Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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West Orange is having a special spring weekend with a citywide clean-up plus a chance for people to help clear out the city's animal shelter. The residents-only clean-up will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. behind the West Orange Volunteer Fire Department building. Bark in the Park, a festival to show off dogs available for adoption, will be Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Alford-Seal Plaza park next to city hall on Western Avenue. For the city clean-up, residents may take their...
For the first time in several years, sales tax collections in February were up across Orange County for all entities. The cities, along with the county and Emergency Services District 3 collect sales taxes. According to payments from the Texas Comptroller's Office, the sales taxes had increased from February 2022 to February 2023, and the entities were collecting more in four payments for the year-to-date than they collected last year at the same time. The comptroller's...
Lamar State College Orange is the leading example of how industrial growth in the county is leading to building expansions to accommodate the influx of newcomers and the need for trained workers. Wednesday morning at 10, LSCO will have a ground-breaking ceremony for the new construction of a 55,000 square foot academic building. The two story brick building with wide windows will cost about $38.1 million. In addition, LSCO is opening its first satellite campus outside of...
Early voting for city council and school board races across Orange County will begin Monday, April 24. Election Day is Saturday, May 6. This year, the only elections are for city councils in Orange, Bridge City, Vidor, and Rose City. School board elections will be for West Orange-Cove CISD and Vidor ISD. Other cities and school districts were able to cancel elections because of no contested races. Orangefield ISD, however, has its board election in November. Orange County Port...
James Earl Shaver Sr., 64, of Orange passed away on April 7th at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. He was preceded in death by his parents Lawrence & Daisy Shaver. He is survived by his loving wife of 43 years Diana Shaver; sons Wayne Bergeaux and wife Leanne, James Earl Shaver Jr"JJ", Joseph Aaron Shaver and fiance Bailey Paddock; daughters; April Greer and Shelly Trahan, 11 grandkids and numerous great grandkids. He will be cremated and no service at this...
The annual Depot Day festival to support the historic Orange Train Depot is getting help this year from the Little Cypress-Mauriceville High building trades class. The students in teacher Matthew Huckaby's class made wooden cutouts of a miniature train that will allow families at the festival to take photographs as they look out the windows of the train. Carrie Woliver, founder of the non-profit Friends of the Orange Depot, said local artist Lauren Leigh will paint the train...
Bridge City High School golfer Saylor Moreau hit her first hole-in-one Monday at the Bearkat Course in Huntsville. The member of the Cardinals Girls Golf Team made the ace shot on the No. 8 hole during the first day of play in the regional tournament....
Bridge City High School last week held a job fair for seniors and juniors so they could talk with a variety of professionals to discuss a future career. Local law enforcement officials who participated included, from left to right, Constable Jeremiah Gunter, Constable Brad Frye, BC ISD Police Chief Cliff Hargrave, Assistant District Attorney and 2024 District Attorney candidate Krispen Walker, Officer Tommy Henry, and Constable Lannie Claybar....
There are only 39 days left in the Legislative session and it certainly shows. The days at the Capitol are getting longer and bills are making their way through the process. Here are five things happening around your state: 1. Broadband grant applications due in May The Comptroller's Office is now accepting grant applications to the Bringing Online Opportunities to Texas (BOOT) program, which focuses on funding broadband infrastructure projects. The state was allocated $363.8...
Linda Marshall Cockrell peacefully passed at home on April 8, 2023, surrounded by her loved ones. A memorial graveside service will be held at 10:30 a.m., June 3, 2023, at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange, under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home. It will be led by Linda's son-in-law, Chaplain Colonel Christopher Dickey. Linda was born April 3, 1950, in LeCompte, Louisiana, to C.M. Marshall and Jean Atkinson Speer. She was a graduate from West Orange High School...
Orangefield High School held its prom Saturday night at the Lamar State College Orange Shahan Event Center. Leroy Bergeron and Gracie Cross were crowned King and Queen....
The Greater Orange-Area Chamber of Commerce, along with its Ambassadors and the staff of Lamar State College Orange, named LSCO’s Student and Employee of the Semester recently. Dawson Doiron, of Orange, TX, was named the Greater Orange-Area Chamber of Commerce Student of the Semester and received a $500 scholarship. Dawson is Vice President of both the Student Government Association (SGA) and LSCO’s Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) chapter, the two-year college national honor soc...
Gardeners, today's discussion is defining Integrated Pest Management (IPM), which is a comprehensive approach to managing garden pests which include pathogens, insects, nematodes, mites, weeds, and numerous other pests utilizing science-based practices and techniques. While researching this topic, I reviewed the US Environmental Protection Agency's website, and according to the USEPA, "Integrated Pest Management is an effective and environmentally sensitive approach to pest...
