Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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The start of the Easter weekend proved to be no problem for the bull riding series at the Texas Longhorn Club Friday night. Nine bull riders paired up with nine hard-to -ride bulls. Shane Young brought bulls that had an excellent degree of difficulty for the riders. Landis Hooks was first out of the chutes and was bucked off quickly, barely past the gate. His ride was at the most three seconds. Next out was Josh Barrentine who drew a bull that had a rougher ride than an old...
Nearly 300 local junior high and high school students interested in becoming teachers will be on the Lamar University campus for A Celebration of Teaching April 7. The event’s theme is “Build a Better Tomorrow – Become a Teacher.” The event will begin at 9 a.m. in the John Gray Center Auditorium with a welcome session, introducing Lamar faculty and providing students with admissions and scholarship information about the university. Students will enjoy the remainder of the morning in breakout sessions as parti...
When the 2008 Fall Semester begins, students at Lamar State College-Port Arthur will be able to pursue a new two-year associate degree in Commercial Music Performance. "The new degree track compliments our Commercial Music associate degree in Sound Engineering Technology, which will be awarded to graduates for the first time this spring," said Michael Judy, director of Music Programs for the college. Students in the Commercial Music Performance degree track will learn to be versatile professional musicians with the ability...
One hundred and thirty years ago, a small group of citizens in the town of Orange made a move that would affect local history. They started a Presbyterian church. Today, the grand granite building of First Presbyterian Church on Green Avenue is one of Orange’s famous landmarks. But a church is a congregation, not a building. And the roots of First Presbyterian reach back to March and April of 1878. In addition to the founding of the church congregation, 2008 is marking a...
