Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Today Texas General Land Office Commissioner George P. Bush announced the wildly popular Firearms of the Texas Frontier exhibit has been extended through May 31. Visitors have the opportunity to view firearms that helped settle the Texas frontier. This exciting exhibit contains historic firearms and artifacts on loan from the National Rifle Association and gracious Texas philanthropists such as Alamo Endowment Board member Red McCombs. In 1836, single-shot flintlock muskets,...
Saturday May 2, at about 10:15 a.m., emergency personnel responded to an air plane crash near Cypress Wood Crossing in Orange. Cypress Wood Crossing is located approximately one-half mile north of Orange Municipal Airport Runway Four. The initial investigation indicates that the air craft was departing north, from runway four, struck an electric transmission line, and then crashed in a field near Cypress Wood Crossing Drive. The air craft was a Beechcraft Bonaza. The air plane was occupied by Larry Webb of Bridge City and...
Betty Marie Ferguson, 87, of Hartburg, passed away Thursday, April 30, at College Street Health Care Center in Beaumont. Betty was born April 14, 1928 in Columbus, Oh., to the late Marie (Taynor) and John Spriggs. She lived the last 14 years in the Hartburg area; prior in Florida. She enjoyed sewing, working puzzles and doing her crafts. She had worked many years as a home health aide. Betty was a loving person who loved spending time with her family, who will miss her...
Sandra Ann Lee Campbell, 73, of Bridge City, passed away May 2, at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 5, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Monday, May 4, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Born in Port Arthur, April 21, 1942, she was the daughter of Orin Wayne Lee and Ouida Lynn Britain Lee. Sandra...
May 1, Lana C. Fontenot, a proud member of the Army Texas Rangers and veteran of World War II, ended nearly 91 years of love, devotion and commitment to his family. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, May 6, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. The Rev. Tom Phelan will officiate. Entombment will follow at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery. A gathering of family and friends will begin at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday and last throughout the night at Claybar F...
According to TxDOT reports, a man jumped overboard from one of the ferries in Galveston early this morning. Ferry staff immediately began rescue operations with the assistance of the US Coast Guard. At last report, rescue efforts were continuing. The boat, the John W. Johnson, was idle when the man jumped and crews dropped rescue boats to search for him. The Johnson has continued onto the Bolivar side and all vehicles and passengers on board have been offloaded with...
Jack Cormier, Jr., 87, of Orangefield, passed away May 3, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. A graveside service will be at 10:00, Tuesday, May 5, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Officiating will be the Rev. Doug Girouard. Born in Orange, June 8, 1927, he was the son of James Jack Cormier and Mary Florence (Patan) Cormier. Jack worked as an oilfield worker with Cormier Well Service. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Barbara Cormier; sons, Gary Cormier and Jerry Cormier; brother, Paul Cormier and his sister,...
Peggy Joan Moore, 82, of Orange, passed away May 3, at Jefferson Nursing and Rehab in Beaumont. Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, May 7, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Dr. Andy Pate of First Christian Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be 5:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 6, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Okmulgee, Ok., Jan. 10, 1933, she was the daughter of Joseph Perry...
Officers from the Orange Police Department responded to the following calls between May 1, 2, 3 and the morning of May 4: Public intoxication, 2309 7th Warrant service, 902 W. Division Sexual offense, 516 Azalea Stolen vehicle, 2500 IH-10 Theft, 930 Polk Warrant service, 700 Cordrey Theft, 3749 N. 16th Traffic accident, RR Crossing on Dupont Runaway, 1247 Palm Evading detention, 1400 block 15th St. Assault, 225 Schley Burglary, 212 Knox Traffic accident, 1010 S. Hwy. 87 Traffic accident, 2947 16th St. Public intoxication,...
The results are in, and Entergy Texas, Inc. customers are saving big thanks to the decision to join MISO, a regional transmission organization. Customers saved an estimated $25 million during the first year of Entergy Texas’ membership in MISO, formally known as the Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. Entergy’s utilities joined MISO on Dec. 19, 2013, after a lengthy period of regulatory review. MISO manages the commitment and dispatch of generation on the transmission grid, maintains reliability, plans new tra...