Few band ever achieve the milestone of celebrating 50 years of making music and touring, and fewer still are able to do it with the charm and energy of Styx. Veteran rock outfit Styx returned to Golden Nugget Casino in Lake Charles this past Friday (April 14, 2023) and delivered a spectacular 90-minute set of hits and newer tunes that left the near-capacity crowd on its feet and cheering for more. Styx formed in 1972 and has spent the better part of the past six decades...
The West Orange Stark Mustangs are looking for their first win in district this season, but played a good game against the Silsbee Tigers on Tuesday, April 11, at Ronnie Anderson Park. Silsbee prevailed 11-5 over the Mustangs. The weather had an effect on the game. Officials called weather delays three separate times because of lightning strikes in the vicinity or actual precipitation falling down. The Mustangs started Diego Ibarra on the mound. The freshman left-hander...
Orangefield survived the three game gauntlet when it recently played the three other leaders in the District 22-3A softball standings over an eight-day period and now the Lady Bobcats are sitting in the catbird seat of first place. The Lady Bobcats (11-2) completed the trifecta this past week winning three games in four days and can claim the district championship with a win in their final game with Hardin. Orangefield beat Buna 4-3 in the earlier meeting between the two...
With two games to play before the post season Bridge City and Little Cypress Mauriceville were tied for first place in the District 19-4A softball standings. There is a very good chance the Lady Cardinals and the Lady Bears will be co-district champions when the regular season ends later this week. Little Cypress Mauriceville won both its games last week. On Tuesday, April 11, the Lady Bears defeated the Lady Raiders 7-3 at Lumberton. Ella Stephenson was the winning pitcher...
The Orangefield express is still rolling with just three games left before the start of the post season and the playoffs. The Bobcats were undefeated in first place of the District 22-3A baseball standings with a week left in the regular season. The Orangefield Bobcats won 8-2 on Friday, April 14, at Buna. The Bobcats improved their district record to 11-0 with three games remaining. Bobcat pitcher Jason Bodin threw seven innings giving up two runs on six hits and striking...
Brenda Joyce Williams, age 77, of Orange, Texas, passed away on April 7, 2023, in Port Arthur, Texas. Services to honor Brenda will be held at 11:00 AM, on Friday, April 14, 2023, at the Miracle Restoration Revivals Church, in Orange, Texas. Burial will immediately follow, at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park. Visitation of family and friends will be held from 5:00 PM- 8:00 PM, on Thursday, April 13, 2023, at Dorman Funeral Home. Brenda was born in Orange, Texas, on Wednesday, March...
Orangefield High School’s Tennis Singles star player Summer Hackbarth competed in the Regionals tennis tournament in College Station on April 10-11. Summer had an outstanding performance, making us all proud and bringing home the silver 2nd place medal. Summer swept her first two competitors with scores of 6-0, 6-0 each time. The semifinals brought a more challenging match against Franklin, but Summer again delivered the victory. In the championship match, Summer played New W...
Judge Troy Johnson and Sheriff Jimmy Lane Mooney announce a DWI warrant amnesty program beginning May 1 and running through the end of May. If a person with an outstanding warrant out of Orange County for a misdemeanor Driving While Intoxicated offense shows up in person and turns themselves in at the Orange County Jail during the amnesty period, he/she will save hundreds of dollars by getting a PR or personal bond from the Court and the bond will not require an interlock...
Jimmy Hearne Mattox Sr., 88 of Mauriceville, Texas passed away on April 11, 2023, peacefully at his home. Born in Newton County, Texas, on June 21, 1934, He was preceded in death by his parents William and Lenora Mattox, brother Dub Mattox, sisters Ruth Ann Cash, Doris Hart, and Mozelle Cobb, his very loving and devoted son, Chuck Mattox. He is survived by his loving wife of 53 years Linda Mattox; daughter Tammy Campbell and husband Geoff of New York; sons Tracy Mattox of...
Gayle Patricia Barnes, 82, of Bridge City, passed away on April 12, 2023, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, April 17, 2023, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Father Jim McClintock. A Rosary will begin prior to the mass at 9:30 a.m., at St. Mary Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn in West Orange. Born in Orange, Texas, on August 27, 1940, she was the daughter of Jessie Per...
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...
Doris Elaine Van Benthuysen, 87, of Orange, Texas, passed away on April 6, 2023, peacefully at home surround by family. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m., Saturday, April 15, 2023, at Silver Oaks Baptist Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Ed Rawls. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will begin prior to the service at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, at Silver Oaks Baptist Church in Orange. Born in LeCompte, Louisiana, on June 25,...
