Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Officers from the Orange Police Department responded to the following calls between June 22 and the morning of June 23: Damaged property, 611 Decatur St. Burglar alarm, Lakeside Dr. Burglary, 11 Colburn Ave. Burglary, 1023 37th St. Burglary, 523 W. Bilbo St. Aggravated assault, 1703 16th St. Warrant service, 1540 Strickland Assist motorist, Old Hwy. 90 and Womack Rd. Lost property, 1301 16th St. Follow-up investigation, 201 8th St. Aggravated robbery, 3701 16th St. Cruelty toward child, 305 Burton Follow-up investigation,...
Due to the fact that Mother Nature continues to rain on Sabine Lake anglers’ parade, the usual day to day banter in local tackle shops concerning the CCA S.T.A.R tournament has been nonexistent. Not a single fisherman that I questioned earlier this week knew what was leading the trout division on the upper coast and that included everyone from the sales personnel in Academy to the folks running the local tackle shops! We are talking about a tournament that lasts the entire s...
Betty Lou Nezat Fulmer, 85, of Orange, passed away Monday, June 22, at the Holly Hill House Nursing Center in Sulphur. Born on April 27, 1930 in Orange, to Numa Luke and Alicia Mary Nezat she was a lifelong resident of Orange, she worked as a telephone operator for Southwestern Bell and later as a secretary for the St. Mary’s Catholic Church Cemetery in Orange for 15 years. In addition to her work at St. Mary’s, Betty was also a member of the Altar Society, she enjoyed pla...
All last weekend golf fans were deluged with such terms as fescue, backstop, vertigo and Stimpmeter by the Fox-TV announcers who were covering the 115th U.S. Open Golf Tournament that was played at Chambers Bay just outside Tacoma, Wash. This was the first attempt by the United States Golf Association to have a major golf tourney in the Northwestern area of the country. Apparently it’s a big deal for the U.S. Open to be held at specific golf courses in the United States, although the only benefit I can see from landing the m...
The American Legion, Post 49, will hold a fried fish dinner fundraiser from 11 am - 2 pm, July 9. Dinners will be $8 each and will consist of fried fish, potato salad, green beans, cole slaw, bread and dessert. Walk ins and deliveries are available. Call 886-1241 after noon Wednesday, July 8 and before noon Thursday, July 9, for deliveries and orders....
Solid Rock Baptist Church, 1207 Link Ave, Orange, is having a Women and Men in Red service, Sunday, June 28, at 3:00 pm. Co-Pastor Fannie Williams and Minister Herbert Jones will deliver the message of God. Co-Pastor Williams is from Pleasant Grove Church of Lake Charles, La. Minister Jones is with Solid Rock Baptist Church in Orange. The public is invited....
Of all the stars in the field of music that burned out too soon, the most tragic may be Harry Choates. Choates died in a jail cell in Austin, Texas after being confined for three days without any alcohol. He went into delirium tremors, or DTs, and began to bang his head on the walls and bars of his cell. Chronic alcoholism was taking the toll on the 28 year old musical genius. Three of his friends visited him that last day and saw that he was almost catatonic and was...
The American Legion Auxiliary hosted its 71st Texas Bluebonnet Girls State June 14-20, at Texas Lutheran University in Seguin. The purpose of Girls State is to educate young women in the duties, privileges, rights and responsibilities of American citizenship. It is a mythical 51st state where the participants, “citizens,” organize their own city, county and state governments; choose their own officials in accordance with regular election procedures; and learn the duties of...
After careful consideration, the Bridge City ISD Board of Trustees took action on June 22, to not provide a local option homestead exemption for the current tax year. This change in the local option homestead exemption is being made in anticipation that a constitutional amendment will pass in November which could limit our ability make changes to the local option homestead exemption in the future. Through taking this action now, the Board is seeking to maintain local control over the exemption, including the ability to...
