Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Sorted by date Results 1 - 18 of 18
The 2009 National Football League draft this weekend poses an interesting dilemma for the Detroit Lions, who “earned” the No. l pick with their NFL record 0-16 finish last season. It’s no secret that a quarterback is at the top of their huge shopping list, but the big question that many of the NFL draft experts are wondering is which one will fill the Lions’ need best. The draft watchers are intrigued by underclassmen Matthew Stafford of Georgia and USC’s Mark Sanchez but wonder whether the high-risk, high-reward gamble ea...
While their salt water counterparts sat home cursing gale force winds and a driving rain all weekend, a number of Orange County bass fishermen traveled north in hopes of a little gold at the end of the rainbow. They discovered that an elusive pot of gold at the end was surrounded by a record 7,551 bass fishermen from 42 states looking for their share of $1 million in cash and prizes! The largest field in the history of McDonald’s Big Bass Splash endured a crowded fishing hole and weather that kept most anglers close to the l...
The youth of today have some excellent opportunities to enjoy both traditional and non traditional hunting and fishing. Almost every hunter recalls their first hunt with a fond appreciation of the event. Many folks start out in a deer blind or an oak flat chasing squirrel. Some are content to sit at the edge of stock tank with a cane pole and bobber in search of perch or blue gill. Both of these events bring back many wonderful memories and that heritage is something we can share with the sportsmen of tomorrow. In today’s w...
We lost a dear friend, Al Johnson, last week. He was an avid cook. He loved to cook for his beloved Twalia. I have several of his recipes, but not near enough. He loved to create. Always took one of his creations to the church dinners. His cooking will be missed in the community of LaBell. I know that there are a lot of good cooks out there that people would love to have their recipes, so I am asking again for individuals to send me one so I can share with all of the readers before they take it home with them. My fax is my...
Pastor Clay Faulk Have you ever thought about what you want to have written on your tombstone? Some of the better epitaphs on tombstones are, “I told you I was sick!” “Here lies Lester Moore. Four slugs from a 44. No Les, no more.” Guess who’s this is, “My Jesus. Mercy.” – Al Capone. I think most people avoid talking about death as much as possible. You have probably never been to a party where the subject was part of the conversations. In general, even at after funeral gatherings, people avoid talking about death. We...
Believe it or not, when I awakened this morning, I didn’t hurt. I’ll swear on a stack of Bibles. Not one muscle (what few remain sagging from my body) ached or throbbed or even twinged. Probably many of you are grinning like the proverbial possum, reminding yourself that you knew the day was coming when I’d lose it all and fall apart like one of those fast food toys from Taiwan. Well, I’m not that far gone yet. Close, but not yet. I’ve probably got a couple days left. The rest of you are nodding wisely. You know of w...
THE RAINS CAME, SKEETERS STAYED We’re enjoying some great weather but Friday and Saturday brought five inches of rain. Some places more, others less, but we all got plenty. The Bridge City area, for many years, had drainage and flood problems but over the last few years, thanks to the city, commissioner John Dubose and especially Director Duhon and the Orange County Drainage District, most all of the drainage and flood problems had been solved. However, the heavy rains last weekend left water standing in places it didn’t befo...
Mother’s Day Out / preschool registration North Orange Baptist Church is registering children for the summer and fall sessions of its Mother’s Day Out and preschool programs. Classes begin June 9 for the summer session. The fall session begins Sept. 8 and continues throughout the school year from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays / Thursdays. Children 9 months through Pre-K age are accepted. The preschool program offers curriculum for the 2- through 5-year-old classes with complete readiness for kindergarten and an end-of-year gra...
Students in the Environmental Systems class at West Orange – Stark High School have not only learned about rainforests, but their assignment included that they build one. “How are we going to do that?” was their quick response. But with a little ingenuity, teamwork, cardboard and art supplies, they did. Environmental Systems Instructor Diana Virva said the concept for building the rainforest came from the JASON Project, a nonprofit subsidiary of the National Geographic Socie...
