Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Linda Mae Berry, 64, of Sulphur, Louisiana passed away Saturday, Dec. 31, at West Cal-Cam Hospital in Sulphur. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 5, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange with the Rev. Gerald Price, officiating. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will begin at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, prior to the funeral service. Born in Orange on Dec. 10, 1947, Linda was the daughter of Nathan H. Bryant and Annie Elizabeth Cornea. Linda is survived by her daughter,...
Monday evening, at approximately 11:31, Officer Patrick McDonald was dispatched to the 400 block of W. Dewey in reference to an intoxicated female making threats against herself with a knife. Upon arrival, Officer McDonald made contact with the complainant. Standing next to the complainant was another woman who had threatened to harm herself. As police talked with the suspect, an strong odor of alcohol was detected. As the woman walked toward McDonald, he observed her to have an unsteady gate, having to hold on to the side...
Virginia “June” Marks, 80, of West Orange passed away Monday, Jan. 2, in Orange. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday, Jan. 6, at Drake Memorial Presbyterian Church in Orange with the Rev. Kevin Trinkle, officiating. Burial will follow at Jett Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Orange on July 7, 1931, June was the daughter of Archie and Inez (Lunsford) Depwe. She was a member of Drake Memorial Presbyterian Church. June was a lov...
WORTH STAYING UP FOR I stayed up too late but it was worth t. I watched the wildly entertaining Fiesta Bowl. Stanford beat themselves in a 41-38 loss to Oklahoma State. Stanford’s Andrew Luck is everything he’s billed as. It’s easy to see why he would be the number one pick in the NFL draft. It just doesn’t seem fair if he goes to the Colts and has to sit out a few years behind Payton Manning. He’s ready for the big time on day one. The Colts can get a bunch for him. Listen up Jerry Jones, give ‘um Romo and throw in coaches...
I hope all of you had a wonderful holiday. Guess it is back to the real world now. Working all day and then trying to find something wonderful to eat once you get home. I know that everyone cannot cook all the recipes that I am showing you all the time, but hopefully you are cutting some out and saving them for a special occasion. I like the easy recipes too of course, and next week I promise I will give you something easy to fix. I say that because I do not like to have to batter food and then frying it, oh no I don’t h...
A total of 81 Lamar University students graduated with honors during winter commencement ceremonies Dec. 17 in the Montagne Center. Thirty-two graduated summa cum laude (with highest honors), with grade-point averages ranging from 3.8 to 4.0, listed below are Orange County residents: Mauriceville: Jonathan Miller. Orange: Aubry Ellis, Regina Toohey, Robert Weatherholt, Katherine White. Orangefield: Hannah Richard. Among the summa cum laude graduates are Plummer Award recipients Ernesto Alvarez, Marianne Cowl, Ryan Grandusky,...
As the New Year begins, and healthy resolutions are made, the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) is encouraging Americans to clean out their medicine cabinets. Pharmacists recommend patients clean out their medicine cabinets once a year to dispose of all the unused and expired medications that accumulated over the previous year. This once a year tradition will help keep everyone safe and healthy. Unused medications have the potential to be abused and misused and expired medications can lose their potency thus reducing...
Collin Slade Gros Happy 17th Birthday, Jan. 10th. We love you Mom, Poppa, MiMi and the gang...
Happy New Year! Here we are once again, staring at the one-time-a-year opportunity for another “do over” or to use a golfers” favorite word, a “mulligan.” Even way back in Mesopotamia two thousand years ago, folks like you and me celebrated the chance to make amends for past behavior with new resolutions (their new year wasn’t our new year, but that’s another story). Down through the centuries, many life-altering events have occurred on January one. In 1660, Samuel Pepys made his first entry in his famed diary. Another was t...
5 Southeast Texas Livestock Extravaganza The 2012 Southeast Texas Livestock Extravaganza will be held on Jan. 7-8 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Winnie Stowell Park in Winnie, Texas. The Livestock Extravaganza is open to all 4-H and FFA Members. Clinic discussions will cover selection, feeding, weight management, culling and livestock judging. Buckles given for high point individuals, along with door prizes. Cost is $15 per person with lunch being provided by Samson. Please RSVP by Jan. 3. For questions and additional...
For most people, the mention of a ghost town brings to mind an image of a street of falling down buildings on a dusty street, broken glass in the windows of long closed stores, and tumbleweeds blowing in the wind, and dust inches thick all over everything. The ghost towns of Orange County are not that type of ghost town. They tend to be acres of overgrown land with, at best, the foundation blocks of a few long gone buildings hiding in the weeds. Lemonville, also known as Lemon, was located on what is now Farm Road 1130 in...
The Texas Department of State Health Services this week begins its annual airdrop of rabies vaccine baits over portions of southern and western Texas in the continuing effort to protect people and livestock from rabies. Planes will take off from airports in Zapata and Alpine around dawn Wednesday, Jan. 4 and from Del Rio on Thursday, Jan. 12. They will drop about 1.8 million doses of rabies vaccine over the next month as part of the DSHS Oral Rabies Vaccination Program. “This approach has been a huge success,” said vet...
Mark your calendar for a musical event like no other—monsters making music! Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Big Bird and all their Sesame Street friends are taking to the stage to share their love of music in Sesame Street Live “Elmo Makes Music” at Ford Arena, located at 55115 IH-10 South in Beaumont. from Friday, Feb. 24 through Sunday, Feb. 26. Times for the show are: Feb. 24, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Feb. 25, 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.; and Feb. 25, 2 p.m. Tickets for all five performances are on sale now! Jenny, an enthusiastic new music...
