Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Orange County Tax Assessor Collector Karen Fisher announced a new program designed to help homeowners stay in their homes. The American Rescue Plan (ARP) passed by Congress provides money to help homeowners impacted by the pandemic avoid foreclosure of their homestead. The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) is implementing the program in Texas and it is set to go live on Monday, February 21, 2022. According to Ms. Fisher the program will pay the delinque...
Orange County Commissioners approved the Texas Statewide Opioid Settlement Agreement Tuesday, which means about a million dollars this year for the county. It is expected to hit the county's account in six to nine months, County Judge John Gothia said. Commissioners have also agreed upon how they wish to spend about $9.5 million of government funds coming from the American Rescue Plan Act put forth by President Joe Biden and passed by Democratic Congressmen in 2021. ARPA is a...
Bridge City Mayor David Rutledge, in recognition of his commitment to continuing educations, was recently awarded the Texas Municipal League Institute (TMLI) Certified Municipal Official designation. The award was presented at the TMLI Awards ceremony at the Texas Municipal League and Texas Association of Mayors, Council members and Commissioners' Elected Officials' Conference on Wednesday, February 2, 2022 in Sugar Land. The recognition honors individuals who completed 62 or...
How many times have you heard someone running for office say, "I am not a politician"? The phrase seems to suggest that being a politician is necessarily a bad thing. I disagree. Anyone hoping to win in any game, be it athletics, business, cards or even monopoly must know the rules. To me in a free, democratic form of government one who knows and understands the rules and how to apply them is a politician. Washington, Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin et. al. were all consummate...
EARLY PRIMARY TO CAUSE LOWER TURNOUT Texas has the earliest primary election day in the nation, for a midterm election cycle, March 1. Early voting is set from Feb. 14 to Feb. 25. No other state in the United States holds primary elections before May. The new election date in Texas was by design by state-wide incumbents. The Governor, Lt. Governor and Attorney General are all on the ballot. Political experts say the early primaries sneak up on the voters that will likely resul...
If you happen to be one of those people who live their life according to the weatherman you have had a great month so far, especially for February. All things considered the temperatures have been reasonably mild except for a few frosty mornings and we have been noticeably dry for weeks now. Anyone who has spent even a little time on Sabine knows that rain and run off from Toledo Bend are the arch nemesis to the local fishing community. Most of the time the water clarity in Fe...
The Bobcat Tennis team competed in the Vidor Invitational recently. Overall, it was a good showing with four players placing, and 1 medalist. Alayna Dodd finished 2nd in the girls singles division, and took home silver....
Sunday's 23-20 Super Bowl victory by the Los Angeles Rams was a complete reversal of how every playoff game ended for the Cincinnati Bengals. For the last six weeks it was the Bengals that came from behind in the game's closing minutes to win, usually on a clutch field goal by their rookie kicker Evan McPherson at the end of the game or in an overtime period. But on Sunday, it was the Rams who came up with what will be identified as "The Drive" --replacing John Elway's drive i...
The West Orange-Stark Lady Mustangs basketball team season came to a close Wednesday against Silsbee. Afterward, they celebrated the 2022 Seniors pregame. Above are the departing Lady Mustangs basketball seniors; Tashianna Williams, Sidnye Antoine, Aniah Henderson, Naudia Watson, Keyshawn Gray, and Coach Jimmesha Proctor behind them....
Uriel Alejandro Garcia Salazar, 30, of Bridge City, passed away on February 2, 2022, in Orange. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., with visitation following services until 9:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 15, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Father Sinclair Oubre. Uriel will be interred in Mexico. Born in Mexico, on March 9, 1991, he was the son of Juan Jose Garcia Valdez and Ma Guadalupe Salazar Ortiz. Uriel had a great sense of humor that kept people laughing. He loved to dance and listen to music....
Winning is a tradition in girls softball at Little Cypress-Mauriceville. The Lady Bears are expected to be a strong contender for a district championship again this year and to advance in the post season. Last year was another good one for the Lady Bears and Coach Dena Adkins. It was a season Adkins said goodbye to a few girls she had been coaching since they were eight-years-old including her own daughter Lakin. Little Cypress-Mauriceville performed well as a team making it...
The West Orange-Stark Lady Mustangs have a new head coach and are adopting a more positive attitude for the new season. Matt Robertson has been in the West Orange-Cove School District for eight years and also serves as the head coach of the ninth grade football team for West Orange-Stark. In this his first year to lead the Lady Mustangs, Robertson is pumped up. Robertson was excited when he got the news of his new job. "I know this group, this is a special group. We're super...
This year is already being labeled as a rebuilding year for the Orangefield softball program. The Lady Bobcats do have some very talented girls to fill the lineup in their effort to claim another district championship. Last season was probably the most successful in school history for softball at Orangefield. The Lady Bobcats went 22-7 and 11-1 in their district to capture first place against some great district opponents. The playoffs unfortunately led to an early exit for th...
