Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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The 1940 high school football season here was supposed to be a great one with a fancy new stadium for Orange High, but it ended up a strange one. After two games, the coach was gone and so was the director of the famous girls drum and bugle corps. And all events came about because of the late H.J. Lutcher Stark, patron of Orange High School and the University of Texas. Stark, a native of Orange and an heir to the great Lutcher and Moore Lumber Company, was a local leader and...
Things are looking up in Bridge City with two wins already this season, more than the Cardinals had all of last year. Another big rivalry game will be a good test for the Cardinals on the road this Friday night. Last week Bridge City played its first road game of the season and defeated the Buna Cougars 20-12. In their first two games the Cardinals have outscored their opponents 46-21 resulting in two victories. Cardinal Coach Chad Landry is proud of his young Cardinals...
Two losses to start the football season has Orangefield hungry for a win. The Bobcats will be looking for their first victory against an opponent this Friday night that they defeated twice last year. The first home game of the season for Orangefield last week was against Legacy Sports, a private school out of Spring. The Titans beat the Bobcats 48-10. Orangefield Coach Josh Smalley called Legacy a really good football team and predicted the Titans are going to win a lot of...
The Orange Bowl will stay where it is. The West Orange-Stark Mustangs won decisively on Friday night 33-6 over the Little Cypress Mauriceville Bears to retain possession of the Orange Bowl. The Mustangs, 2-0, took an early lead and only expanded it as the game progressed against their crosstown rivals from Orange. The Bears dropped to 1-1 on their season after the loss. West Orange-Stark received the opening kickoff and drove 71 yards in ten plays to score the first points of...
Heat readings for the summer of 2023 have reached a record high, with the Orange County Airport gauges recording 32 days of 100 degrees or hotter for June through August. Two more 100 degree days have already happened in September. And as Orange County continues to sizzle with only scattered rain, smoke from marsh fires and grass fires fills the dry air. "People are scared, and rightly so," said Captain Joey Jacobs of the Orange County Sheriff's Office. He is licensed to pilot...
SENATORS OVERWHELMINGLY REFUSE TO DISMISS ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT In a 24-6 vote, Texas senators refused to dismiss all 16 articles of impeachment against suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton. That vote clears the way for a public trial in the Senate. Twelve Republicans joined all Senate Democrats in the vote to essentially move forward with a trial. A simple majority is required to approve any pretrial motions, and Paxton’s team challenged all articles of impeachment both i...
Veteran law enforcement officer Joey Jacobs will be running in the March Republican primary for constable of Precinct 4, which covers the Vidor area. He has worked in law enforcement for 27 years, including 24 with the Orange County Sheriff's Office, where he has earned his way from patrol deputy to captain of detectives, overseeing the Criminal Investigations Division. He grew up in Vidor, where he graduated from high school, and he now lives there with his wife and two...
Members of the Bridge City Police Department and the Bridge City Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department worked together to collect more than 4,000 items to donate to the Southeast Texas Food Bank, which helps local charity groups supply food items for needy individuals and families. The police department also gave the fire department a "Thin Blue Line" flag to display....
The new Orange Recreation Center has set its September schedule that includes a youth 3-on-3 co-ed basketball tournament at the end of the month. The center on Orange Avenue at the site of the old natatorium, is open Tuesdays through Saturdays. Because of high school football season, the center will be closing early, at 5 p.m., on Fridays for the games. In the mornings from 8:30 to 10:30 on Tuesdays through Saturdays, senior citizen walking is scheduled. Senior citizens,...
Cowboy Church of Orange County will have its monthly Benevolence Day on Thursday, September 7, from 2 to 6 p.m. People will be able to get assistance with personal and household items. The church is at 673 FM 1078 in Orange. Signs will be in the church parking lot to show people where to go. Individuals and families getting assistance should bring an identification with them. In addition to the items that will be offered, Pastor Harland Strother and his committee will have a...
In what has become a highly anticipated yearly ritual, wingshooters from all over Texas will make there way to the fields and marshes as the 2023-24 waterfowl hunting season officially gets underway this Saturday as early teal season opens. The teal season opener has become a real gathering of sorts, almost a social get together if you will. Hunters eagerly awaiting each new hunting season head to the fields for their first taste of what is in store and this one looks less...
Vaydon Cruz Abrego, 25, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away peacefully on August 25, 2023. Funeral services will be at 3:21 p.m., Saturday, September 9, 2023, at Bridge Point Fellowship Church in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Chaplain Matthew Frost. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday, September 8, 2023, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Texas. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on March 16, 1998, he was the son of Lee and Lacy Martin. Vaydon was...
The American Legion Post 49, located at 108 Green Ave in Orange, will be having a fish fry on Thursday, Sept. 14th, starting at 11 am at the Post. The menu will consist of fried fish, potato salad, cole slaw, green beans, bread and dessert for $10.00. Orders can be placed on Wednesday, Sept. 13th for orders to go or by 9 am on Thursday morning, Sept. 14th for delivery. Walk-ins are welcome. Delivery is available. To place an order call (409) 886-1241...
