Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Dakota Carpenter signs on to be a “Heart Hero” during the Jump Rope for Heart Program, which raises money for the American Heart Association. The students at Little Cypress Elementary recently took on the challenge to raise money for the American Heart Association by participating in the Jump Rope for Heart Program. Based on previous donations, Coach Karen Holmes set a goal for the school at $3,200. According to Principal Kayla Casey, “These students took that challenge serio...
Spring time is upon us, and every April the National Park Service kicks off the start of the visitor season with a series of events. National Park Week, April 16-24, is America's largest celebration of national heritage. It's about making great connections, exploring amazing places, discovering open spaces, enjoying affordable vacations, and enhancing America’s best idea—the national parks! It's all happening in your national parks. All national park units around the cou...
Have you heard? The bobwhite quail and its iconic whistle are back in Texas. At least for this season. It’s been a jubilee year for the popular bird. Helped by favorable weather and improved habitat across the state, quail returned to the Texas landscape. That’s great news for farmers and ranchers and the small communities who enjoy bobwhites and the important economic revenue that they generate. Towns like Albany, Aspermont and Gail know when the birds are plentiful. Reg...
Grant to support Chris Botti and Symphony of SE Texas Lutcher Theater Inc. has been awarded a $10,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to support theNovember 29 concert with Chris Botti and the Symphony of Southeast Texas at the Lutcher Theater. NEA Chairman Jane Chu said, “The National Endowment for the Arts is committed to nurturing artists and the arts in communities across the country. Supporting projects from organizations like Lutcher Theater Inc. r...
Margaret Barrett Spradling, 84, of Orange, died peacefully at her home April 4. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 13, at First Presbyterian Church in Orange. Officiating will be the Rev. Mike Umbenhaur. The family is requesting a private burial. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 p.m., Tuesday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Charleston, WV, she was the only daughter of Edna and Clark Barrett. In her teens, her father was transferred to...
Della Laverne Noble Mathews, 91, of Orange, departed from this life April 7, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, April 10, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Minister Mark Legendre of North Main Church of Christ in Vidor. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, April 11, at McMann Cemetery in San Augustine.Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m., Saturday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Wichita Falls,...
A sea of blue filled the atrium of Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital as teams of physicians, medical professionals and community advocates gathered Friday at an event co-hosted by McGovern Medical School at UTHealth and Memorial Hermann Texas Trauma Institute to commemorate Child Abuse Prevention Month and raise awareness about an important and distressing issue. Those in attendance included: Officers from the Houston Police Department’s Child Abuse Unit; detectives fro...
State and federal recovery officials encourage Texans to watch for and report any suspicious activity or potential fraud from scam artists, identity thieves and other criminals. Also, be aware FEMA does not endorse any commercial businesses, products or services. FEMA encourages survivors as well as local residents and businesses to be especially vigilant for these common post-disaster fraud practices: Fraudulent building contractors. When hiring a contractor: - Use licensed local contractors backed by reliable references. -...
Officers from the Orange Police Department responded to the following calls on Thursday, April 7: Followup investigation, 608 Strickland Dr. Traffic accident, 3333 Ridgemont Dr. Mental subject, 2324 Godwin Cr. Assist other agency, 2600 Allie Payne Rd. Warrant service, 2525 IH-10 Miscellaneous incidents, 807 Cherry Ave. Public intoxication, 221 S. Farragut Ave. Warrant service, 30 Carpenters Pl. Weapons offense/carrying prohibited weapon, IH-10 W....