A new season has begun for the Bridge City Lady Cardinals softball team. The outlook is positive with a good group of young ladies returning this year at Bridge City. Last year was a very good one for Bridge City. The Lady Cardinals did not really finish the district where they wanted to, but they did make the playoffs. An early exit was no fault of the Lady Cardinals as they played eventual state champion Liberty in the first round and gave the Lady Panthers as close a...
Early voting begins at 8 a.m. Monday, Feb. 14 for the 2022 Primary election that will determine who's on the Nov. 8 midterm election. Early voting runs from Feb. 14-25 with varying hours (see below) and no voting on Feb. 21, President's Day. Voters may vote in either the Republican or Democrat Party primary, but only one. They may vote in any of the county's four early voting locations, but those waiting to vote until March 1, must do so at the voting location that matches...
An Opportunity to Voluntarily Remove Inoperable, Derelict Boats Orange County is partnering with the Texas General Land Office (GLO) and Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD) to offer Orange County residents a FREE opportunity to remove inoperable and derelict vessels through the Vessel Turn-In Program. (VTIP) Designed to provide owners with a voluntary method of disposal, TPWD will verify ownership and ensure each vessel (boat) qualifies for disposal. The GLO will remove a...
The West Orange-Stark athletic boosters held their annual Alumni Baseball Game on Saturday, February 12, at Ronnie Anderson Park on the high school campus. The game marked the official unveiling of the wall of baseball legends for the West Orange-Stark Mustangs. The wall honoring 17 Mustangs who were drafted by major league baseball teams is located underneath the stands of Ronnie Anderson Park. All 30 major league baseball teams have their logo painted on baseballs with the...
Thusnelda “Mickey” Ellen Stanton, 89, of Silsbee, passed away on February 6, 2022, in Silsbee. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, February 12, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Sadie Brink. Burial will follow at Dorman Cemetery.Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m., Saturday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in San Antonio, Texas, on October 27, 1932, she was the daughter of Joseph Baetz and Elsie (Davis) Baetz. Mickey was a d...
The National Broadway Tour of Fiddler On The Roof will play Lutcher Theater on Sunday, March 6, 2022, at 7 PM. Tickets start at $35 and are available online at lutcher.org. Discounts are available for groups of 10 or more, students, and active military. Call the Lutcher Theater Box Office at (409) 886.5535 for more information or to purchase tickets. Tony®-winning director Bartlett Sher brings his fresh take on a beloved masterpiece to life as Fiddler On The Roof begins a...
Beth Huckaby Foster, 59, of Orange, passed away on February 9, 2022, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 5:00 p.m., Saturday, February 12, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Mr. Chris Eppler of Mauriceville Church of Christ and Reverend Carl Smith of First Pentecostal Church in Starks, Louisiana. Burial will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, February 13, 2022, at Miller Cemetery Annex in Starks, Louisiana. Visitation will be at 2:00 p.m., Saturday,...
Raymond Lee Campbell, 78, of Bridge City, passed away on February 2, 2022, in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m., Saturday, February 12, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Cremation will follow services. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., Saturday, February 12, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Born in Zwolle, Louisiana, on October 17, 1943, he was the son of Robert Lee Campbell and Catherine N. Campbell. After being given 6 mon...
Our beloved father, Omar Kenneth “Sonny” Swope, 85, of Orange, TX, rejoined his loved ones on February 8, 2022, passing away at his home in Vinton, Louisiana. Visitation will be held Sunday, February 13, 2022, at Claybar Funeral home at 504 N. 5th Street in Orange, TX from 2:30 – 4:30 pm followed immediately by a service from 4:30 – 5:30 pm. Sonny was born in Edinburg, Mississippi on June 23, 1936, the third of four children of Iva and Frank Swope. A graduate of Edinbur...
Carl Lee Dean, 78, of Groves, passed away on February 9, 2022, in Port Arthur. Born in Los Angeles, California, on September 15, 1943, he was the son of Donna Marie (Purdy) Jackson. Carl worked as a truck driver for Teamsters Union for many years. In his younger days he played Triple A Ball for the Dodgers. He earned his pilot’s licenses and loved to fly whenever he was able to. Carl loved vintage cars and spending time working on them. He had an incredibly artistic mind a...
Country music star Travis Tritt performed a solo, acoustic concert in front of a near-capacity crowd Thursday night (Feb. 10, 2022) at the Jefferson Theatre in Beaumont, in what he described as being an "intimate and special evening performing in my living room with friends." Tritt pleased the country music-loving crowd with hits, gems, and surprises such as tributes to his friends and legends Charlie Daniels and Waylon Jennings. He performed a new song, "Smoke in a Bar,"...
Congratulations to Becky McAnelley, who has been promoted to Assistant Dean of Student Services and Registrar! Becky has worked at Lamar State College Orange for over 35 years. She began as a student assistant and has performed roles since such as Recruiter; Assistant Registrar; Director of Admissions, Recruitment, and Registrar; and now, Assistant Dean of Student Services. "Becky McAnelley is an example of the best of Lamar State College Orange – someone who has invested s...
