Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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There will be a gospel singing with gifted musician Ronnie Warren, that plays at least 8 different instruments, Wednesday, Jan. 20, at 6 pm, at Bethel Baptist Church, 2906 Western Avenue, West Orange. For more information contact Pastor Frank Young at 936-465-1203. Free bar-b-que plates at 5 pm. The public is invited....
GetDaNet Fishing Club held its January tournament on Saturday, Jan. 16, at Toledo Bend with weigh-in at Six Mile Public Boat Ramp. Windy, cold conditions put a damper on most of the good bites, but it wasn’t enough to dampen the spirits of club participants. Partners Chris Baggett and Mike Moore once again topped the standings with a winning bag of five fish weighing 12.76 pounds. The pair also lead the Big Bass portion of the event with Moore turning in a 3.84 pound first place specimen and Baggett submitting a similar 3...
Louise Batchman, 62, of Deweyville, passed away Friday, Jan. 15, in Beaumont. Services will be at 1:00 PM Monday, Jan. 18, at Dorman Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial will follow at Trout Creek Cemetery. Louise was born in Wichita, Ks., Jan. 12, 1954 to the late Elven Cordell Spivey and Marjorie Edith Barnes Spivey. She enjoyed raising and showing cats, especially Himalayan and Persian cats. Louise also worked for a number of years...
The following marriage licenses were issued by the office of Brandy Robertson, Orange County Clerk, for the week of Jan. 11-15: Karim N. Meghani and Riya I. Hirani Christopher A. Barfield and Ashley A. Larose Makara Meas and Laura Ky Damion L. McMullan and Geri A. Rich David A. Frazier and Cristie R. Frazier Brandon M. Pulliam and Heather M. Snyder Daniel K. Trammel and Trista T. Trow Kemp H. McCracken and Becky R. Abshire Michael A. Stephenson and Alicia C. Kuebodeaux Natividad De Los Santos and Claudia Limon Garcia Skylar...
The Bridge City Powerlifting Team recently hosted their Invitational meet. Overall the girls placed second and the boys placed third. Individual results are as follows: Girls results - Sophomore, Lauren Grooms placed first in her weight class, by lifting a total weight of 710 pounds; Juniors, Alyssa Fukuda placed first in her weight class, by lifting a total weight of 620 pounds, Carlee Dearing placed first in her weight class, by lifting a total weight of 640 pounds, Samantha Hargrave placed second in her weight class, by...
“Only in America” will you find the great composers highlighted in the Symphony of Southeast Texas’ (SOST) next Classics Series concert at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 23 at the Julie Rogers Theatre. The concert features guest violinist Ryu Goto performing on the “1722 Stradivarius violin, Jupiter” on loan to him from Nippon Music Foundation. “We feature true American masterpieces in this concert,” said SOST Music Director Chelsea Tipton. “The beautiful textures and st...
Lillian Moore Abshire, 95, of Orange, passed away Sunday, Jan. 18, at her home. Celebration of Life Mass will be at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, Jan. 20, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, with Father Joseph Daleo officiating. Interment will follow at St. Mary’s Catholic Church Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00 PM, Tuesday, Jan. 19, at Dorman Funeral Home, with a rosary service at 7:00 PM. Lillian was born April 23, 1920 in Orange, to the late Frank Moore and Corrine Car...
Elsie M. Albair, 86, of Hackberry passed away Jan. 16, in Houston. She was of the Baptist Faith, loved to bowl, play games and watch western shows. She will be greatly missed by all her family and friends. Elsie is survived by her sisters, Betty Petitt and husband Norman of Texas, Patsy Spicer and husband Marshall of Hackberry, Mary Jane Callahan of Sulphur, Helen Carmichael, Peggy Magnusson and her chosen sister, Cathy Mikolajek all of California; brothers, Richard Albair...
Fallon Foster, County Extension Agent for Family and Consumer Sciences will be offering free diabetes educational classes for adults. The classes will be held once a week for five weeks beginning Feb. 2, at the Orange Senior Center, 103 N 5th St., Orange, 1-3 pm. It is important to attend all five classes to receive the full educational benefit. Foster will show you how to control your Type 2 diabetes with the right portions, reading food labels, proper exercise, cooking right and maintain good health will having fun...
Elizabeth Carnelly, 94, of Orange, passed away January 16, in Pearland. Born in Parkersberg, WV, July 5, 1921, she was the daughter of William H. Heermans and Nell Wells Heermans. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Education from the University of West Virginia in 1943. Elizabeth (Betty) and Ray moved to Orange in 1946 where Ray began his 35 year career with DuPont. She resided in Orange until she moved to Collier Park Assisted Living in Beaumont and she later m...
The 21st Annual Community Trash-Off is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 13, from 8 am-1pm, at the City of Orange Boat Ramp, located on Simmons Drive in Orange. This year's Community Trash-Off is presented by INVISTA and hosted by Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center in collaboration with the City of Orange. Participating teams and individuals will have the opportunity to win prizes and enjoy a free pizza lunch after the event. Teams are limited to 3-5 members. To register a team, visit shangrilagardens.org to download...
