Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Officers from the Orange Police Department responded to the following calls between April 20 and the morning of April 21: Warrant service, 201 8th St. Stolen vehicle, 1502 Carter St. Traffic accident, 3100 Edgar Brown Dr. Traffic accident, Strickland Dr./Dairy Queen Found property, 201 8th St. Followup investigation, 2319 Riverside Dr. Stolen vehicle, 4301 IH-10 Stolen vehicle, 201 8th St. Stolen vehicle, 1601 Green Ave. Traffic accident, MLK at IH-10 Civil process service, 1010 S Hwy. 87 Warrant service, 6th and Cordrey...
Nothing says back yard BBQ like baked beans. Every time I grill, I make baked beans. I came across this recipe on one of the cooking sites I follow on Facebook and thought they would be fabulous for a large gathering, so I'm going to try them out this weekend at church for a pot luck dinner we will be having after services on Sunday. I have not tried this recipe yet, but have already altered it for my liking - I added minced garlic and garlic powder. I will probably not add th...
The final show at Orange Community Players is not your usual family entertainment. In fact it is not a show for children and not advertised as such. It is however, fasten your seatbelt and hang on funny. It is a chronicle of life in a north Florida mobile home community; a Redneck Trailer Park. To assist in telling the story are three “muses”. Betty, Lin, and Pickles. Betty, played by Amber Martin, is the leader of the three and plays the part to the role as she has pla...
The Celebration of Life for Mrs. Ruby Fisher, 81, of Orange, will be during a Mass of Christian Burial , Saturday, April 25, at 11:00 a.m. at St. Therese Catholic Church. Rites of Christian burial will follow in Magnolia Memorial Gardens under the direction of Sparrow Funeral Home. Visitation will be Saturday morning from 9:00 until 11:00 a.m. at the church. A Rosary will be prayed at 10:00 a.m. at the church. She died Monday at Christus Hospital-St. Mary in Port Arthur. An...
Little Cypress Elementary School received a grant from International Paper. They provided each classroom Pre-K – third grade a butterfly kit and a seed set. Classrooms watched the caterpillars develop and they are hatching this week. There will be a butterfly release on Friday, April 24, at 12:45 pm. The school has invited International Paper out to see the release of our butterflies. Teachers will use the seeds in the month of May to grow flowers....
Annually in America between six and seven million animals per year are abandoned or lost. About 70% are then euthanized due to lack of space in the shelters they are taken to, or simply because there is no policy by the shelter to keep them alive. In Southeast Texas each city has an animal control program and city regulations regard in pet ownership. Each city has a program for adoption of the animals they receive in the shelters, either by the animal being picked up by...
Justin Rainey, a Mauriceville Elementary student in Mary Kay Berndt’s class, received a letter from President Barack Obama in response to a letter Justin wrote during a business letter writing lesson. Not only did Justin receive a letter from President Obama, he also received pictures of the President, the President’s family, their pets, and other information concerning The White House. Photo at top - Justin Rainey is shown displaying his treasures from the White House. He...
PARTICIPATE IN YOUR CITY AND SCHOOL--VOTE It’s come on some great weather and I say not a day too soon. It’s still plenty wet but I believe most folks will get to plant this week if the weather holds up.*****Very important days are coming up starting next Monday. Early voting in city and school board races began. A lot of voters seem not to pay attention but voting in local races is one of the most important votes you can cast. In local elections your vote is not lost in the mix like in state and national contest. You get...
Officers from the Orange County Sheriff's Office responded to the following calls between April 14 and April 21: April 14: Theft, 5665 N. Main St., Vidor Sexual assault of a child, 2200 block Tall Oak, Orange Theft, 11535 IH-10, Orange Unauthorized use of motor vehicle, 5390 Caribou, Orange April 15: Burglary of habitation, 3574 Lawn Oak Dr., Orange Suspicious vehicle/fail to identify, 5300 Patillo Rd., Orange Fraud/theft of service, 2319 Holiman Cr., Orange April 16: Theft, 1440 Bahama Dr., Vidor DIsturbance/criminal...
St. Mary Catholic School students won the Lower Sabine Neches Soil and Water Conservation District of Orange County for their Essay and Art Contest on Environment Conservation. Students wrote essays in art class and three were selected to represent Orange County in Jacksonville, Tx. at the regional competition. There were several levels of judging and one student advanced through all levels which included essays from 60-70 counties in region 4. Advancing to the state level...
The WOS Baseball team will play at Orangefield, Wednesday, April 22, at 6:00pm (varsity only). The WOS Softball team will play at Orangefield, Thursday, April 23, at 7:00pm (varsity only)....
