Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Thomas " Tom" Elvie Moore, of Orange, passed away March 5, at his home in Orange, at the age of 73. Tom was born Nov. 9, 1942 in Shreveport, La., to Winnie Belle (Finley) and Julius R. Moore. He grew up in the Orange area prior to joining the USMC and has been back in Orange for two years, after living in Lake Forest in Orange County, Ca. for 30 years. He had worked for Pitney-Bowes as a Field Service Engineer for many years, but was proudest of his time spent in the US...
Dana Ewing Saenz, 56, passed away Friday, March 4, at MD Anderson in Houston. The funeral service will be at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, March 9, at Second Baptist Church in Bridge City. Interment will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches. A gathering of family and friends will be Tuesday evening from 5:00-9:00 p.m. at the church. Born in Port Arthur on June 22, 1959, she was the daughter of W.R. and Nancy (Stanley) Ewing. She graduated in 1977 from Thomas Jefferson...
Randall B. Skipper, 66, of Sour Lake, died Saturday, March 5, at Baptist Hospital, Beaumont. He was born Aug. 4, 1949, to Francis Benton Skipper and Dermie Skipper, in Conway, SC and was a United States Navy veteran having served in Vietnam. Randall was the owner and operator of Mr. Garbage. Survivors include his wife of 44 years, Debbie Skipper; daughters, Melissia Wheat and her husband, Shawn, of Mauriceville, Angelia Trumps and her husband, Richard, of Beaumont and...
Kathryn Elizabeth Chesney, age 62, of Vidor, passed away Saturday, March 5. She enjoyed drinking her coffee, playing video games, cooking and going to the casinos. She especially loved spending time with her grandchildren. She is the daughter of the late Lawrence Eugene Daigle and the late Felicia Faulk Daigle. She is survived by her children, Katie Bott, Karen Gibson and husband, Danny, Ryan “Boogie” Bott and wife, Sara, Joe Bott and wife, Lora all of Vidor; sisters, Barbara...
Garland Gresham, 94, of Orange passed away Friday, March 4, at his home surrounded by family. Funeral Services will be at 10:00 a.m., Monday, March 7, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Randy Branch of Wesley United Methodist Church. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Serving as pallbearers will be Dr. Charles Day, Gus Harris, Dan Harris, Bubba Harris, Lee Harris, Fred Copeland, Leo Perry and Bill Blackwell. Honorary pallbearers...
Terry Paul Harvey, 61, of Orange, passed away Friday morning, March 4, at his home. A memorial service was held Sunday, March 6, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating was Brother David Milner of Calvary Baptist Church in West Orange. Born in Kinder, LA., Jan. 28, 1955, he was the son of Gordan Donald Harvey and Drucilla Marie (Chapman) Harvey. He was a 1973 graduate of Bridge City and served honorably in the United States Airforce. He did retail merchandising...
The Bridge City Public Library will celebrate their 25th anniversary on Thursday, March 17, from 1-7 pm in the library foyer. The public is invited and cake and punch will be served....
Officers from the Orange Police Department responded to the following calls between March 4-6: Burglary, 4775 16th St. Public intoxication, 600 E. Garden Ave. Traffic accident, MacArthur and 28th Warrant service, 19th and Rio Grande Traffic accident, Simmons and N. Farragut Welfare check, 201 8th St. (2 reports) Simple assault, 811 Strickland Dr. Possession of cocaine, North and Simmons Damaged property, 510 3rd St. Traffic accident, MacArthur Dr./near Southern Glass Assault, 504 Gardenia Ave. Traffic accident, 1720 W. Lutche...
Make plans to join in on the third annual Bunny Run and Easter Egg Hunt, Saturday, March 26, at Bridge City Intermediate School. There will be a 5k run at 8 am and a 1k run at 9 am. The Easter egg hunt will immediately follow the 1k. New this year will be timing chips and tech shirts and as always, every participant will receive bunny ears. All money raised stays local and is given to Bridge City and Orangefield students in the form of scholarships. Walk up registration / late packet pick up starts at 7:30am. To register,...
Aaron Sprayberry was the lone medalist from Orangefield in this tournament. He placed third in the Boys A Singles division. The Orangefield varsity tennis team competed in Nederland on Friday, March 4. Girls A Singles, Kara Ficken and Girls B Doubles, Taylor Decker and Megan Ibeck advanced to the quarterfinals. Advancing to the finals in the consolation bracket was Mixed Doubles, Rebekah Newell and Ty Hawkins; Girls A Doubles, Abby Green and Ashlyn Turley and Boys A Doubles,...
Meeting reminder for March 8, from 6-7 pm at Brown Hearing Center, 105 Camellia, Orange. We will be playing a similar game like Balderdash. This will help us broaden our vocabulary. There will be an update on “Art in the Park”. Those who have an update on their articles can share....
The National Weather Service is expecting a heavy rain/flood event this week across the entire region. Five to ten inches of rain, with locally higher amounts, are forecast to begin Tuesday afternoon and continue through the end of the week. A flash flood watch is in effect for southeast Texas and southwest and central Louisiana. This will result in not only flash floods during the heavy rain, but extend to possible moderate to major flooding on area rivers. In addition, strong southeasterly winds of 20 to 25 mph, with gusts...
The 2016 winners of the school-level competition held March 7, at Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School were from left: Vincent Hale: first place, Declamation; Sydney Smith: second place, Declamation; Connor Alexander: first place, Interpretive Reading; Kaylee Patillo: Second place, Interpretive Reading. Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School students Vincent Hale and Connor Alexander earned first place in Declamation and Interpretive Reading, respectively, at the school-le...
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Family & Consumer Sciences will be offering a free heart health program, Tuesday April 5, 6 -8 pm, at the AgriLife Office, 11475 FM 1442, Orange. Individuals will learn to spring into heart health with three easy steps: Prevention: Learn the simple tips to achieve heart health that you don’t know; Pumping: Get your heart pumping with a free workout instructed by a certified personal trainer and Prepping: Free cooking demonstration snacking; tasty, healthy and quick! Come ready to learn, get s...
Paul Edward Snyder, 83, of Lumberton, died Sunday, March 6. He was born on June 22, 1932, in Carlisle, Pa, to Viola Mae Brickner Snyder and John Snyder, Sr. Mr. Snyder served his country in the United States Army during the Korean conflict and retired as a banker. Mr. Snyder was Mayor of Groveton from May 1996 until May 2000 and the President of the Chamber of Commerce of Groveton for many years. He served as Vice President of First of Groveton from 1983 until 1995 and was a...
If you enjoy checking off bucket list items, this is your chance to ‘Swing for the Swing’ during a glow-in-the dark golf tournament scheduled for Saturday, March 26, at Sunset Grove Country Club. The Kiwanis Club of Orange, Texas is hosting its 3rd Annual “Glow” Golf Tournament to raise funds to purchase a special needs swing for Northway Park. The four-person scramble has a 5 p.m. shotgun start. The last nine will start at 8:30 p.m. using glow-in-the dark golf balls. “It’s like watching shooting stars,” says Kiwanis board...
A quantity of suspected Methamphetamine was seized in an undisclosed location in Orange County. As a result of ongoing Methamphetamine distribution cases being investigated by the Orange County Precinct 2 Constable David Cagle and the Pinehurst Police Department, approximately 5.5 grams of Methamphetamine was confiscated on March 3. The investigation is in progress and arrests are pending.The joint operation is an example of agencies working together to help achieve common...
