Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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The 2024 Orange County political races are beginning veteran law enforcement officer Ronald Dischler, who is currently a lieutenant with the Beaumont Police Department, announced he will run for sheriff in the March Republican primary. Besides his law enforcement background, Dischler is also proud of being an Eagle Scout with a bronze palm. Dischler has lived in Orange County since 1999 and said he is announcing early "because I've worked all my years in Beaumont not a lot of...
Cowboy Church of Orange County is hosting a professional rodeo this weekend that will offer family-friendly fun and entertainment. People will be able to watch competitors from all across the country compete in a variety of categories including bull riding, barrel racing, steer wrestling, bareback bronco riding, and saddle bronco riding. Some local competitors, like barrel racer Abi Champagne, will also be participating. The rodeo will be at the T2 (Tin Top) Arena at 3810 Old...
People in Southeast Texas will have a chance to legally and safely dispose of those old tires, paint cans and insecticides in the garage on Saturday, April 15, in Beaumont. The Southeast Texas Regional Planning Commission along with local industries, is sponsoring the spring hazardous household waste collection from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Ford Park Pavilion parking lot at 5115 South Interstate 10. People will be able to drive up and leave their hazardous household products...
Ian Broussard and members of Boy Scouts of America Troop 23 recently built a wooden pathway bridge in Northway Park as part for his Eagle Scout project. The bridge makes a cut-through on the wooded walking-running trail in the park, which is off Clark Lane in the Little Cypress area of Orange....
Some of the $2.4 million building permit fee Chevron Phillips paid to the county is being used to improve parks and recreational sites. Monday, Commissioners Court approved new playground equipment at Claiborne West Park and improvements at the Raymond Gould Community Center. The $8.5 billion Golden Triangle Polymers plant is now under construction off Highway 87 South between Foreman Road and FM 1006, known as "Chemical Row." County Judge John Gothia said each of the...
IT'S RODEO TIME-GO WESTERN There is no athlete like the professional rodeo cowboy. Their livelihood is based strictly on their own talent. They will drive thousands of miles, hauling their own rigs from show to show, hoping their performance puts them in the money. They often come up snake eyes. The cowboy just moves on to the next show where he hopes to have a winning performance. The rodeo cowboy often wakes up with aches and pains, feeling lucky that nothing was broken...
Larry S. Jones, Jr., was summons from life came on April 1, 2023, at his home. Born October 28, 1985, in Orange, Texas to Larry S. Jones, Sr. and Mary Lois Davis Jones. Family and friends will often recall the times shared with him, his concern for others and the many days of creating special memories that will continue to live on. He is preceded in death by his mother, Mary Lois David Jones; grandparents, Nace and Bertha Davis Jones, and Percy and Essa Jones Duplechain. He...
Three local educational institutions put their minds together to combat teacher shortages by creating a pathway to success for paraprofessionals across our region. Administrators from Vidor ISD, Lamar State College Orange, and Lamar University met today to celebrate a co-enrollment partnership that aims to bridge the gap for paraprofessionals who are eager to further their education. Through this program, a cohort of paraprofessionals employed by Vidor ISD enroll in Lamar...
David Earl Miller, of Orange, Texas, passed peacefully while surrounded by his loved ones on Friday, April 7, 2023, at the age of 72. Services to honor David will be held at 10:00 AM, on Thursday, April 13, 2023, at Dorman Funeral Home. Burial will immediately follow services, at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park, in Orange, Texas. Visitation of family and friends will be held from 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM, on Wednesday, April 12, 2023, at Dorman Funeral Home. Born February, 11 1951, in San...
Bobbie Jeanne Tooey VanBreemen passed peacefully on February 9, 2023. A short memorial service will be held in Bridge City, TX at St Paul United Methodist Church at 10:00 a.m. followed by burial service in Oak Bluff Memorial Park Port Neches, Texas on April 22, 2023. Born in Oklahoma February 28, 1932, Jeanne was the only child and daughter of Lurlene and Lenard Robert Tooey. When Jeanne was five months old, her family moved to Terrell, Texas (25 miles east of Dallas) where...
Judy Jones Turpin, 80, of Orange, passed away on April 8, 2023, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Memorial services will be 3:00 p.m., Sunday, April 16, 2023, at North Orange Baptist Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Chip Anthony and Reverend Lynn Ashcraft. Visitation will be at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, April 16, at North Orange Baptist Church. Born on April 30, 1942 in Yancey, Kentucky, she was the daughter of Lewis Glasgow Jones and Irene Thompson Jones. Judy attended...
Sondra Lea Enloe Hamilton, 81, of Orange, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, April 10, 2023. Memorial services will be held Saturday, April 15, 2023, at 1:00 p.m., at Pecan Acres Baptist Church. Officiating will be Doyle Enloe and Jared Hollier. Born in Orange, Texas, on October 20, 1941, she was the daughter of Lee Merce and Ruth (Carter) (Enloe) Gunn. Sondra started school at St. Mary on Cherry Street. She continued her school days here in Orange until her senior...
