Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Monday I got a call from Senator Carl Parker, I always called him ‘Senator.’ He said he was checking on me. I told him outside of nearly daily visits to some doctor, and having to get up too much during the night I was hanging in there. He said join the club about night’s ups and downs, that’s an old man’s curse. He told me he was due to have a heart valve repaired. I didn’t understand why it was put off, something about the doctor not being available. I asked if he had talked...
SERVICE TO BE HELD FOR SENATOR PARKER Longtime lawmaker and political titan Carl A. Parker passed away Friday, March 22. He was 89. Parker was born in 1934 in Port Arthur and left home to live elsewhere twice: the first time when he attended law school at the University of Texas — he graduated in 1958 — and the second when he served four years in the U.S. Navy. For more than three decades, he served in the legislature: from 1962 to 1977 in the House of Representatives and fro...
Orange County saw strong sales in January, leading to a 16.5 percent sales tax payment this year, compared to last year. The state comptroller's office in March sent the sales tax payments to the entities with the monthly returns covering January. The year-to-date collections includes the amount of money sent for the calendar year. The county has a half-cent per dollar sales tax that was approved by voters to off-set some of the property taxes. For January this year, the...
Perfect spring weather is in the forecast for the Easter holidays this week, and once again the city of Orange is expecting hundreds of children and their families for the annual Easter Egg Hunt on Good Friday. The free hunt and activities will be at the Riverside Pavilion at the City Boat Ramp off Simmons Drive. Gates will be open 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and the egg hunt will start promptly at 10 a.m. Children ages 11 and younger should bring baskets to collect the candy eggs. The...
Orange County's most famous landmark is set to get its first facelift in nearly 30 years and the project will require a major traffic change. The Rainbow Bridge will be getting "extensive maintenance" beginning in the late summer or early fall, the Texas Department of Transportation has announced. Traffic on the bridge from Bridge City to Port Arthur will be closed during the project, which is estimated to take 18 months. During that time, the Veterans Memorial Bridge, which...
The West Orange-Cove school district has plans to build a new North Early Learning Center near the elementary school if voters in May approve a $72 million bond proposal. The bulk of the bond money will go toward building the new school to replace the current one on Cordrey Avenue in Orange that was built in 1964. The school district has already acquired 27 acres of land behind West Orange-Stark Elementary School on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Pinehurst. The elementary...
The Bridge City High School Strutters officers won the national championship for the Nashville Crowd Pleasers Dance competition held in Nashville, Tennessee. The whole team was named first runner-up in the championship and received the academic award for the team with the highest GPA. Traylor Tran won first place in ninth grade solo performance and Brooklyn Landry won first place tenth grade solo performance....
The Bridge City City Council is asking for the Texas Department of Transportation to redesign a traffic detour at the Rainbow Bridge when the landmark will be closed for maintenance later this year. The council in the letter says a plan to install "S" turns for diverting Rainbow Bridge traffic on and off the Veterans Bridge "will lead to an unnecessary and totally avoidable potential for accidents and traffic congestion." TxDOT's plans call for closing the Rainbow Bridge and t...
Just about any Texas fisherman who ever wet a line knows that the spring is full of many things, most of which fall into the category of uncertainty and unpredictability. The all time #1 villain is the weather man and his friend the marine forecast, aka “that #$%@ wind”! For plenty of us who take advantage of every season the waders that were used during duck hunts have become your best friend as the gears switch in favor of chasing trophy trout in 60 plus degree water. All...
The Heritage House of Orange County will present Cemetery Walk at Jett Cemetery at 4249 W Park Ave, Orange, TX 77630 on Sunday, April 21, 2024 from 1:00PM to 4:00PM, donation only. The Heritage House Museum is excited to bring back our Cemetery Walk. This year we will highlight graves from Jett Cemetery. Come learn cemetery etiquette while hearing about some of the interesting facts and histories of people that are interred here. This is an outdoor event, be weather aware and...
Orangefield High School Health Science classes welcomed guest speakers from Edgerly Dentistry to share information about the field. Dr. Edgerly, DDS and OHS graduate, and Tish Curl, RDA, spoke to students about their education and career paths, job duties, and advancing technologies in the field. Thank you Dr. Edgerly and Mrs. Curl for inspiring our students....
My grandmother Availia had many children; among them were three sets of twins and a set of triplets. Many of the young died as infants. Only one twin, my uncle Meldan “Tee-Dan” survived. His twin Melda didn’t make it past 3 years old. Grandma had been the carrier of 20 children or more. Few made it to birth, some lived a few months or a few days, and only seven of those children lived a long life. My aunt Eve died in 2008 at age 105. The rest all lived to be 90, with the excep...
