Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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The Elvis and Marilyn sculptures are still standing in the storefront window on Tenth Street at Main in downtown Orange. Maybe if you look closely, they are shedding tears, too, like many real people across Orange County. Local business icon Harry Stephens, who owned Harry's Appliances for 61 years died on Sunday at the age of 82. He was the epitome of a small-town business owner who offered old-fashioned personal service and advocated for supporting all local businesses. Roy...
Glenda Dyer, an educated chemist who developed an affinity for the ink of newspapers, including nearly every paper in Orange County, died at her family farm in Tennessee, where she had moved nearly 20 years ago with her husband, Paul. Her newspaper career began in the 1970s when the now-deceased editor of the Orange Leader gave her a job. She went on to become the first woman editor of the Leader in 1998. In the 1980s, she owned, published and edited her own weekly paper, The...
Sales taxes for the largest entities were down for the month of February, but Bridge City, Vidor, and Pinehurst had increases. Orange County, which has a 0.5 percent sales tax, collected $482,265 for the month, a drop of nearly $103,000, or a decrease of 17.56 percent from February 2023. The county is slightly down for sales tax collections for the year to date, collecting $2.46 million for the first four months of the year, a drop of about $30,000, or a decrease of 1.45...
Most cities and school districts in Orange County were able to cancel their May 4 elections because of no contested races, but the races and issues on ballots are drawing out voters. The current election is not the same as the May 28 Republican primary run-off for state representative. As of Tuesday evening, the second day of early voting, A total of 326 people in the county voted in person, with another 238 from mail-in ballots for a total of 564. The votes casts at the four...
The Bridge City school board Monday honored members of the high school weightlifting team who made it to the state competition. The honorees are Avery Weidner, Hallie Bearden, Gaby Shaffer, Gabby Moore, Presley Lackey, and Nick LeJeune....
The Texas Association of School Boards had a Legislative Advisory Council meeting during the weekend with two representatives from Orange County attending. The group discussed the TASB priorities for the 2025 Texas legislative session. Representing Region 5 were, center, WO-C Board President Linda Platt-Bryant, and right, Bridge City Board Vice President Paul Zoch. The other regional representative was Andrew Brooks, left, from Hardin-Jefferson school board...
JUST SAY IT AIN’T SO I’m just having a real hard time accepting that my longtime friend Harry Stephens is gone. Early Sunday morning I glanced down at the ringing phone and seeing Margie Stephens’ name I knew it wouldn’t be good news. I had checked on Harry a few days earlier and had gotten Margie’s cell number to use if I couldn’t reach Harry. She told me he was wearing an oxygen machine full time but was still working at the store five days a week and a half-day on Saturday...
You ever wonder what a 64 pack of Crayola crayons, 31 flavors of ice cream at Baskin Robbins, or bags of assorted candy have in common? The answer is they offer something for everyone because we all don’t have the same taste. If everyone did things exactly like everyone else then life would be ridiculously boring and mundane. It’s choices and options that give each individual the opportunity to succeed and sometimes those options and choices are a little different than wha...
The American Legion Post 49, located at 108 Green Ave in Orange, will be having a fish fry on Thursday, May 2nd, starting at 11 am at the Post. The menu will consist of fried fish, potato salad, cole slaw, beans, bread and dessert for $10.00. Orders can be placed on Wednesday, May 1st for orders to go or by 9 am on Thursday morning, May 2nd for delivery. Walk-ins are welcome. Delivery is available. To place an order call (409) 886-1241....
May 3rd will be First Saturday at First Baptist Church in Bridge City. Starting at 10 a.m cookies and bottled water will be offered for those who drive by. The 2 flags at the drive-way for the church parking lot will be the location for cars to drive through. As usual prayer will be offered for anyone who wants to participate and needs comfort or spiritual guidance. The cookies will be homemade and the water will be cold and its all free. The location is 200 West Roundbunch...
The Orangefield TheatreCats Troupe is advancing to the regional UIL One Act Play contest for Class 3A. Their show, “ Steel Magnolias” by Robert Harling under the direction of Angelique Catt, has received 10 awards. The 3A Regional UIL OAP Competition will be held Friday, April 26th in Brenham at Blinn College....
