Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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The Celebration of Life for Mrs. Josephine Anderson, 77, of Orange, will be held during memorial services Saturday, June 4, at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses', 7841 N. Hwy. 87 in Orange. Services will begin at 11:00 a.m. under the direction of Sparrow Funeral Home. She died May 26. A native of Clayton, LA., Mrs. Anderson was a Licensed Vocational Nurse. She retired from the former Orange Memorial Hospital after 30 years of service. In 2012 she received a Citation...
Officers from the Orange Police Department responded to the fooling calls on Thursday, June 2: Traffic accident, Old Hwy. 90 at Lindenwood Abandoned vehicle, Armitage and Hwy. 87 Warrant service, 400 16th St./Wells Fargo Bank Assault, 1010 S. Hwy. 87/The Reserve at Cypresswood...
Pictured from left are scholarship recipients Justice Peveto, Angelica Jiminez, Brooke Tant and Kiwanis Scholarship Chair, Johnny Trahan. The Kiwanis Club of Orange, awarded three scholarships to local graduates on Thursday, June 2, at its weekly meeting. Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School’s Justice Peveto received the Q.B. Culpepper Leadership Award, which carries a $500 scholarship. He is enrolled in Lamar University, Beaumont, and plans to major in biology with an eye...
Scott Stapp, the vocalist of the highly popular rock act Creed, is hitting the road on a solo tour this summer and will perform in Southeast Texas on Thursday, Aug. 4, at The Gig in Beaumont. Courtesy photo The man who is the voice behind numerous popular songs in one of the most well known groups of 1990s is hitting the road on a solo tour and Beaumont is on the schedule. Scott Stapp, the voice of Creed, will be trekking across the United States this summer and has scheduled...
Staff Report - For The Record Army Col. Szybist presents service nominee Jordan Dobranski, of Orange, with his service nomination. U.S. Rep. Brian Babin (TX-36) today announced the successful appointments of seven high school students from the 36th District of Texas whom he nominated earlier this year to attend U.S. service academies. An Orange area student is included in the nomination. Jordan Dobranski, a student of Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School, has accepted his...
Flooding is a familiar and frequent natural disaster in Texas. Heavy rains are a consistent threat across the state, while hurricanes have caused hundreds of millions of dollars in flood damage to Texas homes and businesses in just the past few years. A flood insurance policy through the National Flood Insurance Program offers Texas residents their best protection against loss. It takes 30 days for a new NFIP policy to go into effect. Hurricane season runs June 1 through Nov....
Susan Spencer, 76, of Orange, passed away June 1, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00p.m., Saturday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Tennell, Ga, May 5, 1940, she was the daughter of John B. Southerland and Beatrice McDaniel....
Larry Lee Duhon, age 84 of Orange, passed away Wednesday, June 1, in Orange. Services will be at 12:00 PM, Saturday, June 4, at Community Church in Orange, with a committal service to follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Bridge City. Visitation will be prior to the service, from 10:00 AM-12:00 PM at Community Church. Larry was born Thursday, Jan. 21, 1932 to the late Clara Hanks and Willis Earl Duhon in Bessie Heights and was a lifelong resident of Orange. Larry, Staff...
Arrel Dwaine Martin, 88 of Loveland, Co., passed away at his home Tuesday, May 24, after a long and difficult battle with Parkinson’s disease. Services for Arrel will be at 11:00 AM Friday, June 3, in the chapel of Dorman Funeral Home with a committal service at Jett Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will begin at 10:00 AM, prior to the service, at the funeral home. Arrel was born in Central, Arizona, a rural farming community made up of families who belonged to The Church of J...
Mark Anthony Roy, 61, passed away peacefully with his family by his side Saturday, May 28, at his home in Orange. Services will be at 2:00 PM, Sunday, June 5, at Dorman Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Clint Pruitt officiating. Entombment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 5:00-9:00 PM, Saturday, June 4, at Dorman Funeral Home. Mark was born in Lake Charles, La., March 16, 1955 to the late Charles Leo Roy and Ella Dekelgand Roy. He was a member...
