Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Friday, March 06, about 2:30 a.m., the Orange County Sheriff’s Office and the Port Arthur Police Department received a call about an abandoned vehicle on top of the Veterans Memorial Bridge. When the officers arrived, they found a vehicle parked on the side of the road, but could not find anyone around the vehicle. While searching the area around the bridge, U.S. Coastguard boats were dispatched to the Neches River waterway under the bridge. Later, they were joined by the Port Arthur Fire Department, Bridge City Fire Departme...
The Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School UIL Prose/Poetry team ventured to Brenham over the weekend to take part in the large Central Texas Academic Tournament. All six of the readers advanced through difficult Preliminary and Semi-Final rounds to reach the Finals, the only school to do so. Placing in Poetry Finals are Mariah Blair, 4th Place, Rebecca Sanford, 3rd Place, and Alex Borel, 1st Place. Placing in Prose Finals are Triston Stringer, 1st Place, Connor Alexander,...
The Lady Bobcats went undefeated this weekend in Woodville beating Huntington 5-0; Diboll 3 to 2; Groveton 5 to 2; Kirbyville 3 to 0 and Jasper 7-3. Kaylee Ancelot hit her first High school Homer against Huntington. Ashton Gautreaux hit a dinger against Jasper on Saturday. Gabby Kespelher struckout 19 batters this weekend, while Ancelot sat 11 down. The Lady Bobcats start district play Monday in Bridge City....
St. Mary Catholic School students participated Invention Convention which involved students researching and inventing scientific projects to demonstrate their creative knowledge. Sydney Schmitt, Audrey Johnson and Lily Reidel received 1st place. Phoenix Lawless (not pictured), Emile Mayfield and Jessica Hughes received 2nd place. Mark Pesek, Sarah Kusek and Jacob Anderson received 3rd place. Tallie Cooper, Ethan Smith and Zack Keszeg received honorable mention. Participants...
St. Mary Catholic School participated in the Diocesan Science Fair. St. Mary Catholic School entered 14 projects and won 5 awards. Elizabeth Johns placed 1st and Logan Russell placed 3rd in Botany/Zoology; Jenna McCorvy place 3rd in Physical Science; Megan Do and Krystal Lester placed 1st in team mathematics/engineering/computer. St. Mary Catholic School won “Best in Show” for the 2nd year in a row with the project “Sap vs. Glue” presented by Stephen Kusek. St. Mary Catholi...
Lower costs for the fuel Entergy Texas, Inc. uses to make electricity will translate into lower bills for customers this spring and summer. Customers will see about a 7 percent lower residential bill than they paid last month. The average 1000 kilowatt-hour residential bill is expected to be $107.52 compared to the average February bill of $115.49. The savings to customers is tied to a fixed charge for fuel that changes twice a year. “Cheaper fuel isn’t just good news at the gas pump,” said Sallie Rainer, president and CEO fo...
Vidor High School students Madison Marino and Alana Jones earned first place in Declamation and Interpretive Reading, respectively, at the school-level finals of the 111th Miriam Lutcher Stark Contest in Reading and Declamation, a scholarship program sponsored by the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation. Saturday, March 7, 10 Vidor High School students competed in the local-level contest, which was coordinated by Anne Lilyquist, Vidor High School teacher and school...
Team Extreme from Horizons All-Star competitive cheerleaders has won the NCA All-Star Sr. 3 National Championship. The team competed this weekend in Dallas at the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center in a two day event. The event was the largest in the company’s history with 23,363 athletes, 1,340 teams from 38 states and seven countries. The girls were award a huge traditional gold megaphone trophy, custom rhinestone letterman jackets and a custom banner to commemorate t...
West Orange - Stark High School Career Center precision machine students swept the District Speed Skills Contest recently, winning the top three places in speed skills and “Best of Show” in precision projects. Speed skills results are: first place, Kade Wheat; second place, Jared Hodge and third place, Emanuel Balderas. Wheat will now advance to the State Speed Skills competition to be held in Corpus Christi later this month. Jared Hodge won a blue ribbon and Best of Show in...
Larry Odom, 58, of Deweyville, passed away March 3, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, March 11, at First Baptist Church in Deweyville. Officiating will be Brother Brad Bickham. Cremation will be under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest. Born in Kirbyville, Dec. 31, 1956, he was the son of Herman Odom and Minnie Evelyn (Hudson) Odom. Larry was a truck driver for Claybar Construction. He is preceded in death by his wife,...
Floy (Maw Maw) Linder, 87, of Bridge City, passed away on March 6, at her home. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 10, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be her nephew, Mr. Charles (Butch) Thurman. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Monday, March 9, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Born in Farmerville, La, March 9, 1927, Floy was the last surviving child...
Robert A. “Bob” Martin, 90, of Beauxart Gardens, died Thursday, March 5. He was born on January 17, 1925, in Waco, to Jack and Winona Martin. Bob was a member of the United States Army Air Corp from 1943 to 1945. He then completed his mechanical engineering degree at LSU, and later began his career at Texaco Refinery, Port Arthur, in 1948. He retired from Texaco in 1982 after 34 years of service. He was a charter member of First Church of God, Port Arthur. He was preceded in...
Wanda Sue Hunter, 82, of West Orange, died Thursday, March 5, at her residence. Funeral services were held Sunday, March 8, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating was the Rev. David Millner and the Rev. Jeff Bell. Burial followed at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Born in Leesville, La., July 19, 1932, Mrs. Hunter was the daughter of Curtis and Lona (Barksdale) Craft. She had worked at the Naval Station in Orange where she was secretary to the Naval...
