Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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WOS Baseball will have a single playoff game against Splendora at Jasper High School on Friday, May 6, at 7:00pm....
Bridge City Boys Basketball Camp will be held June 6-9. There is a Little Man's Camp for incoming K - 3rd grade; 4th - 6th grade and 7th - 9th grade divisions. The camp is open to all schools and players. Flyers can be printed out from Bridgecityisd.net - Athletics - Boys Basketball. All campers will receive a T-shirt and ball. For questions or more information, please contact Coach Sterling at [email protected]@bridgecityisd.net....
Jesse Sastre-Mayo, 88, of Orange, passed away May 2, in Beaumont. A Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, May 5, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be the Rev. Urbano Saenz Ramirez, of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Port Arthur. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00 p.m., with a Rosary at 6:00 p.m., Wednesday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Born in Leon, Spain,...
Breanna Mays and Malachi Dumas were unable to attend the gala due to a conflict with the LCJH Eighth Grade Banquet. All four students will be recognized during the May 9, Board of Trustees regular meeting. Students from both Mauriceville Middle and Little Cypress Junior High Schools were recognized for their essays in the 2016 Do the Write Thing Challenge. The contest, which takes place all across America, encourages students to rise to the challenge of doing something to end...
A link sale, benefitting the Little Cypress Intermediate Stay and Play, will be held on Saturday, May 7, from 10 a.m. -1 p.m. in the parking lot of LCM High School. A link on a bun, chips, a cold drink and dessert are $5. Sponsors are the Orange Rotary Club and LCJH Interact Club. Pre-orders can be placed by contacting Cowling & Burtsfield at 886-5315....
Brenda May Wilbur, 55, of Deweyville, passed away Saturday, April 30, in Lake Charles, La. A gathering of family and friends will be held at 12:00 PM Friday, May 6, at Dorman Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Damon Bickham officiating. Interment will follow at King Cemetery. Visitation will be two hours prior to the service on Friday. Brenda was born in Orange, March 27, to Marie Richter Tompkins and Tom Tompkins. She led a joyous life and touched the hearts of many. She saw...
Manuela Nellie Pachuca, 91, of Orange, passed away May 2, in Beaumont. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 AM, Friday, May 6, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be the Rev. Sinclair Oubre. Burial will follow at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00 PM with a Rosary at 7:00 pm, Thursday, May 5, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Summersville, on June 30, 1924, she was the daughter of Juan...
Jennifer Clarke for The Record Local LCM student, Brooke Manuel, 18, was recently awarded the title Miss Dance of Texas through Dance Masters of America ("DMA"). DMA is a national organization comprised of "professional, certified membership . . . of artists and educators committed to the elevation of the art of dance and to provide innovative artistic experiences for the advancement of dance worldwide" (http://www.dma-national.org). Manuel is a competitor in Chapter 3 of the...
Officers with the Orange Police Department responded to the following calls on Tuesday, May 3: Assault, 501 Knox Ave. Traffic accident, 7112 IH-10 Public service, 201 8th St. Terroristic threat, 11 Circle R Traffic accident, 3704 N. 16th St. Traffic accident, 12099 FM 1442 Criminal trespass, 111 Pine Ave. Assist public, 3118 Edgar Brown Dr. Public service, 401 37th St. Family disturbance, FM 1136 underpass Runaway, 1817 Decker Ave. Warrant service, 2080 Lutcher Dr....
BCES's Coach Pittman, who is a cancer patient won by a landslide, the chance to kiss a pig after students raised money for the school's Relay for Life team. Coach Pittman thanked all the students for their help in battling cancer. This past week at Bridge City Elementary students were asked to bring their change and donations to raise money for the Cardinal Cancer Crushers Relay for Life team. The students could put their donation in the bucket of their choice with the...
The Orange Public Library's annual used book sale, sponsored by Friends of the Orange Public Library, is scheduled for 5 pm, Tuesday, May 10. The first evening is for Friends members only, however memberships will be available at the door. There is no location requirement for membership and a library card is not required. The event will be open to the public 10 am-4:30 pm on Wednesday, May 11; Thursday, May 12, from 10 am-6 pm and Friday, May 13, 10 am-noon. Anyone interested in working with the sale may contact committee...
Bridge City Little League will be holding elections for its 2016-17 board/officers on Saturday, May 14, in the board room upstairs at the main ballpark, 305 Parkside Dr. from 8-11 am. Those interested in running for office should sign up at the main concession stand anytime before May 14....
Austin, Texas Author and Curator Speaks at Stark Museum of Art Gallery Conversations Stark Museum of Art Gallery Conversations are designed to offer interactive learning between esteemed guest speakers and Museum guests. Experience this opportunity, Saturday, May 7, 2016 with Dr. Katie Robinson Edwards, Author of Midcentury Modern Art in Texas and Curator of the UMLAUF Sculpture Garden and Museum in Austin, Texas. Dr. Edwards will present Modernism in the Stark Museum of Art C...