Just one more game to go and the state’s No. 4 ranked Bridge City Cardinal baseball team have the opportunity to put the polish on a perfect 10-0 district season. Celebrating “Senior Night” Tuesday the Cardinals took down the Orangefield Bobcats 9-1 in Cardinal Stadium. It was the 15th consecutive win for Bridge City under head coach Chad Landry. The Cardinals (23-1, 9-0) claimed the Dist. 21-3A crown defeating the West Orange-Stark Mustanks 6-0 last Friday. The Cardi...
Always on the cutting edge in entertainment, the Texas Longhorn brought forth an outstanding performance of Red Dirt Music by Cross Canadian Ragweed, Friday night. Red Dirt Music traces its beginning to Stillwater, Okla. Bob Childers, known as “the Dylan of the dust,” is credited with starting the music style. “I found something in Stillwater that I could not find anywhere else. I looked from Nashville to Austin and I always came back to Stillwater-it’s like a fountai...
Baseball Bears Fall Full Game Back in Heated Race for District 20-4A Crown LC-M pitchers Shane Waddell and Taylor Thompson combined their talents to hold the Nederland Bulldogs scoreless for six full innings in a game originally scheduled for last Friday, postponed due to bad weather. Played in Nederland on Monday evening, a large number of enthusiastic fans were in attendence. Nederland hitters dampened the Bears district title hopes early, in the bottom of the first, when...
“We can do this,” was the mantra repeated by Ed Begley Jr. at the Lutcher Theater Tuesday on ways to help the environment and save money at the same time. The actor / activist was hosted by Lamar State College-Orange and Shangri La Botanical Gardens during Earth Week. “Unlike some people, Ed Begley Jr. actually practices what he preaches,” said Lamar-Orange President Dr. Michael Shahan, referring to Begley’s use of mass transit, bicycles and energy-saving measures around hi...
About fifteen minutes before the first race, the West Orange-Stark track team begins their final preparations to run. They stretch well one last time, maybe run a couple of sprints and then begin the tedious task of taking off their sweats, warm-ups and running shoes before the final call for each race. Lastly, they take their brand new spikes out of the Nike boxes and begin putting the gleaming shoes on-spikes that have never hit the track before district. However, one...
Music lover / engineer combines both passions This past weekend, engineering students descended upon Lubbock for the IEEE Region 5 Conference, presenting papers on wind farms and medical technology. Some were self-admitted nerds. Some had probably seen “Star Wars” a few too many times. But Lanston Fults of Bridge City, and his project, were in keeping with Lubbock’s most famous resident, Buddy Holly. Fults didn’t think about it at the time. “It didn’t occur to me,” say...
Bridge City’s Student of the Month for March is Bryce Rackley, son of James and Patricia Rackley. Bryce has a GPA of 4.59. His awards and honors include the AP Biology 1 Award; Perfect Attendance Award, qualification to compete at the Texas Math and Science Coaches Association State Meet all four years in high school; numerous awards in UIL calculator, number sense, math and science; numerous first-place speaking events and Lincoln-Douglas awards and competing at the UIL Regio...
Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School’s Cosmetology Department recently attended the annual Skills USA competition, from which they brought home six first place awards. The team of Pam Bean, Brittany Wagoner, and Ashley Fontenot won first place in their salon project, as did Ashley Lilly and Summer Parker. First place in nail art went to Katey Mahison and Sabrina Barr. Brianna McKee took first in innovative design, as did the team of Danyel Wyatt and Hillary Rutland. One o...
An Orange County detective was assaulted at Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School this afternoon when he attempted to break up a fight between two teenage boys. According to a statement from the school, the incident started with an accident that resulted in a minor injury in the field house. "Though the student was not seriously hurt and remained in school, the circumstances surrounding the injury led to misunderstanding and harsh words. In an effort to de-escalate the situation, the police officer on duty made an attempt...