St. Mary Catholic School Student Council was awarded Outstanding Student Council, Outstanding Energy and Environment, Outstanding Pride and Patriotism, Outstanding D.A.S.H., Outstanding Community Service and with the accumulation of all these awards, the council has received Sweepstakes status with Texas Association of Student Councils. Pictured are officersAmber Lester, Krystal Lester, Student Council Sponsor: Angie Smith, Shelby Smith and Megan Do....
William “Tiger” Davidson, 88, of Orange, passed away May 1, in Beaumont. A memorial visitation will be held from 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m., Friday, May 8, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Tiger was born in Tennessee, on April 5, 1927; he was an Army WWII veteran, served as the mayor of Pinehurst. He retired from DuPont and loved golfing at the D.E.R.A. Tiger was preceded in death by his wife, Alberta “Bertie” Davidson and is survived by his daughter, Sandra Gray and her husband...
The West Orange-Stark High School Athletic Banquet, which is catered by Moncla's, will be at 6:30 pm, Tuesday, May 19, in the West Orange-Stark High School Cafeteria. Male and female athletes from the current school year 2014-2015 will be honored. Each athlete will receive one free ticket. Parents and other family members may purchase tickets for $7 at the West Orange-Stark Athletic Office by May 15. If you need additional information please contact the Athletic Department at 882-5530....
Last Weekend had Many Important Sporting Events Almost every major sport had an important event happening last weekend including the Houston Astros’ 10-game winning streak, the 2015 NFL draft, the beginning of the second round of the NBA playoffs, the Kentucky Derby, a historical PGA victory, a world championship boxing match and a personal event. We’ll start with the personal event which was driving to Jasper Friday evening to watch my only grandson Logan Smith start on the mound for Hudson High against the Bulldogs. I ask...
A cake shop has been in the news lately. Sweet Cakes in Oregon made national headlines when a same-sex couple levied a lawsuit against it for refusal of service. This is where the story gets interesting. In the state of Oregon, same-sex marriages are legal. The couple went to the cake shop to order a wedding cake for their upcoming union. The cake shop said no on the ground of their religious beliefs — or as they put it, “standing on the word of God.” This sparked raging debat...
My daughter, Carol Farley, purchased this cookbook for me at a Haughton garage sale July, 2010. The book is titled “Sugar Farms Cookbook.” It contains a collection of favorite recipes assembled by Joyce Sartin of the Sugar Hill Farms. Her husband, Ron managed their 80-acre farm in Arkansas with 1500 apple trees, 350 peach trees, berries, grapes and vegetables utilized in their Restaurant, Bakery and Cannery. However, when I tried to call the two telephone numbers listed in...
Orangefield High School seniors, Tryce Howard and Caleb Hussey signed to play baseball at the next level. Howard signed to play for Black Hawk Junior College in Illinois. Hussey signed with McMurry University. Photo above left - OHS senior Tryce Howard signs a letter to play baseball with Black Hawk Junior College....
Saturday, May 2, at about 8:50 p.m., investigators with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office Special Services Division, in a joint operation with the City of Orange Narcotics and Major Crimes Unit, Department of Homeland Security, the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms, and the Beaumont Police Department K-9 Unit, performed a state search and arrest warrant issued by District Judge Courtney Arkeen. The warrant was effected at a residence located within the 100 Block of C...
Monday, May 4, around 1:17 a.m., the Orange County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Rainbow Bridge in reference to a report of a vehicle that had been left on top of the bridge unoccupied. Upon arrival, deputies found the vehicle engine was running with no one around. After making contact with the registered owner of the vehicle who resides in the City of Orange, it was believed that the person operating the vehicle possibly jumped from the bridge. The Sheriff’s Office con...
The staff of the Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School online newspaper, The Bear Facts, has been awarded the honor of being an SNO (Student Newspapers Online) Distinguished Site for 2015. The staff met all six standards given by the Distinguished Sites Recognition Program and earned badges in the following categories: Excellence in Writing, Continuous Coverage, Site Excellence, Story Page Excellence, Multimedia and Audience Engagement. Two stories written by senior Morgan...
