Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Orange County Commissioners Court Tuesday approved a new property tax rate with a small decrease in the rate. However, tax payments may go up for many people because of an increase in property values. The new rate will be 53 cents per $100 valuation, changed from the current rate of 54 cents per $100 valuation. A house valued at $100,000 with the county's 20 percent homestead exemption will pay based on an $80,000 valuation. Under the new rate, the homeowner would pay about $4...
Property owners in Bridge City will be paying more in school taxes this coming year, but the increase is nothing unexpected. Voters in May approved a $72 million bond election to construct new buildings and improve other ones. The tax increase is to pay off the bonds, which are a kind of loan. Based on calculations from the legal numbers provided by the Bridge City ISD, the owner of a home at the average value in the district will pay $77.94 a year more. For someone making...
We are excited to announce that Orangefield ISD has received a grant from Walmart Giving! We can't wait to purchase classroom sets of novels for our junior high students. Pictured above: Sunshine Copeland, Orangefield ISD District Librarian/Grant Writer, and T.J. Reed, Orangefield Junior High Principal....
I’ve been following high school football for a newspaper since my days of wearing a crew cut at McNeese State in Lake Charles. And that’s a LONG time ago. But the start of another season is as exciting to me as it was back in 1960 when I was working weekends at the Lake Charles American Press, mainly taking results of the many high school games and writing a couple of paragraphs about each one. I can even remember my first week of covering high school football for the Orange L...
Once a year, Orange's history comes alive as local high school drama students dress up and tell true stories from the past. The Heritage House Museum in downtown holds the Historic Ghost Walk in October. The date this year is Saturday, October 15. Because of the success of the past ghost walks, Heritage House is turning the event into a fundraiser and festival. "We never expected the Historic Ghost Walk to become so popular," said Adam Conrad, president of the Heritage House b...
The Stark Museum of Art will have a free family day event with activities and crafts on Saturday, August 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The museum is in downtown Orange at 712 Green Avenue. Families can tour the museum's galleries and take a look at a special exhibition of local artwork. Students from the museum's Summer Art Quest hand-colored pictures from a coloring book of places in the Stark Cultural Venues, which include the art museum, Shangri-La gardens, the Lutcher...
After a citizen complaint about speeding in the Victory Gardens neighborhood outside Bridge City, the Orange County Commissioners Court is proposing to install a four-way stop sign. Other stop sign installations to slow traffic are also in the future for two different Little Cypress neighborhoods off Highway 87 North. The court will conduct public hearings on the proposed stop signs, as required by state law, on Tuesday, August 30, at 1:30 p.m. in the Commissioners Courtroom...
Games This Weekend WEST ORANGE-STARK over NEDERLAND—I missed this pick last year when I didn’t figure in the monsoon that canceled the game in the second half with the Mustangs slightly behind on the scoreboard. This is always a tough game for WO-S, but I’m picking the Mustangs for two reasons: 1. Their rock-ribbed defense 2. Their homefield advantage. ‘Nuff said!! LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE over HARDIN-JEFFERSON—The Battlin’ Bears had a better season than predicted i...
Early in my struggling law practice I was inclined to accept almost anything in order to gain a new client. I regularly swapped legal services for goods or services. On one occasion I was employed by a group of industrial painters who were charged with a rather serious crime. In view of the fact they were short of cash, I agreed I would represent them in exchange for them repainting a garage apartment behind my house. As agreed, they showed up bright and early one morning...
The second season for Coach Cody McGuire at Bridge City has entered Week One of the football season. McGuire and his Cardinals play their cross-county rival the Orangefield Bobcats in the first game of the season. A final preparation for the opening of the season was to be a scrimmage with the Woodville Eagles last week. The weather was rainy and postponed the start of the scrimmage for two hours, and the Cardinals did not handle the delay as well as the Eagles when it...
There are nearly 600 cultivars of garlic cultivated world-wide with Central Asia cultivating 120 varieties (Image courtesy Pinterest). Garlic offers several health benefits and is widely used in cooking as an herb, though technically it is a vegetable, a very pungent vegetable! Purchasing garlic, while convenient, doesn’t provide us the most flavorful experience possible. Commercially, garlic is held in cold storage before being placed into the produce section of our local m...
AUSTIN – Three of Texas' 10 Most Wanted offenders are back in custody following their recent arrests. Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender Rodney Hunter, of Waco, was arrested August 9 in Waco. Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive Thomas Naranjo, of Houston, was arrested August 10 in Houston. Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender Bruce Clifton, of El Paso, was arrested August 15 in Mesilla Park, N.M. A Crime Stoppers reward will be paid in Clifton's arrest. Rodney Eugene Hunter, 50, is a hi...
