Hometown News For Orange County, Texas

Articles from the March 21, 2019 edition


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  • OHS Art Students Compete at Southeast Texas State Fair

    Updated Mar 21, 2019

    Congratulations to Orangefield High School art students Le'Ana Martinez (1st place), Amber Martinez (2nd place), Sam Ingram ( 3rd place) and Brandon Scogin (4th place) for placing in the district level of the Southeast Texas State Fair Art competition. These students will now advance to the Southeast Texas Fair Competition and will be on display at the SETX fair....

  • John H. Smith, 85, of Bridge City, Texas,

    Updated Mar 21, 2019

    John H. Smith John H. Smith, 85, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on March 20, 2019, in Orange, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, March 24, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Keith Royal. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park in Orange. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 1:00p.m. Born in Panola County, Texas, on October 11, 1933, he was the son of Elbert Smith and Lolette (Cozart) Smith. John was a member of Winfree Baptist...

  • Ronald Grady Smith, 72, of Bridge City, Texas

    Updated Mar 21, 2019

    Ronald Grady Smith, 72, of Bridge City, Texas passed away on Wednesday, March 20, 2019. Ronald was born December 19, 1946 in Eldorado, Arkansas to Eli Grady Smith and Lillie May Brewster Smith. He was a lifelong area resident and member of Procter Baptist Church. Ronald retired from Marine Fueling Service as yard superintendent after 35 years of service. He proudly served in the U.S. Naval Reserve. He was preceded in death by his parents, and sister, Patsy Simmons. Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Suzanne Bourgeois...

  • Commissioner Gothia Visits GK

    Updated Mar 21, 2019

    Photo and cutline by Anne Payne, Staff Writer Orange County Commissioner John Gothia of Bridge City, center, tells the members of Orange Golden K Kiwanis on Wednesday, March 20, that Orange County is only one of a few counties in the state of Texas whose Commission meets once per week. While speaking in the GK Kiwanis venue of the Salvation Army Building on MLK Drive in Orange, Gothia says that the Commission will most likely return to meeting dates of Tuesdays next year...