(Orange,Texas) Leapin' Lizards - the Broadway musical "Annie" is coming to Orange, TX. The iconic Tony Award®-winning production of "Annie" will be at the Lutcher Theater for one night only on Thursday, April 4, at 7:30 p.m. Holding onto hope when times are tough can take an awful lot of determination, and sometimes, an awful lot of determination comes in a surprisingly small package. Little Orphan Annie has reminded generations of theatergoers that sunshine is always...
The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is delighted to announce that YMCA has been named Business of the Month for March 2024. They were presented with an award at the March Networking Coffee hosted by ServPro. Pictured: Patrick Brekel, Jody Moore and Kevin Pearson. Photo courtesy of Bridge City Chamber of Commerce...
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church will be observing Holy Week the week of March 24 with a Maundy Thursday Family Dinner at 5:00 pm and Worship service at 6:00 pm and a Good Friday Worship service at 6:00 pm. There will be an Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday at 11:00 am. We will have Easter Sunday Worship services at 9:00 am and 11:00 am. Welcome to all....
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God; to them that are called according to his purpose. (Romans 8:28) Norma “Josephine” Crew, age 92, passed away in Austin, Texas, on March 23, 2024. She was a beloved sister, mother, grandmother, wife, and friend. Josephine was born November 13, 1931, to Joseph Wesley and Pauline Fitchett in Henderson, Texas, where she lived until 1942, when her family moved to Orange, Texas, for the war effort. She gra...
Barbara Kaye Berliew, 68, of Lufkin, Texas, passed away on March 19, 2024, at Hospice in the Pines. Graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Officiating will be Brother Jeff Bell. Born in Orange, Texas, on July 9, 1955, she was the daughter of Robert Ambrose Berliew, Sr. and Georgia (Bilbo) Berliew. Described as very loving and a precious angel on earth, Barbara was known for her deep affection for her...
Senator Carl Allen Parker, distinguished lawyer, statesmen, and devoted native son of Port Arthur, Texas, died peacefully in his home on March 22, 2024, following a long illness. He was 89 years old. A life-long public servant, Carl will best be remembered for his 34 years as a member of the Texas Legislature, starting with his election to the House of Representatives in 1962 and later to the Texas Senate, where he served until 1995. A staunch, unwavering, and wholly...
This begins the third week of district action for the teams in District 19-4A. The Bridge City Cardinals have won their first four games to claim first place in the standings. Bridge City has swept its first two district opponents starting with taking two from the Silsbee Tigers on March 12 and March 16. Last week the Cardinals grabbed two from their cross-county rivals the Little Cypress Mauriceville Bears. The Cardinals and the Bears faced off on Tuesday, March 19, at Chuck...
The first half of district games concluded on Tuesday, March 26, in District 19-4A, and the Bridge City Cardinals are in first place winning all their games played so far in district. The battle of unbeaten teams played out at the Bridge City softball field on Tuesday, March 19, only the hometown Cardinals were undefeated when the contest was over. The Bridge City Cardinals improved to 4-0 in district with the 3-0 win over the Lumberton Lady Raiders. The loss was the first in...
Patricia Wynne Wingate, 74, of Beaumont, died Wednesday March 20 of complications following surgery for cancer on Feb. 6. Patsy was born March 1, 1950, in Orange, and grew up there. She graduated from West Orange High School in 1968, earned her B.A. from Lamar University in 1973, and continued working on an M.A. in History there. As fate would have it, she met a wonderful man, John Doucet, Jr., on a blind date in July 1977, and they married that December. Although they were...
Russell Allen Roberts, 60, of Orange, Texas, passed away on March 17, 2024, at his home in Orange. The family will be holding a memorial service for Russell at 2:00 p.m., Friday March 29, 2024, at Silver Oaks Baptist Church in Orange. Born on September 6, 1963, he was the son of Arlon Roy Roberts and Donna Jackson Roberts. In his leisure time, Russell found joy in the simple pleasures of life. He had a passion for hunting and fishing, finding solace in nature's beauty....
Sherri Renee Jones, 63, of Orange, Texas, passed away on March 18, 2024, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Graveside services will be 3:00 p.m., Friday, March 22, 2024, at Sycamore Cemetery in Burkeville, Texas. Officiating will be Jerry Godeaux. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, March 21, 2024, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Groves, Texas, on March 24, 1960, she was the daughter of William H. Owens and Vivian Lois Freeland Richard. Sherri wa...
Elizabeth “Ann” McLelland, 89, of Orange, Texas, passed away on March 18, 2024, at her daughter’s home in Cedar Creek, Texas. A graveside service will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, March 23, 2024, at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park in Orange. Born in Marion County, Texas, on April 14, 1934, she was the daughter of Mark Wolaver, Jr. and Faye A. Wyatt Wolaver. Ann was known for her unwavering devotion to her loved ones. Family was at the core of her being, and she found immense joy in sp...