The big center console finally drifts to a stop in the early morning darkness as the anchor rope comes tight. Solitary figures equipped with the latest gear that would make a NAVY Seal jealous slide over the gunnels into the warm still water and begin casting in all directions, probing the shallow flat for the fish of their dreams. These anglers have achieved their goal of being at that special place when the fish begin to feed, the scene is picture perfect and the plan has no flaws. One hefty fish after another crushes the...
Monday, June 22, at about 8:00 p.m., an Orange County Sheriff’s deputy met with a complainant in the 4200 block of Darlene St., Orangefield, in reference to recovery of stolen property. The complainant, who resides in the City of Orange, told the Sheriff’s Deputy that he had two motorcycles stolen from him sometime Sunday night, June 21. He filed a police report with the police department once he discovered the motorcycles missing. The complainant managed to get inf...
The VFW in Orange, 5303 N. 16th St., hosts weekly bands and dances. All dances begin at 8:00 pm and run through midnight. This week's band will be Jerry Dee and Rocking Randy. Tickets are $6 per person at the door. The bar offers beer, wine coolers, sodas, buckets of ice and set ups for BYOB. For more information, call 886-9738....
Monday, June 22, at about 8:34 pm officers with the Orange Police Department were dispatched to the Texas Country Store, 3701 16th St., in reference to an aggravated robbery. Upon arrival, officers made contact with witnesses and the store employees. The suspect was identified by employees as a white male who was wearing a green “hoodie” style shirt. The male brandished a black handgun, directed customers to lie on the ground and demanded money. The suspect fled the scene wit...
The Jefferson County Single Adults Club, located at 7725 Green Ave., Nederland, will have a dance, featuring The Cadillacs, Sunday, June 28, from 5-9 pm and Tuesday, June 30, from 6-10 pm. The cost is $7 per person. The club is a non-smoking facility. The bar offers beer, wine coolers and setups for BYOB. On Saturday, June 27, at 7 pm, there will be a Cajun dance with Travis Matte and The Kingpins. This event is hosted by Gloria Roy with Cajun Sounds Radio. Tickets are $15. Single and married are welcome at the dances. For...
Boyd Lance Petry, 74, of Orange, passed away June 22, at Baptist Hospital in Orange. A graveside service will be at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, June 25, at Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 24, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Indian Bayou, La, July 1, 1940, he was the son of Kitchell Petry and Stella Faulk Petry. Boyd retired as a mechanic at Gulf/Chevron after 39 years. He volunteered with the Orange Lions Carnival. Boyd...
The Celebration of Life for Mr. James R. Sweet will be Wednesday, June 24, at 11:00 a.m. at Sparrow Funeral Home. Interment will be at Houston National Cemetery in Houston. He died June 17, at Orange Villa Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. James Rudolph Sweet was born in Many, LA to Tessie Lee Brown and Elijah Sweet. He was an only child and lived in Many until the age of 12. His family moved to Oakland, CA and he attended and graduated from Oakland Technical High School in...
Editors note; this is part of an ongoing series into the lives of local police officers. The intention is to build a good line of communication between the officers and the public in light of recent headlines in cities across the nation. A police officer's job is filled with dangerous situations, but this never stopped Officer J. Goins from pursuing a career as a patrol officer for the Orange Police Department. There were 134 police officers killed in the line of duty in the...
The Orange Lions Club held their installation and awards night Monday. Pictured L. to R. is Dan Mohon, Butch Campbell (both received Lion of the Year award) and Bill Smith (received Melvin Jones Fellow Award.) Officers installed are Sandra Williams (third Vice President), Chris Gunstream (second Vice President and received Rookie of the Year Award), Rusty Honeycutt (first Vice President) and Chris Kovatch (President.)...
The T.C. Lindsey General Store in Jonesville has been in continuous operation since 1847. It is still very much in operation, they will sell you a cool soft drink, a cup of coffee, meat and bread to make a sandwich and even cut you a wedge of cheese off of a wheel of cheddar cheese. The interior is a cross between a mercantile store and a museum filled with artifacts of East Texas life. There is even the last bale of cotton ginned in the Jonesville Gin, still standing across t...
