Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Sixty-seven year old Dorothy Edward Moore never thought about giving up on earning her high school diploma. In fact, she was not willing to receive a high school diploma unless it was from her home school. Her determination and hard work were rewarded when she received her West Orange – Stark High School diploma in the mail recently. “I wanted it from my hometown where I went to school. I could have got one that said Barbara Mann Alternative High School. But, I felt t...
Anderson Elementary Fifth Six Weeks Honor Roll Anderson Elementary 1st GRADE All “A” Honor Roll Trey Baldwin McKenzie Lewis Aliyah Mims Erick Robertson Leroy Simien Venus Williams Kalia Wilson Joshua Almeida Dusty Ancelet Alyssa Anzaldua A’niah Dugas Jalen Jefferson Amber Leleux Abigail Luna Mary McCauley David Sargent Abigail Stephens Alexya Lafleur Roshni Lauji Megan Matthews Shyana Solomon Krystopher Welch Andrianna Batchan Naomi McGhee Ezranequia Tatmon Anyssa Boone Jonatan Ramirez Jay’zn Robinson Damioun Apodaca Cliffor...
Legacy Park, a project of the Little Cypress-Mauriceville Education Foundation, Inc, will soon be under construction. Ground breaking for the park, located under the trees by the LCM Administration Building on FM 1130, will be held on Monday, May 19. The Foundation will host “Pancakes in the Park” as a thank you to the community for its support of the Foundation’s various projects which raise funds to provide grants to teachers for enrichment activities or equipment throu...
Talk is Cheap. It's the Message that's VALUABLE Bruce Hamilton has been delivering his message to thousands of people throughout the country. However, Bruce is NOT a motivational speaker… he is a MOTIVATED speaker. He is motivated to inspire others to take control of their lives and live better because of it. He is motivated because he deals with everyday situations that the audience can relate to, but delivered in a manner they are not accustomed to. You'll see why he's commonly called 'Mr.Hyper'. No Bad Days is the...
Bridge City Fire & Rescue responded to a report of a house fire on Edgar Street in Orangefield at 8:24 p.m., Wednesday night. McLewis volunteer fire department also responded with a water tanker and additional firefighters. When crews arrived they found a significant fire in the attached garage. The garage contained two sport utility vehicles which were also heavily involved in in the blaze. Fire attack crews entered the structure keeping the bulk of the fire damage to the...
The Little Cypress-Mauriceville Education Foundation still has tickets available for a guided buck hunt to J & D Whitetail Ranch in London, Texas for the fall hunting season. Tickets are $5 and the winner is guaranteed one management buck and one doe and $500 for travel and accommodations. The winner may bring a guest and may schedule the hunt at his or her convenience. Tickets may be purchased at the LCM Administration Building or Orange Savings Bank. The winner will be...
Ronald Joseph Gendron, 69, of Bridge City , passed away, Tuesday, May 6, 2008 in a Port Arthur hospital. Funeral arrangements will be under the direction of Falgout Funeral Home in Raceland , Louisiana . Local arrangements were handled by Dorman Funeral Home in Orange ....
Generations of east and southeast Texans have looked to the Big Thicket for their livelihoods, homesteads and recreation. Early settlers depended on the natural resources it provided for their survival and loggers of the 1800's created a vibrant industry employing thousands. How many families, their children and grandchildren have enjoyed its abundant hunting, fishing and wildlife? Today as local leaders in East Texas search for a new sustainable economy - one that can create...
The Bridge City Cardinals battled into an extra inning but couldn't crack a 1-1 gridlock with the Needville Blue Jays in game one of the Region III area series. The Blue Jays smacked an eighth inning home run breaking it wide open as Needville took the first round 2-1 at Humble High School. Both Needville scores came from homeruns that marred an otherwise near perfect game for Cardinal sophomore pitcher Matt Hicks. The first Needville homer came in the top of the fourth...
A local area employee was recently honored by students from Lamar State College – Orange with a customer service award for her friendliness, courtesy, and professional service to customers. Melissa Paysinger, an employee of Sonic Drive-In, on MacArthur Drive, was presented with a certificate and flowers on April 25. Paysinger’s customers lauded her willingness to go out of her way to ensure her customers received the correct orders and were satisfied. The purpose of t...
The Continuing Education Department at Lamar State College-Por tArthur is accepting registration for "Junior Discovery 2008," an enrichment program for students entering second, third, and fourth grades in the fall. Junior Discovery offers students one week of fun and interesting classes June 16-20. Classes meet from 1 to 4:30 p.m. each day, with each student attending two classes. The cost of the program is $100, which includes all supplies, a T-shirt and soft drinks for the week. Instructors are Lamar State College-Port Art...
On Friday night,May 16,2008 at 6:00 p.m. West Orange Christian Church 900 Lansing St. will be serving chili dogs,chips and dessert.Playing board games for all ages.Some of the games are Sorry,dominoes,Clue,yahtzee,ect..Its sure to be a lot of fun.Come on out and have some old fashioned fun!Everyone's invited and there is no charge.See you on Friday night!Need directions?Call Nelda 735-8710...
Orange County teachers participated in a Training for Educators, Administrators and Mentors Program at Lamar State College – Orange sponsored by the Education Division. T.E.A.M. involves Orange County schools districts who have partnered with Lamar State College – Orange to train and mentor novice teachers. The “Kids Just Wanna’ Have Fun” workshop was held May 7, 2008 at the Wilson Building on the LSC-O campus. Bubble-ologists, in the form of teachers, used bubbl...
Lamar University is scheduled to confer 730 degrees during spring commencement May 10, including a record 22 doctorates. Texas Railroad Commissioner Elizabeth Ames Jones will be the keynote speaker for ceremonies beginning at 9:30 a.m. in the Montagne Center . This will be the largest spring commencement in many years, said Kevin Smith, senior associate provost. Twenty-two of the graduates will earn doctorates – the largest number of doctorates in Lamar history. The number includes 21 doctorates in educational...
The City of Orange Fire Dept. responded to a report of a vehicle crash at Highway 62 and FM1078 Thursday morning at 09:31. A passenger car and 18-wheeler collided, demolishing the drivers side of a late model sedan. The female driver of the passenger car was seriously injured and was transported by helicopter to the hospital....
Texas AgriLIFE Extension Services just finished with their 39th annual Senior Citizen Rally Day at the VFW Hall. Over 300 people attended the event and 42 vendors were present to share health education with the senior citizens in attendance. The Master of Ceremonies for the day was Bobby Fillyaw, entertainment was Britt Godwin, and speaker was Don Thomas speaking on the importance of exercise and classes available for seniors at LSC-O. The Texas AgriLIFWE Extension Service...
David R. Soto and Techa M. Melgoza Benjamin B. Goetzmann and Kristi R. Tran Gary D. Ringer and Andrea L. Jordan Nicholas Malinics and Betty L. Andrus Jacob E. Quast and Kayla D. Smith Johnny R. Latham and Candace R. Latham William M. Barnes and Trisha M. Myers Kenneth A. Dorman and Tammy M. Kimmel Brad H. Broussard and Haley N. Hicks Curtis W. Davis and Penny M. McMillon Allen R. Bridges and Trina W. Mahood Lynn W. Denham and Alexis A. Touchstone...
