Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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A new era in West Orange-Stark football begins this season. The Mustangs have a new head coach in Hiawatha Hickman who moves up to the top position after serving as the Mustangs' defensive line coach and then defensive coordinator the last six years. In Cornel Thompson's final season as the head football coach the Mustangs had another successful year going 11-2, winning their district championship while going undefeated in the district, and advancing to the fourth round of the...
At Bridge City High School, a time-consuming job on concrete in the hot August sun is a special right of passage. The seniors with cars get reserved parking spots and paint them in colorful designs. The senior painters were out painting Monday, a sure sign that a new school year is ready to begin. The Bridge City, West Orange-Cove, Orangefield, and Vidor public school districts start classes on Wednesday, August 10. Schools in the Little Cypress-Mauriceville district start on...
The godmother of a 5-year-old girl will spend the rest of her life in prison after a jury in Orange County last week found her guilty of capital murder. The trial of Brenika Lott, 34, of Orange was the third, and final, pending trial of child killers in Orange County. The murders of children are rare here, but in a 16-month span from February 2019 to June 2020, the county had three young children, two of them toddlers, killed by their caretakers. The godmother, the father of...
The Orangefield Bobcats are preparing for a new football season in a new district and in a new classification. Based on enrollment numbers Orangefield dropped from Class 4A to Class 3A for the next two years. This is the second time in the last five years the Bobcats will play in the lower classification. Orangefield is hopeful of success as the big school in the district, but that is not guaranteed. Last season the Bobcats went 7-4 and tied for second place in their Class 4A...
Little Cypress-Mauriceville got a new head football coach last year. The Bears got a winning attitude last season they hope to continue when the new season starts later this month. Eric Peevey came to Little Cypress-Mauriceville from Beaumont West Brook where he took the Bruins to a Class 6A state championship game in 2018. The Bears were co-district champions, made the Class 4A playoffs, and advanced to the fourth round of the post season in Peevey's first year. The coach cre...
This season will be the second year under Cody McGuire as the head football coach at Bridge City. The Cardinals will be looking to improve on last year's results. The Cardinals played hard in McGuire's first year at Bridge City and finished last season 4-6 overall. Two wins were achieved in the very tough district schedule by Bridge City. The season could have been even more special for the Cardinals by making the post season. "We were a few plays away from making the...
Just when you think there cannot be any more fun to be had around Southeast Texas, several big events get announced within a matter of days that will take place in the coming weeks. Events featuring artists such as Robert Earl Keen, Michael W. Smith and Blue October were all recently announced for downtown Beaumont venues and will help make the remainder of summer and fall 2022 one to remember. Aug. 6 Slim Thug, Pour09 Bar and Rooftop, Beaumont Aug. 12 Stoney LaRue, Golden...
Sixty-four years ago this month, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act, which established NASA and emphasized our commitment to space exploration and manned space flight. NASA later elected to build a new flight-control center outside of Houston, making Texas an essential piece of the space race. Here are five things happening around your state: 1. ALERRT and House Committee release reports on shooting in Uvalde This month, both the...
ORANGE, TX – Lamar State College Orange received official word this week that the Texas Higher Educating Coordinating Board (THECB) has awarded the college a $530,000 Texas Reskilling and Upskilling through Education (TRUE) Grant. The funds will benefit LSCO’s Electro Mechanical, Process Operating, Instrumentation, and Maritime Programs. The grant will enable LSCO to purchase full-size pumps, valves, motors, and controls that simulate a local plant environment, along with ret...
Notice of Non-Discrimination Little Cypress-Mauriceville Consolidated Independent School District offers career and technical education programs in Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, Construction, Cosmetology, Culinary Arts, AV and Communications, Business and Finance, Education, Health Science, Manufacturing/Welding, Process Operations, Engineering, and Computer Science. Admission to these programs is based on interest, aptitude, course prerequisites and age. It is the...
The Orange County Historical Society will have its third quarterly meeting featuring a talk by Sherrill Porterfield on Tuesday, August 9, at 5:30 p.m. in the educational building of the 9th and Elm Church of Christ. Ms. Porterfield, a retired flight attendant, will give a historical account of three local churches. The meeting is open to the public. Ed Henry, vice president of the OCHS, said “Sherrill is known for her captivating personality so you don’t want to miss this program.” Light refreshments will be served. The e...