Patricia Lea Henderson Oswalt, 81 of Orange Texas, left her worldly home on April 8, 2023. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 12, 2023, at East Gate United Pentecostal Church in Vidor, Texas. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange, Texas. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, at East Gate United Pentecostal Church in Vidor. Pat was born March 16, 1942, in Goose Creek, Texas to Claude E. Henderson and...
Doris Hill, 100, of Orange, peacefully passed away on April 9, 2023, at home. Funeral services will be 2:30 p.m., Thursday, April 13, 2023, at Orange Church of God. Officiating will be Pastor Demetrius Moffett. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., Thursday, at Orange Church of God. Born in Shreveport, Louisiana, on March 13, 1923, she was the daughter of James Henry Short and Georgia E. Taylor. Doris was a...
The Orange County Elections Department is introducing Countywide Vote Centers. Beginning on May 6, 2023, these new Vote Centers will allow convenient voting on Election Day no matter where you live, work, or go to school in Orange County. What are Vote Centers and how do they work? Vote Centers are Election Day polling locations where any Orange County registered voter may vote, regardless of what precinct they reside in. Previously in Orange County, voters were required to...
The best two softball teams in District 19-4A played Tuesday, April 4, in Bridge City. The Bridge City Lady Cardinals won the contest 2-1 over the Little Cypress Mauriceville Lady Bears. With the victory Bridge City (7-1) moved to the top spot in the district. Bridge City Coach Raven Harris commented on moving into first place. "It's exciting, that's what we're working for. If there's any opportunity for us to continue the streak we're going to take it. We want to win every...
The district softball standings got even tighter last week as the Orangefield Lady Bobcats moved into a tie for first place. Three games were played in the last two weeks by Orangefield against the three other teams at the top of District 22-3A with the Lady Bobcats winning two out of three. The Orangefield Lady Bobcats beat the Kirbyville Lady Wildcats 3-2 on Tuesday, April 4, at Paul Cormier Field. The win moves Orangefield into a tie for first place with Kirbyville. Both te...
The Orangefield Bobcats remain undefeated and in first place in District 22-3A as the second half of the district schedule has started. The weather postponed one game so the Bobcats only played on Tuesday of last week. The Bobcats defeated the Kirbyville Wildcats 10-0 on Tuesday, April 4, at Paul Cormier Field in Orangefield. Pitcher Brycen Tait threw a shutout on a four-hitter with no walks and seven strikeouts. After tallying a run in the first inning the Bobcats added five...
A two game series between the Bridge City Cardinals and the Vidor Pirates to determine the lead at the halfway point of the District 19-4A baseball schedule was curtailed by the weather last week. The Cardinals and Pirates played only one game with Vidor taking the win in extra innings at Bridge City. The Pirates improved their district record to 6-1 with their 5-3 victory in eleven innings over the Cardinals who dropped to 3-2 in the district. The two teams started the...
Jacqueline Lee Honeycutt, 69, passed away on the 1st day of April 2023 after losing her battle with cancer. Jackie was born on the 16th of April 1953 to Grover James & Margaret Evelyn Maltby in Lansing, MI. She grew up in Millet MI graduating from Waverly High School in 1971. She continued her education majoring in law enforcement. And served her communities as a corrections office. Jackie met her husband, Matthew, in 2000 in Aransas Pass TX. They married in Deweyville, TX in...
Barbara Cormier Becker, 75 of Orange, Texas, passed away on April 4, 2023, in Orange. Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 11, 2023, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Deacon Melvin Payne. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday, April 10, 2023, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, with rosary at 6:00 p.m., recited by Deacon David Bonneaux. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on...
Sandra Jean Pitre, 85, of Orange, Texas, passed away on April 6, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, April 13, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Sinclair Oubre of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Orange. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00p.m., Wednesday, April 12, at Claybar Funeral Home in...
Brenda Ellen “MeMe” Nezat, 75, of Orange, Texas, passed away on April 8, 2023, in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, April 16, 2023, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Visitation will take place prior to the service from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., Sunday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas, on April 5, 1948, she was the daughter of Dewey Joseph Boullion and Joy Flavey (Norwood) Boullion. Brenda dedicated her life to caring for her...
Mr. Earnest Ray Procella of Orange, Texas passed away on April 01, 2023, at his grandson’s home in Orange. He was 91. Funeral services will be at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange on Saturday, April 08, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. Officiating will be one of Mr. Procella’s grandsons, Pastor Michael Procella, and one of Mr. Procella’s students from Cove, Pastor Charles Miller. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be prior to the service from 12:30...
Diane Buchman Lindley, 79, of Orange, Texas, passed away on April 3, 2023, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, April 7, 2023, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Keith Royal. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. The cremated remains of Diane’s father, John Buchman, will be put to rest alongside her. Visitation will take place from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, April 6, at Claybar Funeral H...
