Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Courtesy photo The Bogarts return to the patio at Café Del Rio in Beaumont for one of the biggest Cinco de Mayo parties in Southeast Texas this Friday night (May 5). The event is from 7 p.m. – 10 p.m. on the restaurant’s patio. Entertainment for the week By Tommy Mann Jr. The Record Festival season continues to move along at full speed and you know summer is just around the corner as two of the biggest festivals in the region, Contraband Days in Lake Charles and Rive...
SPORTS CELEBRITY IN TOWN SATURDAY TO ATTEND WEDDING It’s funny how you can just look at a stranger and decide he must be some kind of former athlete or a present-day coach. Wife Susan and I were invited to the largest and most orchestrated wedding Saturday evening we’ve ever attended which united Loretta Edwards, a pharmacy tech at Krogers in Orange, to Orangeite Jonathan Stewart at North Orange Baptist Church. The wedding had to be held at the huge church mainly because Loretta’s mother Helen Edwards, long-time cashi...
The West Orange-Stark High School Athletic Banquet, which is catered by Moncla’s, will be at 6:30pm Tuesday, May 16th at the West Orange-Stark High School Cafeteria. Male and female athletes from the current school year 2016-2017 will be honored. Each athlete will receive one free ticket. Parents and other family members may purchase tickets for $7.00 at the West Orange-Stark Athletic Office by May 12th. If you need additional information please contact the Athletic Department at 882-5530...
Free gift for mom and grounds /gardening tours (ORANGE, TX) -- Family is an essential part of the story at The W.H. Stark House, and the history of the Stark family is filled with important, dynamic women. Celebrate the important women in your life this Mother’s Day with a special tour at The W.H. Stark House offered May 9 through May 13. All moms or mother-figures will receive a free thyme or oregano plant as a gift. You “orega-know” Mom deserves a special Mother’s Day this year! Families are invited to bring childre...
West Orange – Stark Elementary will hold Kindergarten Round Up Friday, May 5 from 7:30 – 11:30 a.m. In order to enroll a student for 2017 - 2018 classes, parents should bring the following documents: • Student’s original birth certificate • Student’s social security card • Student’s current immunization record • Proof of residence (copy of lease or rental agreement, utility bill, documents should clearly indicate parent/guardian name.) West Orange – Cove students who currently attend North Early Learning Center are automati...
Phyllis Joyce Brody, 93, of Bridge City, TX Phyllis Brody, loving wife of Ervin A. Brody, passed away on April 29, 2017 at 6:25 pm at her daughter Susan Brody Perrin's home in Baytown, TX. Phyllis was preceded in death by her parents, and son, Joseph Brody. She is survived by her husband, Ervin Brody; brother, Rodney Lund (Pat); six children, Bill Brody (Josline), Bette Brody (Brian Kasch), Keith Brody, James Brody (Lois Perry), and Susan Brody Perrin (Christopher Perrin);...
If you are a student in Jr. High or High School and between the ages of 12 and 18 it is time to start making plans to fish the Orange County Chapter sponsored CCA Redfish tournament on May 20^th .Both the Captain’s meeting and weigh-in will take place at the Orange Boat Club located on DuPont Drive. Not unlike the High School Team bass format, each team must include a designated Captain at least 21 years of age and everyone in the boat must be a member of the CCA.The entry fee for the tournament is $50 per team. For all of t...
Male Cardinal Athlete of the Year-Patrick Morris Female Cardinal Athlete of the Year-Madison Caraway...
Volleyball- MVP ~ Madison Caraway Offensive Player of the Year ~ Reyna Owens Defensive Player of the Year ~ Abby Faulk Heart-Desire Award ~ Hope Hill Cross Country- Heart Award ~ Caitlin Denison Male MVP ~ Ruben Valencia Female MVP ~ Brittany Fonville Newcomer of the Year ~ Brooklin Sheffield Football- Offensive MVP ~ Cayce Draper Defensive MVP ~ Justyn Romero Heart Award ~ Byron Trahan Outstanding Offensive Lineman ~ Joseph Adams Outstanding Defensive Lineman ~ Seth Green...
Thursday May 4, 2017 “FOR YOUR NAME’S SAKE! HEAR US…FORGIVE US… HEAL US!” AMERICANS TO UNITE AND PRAY ON THURSDAY, MAY 4TH, FOR THE 66TH ANNUAL OBSERVANCE OF THE NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER Orange County Courthouse, 801 W. Division St., Orange TX. 77630 Time is 12:00 Noon On the Front Steps of the courthouse ALL ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND...