Jocelyn “Jo” Burns, 81, of Bridge City, passed away May 31, in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m., Friday, June 3, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be the Rev. Charles Miller. A graveside service will be held at 3:00 p.m. at McInnis Cemetery in Anacoco, La. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 10:00 a.m. Born in Fisher, La, Sept. 13, 1934, she was the daughter of Andrew McInnis and LaNell (May) McInnis. Jo was a teacher...
Car dealership. Just the words create a different feeling to everyone. Some people have the positive memories of destination dealerships, and others have the negative memories of the “sleezy salesman." I’m sure every one of you has a varying level of trust for dealerships and sales consultants. What I would like to do is tear away the veil and connect customers with the real dealership. I want to put the control in the buyer’s hands. Now, what qualifies me to teach anyon...
Children ages four years through sixth grade are invited to a one day Vacation Bible School, Saturday, June 11, from 8:30 am- 2 pm at McDonald Baptist Church located on the corner of South and Broad St. in West Orange. For additional information or to register please call the church office 409-883-3974....
The Starlight Church of God in Christ Youth Department, 2800 Bob Hall Rd., presents "One Way One God," June 10-12. The One Way Ignite Service is June 10, at 7:30 p.m., with guest speaker, Elder Cadaro Brown from Greater Emmanuel Institutional COGIC in Detroit, Mi. The One Way Conference is June 11, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. The One Way Teen Night Is June 11, 6-8 p.m. - bowling. The Youth Annual Service is at 11:00a.m. with a closing musical at 6:00 p.m. Register your youth today for this free weekend. For additional information see...
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles is continuing a flash flood watch for our entire forecast area through Saturday. An additional one to two inches of rain, with locally higher amounts of three to five inches, is expected again late tonight into Saturday. Moderate river flooding is now forecast on the Neches River near Town Bluff and Beaumont and the Pine Island Bayou near Sour Lake. Minor river flooding is expected on Village Creek, Sabine and Calcasieu Rivers, and...
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension 4-H and Youth Development Agent, Christina Ritter will be holding a three-day camp for youth ages 5-8. Come experience the fun of what 4-H has to offer for the 4-H clover member. Kids will be having fun with hand sewing, hands on cooking, hands on gardening, animals and much more. The camp will be held August 8-10, 1-4 pm at the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office, 11475 FM 1442 Orange. Call now and get your child on the list to enjoy three days of fun, 882-7010. Cost is $15 per child and must be...
The Orange Amateur Radio Club will be demonstrating Amateur Radio at the Red Cross, 3901 IH-10, Orange, June 25-26. The public is invited to come see ham radio's new capabilities and learn how to get their own FCC radio license before the next disaster strikes. To learn more about Amateur Radio, go to www.emergency-radio.org. The public is most cordially invited to come, meet and talk with the hams. See what modern Amateur Radio can do. They can even help you get on the air! Check out www.qsl.net/w5nd for club information or...
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Family & Consumer Science Agent, Fallon Foster will be offering a three-day kids beginners sewing class. The class will teach the basics of hand sewing and the sewing machine along with learning the differences in fabrics and patterns. The class will be held July 18-20, 10 am-2 pm at the Extension office, 11475 FM 1442, Orange. Anyone interested needs to call the Extension office at 882-7010 to sign up. Registration fee is $10 per child and must be paid by July 8. Lunch will be...
The Go Texan Foundation recently awarded their 2016 scholarship recipients to area students. Those receiving $2,500 scholarships are: Madison Miller, Little Cypress-Mauriceville; Bailey Whitley, Orangefield High School; Luke Ross, Vidor; Margan Ferguson, West Orange-Stark High School and Morgan Matt, Bridge City High School. Receiving an $18,000 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo and Orange Orange County Go Texan scholarship was Rebakah Newell of Orangefield High School....
