Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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For years the only bump in the road that I had to navigate during the scorching summer months was keeping the kids hydrated and lathered up with a quality sunscreen.The catching part of fishing was a given as the bite could not be more fisherman-friendly. The daily program ranged from cruising the lake to stay cool while harassing small flocks of gulls and terns working over school trout to drifting or bottom fishing with live bait.The vacationing youngsters were into either pattern as long as there were more cold drinks in...
On Sunday, July 1st, 2018 at 6:21PM deputies from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Smith Lake Water Park located at 790 W. Tram, Vidor, Tx in reference to a theft. A white male suspect had stolen the money bag from the business and assaulted an employee in the process. While making his escape in a vehicle, the suspect ran over the foot of another employee. The suspect was identified as 29 year old Jayson Louis Falls, a Vidor resident. Detectives with the C...
When I first arrived to the Orange Area back in 1966, I brought my old set of golf clubs that I hadn’t used much in almost a decade while I was attending McNeese State and then playing pro baseball in the Chicago Cubs organization. Between settling into my new job as assistant sports editor and outdoor editor of the Orange Leader and my new home town, dust continued to grow on those golf clubs. At some social function during my first couple of years in Orange I ran into who turned out to be my best buddy Dr. Jack C...
(July 3, 2018) - Due to unfavorable weather conditions impacting the Orange area, the Orange Convention and Visitors Bureau has RELOCATED the fireworks display to the City of Orange Boat Ramp, located at 1000 Simmons Drive, and has CANCELED the concert portion of the event. The fireworks are scheduled to go off as planned at approximately 9 P.M. on Wednesday, July 4, at the City of Orange Boat Ramp. According to the National Weather Service – Lake Charles, a 70% chance of afternoon thunderstorms show in the forecast for W...
WOCCISD Bus Aide Orelia Wallace was recognized as a Mustang Hero in front of the Board of Trustees for her outstanding service on May 25, 2018 when she used CPR to save the life of child. Executive Director of Student Services Heather Knox presented the recognition at the WOCCISD June meeting of the WOC Board of Trustees. Knox said, "Tonight we would like to publicly recognize Ms. Orelia Wallace for her true act of heroism. On Friday, May 25, during the morning route for...
Fresh Prep, in Bridge City, simply describes themselves as Clean Meals To Go. Owner Carrie Richard, and her mother, Manager Beth Hanks, opened the meal prep service three years ago so people could live and eat healthier. They were later joined in the business by Maddison Bouget, operations manager. They prepare fresh, clean meals on a weekly basis customers can store in their refrigerators and grab on the go, according to their website. "We use no additives in our food," Richa...
The origins of disc golf started in the 1960s in California, according to the Professional Disc Golf Association website. In Southeast Texas, disc golfers have been playing for several years. Even Orange has its own course for two years named The Nazz behind the Church of the Nazarene on Martin Luther King Drive. Consequently, the second annual Battle on the Border tournament was held June 30 there, consisting on different divisions of skill sets playing two rounds of 18 holes...
REFLECTING ON ORANGE COUNTY’S PAST Another Independence Day has rolled around. A lot of Orange County folks have flown the coup. I couldn’t find any of my lawyer friends Tuesday morning. Bearden had gone to Houston, Jack Smith and Paul Henderson to far away places. I did however find H.D. Pate, only becausehe’s grounded. He recently spent three days in the hospital. He said he was sorry he missed Judge Hahn’s going away bash. That got us to reminiscing. The year Gov. Mark White appointed Buddie to the 260th District Court i...
RECORD PHOTOS: David Ball For the Record: David Ball Workers were completing the cleanup on Tuesday after the Bridge City High School softball stadium was demolished on Monday. A portion of the baseball field will be demolished next. The old fields are making way for new ones after the Bridge City Independent School District Board of Trustees approved building them at their June meeting. The baseball field will have a synthetic turf infield and a natural grass outfield. The...
