Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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It's been 50 years to the day – St. Patrick's Day, 1971 -- since Roy Dunn went into the newspapering business with the first edition of the Opportunity Valley News. It was a free weekly tabloid newspaper delivered to every home in Orange County. Its purpose, pronounced editor Lee Grimsley Jr., was "to keep you informed of events that are taking place right here in our rapidly growing community ... our fertile industrial valley between the Sabine and the Neches." Dunn, now 86 a...
Jimmy LeBouef's first week as Pinehurst Chief of Police was a bit of a shock to the veteran lawman's system. "Right now I'm trying to get my feet back on the ground. I've been out of full-time policing for about two and a half years." LeBouef, who spent almost 28 years as a deputy with the Orange County Sheriff's Office, was named Pinehurst Police Chief Tuesday, March 9. He replaces Fred Hanauer, who retired from Pinehurst at the end of February after 12 years on the job and...
The Big Freeze that swept across most of Texas on Valentine's Day weekend took a toll on Orange County gardens big and small. Shangri-La Botanical Gardens, Orange's world-class stress-reliever presented free to citizens and tourists alike by the Stark Foundation, was no exception. "We have a year-round winter routine," said Jennifer Buckner, Director of Horticulture. "This winter has just required more work than normal." The park, which is open to the public from 9 a.m. to 5...
Rev. Paul Zoch said he wants to take bullying out of Bridge City schools. "A lot of parents are pulling their kids into home schooling because of bullying issues," he said recently when asked why he is running for a seat on the BCISD school board in the May 1 election. His opponent for Place 1 is incumbent Patty Collins, Executive Director of College Affairs for Lamar State College Orange. Zoch, the pastor of Bridge City's Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, and Collins were...
Our weather improved and so did several of the area’s HS track and field performances at the Woodville, Nederland and Vidor track meets last week. The area scenes shift to Port Arthur, Anahuac and Jasper on this next-to-last March weekend and it’s getting late early, as Yogi Berra once said about another spring sport. It’s getting late before the district meets yet early in the ‘21 season for coaches to sort out their relay teams into the best possible order. With spring break in progress, the participation at the meets I...
Major League Baseball has been trying to speed up the game for the past few decades, but unfortunately with very little success. Last year’s shortened 60-game season saw a couple of new ideas put into practice, but received mixed evaluations from various baseball people who have been around the game for decades. Personally, I really liked the idea of having designated hitters used in both the American League (where it has been a fixture for nearly 50 years) and the National Le...
The Strutters Spring Revue is an exhibition of the Fine Arts programs at Bridge City High School. It will be held at the Julie Rogers Theatre in Beaumont, Texas, on April 1st and the show begins promptly at 6:30 with the Strutters opening number. Tickets may be purchased beginning March 19, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. from ticketmaster.com for $10.00 + a service fee or at the Julie Rogers Theatre Box Office for $10 and no service fee. All online tickets are for reserved seats. Performances include Jazz Band, Cardinal Singers,...
The Civil War had come to its conclusion. The year was 1865. Dr. Stephen Dunn had been one of its casualties. He was survived by his wife, Sarah Jane, and one eight year old son, Allen. Alone and penniless, the mother made a decision to take her young son and travel to Eastland County, Texas, where she had a brother. Allen, his mother and an aunt traveled by covered wagon from Searcy, Arkansas. The trek took several months and they were met with many hardships and delays....
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 Little Cypress-Mauriceville Education Foundation, Inc. was not able to hold its annual Prize Patrol, when it caravans from campus to campus, to surprise teachers and their classes with balloon bouquets and big checks due to COVID restrictions. However, Board members did divide into smaller groups and each group delivered presentation checks to the teachers, most of whom have already received the grants for which they applied. The grants that were given this year are the on...
I am not a politician. I am just a Bridge City citizen who wants to work hard for our community. I, Kenneth Prosperie, have filed to run for Place 5 on Bridge City Council. Our City Services such as clean, safe drinking water; good drainage; and good roads are what you deserve, and I have been actively working to get these issues repaired or improved through the City Council for years. My wonderful wife of 38 years, Peggy, and I have lived in Bridge City for over 22 years at 8...
The Orangefield High School One-Act Play competed at the district competition on Saturday. The entire cast and crew did an awesome job and took home alternate. Individual awards went to Shelby Eason for All-Star Cast, Gavin Scott for Honorable Mention Cast, and Sadie Prouse for Orangefield’s Tech Award. Cast: Shelby Eason, Gavin Scott, Samantha Vahsholtz, Kira Merendino, Catalina Walters, and Brenlea Rogers. Crew: Chloe Padilla, Sadie Prouse, Mary Wernig, Kiley Boyd, Rylie K...
