Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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The members of St. Mary Catholic Church, in Orange, held a St. Joseph’s Altar Sunday at the parish hall. The alter was covered with the various foods and flowers. Saint Joseph is one of the most beloved saints among Italian-Americans. As the patron of workers and the protector of the family, he is honored with a feast on March 17. Reasons for the altar vary from giving thanks to a favor granted to the healing of a sick loved one. It is also an opportunity for the local p...
The Region 6 office of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is joining its federal, state and local partners in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas to commemorate Flood Safety Awareness Week from March 18-22, 2013. The week-long campaign provides an opportunity for emergency management experts to work together in sharing information about the dangers related to flooding, how to prepare for flood events and ways to prevent future damage from floods. “Flooding is the nation’s number one natural disaste...
Well I think it’s very safe to say that most all of the “doubters” have been silenced thanks to not only the fishermen who competed in the Elite Series Sabine River Challenge but also to the ridiculously huge crowds that converged on the weigh in site. Time and time again all you could hear from anyone associated with the tournament was how big the crowds were. An estimated total of over 30,000 people attended the festivities which was a record for any Elite Series event. To the naysayers who said it couldn’t be done, t...
Clint Ray has always wanted to write a novel. Last October, he published his first book, “Love, Finally.” It’s a romance written from a man’s perspective. “The idea came to me and I just went with it,” he said. As a woman, it felt slightly “off” or skewed. It is just a matter of the way men and women view things differently. The old “Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus,” point of view. The primary readers of romance novels are women. This could be a primer for women on...
The Orange Housing Authority is bracing for what could be a bumpy ride as they look to the future to determine what cuts may come from the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The program, according to a report from White House Office of Management and Budget, has not escaped the across-the-board congressional spending cuts known as sequestration and will fall on the highly vulnerable families. “Nothing is clear cut what HUD is going to do,” said LaNita Brown, dep...
Lloyd R. Cargill, Sr., 81, of Vidor, died Sunday March 17, at Harbor Hospice House in Beaumont. A native of Bell County, Lloyd was a longtime resident of Vidor and was a retired night superintendent with N L Shafer. Lloyd was a gifted musician, proud member of the NRA, and an avid hunter and fisherman. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 21, at the River of Life Church in Vidor, under the direction of Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor, with burial to follow at Williamson Cemetery in Vidor. Visitation...
Mary Elizabeth Young Wilson passed away on March 19, in Beaumont, surrounded by her loving family. She was native of Port Arthur; born on Feb. 26, 1938, to parents Martha Elizabeth (Cryer) and John Allen Young. Mary was a lifelong resident of Orange and was a member of Canaan Primitive Baptist Church in Orange. She was owner and operator of West Ave. Grocery; better known as Popeye’s Grocery Store, and she was employed with the city of West Orange as a secretary. Mary was a l...
Officers from the Orange Police Department responded to the following calls between March 19, and the morning of March 20: Damaged property, 1405 Green Shoplifting, 3024 16th St. Theft, 3110 16th St. Assault, Strickland/3819 Meeks Miscellaneous incidents, 1405 Main Theft, 2983 Clark Cr. Suicide, Clairmont Damaged property, 608 Strickland Miscellaneous disturbance, 111 Pine Warrant service, 3rd and North St. Burglary, 3313 Lincoln Warrant service, 43 Cove Dr....
Anyone that resides in the Orange area could have immediately told you there was a helluva crowd in attendance at the Bassmaster Elite weigh-ins both Saturday and Sunday afternoon well before they neared the launch site. I have never seen trucks and cars wedged into every available space from Green avenue all the way to Bluebird fish camp in my life! The crowds the first two days of the event had already been praised by the pros, but they easily doubled in size on day three...
