Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Sunday, May 1 McDonald Memorial Baptist Church will celebrate their 85th anniversary. Former Pastor Joe Orr will bring the message that morning and former Minister of Music, Guy Burnaman will be leading the music. Sunday School begins at 9:45 am with Worship at 11 am. Following Morning service there will be a fellowship luncheon in Burton Gym. All past and present members are encouraged to come and be part of this celebration....
Officers from the Orange Police Department responded to the following calls on Wednesday, April 20: Theft, 1311 S. Hart Ave. Miscellaneous incidents, 201 8th St. Traffic accident, Church of Christ Follow-up investigation, 4308 Bob Hall Rd. Warrant service, 3819 Meeks Dr. Death, 1750 Inland DUI/drugs, 2400 MacArthur Dr....
How big will they be? See for yourself Saturday, April 30, at the Yellowfin Elite Redfish Tournament Series tournament weigh in. What began the week as 35 of the top pros in the nation battling it out, head to head with no team mates and no draw partners, will have been trimmed to just the Super 7 by Saturday’s weigh in. These pros will battle the fish, each other and the elements to see who will take home the $50,000 top prize. Bring the family to Pleasure Island for the S...
Orangefield High School has released the names of students added to the Honor Roll for the 5th 6 weeks, 2015-16. 9th Grade Highest Honors: Macie Adrio, Jonathon Armstrong, Joshua Blackwell, Mya Boudreaux, Alexis Brown, Sydney Burrows, Bailee Click, Haley Daigle, Mackenzie Davis, Taya Fells, Whitney Flanigan, Emily Havens, Austin Hollis, Timothy Ingram, Kera Juneau, Davin Kalena, Michelle Lacouture, Leah LaGrange, Jonah Landry, Lacy Leach, Augustus Longron, Ethan Lozano, Emmi Lummus, Paul Neely, Kathy Nguyen, Shae Nugent,...
A team of specialists from FEMA will offer tips and techniques to lessen the impact of disaster-related property damage at The Home Depot in Orange County. Specialists will be available at the following location: The Home Depot: 603 Strickland Drive, Orange. Available: 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, April 21-22; 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, April 23-24; and 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday andTuesday, April 25-26 FEMA Mitigation specialists will be on hand to answer questions and offer home improvement tips...
Texans who registered with FEMA for disaster aid are urged by recovery officials to “stay in touch.” It is the best way to get answers and resolve potential issues that might have resulted in assistance being denied. After registering with FEMA, applicants should receive notice by mail as to whether or not they qualify for federal disaster assistance. Read the letter carefully. - If eligible, the letter explains how much the grant will be, and how it is intended to be used. - If ineligible – or if the grant amount reads...
Thursday, April 14, the Orangefield High School Band competed in the Region X UIL Concert and Sight Reading Competition. The band received a 1 or "Superior" rating in the Concert portion and a 2 or "excellent" rating in Sight Reading. It is the first Superior rating the band has received at the Concert contest in 15 Years....
Mary Frances Chretien Rasmussen Hartley, 88, of Orange, passed away April 20, in Houston. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, April 23, at First United Methodist Church in Orange. Officiating will be the Rev. John Warren. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be prior to the service, beginning at 12:30 p.m., at First United Methodist Church in Orange. Born in Houston, Dec. 26, 1927, she was the daughter of John Hamilton and Anna...
Disaster recovery experts today urged applicants for federal assistance to complete a disaster loan application from the U.S. Small Business Administration. Taking a loan is not required; completing the application can open the door to all federal assistance, including possible additional grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. If approved, and a survivor does not accept the loan, it may make them ineligible for additional federal assistance. Many Texans who register for disaster assistance with FEMA will receive...
The National Weather Service is expecting the rain to finally end across the region tonight. A cold front will reach the coast by Friday morning and will draw in drier air for Friday and Saturday. The next chance for rain will be Sunday into Monday and again Wednesday into next Thursday. No severe weather is expected and rain totals will be significantly less than what we saw this past week. Several rivers will see minor flooding through the weekend, including the Neches, Pine Island Bayou, Sabine, and Calcasieu. The...
Funeral services for Susie Ann Gunter, 86, of Groves were Saturday, April 23, at First Church of The Nazarene in Orange, with interment to follow at Sycamore Cemetery in Burkeville. Services will be under the direction of Smith Funeral Home. Mrs Gunter passed away April 19, at Magnolia Manor in Groves. She was born Jan. 25, 1930 in Houston and was a longtime resident of Orange. Mrs Gunter is preceded in death by her parents Marion William and Bessie Leona Groce; husband...