Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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The state’s third ranked Bridge City Cardinals will face fifth ranked the Huffman-Hargrave Falcons in a best-of-three series in the Region III quarterfinal round of the state baseball playoffs this week. Game One of the series starts Wednesday, May 14, at Nederland High School baseball field located on Spurlock Rd. Game Two will be played at San Jacinto on Friday. Game Three, if needed, will be played on Saturday at Baytown Sterling High School. All game times are scheduled f...
Hicks will graduate this spring with a 3.685GPA and a double degree in Biology and Chemistry and a minor in Psychology. He has averaged over 18 hours a semester, taking 20 hours each Spring Semester for the past two years. Hicks was named to the UL Dean’s List (3.5-3.79GPA) for Fall 2010, Fall 2011, Spring 2013 and Fall 2013; UL President’s List (3.8-4.0GPA) for Spring 2011 and Spring 2012; Sun Belt Commissioner’s List (3.5+GPA) for Fall 2010-Spring 2011 & Fall 2011-...
On April 25 and 26, the Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School cheerleaders competed with other cheer squads from Orange County in a lamb dressing competition for a chance to win $1000 each night at the Orange County Sheriff’s Posse Rodeo. Although they did not win the competition either night, Precision Hydrovac Excavation still donated $1,000 to every squad that participated. “We are very grateful for this generous donation,’ said Kayla LeBlanc, cheer sponsor. The LCM g...
FOR THE RECORD Believe me, I would rather not write what I’m getting ready to write but I was forced into it. This publication has never endorsed candidates in local races or favored one over any other. We ask not to become a part of anyone’s campaign so as not to hurt the newspaper for political reasons. Even though we asked him not to, one candidate, Brint Carlton, claimed that we were charging him more than his opponent. That’s not true, and we told him so, but it fell on deaf ears. We have one rate. Everyone pays the same...
The formal American flag raising ceremony began mid-morning last Saturday at 10 a.m. It took place at the beautiful Claybar’s Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery, located at 2312 Irving Street in West Orange. There were a good number of respectful Scouts and folks gathered around to watch. The Scouts present were Girls Scouts from Pack 3639, Boyscouts and Cubscouts from Pack 290. The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2775 were also there. They all did a great job presenting the flag for r...
Bridge City will be hosting a Girls and Little Girls Basketball Camp June 9 – 12, 2014 (Monday – Thursday). Incoming grades 4 through 9 will be held at the High School Competition Gymnasium. The Little Girls Camp will be held at the elementary. Incoming grades 4-6 will be 1-2:50 p.m.; Grades 7-9 will be 3-5 p.m. at the high school. Grades K-1 will be 5-5:50 p.m. and grades 2-3 will be 6-6:50 p.m. Deadline for sign-up is May 24 to also receive the camp tee-shirt and a new basketball. Click here to download forms to reg...
Jackie Hernandez, 22, of Orange, said as a small child she was afraid to go to public places because she thought Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents would take her from her family and deport her. She doesn’t want anyone to ever have to go through that fear. “That’s why I became an activist. It’s my passion,” Hernandez said. “I’m not paid to do it. We’re here to help each other. We (Americans) do benefit from undocumented workers. “It’s inhumane to take th...
How does it feel to win the gold medal at the UIL State Track and Field Meet? “I don’t know how to explain it other than amazing,” said Alexus Henry, Monday. “But I feel like amazing is an understatement of how I felt when I got the gold medal,” Bridge City High School’s Henry won the gold Friday in Austin in the 3-A division high jump with a leap of 5-08. “It’s something I can’t explain, it is an awesome feeling.” Getting to the stadium that day Henry said if felt like it was the first time. “It felt brand new.” This was...