The 2022 season marks the beginning of a new era in West Orange-Stark football. Hiawatha Hickman will have his first game as the head coach of the Mustangs this Friday night. Hickman led the Mustangs through their final preparations for the upcoming season with a scrimmage last week against the Vidor Pirates. This has been a longtime rivalry for the two teams which have been district opponents in their past histories. West Orange-Stark played very well with the Mustang...
The expectations are high for the start of the football season at Little Cypress-Mauriceville. The Bears are the defending co-district champions, and they are getting a new football field to play on this year. The installation of the artificial turf at Battlin' Bear Stadium is still in progress but the season does kick off on Thursday for Little Cypress-Mauriceville. Coach Eric Peevey is excited about the start of a new season for his Bears. A final preparation for the Bears...
AUSTIN – The new school year has arrived, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) reminds drivers to use extra caution in and around school zones and neighborhoods. This includes knowing the Texas laws about driving near stopped school buses and not using cell phones when you’re behind the wheel. It also means utilizing the many safety resources available to parents, school staff and students. “Heading back to school is such an exciting time and we all need to work toget...
Bobby Orozco, Pianist/Composer will be performing a piano concert with artist, Ines Alvidres, on October 8th at 7:00 pm at the Sam and Linda Monroe Performing Arts Center at Lamar Port Arthur. Bobby is a native of Bridge City, Texas. Over the past decade, he's written a numerous amount of piano compositions after moving to the Dallas area. Bobby will also be releasing new arrangements of 3 American Civil War songs arranged for piano and cello and 6 pieces written and recorded...
Richard “Ricky” Allen Benefield, 63, of Orange, passed away on August 19, 2022, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 11:30 a.m., Friday, August 26, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Lani Rousseau of First United Methodist Church in Orange. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas, on September 30, 1958, he was the son of Huey Paul Benefield and Bettye Lou...
Ronnie Dale bishop, Sr., 68, of Orange, passed away on August 16, 2022, at his home surrounded by loved ones. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, August 27, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Friday, August 26, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Born in Waco, Texas, on February 12, 1954, he was the son of Lonnie and Della Bishop. Ronnie...
The Texas Department of Public Safety is releasing the names of two drivers killed in a head-on collision in Orange County Monday night. The head-on wreck happened near Tulane Road along Texas Highway 62 in at about 9:30 p.m. according to a news release from the DPS. Troopers believe 2014 Honda passenger car, driven by 59-year-old Sheila Lavalle of Orange, was traveling north, when it drove into the southbound lanes and struck a 2019 Kia passenger car, driven by Brittnie...
Representatives from Baptist Hospital Pharmacy came to speak with the Introduction to Pharmacy and Pharmacy Technician students this week. They shared a wealth of information with students regarding the pharmacy career path, certification and licensure, job description and more. We would like to extend a big thank you to A. Powell, PharmD, Director of Pharmacy, and J. Goodwin, CPhT, Pharmacy Technician Manager, for taking time out of their day to help educate the...
Orangefield High School Students in Mrs. Spears' Education and Training program are gearing up for a great year. The program is designed for those that want to go into education or want to work with kids in some way. These students will be interns in classrooms on the elementary and junior high campuses. Pictured: Front Row: Jeanna Ingram, Haley West, Jalynn Alfaro, Asia Tran, Gracie Cross Middle Row: Paulina Hernandez, Alexus Maddox, Madeleine Wernig, Kaitlyn Hebert, Rylie...
Mr. Mire, our junior high assistant principal, saved a choking student in the cafeteria. The student's airway was cleared and is doing well. We are proud of Mr. Mire and the others involved in assisting with the emergency. They did an awesome job!...
El Ray Philen, Sr., 79, of Bridge City, passed away on August 14, 2022, at the Medical Center in Port Arthur, Texas surrounded by his loving family. Funeral services will be at 3:00 p.m., Friday, August 19, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Chaplain Mark Dubon of Groves Community Seventh-Day Adventist Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be held from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., Friday, August 19, 2022,...
Yvonne Lenhard, 81, of Orange, peacefully received her angel wings on August 16, 2022 at home with her family by her side. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM Friday, August 19, 2022 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Saturday, August 20, 2022 at Old First Orange Baptist Church, officiated by Reverend Jeff Bell. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Yvonne was born in De Queen, Arkansas on April 5, 1941. She was...
Euel Norwood, 91, a 58 year resident of Bridge City, passed away on August 16, 2022, in Tomball, Texas. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m., Monday, August 22, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Mark Bunch. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m., Sunday, August 21, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Born in Palacios, Texas, on March 23, 1931, he was the son of Johnny and Eva...