Pictured are BC Middle School sixth grader, Ayden Nudd and Principal, Lydia Gonzales. Nudd was the top seller in the school's annual fundraiser. Bridge City Middle School students, along with our PTA recently sold boxes of World’s Finest Chocolate as our annual fundraiser. Students were very willing to participate, with monies earned supporting student education and incentive activities. Total profits exceeded $6000, with help from this year’s top seller, sixth grader, Ayd...
The Starks Mayhaw Festival will be one day only with a “Gospel Singing” on Friday night, May 20. Music will be from 4-11 pm. There will be food booths, informational and some arts and crafts. There will also be door prize drawings. Some of the booths will have items for a silent auction. There will be a “Scavenger Hunt” for the kids starting at 4:30 PM, along with games for the students to participate in. The poster contest will also be held at Starks High School. Students should see their teachers for poster board and rul...
The following marriage licenses were issued by the office of Brandy Robertson, Orange County Clerk, for the week of April 25-29: Charles T. Conley and Rachel M. Moore Cody R. Gage and Kari L. Heath Ronald M. Gardiner and Shelia K. Garrett Micah C. Tant and Cody M. Trahan Bret R. Chipman and Kelsey E. Hollier Joseph M. Paul and Windi R. Solis Jesse W. Durden and Maurena F. Ramsey...
The City of Orange has begun picking up damaged debris as of Monday, April 4, in areas within the city where homes were affected by the recent Sabine River flooding. This service will continue to run for an additional 30 days to give citizens in the City of Orange who were affected by rising water more than a single opportunity to have damaged materials and debris removed. Any flood related materials that citizens may want removed from the area must be separated into four distinct categories. FEMA requirements for separation...
The 2016 Student Organization Community Service Award was presented to the Criminal Justice Society of Lamar state College-Orange on Thursday, April 21. The organization completed 536 volunteer hours which included events with the Lions Club Carnival, Special Angel Rodeo and Art in the Park. Student members of the CJS can be seen around campus and the local community giving of their time and talent to promote the campus as well as the mission of LSC-O in serving the...
Joseph Tran dips his fingers briefly into the bowl of liquid nitrogen to test how different it feels to dipping your fingers in water, while classmates wait their turn. What’s more fun than a co-enrolled chemistry class? It's a chemistry class with a demonstration that ends in everyone getting ice cream, of course. Students in Jane Dunn’s classroom at Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School were introduced to liquid nitrogen on Thursday when Amber Hawk, with Sub Zero Ice Cream...
Hillary Haynes has been appointed as the new Social Media Coordinator for the City of Orange effective April 4. Haynes is an Orangefield High School graduate and holds an Associate of Science in Business from Lamar State College-Orange as well as a Bachelor’s of Business Administration in Marketing from Lamar University. Haynes’ previous work experience includes marketing for IBEW Community Federal Credit Union in Beaumont and Heather Montagne-State Farm Insurance in Ora...
The annual tradition of celebrating public gardens on the Friday precedingMother's Day weekend continues this year on May 6, as Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center joins communities throughout the United States in celebration of National Public Gardens Day. Presented by the American Public Gardens Association (APGA), this annual day of awareness invites communities nationwide to explore the diverse beauty of their local green spaces and to take advantage of the...
Baylee Whitley was recognized as the Student of the Month by the Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce. Baylee is a senior at Orangefield High School where she is a member of the National Honor Society and FFA. Once Baylee graduates high school she plans to attend Sam Houston State University to receive a bachelors in Animal Science with a focus in Pre Veterinary Medicine. She then plans to further her education and receive her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine at Texas A&M...
There will be a benefit garage sale for the Pocket Community Church Saturday, May 7, from 9 am-3 pm, in the parking lot of the New Anointing Church, 10681 N. Hwy. 87, Orange. There will be household goods, pictures, VHS tapes, purses and miscellaneous items. Most of the clothes will be priced .25 each. There will also be dinners served for $5 each. They will include, links, drink, chips and dessert, as well as a cake sale. All proceeds will benefit the church which was damaged in the recent flooding in March. Donations may...
As President of the Bridge City ISD Board of trustees, I feel it is my duty to respond to the question raised by a Ms. Angela Kay of Beaumont, Texas in her April 27, 2016 advertisement in the Record. Ms. Kay asked "Does BCISD school board follow the "Open Meetings Act?" My answer is YES, the BCISD complies with the Open Meetings Act. You do not have to take my word for it, meetings of the Bridge City ISD Board of Trustees are open to the public and we welcome your attendance. Moreover, the agendas and minutes of what...
The Bridge City Police Department responded to the following calls from April 10 - April 16, 2016. Sunday, April 10 • Disturbance in the 600 block of North Inwood. • Theft in the 700 block of Texas Avenue. • Unauthorized use of a motor vehicle in the 10 block of Court Drive. Monday, April 11 • Suspicious activity in the 100 block of Tenney. • Disturbance in the 800 block of Center. • Disturbance in the 3000 block of Texas Avenue. • Disturbance in the 500 block of Shannons Way. • Disturbance in the 1000 block of Texas Avenue...