The Orangefield Lady Bobcats begin their district volleyball schedule this Friday at Kirbyville. The varsity game will start at 4:30 PM in the gymnasium at Kirbyville High School followed by the junior varsity and freshmen matches. The Lady Bobcats played their final non-district game on Tuesday. Orangefield traveled to Port Neches-Groves for the last match before district. Orangefield won two matches last week both in three straight sets. The Lady Bobcats beat Woodville...
PIC: Images are of a young H.J. "Lutcher" Stark, from the Eunice R. Benckenstein Library & Archive, Orange, Texas. Join The W.H. Stark House for family-friendly fun on Saturday, September 16, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for their annual Family Day event. Experience what it was like growing up in The W.H. Stark House through the perspective of the young H.J. "Lutcher" Stark during a walk-through of the first and second floors of the House. Guests will have the opportunity to learn a...
Wanda Lucy Lynn, 85, of Port Arthur, Texas, passed away on September 3, 2023, in Port Arthur, Texas. Services will begin with a Rosary at 9:00 a.m., with a visitation to follow at 9:30 a.m., and the Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, September 9, 2023, at St. Mary Catholic Church. Officiating will be Reverend Antony Paulose. Burial will follow services at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery in Orange. Born in Gueydan, Louisiana, on October 14, 1937, she was...
Have we as Americans grown so accustomed to bad things that we are not shocked or offended by them? It seems that we are no longer excited about the news of a mass shooting. We obviously have grown callus about conduct of some officeholders. Our former president said he would still get elected even if he were to shoot someone on Fifth Avenue. If true, this is a sad commentary on the judgement of voters. There was a time when admission of sexual unwanted touching would have mea...
The Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting on August 8, 2023, at Blue Elbow RV Park. Blue Elbow RV Park is located at 5573 Turner Road Orange TX 77630 just off Hwy 1442, with easy access to I-10, puts them within a nice family neighborhood, but just minutes from their guests’ work locations, shopping, and restaurants. It is owned and operated by Gary and Theresia Keaton....
Mrs. Spears' Principles of Education and Training classes are studying Employability Skills.They have been covering communication skills, identifying and implementing problem-solving techniques, identifying conflict-management skills, describing productive work habits such as being organized, managing time, and taking initiative, demonstrating professionalism, including appropriate attire expected of professionals in educational settings, and identifying effective work ethic...
This month we remember President Lyndon B. Johnson on what would have been his 115th birthday. President Johnson was born in Stonewall, Texas in 1908 and was elected as a Congressman, Senator, and later President of the United States. His birthday is an official state holiday in Texas. Here are five things happening around your state: 1. TxDOT urges drivers to be mindful in school zones School is back in session for most Texas students and the Texas Department of...
Rivalry games always get the players, coaches, and fans excited. The Little Cypress Mauriceville Bears play their second straight longtime county rival this Friday night at home. Last Friday the Bears dropped the Orange Bowl 33-6 to the West Orange-Stark Mustangs. This week LCM plays the Bridge City Cardinals in a game that does not award a trophy to the winner just bragging rights for the side that comes out on top in the end. Bears' Head Coach Eric Peevey was disappointed...
For the second season in a row West Orange-Stark has started with two straight wins. The goal is to keep the victories rolling in and that will be a difficult task this week as the Mustangs must travel to face a team that played in the state championship game last season. The Mustangs got their second win of the early season by winning the Orange Bowl last Friday night against the Little Cypress Mauriceville Bears. West Orange-Stark won convincingly 33-6 to retain the Orange...
Dylan Force, 43, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 29, 2023, at home. Born in Beaumont, Texas, on May 18, 1980, he was the son of William Eugene Force and Belinda Ann (Harrison) Force. Dylan had a wonderful soul and a great sense of humor. He knew how to make anyone’s day with a joke. In his free time, Dylan would often go fishing and hiking. He loved going to concerts and being with his best friend. Dylan will be greatly missed by everyone who knew and loved him. He i...
Reverend Bobby Earl Spross, 92, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 29, 2023 at his home surrounded by family. Rev. Spross was born in Dallas, Texas on September 8, 1930. He was the sixth of eight children born to sharecroppers Ben Henry Spross and Nelly Grace Weatherford Spross. Rev. Spross graduated from East Texas Baptist College, where he met his wife Imogene, and from Southwestern Theological Seminary. He was in pastoral ministry for 42 years in several Texas...
Holie Ann Belanger, 49, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on August 30, 2023, peacefully. Celebration of life will be held from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Saturday, September 9, 2023, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on August 5, 1974, she was the daughter of Micheal Belanger and Tommie Sue (Rose) Belanger. Holie was a wonderful daughter, sister, mother, and grandmother and had the kindest heart. She enjoyed fishing and being at the beach. When...
