Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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The West Orange-Stark High School Varsity Mixed Choir has earned the Sweepstakes Award at the University Interscholastic League Concert and Sight Reading competition. The choir won Sweepstakes recognition, the highest honor given, April 6 while competing at Baytown Sterling High School. Choir members are Lindsey Blanchard, Horace Broussard, Chase Champine, Jazymin Childress, Stephen Cook, Ryan Fusilier, Eritrea Griffith, Dorian Hardin, Kia Hartfield, Kayla McCullough,...
Recently, five Boy Scouts from Troop 125 Orangefield were recognized and received an award medallion for earning the God and Church Award. Under the instruction and mentorship of Pastor Jim Hardwick of First Christian Church Orangefield, the boys met the requirements for this award. During this program the boys grew in understanding of the Christian Faith, saw how other people have translated belief into action and provided service to others in the church and...
Chicken Express in Bridge City held it’s ribbon cutting April 13. Pictured: Front Row - Shirley Zimmerman, Gary McArty (owner) Vicky Ellis, Catey McCarty (owner), Kristi McFarland (store manager), and Kim Davis. Back Row - Janell Sehon, David Bacon (Bridge City and Lumberton store supervisor), Sheila Atkinson, Melissa Domingue, Scott Hale and Ricky Bridgers. Stuart Group, Inc., doing business as Chicken Express, (“Chicken Express”) is a Texas corporation formed by Richa...
The Shangri La Botanical Gardens in Orange, has been selected by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) for its 2009 list of the greenest buildings. The COTE Top 10 Green Projects are selected by the AIA’s Committee on the Environment (COTE) and make a positive contribution to their communities, reduce environmental impacts through strategies such as reuse of existing structures, low-impact and regenerative site development, energy and water conservation, use of s...
The states No. 4 ranked Bridge City Cardinals are rolling through Dist. 21-3A like a freight train with seven straight wins. With just three games remaining and the baseball playoffs drawing near, the Big Red victory train is picking up speed with no sign of slowing down. The Cardinals defeated the Silsbee Tigers 7-4 Monday night with star pitcher Matt Hicks going the distance sending 15 Tiger batters to the dugout. Cardinal slugger Luke Rhodes had three RBI for the...
The West Orange – Stark High School Journalism Team captured first place team honors and first place individual honors in three out of four journalism events, as well as swept the news writing contest at the UIL 3A Academic District Meet held last Saturday. Members of the journalism team are Tinesha Mix, Karli Flurry, Kylie Hughes, Jordan Darnall, Alayna Jacobs, Shonnalee Jacobs and Alex Jenkins. Shonnalee Jacobs, Alex Jenkins, and Kylie Hughes swept the news writing event, e...
Orange James Patrick Sheehan, 78, went to be with the Lord on April 11, 2009 in Corpus Christi after a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, April 18, at St. Mary Catholic Church, with interment to follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery. Visitation will be at Claybar Funeral Home on Friday, April 17 from 5 to 8 p.m. with a rosary recited by Deacon Melvin Payne at 7 p.m. A long time resident of Orange, Jim was born on April 1, 1931 in Belleville, Ill. to Charles M. and Grace F. Sheehan. Jim proudly served h...
Orange John Thomas Frazier Jr., 87, of Orange, passed away Saturday, April 11, 2009 at his residence. Graveside services were Tuesday, April 14 at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City with the Rev. Bobby Spross, officiating. Born on Nov. 26, 1921 in Orange to John Thomas Frazier and Annie (Holmes) Frazier, he was a lifelong resident of the Orange area and was of the Baptist faith. Frazier worked as an operator for the Gulf Oil Refinery in Port Arthur, was a veteran of the United States Navy during World War II...
Fishing too fast is a common problem that many anglers have, especially when the fish tend to gather up and school in big bunches. Saltwater anglers who chase schooling fish along with freshwater fishermen who also key in on flocks of birds over hungry groups of stripers, hybrids, and whites are perhaps the worst. The frenzied activity puts everyone on the boat in high gear often leaving the majority of the water column untouched. It’s a proven fact that smaller more a...
Emergency Management Coordinator Jeff Kelley brought some good news to commissioners court when he told officials he’d been invited to speak at the International Hurricane Conference later this week in Nassau. “Washington still doesn’t realize we had a hurricane here,” County Judge Carl Thibodeaux told Kelley. “We’ve had two hurricanes here and they’re still trying to figure it out. Yet our international hurricane people realize what we went through and the job that you’ve done.” “We’re very proud of what you’ve done,” Precin...
Orange Herbert Allen Jerome Mullen, 78, of Orange , passed away Monday April 13, 2009 at the Heritage Duval Gardens Care Facility in Austin. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m., Wednesday, April 15, in the Chapel of Dorman Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Bishop Bill Arnold with the Orange Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Interment will follow services in Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches and a gathering of family and friends will be from 11 a.m. until service time at the funeral...
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