Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Life for students at Lamar State College Port Arthur just got a whole lot easier. LSCPA was notified this week that it has received a $50,000 Accelerate Student Success Planning Grant from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. LSCPA is one of just 80 colleges and universities across the state to receive part of the more than $4 million grant. This financial windfall will allow LSCPA to better assist students with more engagement among incoming freshmen, enabling...
The West Orange City Council met Tuesday, July 5, and approved to condemn four delinquent properties in the city. Two of the property owners attended the meeting and asked for alternatives to demolition. Building Official Michael Corbett for the city reviewed the four structures that all had been residences but are now vacant. Corbett told the City Council that all four properties are delipidated, substandard, and constitute a hazard to the health, safety, and welfare of the...
The City of Orange's much anticipated grand opening of the new Recreation Center has developed a late-stage hiccup. The massive temperature control system has to get the humidity just right inside the 17,200-square-foot building before the rubberized floor can be installed. The last-minute snag is frustrating. "The city hasn't had an organized recreation program since 1993," says James Lawrence, Parks Director for the city. "I think the challenge we're going to face is...
The USS Orleck, a navy destroyer built in Orange at the end of World War II, opened to the public on Friday for the first time at its new home in Jacksonville, Florida, on the Atlantic Coast. The ship was originally saved from the scrapyard by a preservation group in Orange, but local efforts to make it into a tourist attraction and museum did not work out. Third Coast News in Jacksonville reported that the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront Hotel along with the...
Teens in Orange made some happy little clouds in their paintings last week at the Orange Public Library. As part of the Young Adult Summer Reading Program, the library hosted a Bob Ross painting party and look-alike contest. The late Bob Ross has become a cultural icon after his years of painting lessons on PBS. Bob Ross painting parties are popular and the library held one in the Ira Williamson Meeting Room for the young adult program for students going into the seventh...
Two people from Orange will be serving time in federal prison for sex trafficking underaged girls between Louisiana and Texas. The case shows the danger of teenagers communicating with strangers on social media. U.S. District Judge James D. Cain, Jr., of Lake Charles sentenced Kevondric Fezia, 26, and Calista Jenee Winfrey, 23, last month. Fezia was found guilty by a Lafayette jury earlier this year of sex trafficking and trying to entice a minor into prostitution. He was...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRIDGE CITY Fifty-two years ago, July 7, the small community of Bridge City incorporated and the town of Bridge City, Texas was born. A young attorney named H.D. Pate had recently arrived in the area. The community leaders had hoped to attract a lawyer. H.D. Pate had recently moved in and converted a house, owned by Bubba Hubbard, on the corner of Roundbunch and Bland, into an office. Hubbard rented it to Pate rent free. Hubbard was one of the leaders in the...
The Loaves and Fishes Soup Kitchen at Bridge City's First Church, 201 Roberts, will open at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, July 7. Initial plans are to offer a hot lunch weekly to Bridge City seniors not already participating in Meals on Wheels programs. "We are targeting senior citizens to start," Duane Gault said. "But anyone who needs a meal, we're not going to turn them away." "It won't be steak and lobster," Pastor Allen Chapin said. "Maybe spaghetti and meatballs. But it'll be...
Karen Collier, an Edward Jones financial advisor in Bridge City, is supporting Bridge City schools by using her office as a drop-off location for a school supplies drive. Local residents may help support this effort by bringing in items to the Edward Jones branch office during regular business hours from July 6, 2022 to August 3, 2022. The branch address is: 1815 Texas Ave, Bridge City, TX 77611 "We're asking Bridge City residents to donate school supplies or volunteer their...
I don’t know about you, but I’m glad to see our drought gone! It was becoming a drain on everyone’s patience and pocketbook. The ground around my slab was starting to shrink away from the concrete and needed watering. Plants and trees were becoming almost daily water consumers. That and the heat associated with the dry spell came earlier and seemed to stay longer than it had in previous years. The last high-pressure system that I can remember moving over us and staying like...