Gardeners, typically I refrain from being the harbinger of sad news but on July 21st, 2022, the IUCN classified one of our most majestic butterflies, as an endangered species and added them to the endangered species "red list." For me to understand exactly what this means, and to gain a better understanding of adding a species to the endangered species red list, I did some digging (pun intended), to find out more about the IUCN and what it is they do as an organization,...
Summer is starting to wind down, seems as if everyone is getting ready for school to start. A week from today it’s going to officially open up for the fall semester. This is always an exciting time for students, teachers, administrators, and parents. For everyone who drives our streets and highways, we need to be aware of school buses running their routes, of children waiting at bus stops, of the increase in traffic during the morning and afternoon “drive times”. And pleas...
The next meeting of the Friends of the Orange Depot will be held at the Depot on Thursday, August 11th at 5:30 PM. All volunteers are invited as well as members of the board. On the agenda will be fall plans as well as plans for 2023. We encourage new volunteers to attend and get involved with our organization's events. The Orange Train Depot is an historical gem, designed to be a community place for our city. We are moving in new and exciting directions! For information,...
There has long been discussion about whether or not elected officials should have limits on how many years they should serve. The concept can be both good and bad. Arguments for term limits include the fact that they would require a periodic turnover and would imbue new ideas in government. Another argument in favor is that when politicians hold office too long, they begin to adopt the feeling that they, not the people, actually own the office. In my opinion, the best...
The 2022 Abu Garcia Bassmaster High School Combine presented by Skeeter will be held in Decatur, Ala., Sept. 16-18, giving high school anglers an opportunity to showcase their skills to college fishing coaches. Photo by Kyle Jessie/B.A.S.S. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - High school students interested in pursuing fishing at the college level have until Friday, August 5 to register for the 2022 Abu Garcia Bassmaster High School Combine presented by Skeeter. The Combine returns to Wheeler...
The month of August has sneaked in amid a nationwide heat wave which will test all football players from the high school level, colleges and the National Football League to work hard but most important keep hydrated during this month of training for opening day. The NFL greeted all of their candidates for those precious 53-man rosters of the league’s 32 franchises who all claim to be undefeated and hopeful of making the playoffs and then Super Bowl LVI. I will take a look a...
On Tuesday, July 26, 2022, on this his 90th Birthday, our precious father, Robert Edward Barnes, entered into his Heavenly Home and reunited with his beloved wife, our mother, Jeanette Barnes. Fully restored to walk with family and friends who went before him...and most of all Our Heavenly Father. Funeral services will be held at St. Paul United Methodist Church located at 1155 W. Roundbunch Rd, Bridge City, Texas on Saturday, July 30, 2022. Visitation will be from 2:00 to...
Audrey Ann Bertrand, age 77of Orange, Texas, passed away at her home on Sunday, July 31, 2022. Services to honor Audrey’s life will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, August 6, 2022 at Dorman Funeral Home with Reverend Jay Thomas of MacArthur Heights of Orange officiating. Interment will immediately follow at Hillcrest Memorial Park. Family and friends will gather for a visitation from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM on Friday, August 5, 2022 at Dorman Funeral Home. Audrey was born in O...
Carlton Roy Murillo, 58, of Orange, passed away on July 30, 2022, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, August 5, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Parish Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, August 4, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Carlton was born on September 6, 1963, he was the son of Benjamin and Judy Murillo. He proudly served our country in the U.S. Air...
George Gowens, 74, of Orange, passed away on July 17, 2022, at his residence. Born in Buffalo, New York, on September 24, 1947, he was the son of Edward Gowens and Georgie Gunter-Gowens-Jackson. George was a respected veteran having served two stints in the Navy. He loved many things like karaoke with his family and friends, fishing, and sports. Most of all he enjoyed passing down memories of his cherished childhood in Pinehurst, Texas, and reminiscing about his days in the...
Troy Frances Touchet, 63, of Groves, passed away on July 30, 2022 in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, August 3, 2022 at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Granger Cemetery in Orangefield. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 2, 2022 at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on July 22, 1959, he was the son of Edias and Mabel Mary Touchet. Troy was a Avid Golfer, if he w...
Dewey Jean Martinez Jr., age 89, a resident of Orange, died peacefully July 29, 2022, at his home. He was born on February 8, 1933, in Iberia Parish, Louisiana. He served in the Korean Conflict, serving in Hawaii, running artillery, and serving in the weather squadron. After discharge from the U.S. Army, he was employed at DuPont Sabine River Works in Orange, where he worked more than 45 years. A member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles of Orange, he was also an avid golfer and...
