Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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The Orange County Convention and Expo Center set a record Monday when it played host to 650 COVID-19 vaccinations. Then it broke the record Tuesday. "I can't say yet exactly how many we saw today, but it was the most ever," a woman working the door said. Last Friday, Orange County Judge John Gothia announced the county vaccine center would be available to all age groups, rather than only the 65-and-over bracket. "Priority is still given to anyone 65 years of age or older that...
Governor Greg Abbott's rescinding of mandates regarding the wearing of masks and reduced crowds has had an immediate effect on Orange County. The Bassmaster Elite at Sabine River, originally scheduled for April 8-11 but postponed because of COVID-19 restrictions, is once again scheduled for April 8-11, less than a month from now. Chris Kovatch, board chairman of the Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce, delivered the news to a meeting of the Orange City Council Tuesday...
COVID-19 RELIEF PACKAGE Cash should start flowing after the relief bill gets the final okay from the congress Wednesday and should go to the President this week for signing. Millions of Americans should see checks up to $1,400 land in their bank accounts in a few weeks. The one-time payments are part of President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package. The Internal Revenue Service hasn't indicated how soon it will start to distribute the money. Analysts said the...
If the year-long coronavirus pandemic has taught people anything, it's to think creatively. So, after the Bridge City Knights of Columbus had to cancel their annual Lenten Friday Fish Frys in 2020 because of COVID-19 social gathering restrictions, they came up with a workaround. They are serving the $10 meals via a couple of drive-through lanes in the parking lot of their building at 770 Avenue A, just off West Roundbunch Road, from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fridays March 12, March...
Last week’s column about the possibilities of where J.J. Watt would end up was already in the paper ready to be printed to hit the streets when the blockbuster news he had signed with the Arizona Cardinals was announced. I scrambled and added a couple of paragraphs near the end of the column and sent the column on its way to be published. There’s a good chance the same thing might happen with this week’s Korner as many media outlets agreed with the column in Sunday’s Houston C...
If you are a regular reader of this column or most any outdoor publication its not a far stretch to say you should be concerned with new gun law proposals generated by the current president. Throughout his campaign he had made it clear that he would go after gun owner's rights and "take on the National Rifle Association and win". Sportsmen everywhere need to be informed about the legislation and its far reaching effects because some of the items hidden in the bill are, let's...
Khris "Mann" Taylor II, 18, of Bridge City, passed away on March 2, 2021, in Houston. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, March 8, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Sunday, March 7, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Beaumont, Texas, on March 14, 2002, he was the son of Khristopher Taylor and Cheryl Taylor. Khris could be best described as an old soul, with wisdom beyond his years. From the moment he...
Students participated in the BCHS Stark Reading Finals Thursday evening. 1st place winners won a $2000 scholarship, and 2nd place winners won a $1500 scholarship. 1st Place Declamation: Tuyen Le 1st Place Interpretive Reading: Waverlee Cooper 2nd Place Declamation: Raven Hankins 2nd Place Interpretive Reading: Emily Haynes. The 1st place winners will compete at the county level on April 25th and will have the opportunity to win more scholarship money....
Isaac Gage Sipes, 17, of Bridge City, Texas passed away on Sunday, February 28, 2021 at his home. Isaac was born on October 12, 2003 to parents Charlotte Ann Nepveux and Charles Thomas Sipes Jr. in Fort Polk, Louisiana. He lived in the Bridge City area since 2006, he was a sophomore in high school at BCHS. Isaac was getting ready to begin studying and training to be an EMT followed by a career in Fire and Rescue. He enjoyed the outdoors, camping at Boykin Springs, and...
Orangefield Independent School District Media Release March 9, 2021 Recently, the Governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, modified his executive order GA-34 in relation to face coverings and masks due to a reduction in positive COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations for the disease beginning March 10, 2021. Although we believe this is a positive sign in the fight against COVID-19, many schools including Orangefield ISD have worked diligently with students, faculty, staff, parents, community, and our board of trustees to protect...
5 AREA OUTDOOR HIGH SCHOOL TRACK & FIELD LEADERS DISCUS — Girls: Emily Williamson, Silsbee (senior), 103-8; Boys: Kollyn Brown, LC-M (senior), 153-9. SHOT PUT — Girls: Kyra Owens, Bmt West Brook (freshman), 36-9; Boys: Kollyn Brown, LC-M (senior), 56-7.5. HIGH JUMP — Girls: Jaden Lee, Vidor (sophomore), 5-4; Boys: Colin Dorsey, Hamshire-Fannett (junior), 6-7. LONG JUMP — Girls: Sanaria Butler, PN-G (junior), 17-3.25; Boys: Maleek Jones, PA Memorial (senior), 21-1. TRIPLE JUMP — Girls: Sanaria Butler, PN-G (junior), 36-9.5;...
Celebrate Spring with a free cooking class at the pavilion at The Field of Plenty 2120 Wickard Orange, Texas starting at 10:00 on Saturday March 27, 2021. The Field of Plenty is directly behind Orange Christian Service which is on West Park. Participants will learn ways to cook healthy vegetables for their family, taste all that is cooked, receive a folder of healthy vegetable recipes and a kit with soil and seeds to plant a personal vegetable garden. Seating is limited to 8-10 and masks are to be worn and social distancing...