Southeast Texas Foodbank has announced the hiring of Harvey Zernial as President & CEO of Southeast Texas Foodbank. He provides stability and confidence to our donors and agency partners and knows the Foodbank's inner workings having been a Board member for 15 years and a staff member for 5 years.Harvey grew up one of ten children to Ann and Harvey Zernial, Sr. in Lumberton, Texas. He and his family are members of Infant Jesus Catholic Church in Lumberton since 1967. He...
Happy Independence Day everyone! I'm hoping each of you were able to spend time with family, friends and loved ones to celebrate the holiday. I spoke with my sister recently, who lives in North Alabama, and she asked several questions about watering plants during the summer months. During our conversation, she asked if I could write an article about the best watering technique for keeping lawns and flowering plants hydrated, growing, and looking their best without wasting our...
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church hosts GOD’S SUPERHEROS! Vacation Bible School beginning July 18 and ending July 22. We start at 9:00 am and will end at noon every day. There will be exciting activities, crafts and lessons all in a small group setting. Ages three and up are invited. Call the church office if you have any questions at 409-735-4573....
Eddie Michael Head, 74, of Orange, passed away on June 29, 2022, at his home with his family. Funeral services were held on Sunday, July 3, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating was Steven Burk of Victory Life Church in Orange. Burial followed at Duncan Cemetery in Shelbyville, Texas. Visitation was held on Saturday, July 2, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas, on July 18, 1947, he was the son of Walter and Ethel Head. Eddie proudly...
I really don't like writing about the same subject two columns in a row, but the Houston Astros left me no choice because of a couple of records they set in the last two weeks and the great month they had in June. And with the new and improved (?) Spectrum not able to settle their contractual differences with AT&T, those baseball fans in Southeast Texas and Southwestern Louisiana without a dish were also without the Houston Astros. So that's where I come in. After a very medio...
For many of us the summer months mean different things when it comes to the sport of fishing. There are those who can only dream of clean blue prop wash, flat seas at dawn, and an endless expanse of gulf as far as the eye can see. For others the thought of rushing into the bay amid the sounds of working birds and fleeing bait gets their heart pumping in anticipation of hungry trout and redfish by the bunch. Still others look forward to the quiet solitude of anchoring up on...
Willis James Stout, Jr. ,77, of Orange, passed away on July 1, 2022 at home. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 6, 2022 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Father Michael of St. Helens Catholic Church in Orange. Burial will follow at St Marys Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 5, 2022 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas, on August 16, 1944, He was the son of Willis James S...
Beaumont, Bone and Joint will be administering physicals to all WOS Middle School and High School - Band, Drill Team, Cheerleaders & Athletes on Wednesday, July 20th, in the WOS Cornel Thompson Strength and Conditioning Center from 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm. Requirements: Completed front page of the physical packet and signed by a parent. Without the signature and completed form, a physical can not be administered - NO exceptions Physical packets can be picked up at the WOS Middle School, High School, or Athletic Office. Cost is $10...
Charla Craft Caldwell, 62, of Orange, passed away on June 29, 2022, in Conroe. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m., Sunday, July 3, 2022 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Brother Turner. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks in Orange. Visitation will be from 2:00 p.m., Sunday, July 3, 2022 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas, on July 30, 1959, she was the daughter of Bruce Craft and Jacque Craft. Charla was a warm spirit and had a special...
Stacey Farrel Tucker of Beaumont, Texas passed away at his home surrounded by family on June 29, 2022, at the age of 56. Stacey was born on November 30, 1965, in Abbeville, Louisiana to Farrel and Mary Tucker. He loved to play baseball for grade school in Center, Texas and then studied geology at Northeast Louisiana University. Stacey was a deeply giving person; one of his favorite gifts to give were making sure that everyone, especially little kids, caught their first fish an...
