Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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UPDATE - According to Alice police, 7 year old Nicolas Gomez has been found safe in Corpus Christi The Alice Police Department is searching for Nicolas Gomez, white, male, 7 years old, 12/13/07, 4 FT, 60 LBS, brown hair short hair - shaved, brown eyes. Police are also looking for Channing Eloy Galbraith, white, male, 29 years old, 01/06/1986, 5 FT 7 inches, 160LBS, brown hair, brown eyes and tattoo - lighting bolt on head, in connection with his abduction. The suspect is...
Paul David “ P. C. “ Coleman, 61, of Mauriceville, passed away Tuesday, July 7, at Dubuis Hospital – St. Elizabeth in Beaumont. Born on May 13, 1954 in Orange, to Melvin Coleman, Jr. and Clarice Coty (Doyle) Coleman, he was a lifelong resident of the Deweyville and Mauriceville area. He grew up in Deweyville and graduated from Deweyville High School. Paul worked as a mechanic in the offshore oil industry. He enjoyed drag racing cars, playing music on his mandolin and spend...
The Southland Conference and ESPN announced a five-year agreement that will guarantee the league of the most extensive coverage in its 52-year history. The deal begins this season and will run through the 2019-20 academic year announced league officials Wednesday afternoon. “The Southland Conference is very pleased to announce another new agreement with ESPN,” Burnett said. “The network has provided an opportunity for the league to increase its television exposure into the national mainstream, and we are appreciative of ES...
Harold Neal “ Tex “ Fair, 76, of Mauriceville, passed away Monday, July 6, at Dubuis Hospital – St. Elizabeth in Beaumont. Born on December 2, 1938 in Cooper, to Arvil Lee Fair and Helen Lousia (Clark) Fair, he lived in the Orange area since 1981 and he previously lived in Georgia. He worked as a process operator at the DuPont Sabine River Works Plant in Orange and he retired in 2002. Harold served his country honorably as a veteran of the United States Air Force, working as a...
When actor Richard Herd returned home from a recent road trip to Colorado, his most prized souvenirs weren’t typical tourist trinkets. “I stopped at towns along the way for directions to the local junkyards,” said Herd from his West Coast home. “People would stare at me and ask ‘Aren’t you an actor? Weren’t you on Seinfeld?’” But 82-year-old Herd – who indeed appeared in several episodes of the popular ‘90s sitcom as ‘Mr. Wilhelm’ – wasn’t looking for recognition. His...
Entergy Texas Delivers Fans Destined for Low-Income Customers The summer heat is on and Entergy Texas, Inc. wants to help lowincome customers stay cool through its annual “Beat the Heat” program. Entering its 15th year, “Beat the Heat” will provide about 1,300 fans to charitable nonprofit agencies throughout its service territory. Those agencies, in turn, will oversee distribution of the fans to qualified low-income residents in the areas they serve. Over the years, more than...
This spring marks the 60th anniversary of one of the greatest breakthroughs in the history of public health. Researchers announced the success of vaccine trials for polio, the viral illness that crippled children and terrified parents. Those trials paved the way for the eradication of polio in the United States. That remarkable breakthrough depended on animal research. Indeed, animals are indispensable to the development of vaccines and medical treatments. But some in the anim...
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is reminding Texans that vehicle thefts and vehicle burglaries tend to increase during the summer months – especially July and August – and is encouraging individuals to take necessary precautions to protect their vehicles from potential thefts. “The summer months in Texas typically are one of the busiest times for vehicle thefts, and DPS is urging Texans to take preventative measures to secure their vehicles and avoid possible theft...
The next meeting of the Christian Writer's Guild will be from 6:00-7:00 pm, July 14, at Brown Hearing Center (behind Dairy Queen), 105 Camellia, Orange. The speaker will be Martha Tallent, who has great things in store. This is a free class. If you have any questions, please call Karen Y. Stevens at 988-2588 or email - [email protected]@coldwellbanker.com....
