Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Sylvia Marie Bishop, of Orange, passed away Saturday, April 16, at her home surrounded by her family, at the age of 72. Sylvia was born Dec. 24, 1943 in Lake Jackson, to Esther Henrietta (Rodenbeck) and Bill McDonald Walker. She lived in the Orange area for 65 years and was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church. She spent her time raising her children with love and care, helping them become the loving families they are a part of today. Sylvia enjoyed cooking, gardening,...
Officers from the Orange Police Department responded to the following calls on Monday, April 18: Traffic accident, 811 Strickland Dr. Traffic accident, 12000 FM 105 Warrant service, 4301 Willowglen St. Identity theft, 201 8th St. Theft, 2610 IH-10 Burglary, 332 Ridgemont Dr. Warrant service, 1400 Main Ave. Theft, 638 Camellia Traffic accident, 1402 16th St....
Orange County will be experiencing flooded roads in the City of Orange, West Orange, Bridge City, Vidor and some flooding in surrounding jurisdictions as well. The National Weather Service expects rain through Thursday and clear skies through the weekend. One to three inches of additional rain is expected between now and Thursday. Flooded streets are expected to run off quickly. Please take caution on flooded roads. Do not drive down flooded roads. According to Ryan Peabody with the Office of Orange County Emergency...
Crime Stoppers to Present Larry Beaulieu Scholarship Award The Orange County Sheriff's Office is proud to announce their affiliation with Crime Stoppers of Southeast Texas. They will celebrate this expansion on Wednesday, April 20, at 4:00 p.m. in the Orange County Commissioners’ Courtroom, 123 S. 6th St., Orange. The Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony to welcome Crime Stoppers to the Chamber. Crime Stoppers will also be presenting t...
Cameron Nance, Orangefield Sophomore, placed 2nd in the Biggest Fish Award with a 9.12 pound lunker at Saturday’s SETX High School Fishing Association Tournament on Lake Sam Rayburn. Other Bobcats that caught nice fish are, Hunter Evans, with a 7 pounder and Kathleen Lozano who a caught a 6.68 pound bass. "OHS had 16 teams compete in the tournament, and most teams weighed in quality sacks of fish," said Adam Brown, Head Fishing Team Coach....
Senior ace Will Hibbs had a spectacular outing on the hill Friday night against league and border rival McNeese State, and for it he was named as one of the Louisville Slugger Pitchers of the Week announced the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Monday morning. Hibbs (7-1) was dominant for the second-straight week with eight innings of work with the lone run coming on a home run in the eighth inning- which he opened at 115 pitches. He fanned 14 Cowboys in his eight-inning outing,...
Mother's Day became an official U.S. holiday in 1914, after only six years of local celebrations. Anna Jarvis, widely considered the founder of Mother's Day, wanted to honor her mother with a memorial. In 1912, Anna trademarked both, 'Mother's Day' and 'the second Sunday in May.' The holiday was then adapted into many other countries. Mothers, grandmothers and families are invited to celebrate Mother's Day at Stark Cultural Venues. The W.H. Stark House: Family is an essential...
Saturday May 7, at 9 am, Community Christian School will host its 7th annual Color 5k and 1k fun run, at Claiborne Park. With registration, runners will receive a t-shirt, with all finishers receiving a medal. Register at active.com. Advance registration is $25 for adults and $20 for children. Race day registration will be $5 more. The first 100 runners will be able to enjoy a Chick Fil A biscuit. Water and bananas will be provided at the race. For any questions, contact Amanda Britnell at [email protected], or June...
The Fraternal Order of Eagles #2523 will host a fish fry fund raiser on Wednesday, April 27, from 11 am-2 pm, at 803 N. 28th St., Orange. Dinners are $8 and will consist of fish, bread, cole slaw, potato salad and tartar sauce. Call orders in at 886-7381, on Wednesday afternoon or Thursday morning by 9 am. On Saturday, May 21, the Eagles will host karaoke by Chad, from 8 pm-12 am. For information, call 886-7381....
Texas Parks & Wildlife Hunter Education will hold a safety class Monday, May 2 and Tuesday, May 3, from 6:30-9:30 pm, in Orangefield. Hunters must attend both classes. Certification is required if you are at least 17 years old and were born on or after Sept. 2, 1971 to hunt in Texas. You can become certified at nine years of age. This class is not just for hunters, anyone with firearms can benefit from the class. Call Danny Odom at 883-8118 to register or for information....
Pictured from left are Kiwanians Donna Darby, Lacey LeMoine, Kristi Charrier, Katie Fusilier Rather, LaJuan Addison (Deweyville Elementary Principal), Johnny Trahan and Gil Mazolla. When students from Deweyville Elementary School celebrated their return to class last week after the historic flooding devastated their community, they were welcomed with a pep rally and the support of the Kiwanis Club of Orange. “It’s a great day to be a pirate!” said Deweyville High School Princ...
Individual results from the recent district junior high meet included two first place medals for Little Cypress Junior High seventh grader Kollyn Brown. Brown’s 87’ discus throw and his best shot put of 34’ 10” earned him two golds. Other athletes who placed include seventh graders Aiden Lofton, fourth and Cameron Smith, sixth in the 2400 meter run; Ken’teon Champine, fourth in the 100 meter dash; Aiden Lofton, sixth in the 1200 meter run and the team of Champine, Pigg, Mahoney and Pollock, fifth in the 1600 meter relay. Ei...
Jim Bo Williams, 70, of Vidor died Sunday, April 17, at his residence. A native of Garrison, he was a longtime resident of Vidor. Jim Bo was a Fitter Welder with Tubal Cain Ind. in Vidor for 28 years. He was a fisherman and enjoyed gardening, he also loved to play pool. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am Friday, April 22, at Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor, with burial to follow at Del-Rose Cemetery in Vidor. Visitation will be held from 6:00 - 9:00 pm Thursday, April...