The Stark Museum of Art and Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center are the joint recipient of the 2011 Award for Excellence in Programming from the Mountain-Plains Museum Association Education Committee. The Association recognized the Stark Museum and Shangri La for their collaborative Art and Nature EcoRangers Camps. The award “recognizes exemplary creativity and innovation in museum educational programming in the region.” The Stark Museum and Shangri La work together to offer camps that connect art and natural sci...
The 2011 National Football League season ended Sunday with both Lone Star State franchises feeling disappointed about the final game of the regular season. The Houston Texans lost a 23-22 squeaker to the Tennessee Titans at Reliant Stadium before 71,512 fans while the Dallas Cowboys were overpowered 31-14 by the New York Giants in a winner-take all contest. Needless to say neither the Texans nor the Cowboys fans were very happy with Sunday’s results. Twin wins would have sent both of the franchises to the NFL Playoffs w...
After nearly a decade of planning, dissuasions and two hurricanes, the downtown riverfront development project is a go for the city of Orange. The Orange City Council conducted a special call joint meeting Tuesday night with the Orange Economic Development Corporation to approve a base bid and also alternate bids on the riverfront boardwalk and pavilion. SpawGlass of Houston was the low bidder with a base bid of $5,087,000. The OEDC Board of Directors were unanimous in their approval vote while the Orange City Council’s v...
A three-person West Orange – Stark Elementary School team comprised of fourth and fifth grade students defeated a field of 12 other teams and took second place honors in the regional LEGO Robotics Challenge sponsored by the Texas Computer Education Association in December. The WO-S Elementary team of Rionna Sparrow, Shaelin Brown, and Dax Fregia will now advance to the State Robotics Meet which will be held in this spring. WO-S Elementary Robotics Sponsor Amy Craig said, “In the invention competition, students began by usi...
Officers from the Orange Police Department responded to the following calls between Jan. 3 and the morning of Jan. 4: Process service, warrant, 2801 Sunset/Sunset Grove Apartments Disorderly conduct, Class C, 1600 Park Traffic accident, vehicle damage, 800 Strickland Miscellaneous incidents, #30 Bruce Miscellaneous incidents, 201 8th St. Fraud, illegal use of credit cards, 408 Camellia Theft, other, 1601 Green Process service, warrant, 205 Border Assault, Class A, Simmons Dr./Sheila-Bar Robbery, residence, weapon, 6504...
January 2012 is School Board Recognition Month, a time when districts across the state show their appreciation for the pivotal role elected boards of education play in their local schools and communities. More than 7,200 locally elected school board members serve—without pay—in the 1,034 school districts located throughout the state. “The people who make up these boards volunteer their time because they care about their communities and their schools. Each year, the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) designates Janua...
Police arrested three people on aggravated robbery charges Tuesday evening after they reportedly attacked a woman with a bat and stole her purse. Officer James Roy responded to the 6500 block of Richard in Orange, but was advised that the suspects had left the area as he was en-route. Officer McDonald was traveling to the call in the Pinehurst area, when he observed a van matching the description of the suspect’s driving in the opposite direction of him. Officer McDonald stopped the van, and located the suspects inside. O...
Bridge City High School Theater Department is proud to announce the cast and crew for this year’s one act play. The Secret Affair of Mildred Wild, by Paul Zindel. The cast is comprised of: Mildred - Otter Miller, Helen - Jessica Bean, Bertha - Karli Pittman, Miss Manly - Chelsea Phillips, Sister Cecilia - Danny Noonan, Evelyn - Madelun Leblanc, Roy - Eric Mummey, Carrol - Cody Banken, TV Announcer - Adrian Morgan, Man/Constuction Worker - Devon Anders, Rex Bulby - Tyler Rector, Assistant Director - Blake Martin, Lights - J...
Steve Anthony Arnold, 59, of Orange passed away Tuesday, Jan. 3, at his residence. Memorial Service will be 3:00 p.m. Friday, Jan. 6, at Cowboy Church in Orange with the Rev. Dale Lee, officiating. Born in Freeport, on Sept. 10, 1952, Steve was the son of Bert and Juanita (Fowler) Arnold. He worked at Briggs Equipment for 19 years and for 13 years he worked at M & E Equipment. Steve loved to fish and BBQ. He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Sheila Arnold; brothers, Mark Arnold and Johnny Arnold; and...
Games This Week ORANGE BOWL 7:30 p.m. Today (Wed.) at Miami, FL. (ESPN)—Clemson (10-3) over West Virginia (9-3). COTTON BOWL 7 p.m. Fri. at Arlington, TX. (FOX)—Arkansas (10-2) over Kansas State (10-2). BBVA COMPASS BOWL 11 a.m. Sat. at Birmingham, AL. (ESPN)—Pittsburgh (6-6) over SMU (7-5). GODADDY.com BOWL 8 p.m. Sun. at Mobile, AL. (ESPN)—Arkansas State (10-2) over Northern Illinois (10-3). BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE GAME 7:30 p.m. Mon. at New Orleans. LA. (ESPN)—Alabama (11-1) over LSU (13-0). FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS...
With time running out on the clock for duck hunters many have resorted to taking their game on the road. Putting miles on your gear is nothing new to waterfowlers as they constantly scout by boat or truck on almost a daily basis. Well instead of scouting locally many will take advantage of the unbelievable hunting opportunities that Texas coast offers up. When you start talking coastal duck hunting places like Rockport, Port O and the Laguna Madre automatically come to mind. These areas are well known for producing some of...
We were drifting a shallow flat last week and catching both trout and redfish at a surprisingly steady pace when my client asked, “When do you start wade fishing?” January through March are my favorite months, but in truth I leave the confines of a comfortable boat only because wading is the most effective approach to catching the largest trout. The reason we weren’t wading at the time was that I have to know the trout are frequenting a shallow flat in decent numbers before I am willing to limit my ability to cover a lot o...
