Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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The schedule for the DIstrict Track meet at West Orange-Stark has been changed due to weather. The field events have been cancelled for today and the running events will begin at 11:00 am. Weather permitting on Wednesday, at 10:00 am the field events will take place and the running finals will start in the afternoon....
Arlene Margaret Bray, 74, of Orange, passed away April 11, at Beaumont Nursing and Rehabilitation in Beaumont. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, April 14, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be her son, the Rev. Douglas Bray of Harmony Baptist in Vidor. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Monday, April 13, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Danavain, Tx., Dec. 1...
Bernice Mitchell, 90, of Orange, passed away April 11, at her home in Orange. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 15, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Alvin Gilbeaux of Kingdom Hall Jehovah Witness in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 - to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 14, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Belleville, W.V., on April 7, 1925, she was the...
Mary Kathryn Keegan, 66, of Orange, passed away April 9, at Methodist Hospital in Houston. A Memorial Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 14, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Orange, with the Rev. Tom Phelan officiating. Cremation will be under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. A memorial gathering will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Monday, April 13, with a wake service beginning at 6:00 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Or...
West Orange - Stark High School competed at the UIL Academic District Meet this past weekend at Orangefield High School. The Journalism team placed first in Team Competition. Brittany Barclay placed first in Headline Writing, second in Feature and Editorial Writing and fourth in News Writing. Kaylyn Roberts placed third in Feature Writing and fourth in Headline Writing. Felicia Amy placed second in News Writing. Emma Dorantes placed sixth in Editorial Writing. Claydra Rhodes...
Columnist for the Record When I was a little girl and afraid of butterflies (of all things), my dad would comfort me with “Caroline, he’s more afraid of you than you are of him.” I thought of that today when I saw a Facebook post that said “White people are scared of black people. Black people are afraid of white people being afraid of them.” We’ve seen that time and time again lately — for instance, in the shooting of Michael Brown, a black teenager, by a member of a police force that was found to be profoundly racist. Brown...
Officers from the Orange Police Department responded to the following calls between April 10, 11, 12, and the morning of April 13: Public inotoxication, 2419 16th St. Traffic accident, 3709 N. 16th St. Traffic accident, 8400 block FM 1130 Found property, 2502 S. Hwy. 62 Warrant service, 600 block Dayton Traffic accident, 16th and MacArthur/Compass Bank Traffic accident, 2205 S. Hwy. 62 Theft, 408 W. Cypress Ave. Burglary, 804 W. Hart Ave. Fraud/Illegal use of credit cards, 4212 27th St. Public intoxication, Ridgemont and...
The Bridge City High School Police Explorers took part in the Texas Public Service Associations State Police Competition in San Antonio April 10-11. The team competed in obstacle courses, foot pursuit, disturbance calls and criminal case analysis. Over 25 regional winners statewide competed in the event. Photo left to right: Top row; Angel Ledezma, Mark Hall, Tiffany Butner. Bottom row; Vaydon Abrego, Merari Sauceda and Colt Sheffield....
The Orangefield tennis team ended their season this week by competing in the district tournament. Mixed Doubles’ team, Megan Ibeck and Chase Furlough, placed third in their division. Also earning a third place medal was the Girls Doubles team of Abby Green and Ashlyn Turley. The duo played a tough playback match against Silsbee for a bid to the regional tournament. They suffered a loss with a score of 7-5, 1-6, 6-4. Boys Doubles, Slade Granger and Dakota Harrison as well as T...
The following marriage licenses were issued by the office of Brandy Robertson, Orange County Clerk, for the week of April 6 through April 10: Joshua W. Denby and Jessica B. Haney Dustin J. Pietz and Jessica A. Rose Brandon L. Baker and Rebecca J. Desormeaux Sean A. Braasch and Brooke A. Bryant Justin C. Skiles and Sarah K. Bisson Shawn A. Hodgkinson and Martha A. Vandagriff Tyler J. Hebert and Aimee M. Martin Bryan A. Wood and Phoebe M. Case Justin P. Daniels and Brittany M. Nobles Nowlin R. Coleman and Leslie M. Gillis...
Rotary District Governor, Don Taylor, presented 19 Paul Harris Fellow awards on April 7, at the weekly Rotary meeting. The Paul Harris recognition acknowledges individuals who contribute, or have contributions in their name, of $1,000 to The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International. It was established in 1957 to show appreciation for and encourage substantial contributions to what was then the Foundation’s only program, Rotary for Advanced Study, the precursor to A...
Wayne Carline, 82, of Orange, passed away Friday, April 10, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Born March 16, 1933 in Dickson, Tn. to Ubert Paul and Elva Josephine (Frazier) Vineyard, she lived in the Orange area since 1961. She retired from Bethlehem Steel in Beaumont and she owned and operated Big Mama’s Truck Stop in Orange. Wayne had previously lived in Charenton, La., and Nashville, Tn., she was of the Primitive Baptist faith. She enjoyed listening to music, was a v...
St. Mary Catholic School will hold its 81st annual Spring Festival Saturday, April 25, from 10:00 - 7:00 pm and Sunday, April 26, 11:00 - 5:00 pm, at 2600 Bob Hall Rd., Orange. The festival will include a fashion show, Class Acts, Mass with Father David, on Saturday and a talent show and live auction on Sunday. There will also be a raffle, beach volleyball, gumbo, inflatables, dunking booth, boiled crawfish, BBQ, plant booth and more fun and games. Admission is free and open...
Orangefield High School senior, Gabby Kespelher, has committed to continue her education and softball career at Faulkner State Community College. She will join teammates Ashton Gautreaux and Kylie Bradley. She is the daughter of Rebecca Kespelher of Orangefield, and George Kespelher of Shreveport, La. She has the unconditional support of her brother Brennan Kespelher and uncle and aunt Matt and Jami Vincent of Orangefield....
BCHS senior Alexus Henry was selected to play on the SETXCA All Star Volleyball team. The game will be in June....
St. Mary student, Mallory Huggins received first place in the Better Business Bureau’s Laws of Life Essay Contest. Mallory was one of 13 finalist selected out of 3,152 essays submitted. Mallory was presented her award with her family and her English teacher, Mrs. JoAnn Sparacino, present St. Mary Catholic School received a $200.00 award for 100% participation in this event due to the hard work and dedication of Mrs. Sparacino....
The William Diamond Chapter of The Daughters of the American Revolution of Orange will be taking a tour of The McFaddin-Ward House in Beaumont, Monday, April 20, at 10:00 a.m. Members and guests will gather at St. Paul United Methodist in Bridge City at 9:00 a.m. before driving to Beaumont. Lunch at Olive Garden will follow the tour. Any woman 18 or older who can prove lineal descent from a patriot of The American Revolution is eligible for membership. Anyone who is interested in becoming a member is encouraged to attend.For...
Monday, April 13, at 12:44 p.m. Pinehurst Police Officer C.D. Cowart conducted a traffic stop in the 2500 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Pinehurst. A white male passenger in the vehicle immediately exited the vehicle and fled into the wooded area directly in front of the West Orange Stark Elementary School. Officers from Pinehurst, West Orange, City of Orange and the Orange County Sheriff’s Department converged on the area and attempted to contain the subject in t...
Spieth introduces new generation of great golfers When Jordan Spieth appeared on the PGA Tour a couple of years ago from the University of Texas in Austin, he really wowed both the pro golfing circuit and the millions of fans that follow the tour. Winning a couple of tournaments is really great, but the big test comes during the four majors, especially the Masters. Well, last year Spieth was in the top five during all four rounds of the 2014 Masters, only to lose to long-hitting Bubba Watson on the final day after leading...
