Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Road safety, personal safety, animal safety, fire safety. It’s all a part of this year’s fifth annual Orange Safety Day, June 6, from 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m., at the Texas Travel Information Center, on IH-10, at the Texas/Louisiana state line. The day will feature activities for all ages and a chance for visitors to meet the TxDOT Crash Dummies, Sparky the Fire Dog, watch the Big Thicket Outlaws perform reenactments and much more. Each year the Texas Travel Information Cen...
Officers from the Orange Police Department responded to the following calls between June 4, and the morning of June 5: Prostitution, 1500 14th St. Traffic/criminal violation, 600 Crepe Myrtle Ave. Theft, 1600 16th St. Traffic accident, FM 1130 and Wilkinson Larceny from vehicle, 1600 16th St. Traffic hazard, MLK Dr. and Tulane Rd. Traffic accident, 318 Edgar Brown Dr. Public intoxication, 603 Strickland Dr. Warrant service, 201 8th St....
Shirley Mae LaSalle Samuels, 81, of Orange, passed away Tuesday, May 27, in Houston. Shirley was born Jan. 26, 1933 in Port Arthur, to Charlie and Belzire LaSalle. Shirley is preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Richard W. Samuels, Sr. Those who will most cherish her memory are her children, Richard W. Samuels, Jr., Michael K. Samuels, Lori L. Samuels and Susan M. Samuels; sister, Norma Flanagan; grandsons, Joshua D. Samuels, Dante Samuels, Derick Samuels and...
John Dominic Romano, age 56, passed away at Lewisville Medical Center on June 3, as a result of a sudden cardiac arrest he suffered on May 21. John was born to Joe and Rosalie Romano on Oct. 5, 1957, in Orange. He grew up there as part of a big, loving, traditional Italian-American family, and enjoying an idyllic small town childhood where everyone knew everyone, games of street lot football, baseball, and basketball were daily occurrences; tree-houses and BB guns were...
Tickets for Lamar’s Sept. 6 game at Texas A&M will go on sale Monday morning through the LU ticket office announced Director of Athletics Jason Henderson. Reserved tickets are available for $60, plus a $5 handling fee, and orders can be made in person or over the phone. To be eligible to purchase the tickets, fans must be a 2014 Lamar season-ticket holder, or a Varsity level member of the Cardinal Club. Varsity level status starts at $50, and season tickets can be purchased for as little as $45. Tickets will be allocated o...
Betty J. Jones Flannagin, 79, of Vidor died Wednesday, June 4, at Oakwood Manor Nursing Home in Vidor. A native of Votaw, she was a longtime resident of Vidor. Betty was a member of Harmony Baptist Church in VIdor, and she retired as food service manager for VISD. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am Friday, June 6, at Harmony Baptist Church in Vidor, with burial to follow at Votaw Cemetery in Votaw, at 1:00 pm. A gathering for family and friends will begin at 6:00 pm Thursday, June 5, at Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor....
Lamar Institute of Technology will have an orientation for new students from 9:00 a.m. to noon on June 11. The session will be at the Multi-Purpose center at 802 E. Lavaca. To get the most out of a session, prospective students should have applied and have been admitted to LIT prior to attending, but it is not mandatory. Other orientation dates and times are June 25, 1:00-4:30 p.m.; July 15, 9:00 a.m.-noon; July 23, 1:00-4:30 p.m.; and Aug. 6, 9:00 a.m.-noon. Those interested only have to attend one session, and parents are...
Beginning Monday, the Texas Department of Transportation will host a series of 25 statewide public meetings to welcome citizens’ feedback on a long-range plan for the state’s future transportation needs. A meeting will be held in Beaumont Tuesday, June 10, 5:30-7:30pm at the Southeast Texas Regional Planning Commission. “With our population growing at such a rapid rate and with federal funding being more unpredictable than ever, planning for the future will be increasingly critical as we strive to meet our state’s future...
Beginning in Fall 2014, Lamar Institute of Technology will add an Associate of Arts degree to the more than 50 degree and certificate programs already offered. This degree will serve as a foundation for a Bachelor of Arts degree in other colleges and universities in Texas. Students will be able to attend LIT, complete the Associate of Arts degree, and then transfer to a Texas institution of higher education for a seamless completion of a bachelor’s degree. The degree consists of 60 hours, comprised of which 42 hours which m...
McDonald Memorial Baptist Church, in West Orange, would like to invite children, ages 3-sixth grade completed, to join us for Agency D3 Vacation Bible School. Children will meet June 16-20, 6:00-8:30pm. On Friday evening we will have Lego movie night with popcorn, nachos and drinks being provided free of charge. For more information contact the church office at 883-3974. The church is located at the corner of South and Broad streets West Orange....