The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that Walgreens Bridge City has been named Business Member of the Month for April 2017. Manager Billy Price and Pharmacist Grey Baldwin accepted the award, sponsored by Sabine River Ford, from Ambassador and Director Lucy Fields, at the April Networking Coffee hosted by Tiger Rock Martial Arts of Bridge City. Walgreens received gifts from Tiger Rock Martial Arts of Bridge City, Candi’s Designs, Sabine Federal Credit U...
Mother of the Year 2017 nominations have been reviewed by the Bridge City Chamber of Commerce Mother of the Year committee and a winner has been chosen. This amazing mom’s family has been notified and she will be presented with her tiara, sash, and gifts in the near future. Mother of the Year 2017 will receive just over one thousand dollars ($1000) in prizes from these generous sponsors: Anytime Fitness-Bridge City, Barefoot Souls Ashiatsu Studio & Spa, Bridge City Chamber of Commerce, Candace Aras-RE/MAX ONE, Candi’s Des...
Sharon Rowe Belk, 67, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on May 2, 2017, at her home surrounded by loved ones.Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, May 5, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Chaplain David Abshire, of New Century Hospice. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery.Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 9:00 a.m.Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on September 6, 1949, she was the daughter of Oscar Rowe...
Mr. Oldbury's Physics class of Community Christian School designed and built bridges using only Popsicle sticks and an adhesive. The bridges had to be a specific dimension and had to be strong enough to withstand 70 pounds of pressure....
Pictured from left to right are the 2017 recipients of the Ray Family Memorial Scholarship. Rebecca Shay Troquille,BCHS; Noah Michael Lewis, VHS; Samantha Jean Hargrave, BCHS; Taylor Nicole Frederick, VHS; Alexandra Paige Hargrave, BCHS. Pictured in the back ground are Thomas and Connie Ray, Justin Ray, Lt. Joey Jacobs, Sgt. Mark Jones, and Mariah Ray. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office Employee’s Association would like to announce the 2017 recipients of The Ray Family Mem...
For the Record The Orange community mourns the loss. of Elaine Meyers, 74, who was known for her inner strength, love for others and grace. Meyers was a successful business woman in Orange for close to 50 years. She was the owner of the 12,000 square foot Horseman's Store, Safety Wear Ltd., and Boots Etc.. Since 1969, Horseman's Store and its' affiliates have become the leader in industrial footwear. They not only have the latest style of western boots and clothing clothing,...
Cutline: The Rainbow Bridge over the Neches River re-opened for two-lane traffic Monday after workmen finished a $26.5 million project to repair and repaint the 1.5-mile long bridge that first opened in 1938. For The Record Both lanes of the Rainbow Bridge re-opened for use Monday, marking the end of a $26.5 million update by the Texas Department of Transportation that began in January 2014. Workers had been removing rust, doing maintenance and repainting the bridge that first...
For The Record Wade Phillips was a graduate assistant coach for Bill Yeoman at the University of Houston when he received an offer to coach defense at Lutcher Stark High School in his hometown of Orange. In an anecdote related in a February interview, Phillips said he struggled to decide whether to stay at Houston or enter the high school coaching ranks. So he asked his dad, Bum Phillips. “He was pretty much straight to the point,” Wade told the Waco Tribune Herald. “Wh...
May 8 is the deadline for candidates to apply to fill the District 2 seat on Orange City Council. A special election has been called for June 17, for District 2 residents only, after the recent resignation of Wayne Guidry. An administrator at West Orange-Cove CISD, Guidry was recently named superintendent in Hubbard, Texas. Candidates must be qualified under city rules and live inside District 2, which is primarily the Little Cypress area north of Interstate 10. Registration is at the office of the city secretary. Only...
Cutline 1: Mike Lund of the City of Bridge City water department monitors a control panel for the Filtrations, Inc., water filter system at the city’s Rachal Street well. Cutline 2: A 3,000-gallon tank of filter media was installed at each of Bridge City’s three water wells as part of a $1.4 million system installed by Filtronics, Inc. Cutline 3: Bridge City has implemented a new $1.4 million water filtration system designed to eliminate iron and manganese deposits that hav...
