Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Dancing is like dreaming with your feet and for one Bridge City dance company each step takes them closer to achieving not only their dreams but those of their instructor as well. Studio C Dance Academy has been in business for 20 years, but Alicia Whitaker has owned it for three years. For” Miss Alicia”, as she is known by her students, this has been her crowning achievement. With the new larger 5,000 square foot facility, located at 405 Parkside near the BCLL baseball park,...
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...
The Lamar University Foundation has established a new endowed scholarship for undergraduate and graduate students majoring in communication. The Janice Trammell Scholarship in Communication was funded through donations from the LU Foundation Board of Trustees in honor of Trammell upon her retirement as executive director of the Foundation. “The communication department gets good students,” said O’Brien Stanley, chair of the Department of Communications. “Because this scholarship is available to all communication student...
Legacy Community Health Services is pleased to announce the addition of OB-GYN and maternity services at its Legacy Community Health Services South Park campus, located at 4450 Highland Ave. in Beaumont, Texas. Dr. Pamela St. Amand, who is certified by the American Board of OB-GYN, will provide the new range of services at the South Park campus. She has practiced privately since 1984 and has previously held positions as prenatal center medical director, chief of staff, and OB-GYN section chairman at Christus St. Elizabeth...
(StatePoint) Certain things may be beyond your control -- the weather, the stock market or whether your favorite team wins or loses its next game. However, new findings show that possessing an optimistic attitude makes you more likely to take charge of your life in key ways -- from healthy eating and visiting the doctor annually, to planning ahead and getting more accomplished at work. This could be good news for the country. According to the Measuring Optimism, Outlook and...
Kirsten Wolfford, of Orange, is one of only 98 young women attending the 67th American Legion Auxiliary (ALA) Girls Nation in Washington, D.C., July 20-27. Two outstanding citizens, known as “senators,” are selected at the 49 ALA Girls State sessions held across the country to represent their state at ALA Girls Nation. This premier leadership conference is designed to provide practical insight into the workings of government, to instill a sense of pride and loyalty in America and to create friendships and memories that las...
Officers from the Orange Police Department Narcotics Division executed a search warrant at the Econo Lodge, located at 2900 IH-10 in Orange on Friday, July 19. The search warrant was the result of a lengthy investigation after complaints of drug activity involving the manager of the motel. OPD officers seized over 250 pills of Hydrocodone and Soma. The manager of the motel, Iqbal Ibrahim Patel, 54, was arrested for possession of a controlled substance....
Fans of Kree Harrison, runner-up of American Idol’s 12th season, can see their favorite Southeast Texan perform along with other Idol finalists as the tour stops Sunday at Reliant Arena in Houston. The 30-show concert tour, within a two month span, launched in July and stops in major cities including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Miami before wrapping in Nashville on August 31. Tickets are on sale now with Ticketmaster. During the finale show which aired on FOX, when t...
First-year Lamar University women’s basketball coach Robin Harmony announced that five student-athletes signed National Letters of Intent to attend Lamar and play basketball this upcoming season. Joining the Lady Cardinals are guards Joann Lira (Clear Springs, Texas), Kensha’dra Smith (Palm Beach, Fla.) and Bethany Cox (Norman, Okla.) along with forwards Kiandra Bowers (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.) and Micarah Malone (Houston, Texas). All five will be freshmen at Lamar this year. “We’re hoping this young class will help us buil...
The tradition continues as the OCARC hosts the 26th annual fishing tournament on August 2nd and 3rd at the City of Orange Boat Ramp located on Simmons Drive. The family-oriented event is oldest local tournament in Orange with about 400 people participating annually. For the first time, the tournament will kick off at the boat ramp instead of at OCARC. During the weigh-in, there will be $2,700 paid out in the various categories. For the biggest speck, bass, flounder and...
Officers from the Orange Police Department responded to the following calls between July 23, and the morning of July 24: Public service, 201 8th St. Warrant service, 2502 Hwy. 62/Studio 6 Damaged property, 1942 Robin Traffic accident, 1325 Front St. Larceny from yard/land, 3000 Enner Rd. Miscellaneous incidents, 1218 Jayway St. Assist public, # 25 Byron Evading detention, 2315 Alden Found property, 2900 IH-10 Traffic accident, 3700 block 16th St. Warrant service, 712 1st St. Traffic accident, 3300 16th St. Public...
Saturday, July 27, at 6:00 pm, First Assembly of God in Bridge City will host "The Buzz; a "Summertime Festival for Grownups". There will be a live auction, silent auction, fish fry, bungee jump, zorb roller, table decorating contest, moonwalk (for the kids) and much more. There will be no cost to participate or to bid, and everyone is welcome First Assembly of God is located at 201 Roberts Ave. in Bridge City. For more information, call 735-4810 or visit us online at [email protected]....
Orange County Claybuster's Shooting Sports 4-H club will hold their eighth Annual “Dove Hunt Warm Up” at the Orange Gun Club, Saturday, Aug. 24. Rounds will start at 9:00 am. Five man teams are $500, and individual shooters are $100. Participants can make their own teams, or one can be made for you. Shooting format includes skeet trap and 5-stand. Trophies will be awarded for first, second and third place teams. HOA awards for top adult and youth shooters. Lunch will be provided for shooters, and will also be available for...
That long-awaited drought between the final gun of the Super Bowl and the start of the next season is over for those football-crazed NFL fans as training camps begin this week for most teams, signaling the start of another exciting season of professional football. Most of the NFL teams already have held their respective orientation for the rookies and free agents who hope to don the pads and jerseys of the teams who either drafted them or invited them to the pre-season training camps. The number of NFL hopefuls at each site...
Brenda Sue Wall, 57, of Orange, died Saturday, July 20, at her home. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, July 27, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 4:00-8:00 p.m., Friday at the funeral home. Born in Port Arthur, on Nov. 13, 1955, Brenda was the daughter of Robert Alan and Ruby (Crenshaw) Perry. She loved gardening, fishing, and animals, and enjoyed painting. She was...
Dottie Dishman Couser, 79, of Orange, passed away Wednesday, July 23. Dottie was born Sept. 8, 1933 in Beaumont, to Mr. and Mrs. A.E. (Jack) Dishman. She graduated from Beaumont High in 1951, and the University of North Texas with a degree in Speech Therapy. UNT held a special place in her heart as she met and married her husband, Robert H. Couser, in 1954. While at North Texas, she was a member of Chi Omega Sorority. She taught many years in Port Arthur, TX, Parkersburg, WV,...