The City of Orange has been blessed immensely over the past several years with new business and employment opportunities as well as the addition of parks, pavilions and other family friendly events for all to enjoy. The community has stepped forward to embrace and encourage a positive atmosphere that I truly believe has helped us to move forward. When this assignment began the first order of business was to rededicate and to publicly confess that the Lord was in control of...
The Orangefield High School Sophisticats competed in the Galveston Island Festival this past weekend and received the following awards: Sweepstakes winners for both officers and team Judges Awards for Officer Jazz and Officer Contemporary Judges Awards for team jazz, team contemporary, and team novelty Best Overall officers received a bronze Best Overall team received a bronze Small Division Best In Class for officers Small Division Best In Class for team Out of 20 Soloist,...
The Lady Bear Iron Powerlifitng team of Chloe Jacob, Evelyn Aldaco, Abbigail Hudnall, and Haylee Lebouef competed in the regional meet in Bay City. They all put forth great effort, and Evelyn Aldaco placed 5th within her weight class....
I cannot recall ever getting as many reports of personal best bass as I did this past week and most of them were caught either Saturday or Sunday.Of the reports I received, six were caught on Rayburn, eight on Toledo Bend and one in a pond just north of I-10. All of which bade the question, “How many more were caught that we don’t know about?” Jackson Lefebre got it all started with a 7.2-pound bass that he caught Saturday morning. J.J. caught his bass fishing a plastic crick...
Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School Tennis hosted their first Varsity Tournament on Friday and earned six medals in the 8 brackets. Dax Rodgers and Tex Collier brought home the Second Place medal in Boys A Doubles, Ella Roy and McKenzie Freeman won the consolation bracket for Girls B doubles, and Kaitlyn Ewing and Evan Barborek brought home the Second Place medal in Mixed B Doubles. Tracy Qi won the Girls B Singles consolation bracket and Richard Ammean won the Boys B...
BCE Cardinals of Character for the 4th Marking Period are: Pre-K - Leonardo Escobedo, Emma Pipps, Cayse Faulk, Ella Wolford, Beckette Huebel Kindergarten - Julian Lizardi, Shya Wortham, Nicholas Gilliam, Avery jackson, Mackenzie Leemhuis, Weldon Tucker, Amelia Ward-Cooper, Haven South, Oscar Jimenez, Samuel Cantu, Hannah Champine, Arantza Carranza 1st Grade - Reid Trimble, Alex Riojas, Grayson Garner, Osmar Mendoza, Baelyn Roberts, Jennika Triana, Deegan Williams, Westin...
Orange County Judge John Gothia has removed all restrictions in the Covid 19 Vaccination Portal for Orange County Residents attempting to schedule themselves for the Covid-19 vaccine. Any Orange County Citizen who would like to be vaccinated regardless of age or other previously restrictive factors can now do so. Registration for the Covid Vaccination can be done here: https://vaccine.beaumonttexas.gov/ or call 1-409-550-2536. Citizens that are 65 and older will still have...
The Orangefield High School Sophisticats competed in the Galveston Island Festival this past weekend and received the following awards: Sweepstakes winners for both officers and team Judges Awards for Officer Jazz and Officer Contemporary Judges Awards for team jazz, team contemporary, and team novelty Best Overall officers received a bronze Best Overall team received a bronze Small Division Best In Class for officers Small Division Best In Class for team Out of 20 Soloist,...
Mayo J. LeBlanc, 94, of Bridge City, passed away on March 2, 2021, in Orange. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, March 13, 2021, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Father Ernie Carpio. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will begin prior to the service beginning at 9:00 a.m. with a rosary to follow visitation at 9:30 a.m., at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Leading the rosary will be Deacon Chris Penning. Born...
A weekly column from Sen. Robert Nichols by Sen. Robert Nichols, Senate District 3 Texas Independence Day is celebrated on March 2nd and commemorates the creation of the Republic of Texas in 1836 after our declaration of independence from Mexico. Sixty men signed the Texas Declaration of Independence including the legendary Sam Houston, who would go on to be president of the Republic of Texas, a US Senator after Texas joined the United States, and later the governor of Texas....
From Coach Lauren Martin… The Lady Bears played a very physical game against the Lumberton Lady Raiders on Tuesday night in Bear Stadium. The Lady Bears played their hearts out and left it all on the field despite the 1-0 loss. The game was back and forth for the entire first half. During the last four minutes of the first half the Lady Raiders looked to capitalize on a Lady Bear foul in the box. Junior goalie Matalyn Hill held her ground, blocked the penalty kick, blocked t...
Kiwanis Club of Orange presented $1,000 to the Little Cypress-Mauriceville District’s three elementary schools today. The funds will help the librarians provide books for individual students through the schools’ Book Fairs. In the photo from left, is Harry Vine – Kiwanis Vice-President, Sommer Reynolds – Mauriceville Elementary Librarian, LCM Superintendent Stacey Brister – accepting for Little Cypress Intermediate Librarian Samantha Arrington, DeeDee Windham – Little Cypr...
On March 2, 2021, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed Executive Order GA 34 that removes the face covering mandate and capacity restrictions for businesses and other establishments effective March 10, 2021. The Executive Order states, “Public schools may operate as provided by, and under the minimum standard health protocols found in guidance issued by the Texas Education Agency (TEA). Private schools and institutions of higher education are encouraged to establish similar s...
