Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Orange County Sheriff Lane Mooney is announcing on Wednesday he will be running in 2024 for his second term in office. Two other candidates have already announced they are challenging the incumbent in the March Republican primary race. Mooney said he is campaigning on his record of accomplishments during his first term, including using a large savings of drug forfeiture money from a past administration to buy all patrol deputies new vehicles. Mooney said the vehicles were a pr...
Caught in the crossfire of annexation, a community-conscious group of citizens in 1970 initiated a movement to incorporate the town of Bridge City. July 7 marks the 53rd anniversary of their success. By the late 1960s, the town of Bridge City's young infrastructure had taken root. In a healthy economic environment the thriving community boasted a Class 3A State Football Championship, a Chamber of Commerce, a Little League, a hometown newspaper and about 6,000 inhabitants....
The Bridge City High School girls softball team spent time last week volunteering at the Loaves and Fishes charity soup kitchen. The soup kitchen serves a free hot meal weekly to those in need. In June, the Bridge City Strutters drill team volunteered at the soup kitchen....
The Friends of the Orange Depot are inviting anyone who would like to volunteer to beat the heat with watermelon and cool drinks at the next board meeting, on Thursday, July 13, 5:00PM, at the Depot on Main and Eleventh Street. The meeting will commence at 5:30PM. Visitors and members will learn about new initiatives and events planned for the fall. The organization plans to hold more tours of the depot, so will be needing tour guides. Also, in 2024, FOOD will be celebrating...
AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Texas Highway Patrol is stepping up enforcement efforts this July Fourth holiday aiming to keep people safe as they celebrate America’s Independence Day. “We know people will be out celebrating our nation’s freedom and we encourage everyone to do it in a responsible way,” said DPS Director Steven McCraw. “Please be mindful of our state’s traffic laws, be courteous of other drivers on the roads and make safety your first pr...
Edwin Enoch Hyatt, Sr., born on August 7, 1921, to Thomas and Nettie Hyatt in Singer, Louisiana, passed away on June 30, 2023, at Sabine Place in Orange, Texas, at the age of 101. Edwin graduated class valedictorian from DeQuincy High School in 1939. Having first attended McNeese Junior College in Lake Charles, Louisiana, he graduated from Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 1943. Shortly after his graduation, he married the love of his life, Marie Charlton...
WHAT DOES THE FOURTH OF JULY MEAN TO US Yesterday We Celebrated Our Independence The year was 1776 when a brave band of men put together the ‘Declaration of Independence.’ The first few lines always affects me, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among those are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” As a child these were just words, but after living all these decades, I’ve learned t...
Orange County sweltered under a heat dome during June and the National Weather Service in Lake Charles is reporting the first six months of 2023 is the third hottest first half of the year for Southeast Texas since recording started in 1901. The hottest first six months was in 2017, the year Hurricane-Tropical Storm Harvey flooded more than 60 percent of the county with record-breaking rainfall. And more above-normal temperatures are forecast through most of July. The average...
Wow, can you believe how rapidly this year is advancing? Half the year is already behind us, and we have now celebrated our 247th Independence Day! Hopefully each of you celebrated with neighbors, family, and friends, utilizing the traditions your families have created for such a momentous occasion. Today, our discussion will be centered on 'best practices' for planting trees in SETX and timing. Let's 'dig in' (pun intended) but want to lead into the discussion by saying it...
The West Orange-Stark High School Fillies dance team recently went to UDA (Universal Dance Association) summer training camp and won a number of honors. The team's home routine took the second place trophy and a superior ribbon. Also, Jojo LeBlanc and Ebonie Joubert were named All-American, with three others nominated, Jayla Simpson-Fobbs, Caterin Flores, and Taylor Provost. Jo Jo LeBlanc also won the Pin It Forward Award, plus received special recognition. Other team members...
This week, the nation celebrated Independence Day. The Fourth of July commemorates the ratification of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, establishing the United States of America. Our Founding Fathers made history in declaring our independence from Britain 247 years ago and establishing this great nation. Happy Fourth of July week! Here are five things happening around your state: 1. Grand opening of improved Rusk State Hospital This month, I was thrilled to attend the...
Orange Community Players is having another musical dinner theater performance this weekend at the Orange Train Depot. The fundraiser will help the longtime amateur theater company renovate the old Twin Cinema building on Bowling Lane to become the new playhouse. This year's entertainment features show tunes and dances under the title "Broadway Fun for Funds." Tickets are $40 for individuals and $70 for couples. The doors open at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, July 7, and then again on S...
A young woman in a wheelchair now has a professional-style ramp to help her get into her house thanks to a united effort of local volunteers. Workers from the Orange Lions Club, Nehemiah's Vision in Vidor, and Orange County Disaster Rebuild worked in the hot sun and sweltering temperatures Saturday and Sunday to build the ramp. The small, wood frame house previously had a sheet of plywood up some steps. The new ramp is built like a deck with railings and designed in sections...
Our Supreme Court has recently issued some very controversial rulings. All the rulings create dissatisfaction among political blogs but there is one ruling I truly believe threatens democracy as our form of government. The name of that case is “Citizens United.” Even though there have been reasonable limits on amounts of money spent on elections the past few years, this case seems to have hung a “For Sale” sign on the election process as we know it. The court ruled in Citizen...
For more than four decades the West Orange-Stark Mustangs have thrilled their fans with winning football teams. Now one of their longtime coaches is writing a history of the winningest high school football program in the state of Texas. Cornel Thompson was the linebacker coach in the first few seasons of West Orange-Stark (WOS), was promoted to defensive coordinator where he served for almost three decades, and concluded his coaching career as the head coach of the Mustangs....
Mickey John Poisel, 67, of Orange, Texas, passed away on June 25, 2023, at his home. A memorial gathering will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Saturday, July 8, 2023, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Inurnment will follow at 12:00 p.m., at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas, on November 14, 1955, he was the son of William Junior Poisel and Joyce Mary (Badeaux) Poisel. He is preceded in death by his parents, William and Joyce Poisel; and...
A fire outside the new press box under construction at Dan R. Hooks Stadium adjacent to West Orange-Stark High School was extinguished Thursday, June 29, with no injuries reported. The cause of the fire is under investigation. A citizen driving past the stadium noticed the fire about four o'clock Thursday afternoon and called in the emergency. The West Orange Volunteer Fire Department responded to the stadium shortly after the fire was reported. According to Tyler Roberts...
Janice Clark Smith, a cherished mother, wife, sister, and grandmother, peacefully passed away in Austin on Thursday, June 22, 2023, at 2:08 pm. She was born to Artis and Essie Louise Foreman on February 3, 1948, in Orange, TX, where she began a life that radiated with warmth and love. Janice's unwavering spirit touched the lives of all who knew her. Her vibrant presence extended far beyond the city of her birth, leaving an indelible mark on the hearts of her family and...