Twenty-seven of my colleagues and I signed a letter to the Public Utility Commission this week urging them to correct the billing errors related to last month's winter storm. According to the Independent Market Monitor, ERCOT allowed emergency pricing to continue for almost a day and a half longer than necessary, resulting in $3.2 billion in overbilled charges. Correcting these billing mistakes is a critical step in reforming the system. Here are five things happening around y...
Kindergarten Roundup for Little Cypress Elementary is coming up in April. It is a two-part process. Parents can pick up registration packets from April 5 to April 9 between 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. We hope to provide more individualized attention when registering the children by dividing the Round-Up into smaller groups. On Tuesday, April 13 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., we will register incoming students with last names beginning with letters A-M. Thursday, April 15, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., we will register incoming...
According to Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School Coach Brett Nicholson last Friday was another successful day for LCM Tennis.” The team competed in the Vidor Invitational March 12 and Evan Barborek and Kaitlyn Ewing brought home the Mixed B Gold. Tex Collier and Dax Rodgers brought home Silver in the Boys A Doubles. Dakota Posey Lizzy De La Fuente brought home the Bronze in Mixed A Doubles....
The LCM bass club has dominated the southeast Texas high school circuits this year and they were at it again last weekend. As if to say, "We just like Rayburn a little more," the club took four of the top ten spots fishing Toledo Bend. They have consistently posted impressive numbers on Rayburn and fish the majority of their tournaments on the older of the two impoundments. Last weekend they took their winning ways to T-Bend and Layne Pevey teamed up with Logan Freeman to best...
The Stark Museum of Art is pleased to announce the opening of our 7th annual juried student art exhibition. Home Is… : 2021 Juried Student Art Exhibition is on view Wednesday, March 17 – Saturday, May 15, 2021. This year’s theme was inspired by the upcoming special exhibition The West as Home at the Stark Museum of Art, as well as the student experience during the COVID-19 pandemic. Students were asked to create original, hand-crafted works of art that explored the idea of ho...
Gracious, loving, compassionate, kind, and thoughtful are just a few of the words that describe Connie Feverjean Smith, but the titles she loved most were wife to Smitty, mom to Lauren, and Mimi to her precious boys. Connie was an incredible teacher, a precious friend, a wise mentor, a talented baker, a savvy shopper, a lover of travel and tour directing, an avid reader, a faithful prayer warrior, and most of all a servant of her great God. Everyone that knew her loved her...
David Lee Trumble, 82, of West Orange, passed away on March 9, 2021, in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, March 15, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor David Millner. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Sunday, March 14, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Naples, Texas, on September 30, 1938, he was the son of Isham Lee Trumble and Erma...
Milton Jerdon Hubbard, or “Big Daddy” as he was known by his grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and friends, passed away at the age of 88 on March 11, 2021. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m., Thursday, March 18, 2021, at First Baptist Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Bob Boone. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park in Orange, with military honors provided by the United States Air Force and the Southeast Texas Veterans Service Group. Vis...
April 13th, 20th, & 27th: Intro to Beekeeping: The topics that will be covered in this series are Equipment, Personal Protective Gear, Hive Products, and Basic Biology & Starting Concerns. The cost for the whole series is $25 if paid prior to the class and $30 if paid at the door. This will be held at the AgriLife Extension Office on FM 1442 in Orange. Please reserve your spot by April 10th by calling the Extension Office at 409-882-7010. April 17th: Cooking Class for Adults with Rocky: Have fun while cooking healthy...
First Baptist Church - Orange is excited to announce Josh Fults as our new Pastor. Josh began his first sermon series at FBCO on Sunday, February 28th. Excitement fills the air at FBCO, as the church has been praying for more than two years for the new leader that God would send. In September 2018, the church’s longtime Pastor, Barry Bradley, announced his plan to retire. A Pastor Search Committee was selected to find a new Pastor. The committee, led by Liz Morris, used a b...
5 CASA Classic Golf Tournaments set for Wildwood Golf Course & Sunset Grove Country Club. CASA of the Sabine Neches Region, which provides advocacy services for abused and neglected children across six counties, will be hosting its first series of CASA Classic Benefit Golf Tournaments on Friday, April 9th & Saturday, April 24th. The inaugural tournaments will include breakfast, lunch, on-course contests and prizes, and an awards reception. Hole-in-One Contest prizes include $10,000, a Scotty Cameron Special Select Putter,...
