Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Kenya has hit the headlines most recently as the ancestral home of the United States’ first African-American president, Barack Obama. But the nation is also home to East Africa’s oldest and most diverse popular music traditions, reaching back to Kenyan musical father Fundi Konde. Jabali Afrika, a dynamic music quartet hailing from Kenya will be stopping by LSC-O on Feb. 26 to help the campus celebrate Black History Month. “Jabali” means “rock” in Kiswahili, Kenya’s nat...
George Henry Slaughter Sr., 89, of Orange passed away on Monday, Feb. 11, at Arboretum Nursing and Rehabilitation in Winnie. He was a native of Deweyville, born on Aug. 2, 1923 to parents, Dora Elizabeth (Cooper) and Henry Plaskie Slaughter. He had lived most of his life in Orange, and had served his country in the Navy during WWII from 1942 until 1945. He had worked in construction with Local Union #450 as a heavy equipment operator. George loved taking long walks to keep him...
A group of students from Community Christian School volunteered their early Saturday morning hours to pick up trash for the Annual Community Trash-Off, sponsored by Shangri La, Feb. 9. While cleaning the entire length of 37th Street, the group found unusual items in the ditches such as clothing, rugs, and a stop sign. After their hard work, they enjoyed pizza and door prizes donated by various sponsors. The students were very impressed to see how many volunteers and sponsors...
Doris M. Godfrey, 82, of Orange, died Sunday, Feb. 10, at her home. Funeral services will be at 1:30 pm, Wednesday, Feb. 13, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be the Rev. Joseph P. Daleo, of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Orange. Burial will follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Tuesday, at Claybar Funeral Home with a rosary recited at 7:00 pm. Born in Nederland, on Oct. 13, 1930, Doris was the daughter of Whitney Hebert and Edith Fontenot Hebert. She worked as...
Officers from the Orange Police Department responded to the following calls between Feb. 8, 9, 10, and the morning of Feb. 11: Traffic accident, 3900 N. 16th St. Juvenile runaway, 1612 Chapman Warrant service, 2900 Lutcher Theft, 2418 McKee Public service, 1612 Chapman Traffic hazard, N. Hwy. 87 Animal call, 1221 Jayway Traffic accident, 1710 16th St./McDonald’s Assist public, 7410 IH-10/Texas Country Store Family disturbance, 3333 Ridgemont DUI/Alcohol, 1700 block S. Service Rd. Missing person, 201 8th St. Assist public, 7...