Former Orangefield ISD Trustee, Donovan Weldon, special-ordered a pipe spreader for his excavator, from the OHS Welding Shop. Mr. Weldon agreed, you can't sell something that you haven't tried out. So, OHS students, Ethan Welch and Brayden McGee, not only built the spreader but had the opportunity to try it out in Mr. Weldon's yard, before handing it over. Thank you, Mr. Weldon, for the opportunity....
Our beloved husband and father, Harry Louis Stephens, 82, passed away suddenly on Sunday, April 21, 2024, leaving us lost and heartbroken. He was born in Orange, Texas, on October 14, 1941, to Louis Malcolm and Marion Velma Stephens. He had a very modest upbringing with few opportunities; but with grit, determination, and perseverance, he rose above great hardship to become a man who was larger than life and a hero to us all. At 17, he joined the United States Marine Corps, se...
Glenda Crick Dyer, age 80, of Eagleville, TN passed away April 20, 2024. Glenda is survived by her loving husband of 59 years, Paul Dyer; daughter, Martha (Huw) Howells, grandchildren, Gareth and Hannah Howells and Lauren and Jonathan Dyer; great grandchildren, Kayla and Jacob; brother, Ernie Crick and sisters, Doris Smith, Marie Travis and Betty Lagerquist. Glenda is preceded in death by her parents, Ernest and Sally Newsom Crick; son, Paul Dyer, Jr. and sisters, Kathryn...
C.P. Williams, 78, of Orange, Texas, passed away on April 21, 2024, at St Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m., Sunday, April 28, 2024, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Chaplain John Brian. Burial will follow at Farmer Cemetery in Silsbee. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., Sunday, April 28, 2024, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Port Neches, Texas, on November 2, 1945, he was the son of Clarence Willia...
The regular season concluded after the third week of April for the local high school softball teams. Bridge City, Little Cypress Mauriceville, and Orangefield will be participating in the post season. The Bridge City Cardinals completed the District 19-4A schedule undefeated to claim the district championship. In twelve district games the Cardinals outscored their opponents 104-2 with pitcher Carson Fall throwing six no hitters. Bridge City shutout Jasper 10-0 on Tuesday, Apri...
The final games of the district schedules will be played this week by local high school baseball teams. Though the Class 3A district champion has been decided, the Class 4A race for playoff seeding should go down to the final games on Friday, April 26. Bridge City and Little Cypress Mauriceville have both clinched a berth in the post season. Seeding positions could change with two games remaining for each of the top four teams all separated by two or fewer games in the...
Mary Ann Kennon, 86, of Brookland, Texas, passed away on April 9, 2024, at Hemphill Care Center in Hemphill, Texas. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, April 20, 2024, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Brother Paul Swearingen. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., Saturday, April 20, 2024, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in DeQuincy, Louisiana, on January 28, 1938, she...
The Orangefield girls golf team is headed to state. One Bobcat boy golfer will also be going to state again. The Lady Bobcats captured third place at the regional tournament in Brenham completed on Thursday, April 18, to earn their invitation to the state finals. Lincoln Parks was the runner up in the boys 3A Region III golf tournament held in Brenham on Monday and Tuesday. Leading the Lady Bobcat golfers was Rylie Kethan who shot a 92 on day two of the tournament followed by...
Charlotte Camille Raybon, 86, of Orange, Texas, passed away on April 15. 2024, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, April 22, 2024, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Deacon Melvin Payne. Burial will follow at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., Monday, April 22, 2024, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange with a rosary at 1:30 p.m. Born in Beaumont, Texas, on...
Carroll Gene Dupree, 72, of Orange, Texas, passed away on March 25, 2024, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on September 26, 1951, he was the son of Wilfred Dupree and Eva (Logue) Ramos. Carroll was known for his warm and loving personality, always putting his family first. Throughout his life, Carroll had a passion for fishing and hunting. He found joy in working on a boat and venturing offshore. One of his proudest accomplishments was his...
