Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Dennis Ferrell was retired when Chris Stewts recruited him to a new job as an instructor at Lamar State College Orange. “Everyone, when you start a new job, needs a mentor and even though I was 70 at the time, Chris was my mentor,” Ferrell said. “He really helped me. We worked together a lot and I appreciated him. I honestly don’t know how we’re going to get by without him.” Stewts, 68, died May 3 at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont from complications from COVID-19, according to f...
Ron R. Moreau, 82, passed away on April 29, 2020 at his home in Orangefield, with his beautiful wife Jean by his side. Anyone who knew Ron, knew he loved his land almost as much as he loved Jean. He was the owner and stylist of Ron's House of Elegance in Bridge City, Port Arthur, and Port Neches for over 21 years. He served his country as a Jet Mechanic in the Air Force from 1955 to 1959. Ron loved the outdoors and loved to fish and hunt. Over the almost 51 years of marriage,...
With profound sadness we announce the passing of Margie Fontenot Bean, our loving and devoted mother, and friend to all whose lives she touched. She left us while sleeping, on April 25, 2020 in Lafayette, Louisiana, at Lady of the Oaks Retirement Manor. Margie was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana on July 6, 1931. She moved to Orange, Texas in 1956, after marrying her beloved husband, Lawrence Ray Bean. She loved to cook, care for children and nurtured a home environment where...
Laverne Wood, age 91, died Monday, April 27, 2020 in Orange, Texas. A native of Brookeland, Texas and a former resident of Pineland, Laverne had lived for over 1 ½ years in Orange. Laverne was a loving wife, mother, grand, great and great great-grandmother. She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church in Pineland. Laverne is survived by her daughter, Norma Jean Bergeron of Orange, TX; four grandchildren; Dana Bergeron, Lenics Bergeron, III, Jeanna Bertrand, and Elmer...
Mother’s Day is normally one of the busiest days of the year for Robert’s Meat Market and Steakhouse, Orange’s biggest restaurant. But this year? Not so much. “I don’t expect it to be good this year,” owner Robert Ramirez said of Sunday’s family get-together event. “We can only seat about 60 and then stop. When some people come out, some more will get in.” Prior to the outbreak of coronavirus and the Covid-19 illness it carries, Robert’s could squeeze in as many as 400 dine...
In my mind, from time to time, I go back to times of my youth. Raised on Young Switch Road, named after the railroad switch station, less than 150 yards from Mom and my grain storage shack we called home. It was salvaged from a farm and drug to our spot by a team of mules, pulling our shed on a sled. That little one-room building was our castle. It had room for one bed. I slept on a cornshuck pallet. Two boards nailed side by side was our table. Nail kegs, with feed sack...
Here it is May already and not much has changed as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic that made its ugly presence known a couple of months ago. Many states and cities in the United States optimistically relaxed some of their stringent rules—perhaps prematurely—while the world’s athletes sit and wonder when they will be doing their thing again without any hazard to their health. The National Football League just concluded its annual draft of the nation’s top collegiate footba...
No matter what bait you choose all that matters is that you enjoy your time on the water. You know that feeling you get when you are about to do something that is going to cause some drama, well I have it right now as I stare at this computer screen because I am about to put into print the two most controversial words in the world of coastal fishing and those are "live bait". Yes I wrote it, the forbidden words that stir up trouble and make blood pressure numbers skyrocket....
Jury trials have been postponed at least until June 1 in Orange Country. But that doesn't mean justice isn't getting done. "We're still conducting essential hearings," Courtney Arkeen, 128th District Court Judge, said of life in the time of COVID-19. "That's things like protection orders, some criminal cases, or restraining order hearings, family violence and injunctions." Since April, the employees of her court and the rest of the county courts are maintaining office hours...
The Orange County Beekeepers Group is a group of local beekeepers interested in spreading information about honeybees and the pollination service they perform. The group also strives to aid and assist fellow beekeepers, any new beekeepers, and the general public. For information or assistance with honeybee removals, please contact Len VanMarion 409-728-0344 or Brian Muldrow 713-377-0356....
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church is currently selling Durham Ellis Nuts. Pecan halves are $10.00/lb, Pecan Pieces are $9.75/lb and walnut pieces are $8.25/lb. We also have delicious chocolate covered pecans for $9.25. Come and check out our inventory of nuts. Our phone number is 409-735-4573. We are selling these nuts to further our music ministry by offering music scholarships to two Lamar University students....
BC/OF Ministerial Alliance relocates The Bridge City / Orangefield Ministerial Alliance has moved to their temporary location until the new building is complete. Our temporary location at Fellowship Baptist in Bridge City located at 1965 Miller Dr. (Off 408) in Bridge City. The hours of operation are Monday & Wednesday from 9am-12pm. For more information please contact our office at 409-735-8296....
Jesus was very clear in so many passages on this, but we'll sight only one today. Jesus said in John 16:33 "These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world." Let's really get a good look as to what Jesus said, God Himself...He said "These things I have spoken to you..." He is about to speak to His children, the children of God. He pours His first and special interest...
The Bridge City Historical Society is pleased to announce they will be awarding a $1,000.00 scholarship to a deserving Bridge City High School Senior graduating in the spring of 2020. Applications are available at the Bridge City High School counselor’s office and the Bridge City Chamber website. DEADLINE EXTENDED to May 15th for the completed application to be mailed to the Historical Society at Bridge City Historical Society, P.O. Box 3, Bridge City, Texas 77611. If you have any questions please contact Debbie Gregg at 4...
IT AIN’T OVER TILL IT’S OVER We are living today in most trying times. As of May 5, 70,000 Americans have died of Covid-19. April was the deadliest month in our history, with over 60,000 deaths in one month. Where do we go from here? With the reopening of some states, predictions are that 3,000 citizens a day will die in June. Testing to date has been a joke. About 1% of Texans have been tested. If you feel sick today, you will have to wait until next Tuesday, a week away, when only 100 people can be tested in Orange Cou...
"Is today Saturday," I asked Todd Dore as we slowed to an idle in the smaller waves splashing up against the North Levee wall. "What kind of a question is that," he snapped into the wind."Every day is Saturday right now isn't it?" The reason I even asked was due to the number of trucks and anglers lining the wall. It looked like the old days at Rollover on a weekend morning. We immediately chose not to make the first cast and entertained ourselves by idling the entire length...
Orangefield ISD will conduct Kindergarten Round-Up online beginning Monday, May 4, 2020 8 a.m. running through Friday, May 8, 2020 4 p.m. Parents/Guardians must have digital copies of the following documents to complete the registration. ● Proof of Residency - An electronic copy of an electric, gas, or water bill listed in the enrolling parent/guardian name with an address within the Orangefield ISD boundaries. ● Drivers License - Photo of the enrolling parent/guardian’s valid drivers license. ● Birth Certificate - An elec...