The Bridge City Strutters competed at Crowd Pleasers Texas State Contest this past weekend at Cy-Falls High School, Houston. The team won Grand Champions (State Champions) in medium category. Their team awards included State Champs in novelty, kick, prop, modern, and open, and they were awarded outstanding precision as well as State Champions in highest grade point average. The Strutter officers won State Champions in novelty and open and awarded first runner-up in medium...
Karl Avery Stanbrough, 62, of Vidor, passed away March 7, at Christus St. Elizabeth in Beaumont. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, March 11, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Cremation will be under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Born in Orange, Sept. 1, 1952, he was the son of Ray B. Stanbrough and Edna Pearl (Hall) Stanbrough. Karl enjoyed riding Harley Davidson motorcycles, sailing, hunting and fishing. He is preceded in...
Syracuse suspends Boeheim; Horns' Barnes on thin ice Here we are less than one week away from the NCAA Men’s College Basketball Tournament and the big news about college hoops is the suspension of one big-name head coach and another prominent Lone Star State coach whose job could very well be in jeopardy. What we’re referring to is Syracuse’s head coach for the past 39 years Jim Boeheim being suspended for nine Atlantic Coast Conference games next season and Texas Longhorns head basketball coach Rick Barnes being faced with...
Orange police have charged 20-year-old Tyler Wayne Hodgkinson with intoxication manslaughter after a fatal wreck early Sunday morning. At about 4:45 a.m. police were called to Hwy. 87 at MLK Dr. where a collision had just happened. When officers arrived, they found Bret Allen Gentzler, of Orange County, dead at the scene. As officers investigated the accident between a gray 2009 GMC pick-up and a yellow 2011 Chevrolet Aveo, they determined that Hodgkinson was intoxicated. He...
Bret Allen Gentzler, 43, of Orange passed away Sunday, March 8. Bret was born on March 16, 1971 in York, Pennsylvania to parents Cynthia Ann Sharp and George William Gentzler II. He had lived most of his life in the Orange area and was a member of Little Cypress Baptist Church. Bret was a graduate of Stephen F. Austin State University with a Masters Degree in Wildlife Range Management and Forestry. He had worked as a truck driver with Dupré Logistics for the last 3 years....
Little Cypress Mauriceville schools have released their fourth six weeks honor rolls. Students recently added to the honor roll are: Little Cypress Elementary Honor Roll First Grade All A McKarsyn Borel, Gage Frazier, Logan Frazier, Keegan Gonzales, Aubrey Levels, Allora Martin, Javier Martinez, Joshua Prettyman, Taylor Rankin, Jada Spears, Olivia Walker, Ovez Bheraiya, Damond Haywood, Jackie Madison Hudnall, Andy Qi, Kasid Razzak, Gerardo Sanchez, Preston Smith, Marshall Vaught, Santiago Vela, Teague Wilson, Asia Woodson,...
The LCM Lady Bears held their annual golf tournament Monday at Sunset Grove Country Club. PNG captured first place, LCM Lady Bears were second and Buna was third. Lauren Cox from LCM and Karlei Hemler from PNG tied for 1st place medalist with a score of 77; Karlei won the first place trophy in a playoff. Third place medalist was Brynna Bailey from PNG. Receiving the fourth place medalist trophy was Abby Alton from Hamshire-Fannett and the fifth place trophy went to Lauren...
Officers from the Orange Police Department responded to the following calls between March 6, 7, 8 and the morning of March 9: Burglary, 2900 IH-10 Warrant service, 205 Border St. Traffic accident, 4904 Oak Valley Dr. Kidnapping, 2228 Cross Ln. Traffic accident, Simmons and Pine Assist other agency, 201 8th St. Robbery/unlawful restraint, 201 8th St. Abandoned vehicle, 2258 Westway St. Traffic accident, 1601 Green Ave. Public intoxication, 2930 17th St. Miscellaneous incidents, 314 Bridal Wreath St. Traffic accident, Chapman...
The following marriage licenses were issued by the office of Brandy Robertson, Orange County Clerk, for the week of March 2 through March 6: Shane R. Shivers and Felicia D. Champagne Jack O. Peddy and Jackie J. Uzzell Danny L. LeBouef and Brenda L. Hantz Ernest J. Chapman, Jr. and Amanda L. Bryant Mark A. Willmon and Holli L. Boysel Ryan N. Sonier and Sarah J. Wilkerson Keith W. Campbell and Shana R. Spurlock Justin L. Ply and Ashley G. LaFleur Vernon D. Threeton, Jr. and Martha L. Woodall Marc J. Howeth and Angela E....
Robert Dale Powers, 47, of Kountze, died Wednesday, March 4. He was born on March 28, 1967, in Beaumont, to Beverly Myrick Powers and Wayne Powers. He served his country in the United States Air Force and was employed as an API-510 inspector. Survivors include his sons, Robert Dale Powers, Jr. and Justin Powers and his partner, Jessica Aldridge, all of Mauriceville; grandchildren, Brooklyn Dodson and Bryson Dodson-Milligan; mother, Beverly McDonald of Vidor; brother, James Powers of Port Neches; partner, Mary McDaniel of...
Jimmy Davis Broussard, 77, of Orange, passed from this life Tuesday, March 3, at his residence following an illness. Born Feb. 16, 1938 in Kaplan, Louisiana to Winnis and Mathilde (Labit) Broussard, he lived in Orange for the past 21 years and was a previous resident of Beaumont and Lumberton. Jimmy worked as a painter and sandblaster in shipyards and steel companies in Southeast Texas. He retired in 2005. Jimmy was a veteran of the United States Army. He enjoyed spending time with his family, watching the news and watching...
