County community is the latest to join the growing trend in adding the national motto to city-owned vehicles. Councilmembers in Bridge City recently approved a measure which will allow for the placement of the United States national motto, "In God We Trust," to not only be placed upon police department vehicles, but upon all city-owned vehicles in the very near future. "This is something that has been going on recently through Orange County, and I think it is a...
Orange County returned to business as normal on Monday morning following this past week's historic flooding of the Sabine River. Orange County Commissioners Court met in a specially called session on Monday morning at Vidor City Hall to handle regular court business as Commissioners were unable to meet this past week due to flooding. One of the pressing matters on Monday's agenda was considering requests for Hotel and Occupancy Tax funds for the Mauriceville Crawfish Festival...
The City of Orange will hold its annual Easter Egg Hunt for area children from 9 a.m. - noon, Friday, March 25, on the grounds of the Orange Riverfront Pavilion near the corner of Fifth Street and West Division in downtown Orange. The egg hunt is open to children ages 0 to 8-years-old. Photo by Tommy Mann Jr. Despite recent flooding of the Sabine River, an annual holiday children's activity is still scheduled to go ahead as planned. The City of Orange Annual Easter Egg Hunt wi...
Flood waters began receding over the weekend and now Orange County officials begin the next task which is damage assessment. Flooding from the Sabine River has left an unidentified number of property and structures damaged. As citizens begin the unenviable task of cleaning up, Orange County officials will be assessing the damage and preparing to make the necessary arrangements to get help for those impacted. "Those affected by the flooding will be able to met with FEMA very soon," said Orange County Judge Stephen Brint Carlto...
The extended holiday weekend is approaching and that means multiple business and government office closures are ahead. The majority of all local, county, state and federal offices will be closed on Friday, March 25 in observance of the Good Friday holiday. All non-essential offices in the cities of Orange, West Orange, Pinehurst and Bridge City will be closed on Friday. Offices will re-open at normal business hours on Monday, March 28. The City of West Orange will be closed...
The United States Air Force Airmen of Note will perform a free concert, which is open to the public, on Monday, April 25, at the Julie Rogers Theater in Beaumont. Tickets can be obtained at the Beaumont Civic Center box office and Swicegood Music. Courtesy photo A special spring concert will feature one of America's best kept musical treasures. The United States Air Force Airmen of Note will perform a free concert at 7 p.m., Monday, April 25, inside the Julie Rogers Theater...
Workers place debris in a large waste container in front of the Lamar State College-Orange Green Avenue building on Tuesday morning. Several of the LSC-O facilities, including the Wilson building, book store and print shop, sustained considerable damage from the Sabine River flooding this past week.Photo by Tommy Mann Jr. It's a little bit like deja vu for many across Orange County following this past week's flooding, including for those at Lamar State College-Orange....
Local singer-songwriter Lee Pelly has a busy schedule this week with performances Wednesday at The Capri Club in Port Arthur, Thursday at the French Quarter Bar and Grill in Vidor, Friday at Sombrero Mexican Grill in Nederland, Saturday at The Neches River Wheelhouse in Port Neches, and a benefit Sunday afternoon at The Capri Club in Port Arthur. Photo by Tommy Mann Jr. Mother Nature has been less the cooperative lately, but there are still tons of great events to be enjoyed...
The Orange County River Festival is back for another three-day run on Friday, April 8 through Saturday, April 10, and will be held in conjunction with The Elite Redfish Series' "2016 Classic Kick Off" fishing tournament.Photo by Tommy Mann Jr. A tradition featuring fishing and family fun returns to Orange this spring. The Elite Redfish Series is headed to Orange this spring for a three-day tournament beginning Friday, April 8 and ending on Sunday, April 10. The event,...
The Bridge City Police Department responded to the following calls from Feb. 14 - Feb. 20, 2016. Sunday, Feb. 14 Disturbance in the 200 block of Tenney. Animal call in the 2200 block of Texas Avenue. Burglary in the 1100 block of Alton. Monday, Feb. 15 Suspicious activity in the 2100 block of Texas Avenue. Criminal mischief in the 1500 block of Texas Avenue. Alarm in the 600 block of Frontier Drive. Suspicious activity in the 2400 block of Texas Avenue. Burglary in the 600 block of Bridgeview. Tuesday, Feb. 16 Animal call in...
Orange County Commissioners Court proclaimed Wednesday, March 16, as "National Kick Butts Day" on behalf of the Julie Rogers Gift of Life program. Commissioners Barry Burton, Precinct 2; John Banken, Precinct 3; and Jody Crump, Precinct 4, are pictured in back. Front row features members of the Little Cypress-Mauriceville Key Club and Connie Berry, at right, of Julie Rogers Gift of Life. Photo by Tommy Mann Jr. Commissioners approved a special proclamation on Tuesday...