The WOS softball game at Hamshire-Fannett today has been cancelled. Weather permitting it will be rescheduled to tomorrow, Wednesday, April 20, varsity only beginning at 6:00 pm. The WOS baseball game at Hamshire-Fannett today has been cancelled. Weather permitting it will be rescheduled to tomorrow, Wednesday, April 20, beginning at 4:30 for JV and varsity to follow....
The historic flooding of the Sabine River Valley in Texas and Louisiana, left homeowners with “a huge wet mess.” Many homeowners in the region are tearing out and cleaning up their houses themselves. After being displaced for several weeks, they are eager to begin rebuilding. But, rebuilding too soon over materials that look and feel dry (but still retain trapped moisture) can cause hidden problems that may not present themselves for months or years into the future; such as mold growth, wood rot, attracting termites, and ano...
America’s Got Talent Finalists return to the Lutcher Theater with Moon Mouse A Space Odyssey, Wednesday, April 27, for two performances at 9:30 and 11:30 AM. All student tickets are $5 and adult tickets are $10 and are available by calling the Lutcher Theater Box Office at 886.5535. (Tickets for the daytime series, Lutcher Incredible Kids Events are not available online.) Marvin the mouse wants to be popular. Constantly bullied and picked on by the “cool” rats, he is labeled a...
Pictured on back row, from left: Ashlee Krebs, County Extension Agent-Agriculture (with hat), Gianna Gardner, Aleigh Molsberry, Sierra Hutchison and Travis Rollins. Kneeling: Justin Gardner and Sawyer Gardner. Orange County 4-H Judging team brought home the ribbons, plaques and certificates at the Southeast District 4-H Judging Contest, on April 16, at College Station. Overall High Point, Sierra Hutchison, 3rd; Justin Gardner, 4th; Travis Rollins, 5th and Sawyer Gardner, 6th....
Hillcrest memorial Gardens will hold a memorial service and mass butterfly release on Saturday, April 30, at 2 pm, at the cemetery, located at 4560 S. Hwy. 87, Orange. Those in attendance are asked to bring a chair for the memorial service. Light refreshments will be served. For more information or questions, please call, 735-7145....
April and May entertainment line up for the Longhorn Club - April 22 - D.J. Kaye April 23 - Cody Johnson & Cameron Nelson April 29-30 - D.J. Kaye Lucky Longhorn Casino - April 23 - Pegwinders Acoustic April 30 - Caleb Williams May - Longhorn Club: May 6 – Double Play DJ May 7 – Double Play DJ May 14 – DJ Billy Carter May 21 – Double Play DJ May 21st – Double Play DJ Lucky Longhorn Casino: May 7 – Coy Planchard May 28 – John Cessac...
The Bridge City Police Department responded to the following calls from March 20 - March 26, 2016. Sunday, March 27 • Disturbance in the 1600 block of Texas Avenue. • Missing person in the 800 block of Sudduth. • Theft in the 700 block of Texas Avenue. • Disturbance in the 100 block of Birch. • Assist other agency in the 200 block of East Roundbunch. Monday, March 28 • Disturbance in the 500 block of North John. • Suspicious person in the 2000 block of Texas Avenue. • Assist other agency in the 200 block of La Mesa Drive....
West Orange – Stark Elementary will hold Kindergarten Round Up Friday, May 6 from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. in the WO-S Elementary School Library, 2605 MLK Drive, Orange. Children must be 5 years old on or before Sept. 1 in order to enroll. Registration questions can be directed to 409-882-5630. In order to enroll a student for 2016 - 2017 classes, parents should bring the following documents: - Student birth certificate - Student social security card - Student immunization record - Proof of residence West Orange – Cove stude...
Eric Roark has been named Lamar University defensive line coach announced head coach Ray Woodard Tuesday afternoon. Roark replaces John Blake who left LU to take a similar position with the Buffalo Bills. “I really like the coaching experience that Eric brings to our staff,” said Woodard. “He has done a lot of recruiting in the state of Texas, and has coached with some colleagues of mine who I respect. I really believe he will be a great fit for Lamar University. “The guys on...
Federation Angler TV, the Pursuit Channel & TBF's Student Angler Federation - present the 2015 High School Fishing World Finals. Tune in tonight at 8 pm and 11 pm and Friday, April 22, at 6 am and Saturday, April 23 at 8 am. The program will be broadcast on DIRECTV 604 and DISH 393. The High School Fishing World Finals traveled to Florence, Al. last year to test the skills of our High School Anglers to see who was crowned the 2015 High School Fishing World...
Police are searching for a 35 year old Vidor man who is wanted for allegedly not stopping to render aid in the hit and run incident of a two year old child. The child was struck and injured on Friday according to Texas DPS officials. According to the DPS, Michael Leautloff has been accused of running a gray Chevrolet Tahoe into the child as he was traveling through the Denbow Mobile Home Park in Orange County. The child reportedly ran from a private driveway into the street...
The Pinehurst Police Department responded to the following calls from March 20 - March 26, 2016. Sunday, March 27 • Alarm in the 3900 block of Whippoorwill. • Suspicious person in area of Martin and Somerset. • Suspicious person in the 200 block of Strickland. Monday, March 28 • Assist other agency in the 1200 block of Green Avenue. • Disturbance in the 1800 block of King Arthur Court. • Informational report in the area of 35th Street and Woodlark. • Assist other agency in the 1900 block of Strickland. • Assist other agency i...
