Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Commercial and residential construction projects in the city of Orange during August stayed strong with building permits including a $350,000 remodeling project at the Waffle House on Texas Highway 62. Pine Woods Sanitation, however, led the way in city building permits during August with a permit for a $450,000 new building at 2004 DuPont Drive. The company provides garbage pickup across the region and has contracts with some Orange County cities. In addition, the national ho...
Merle Willis Tozer, 68, of Orange, Texas, passed away on September 5, 2022, at the Medical Center in Port Arthur, Texas. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Born in Cortez, Colorado, on May 12, 1954, he was the son of Pearley Alvin Tozer and Elanor Tozer. Merle worked as a consultant in the oil field industry for many years. He was a hardworking man and enjoyed his job greatly. Merle was blessed to make many friends throughout his time in the oil field that he...
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Texas A&M Forest Service is accepting applications for grants to help eligible Texas property owners with the cost of prescribed burning on their land. The grants will reimburse landowners to offset the cost of having a prescribed burn conducted on their property by certified and insured prescribed burn managers. Last year, these grant programs provided more than $322,000 to landowners for a total of 11,667 acres treated. The deadline to apply is Sept....
Air conditioners churned all summer to keep people cool, at least until their electric bills arrived. Gasoline prices soared during the summer. And grocery stores weekly raised prices on staples and all kinds of foods. As people have been hit with inflation, they have cut back on their giving as they are paying more for the cost of living. Plus inflation coming after the Covid pandemic has edged more families and individuals into food insecurity. The food shelves in homes and...
A 12-year-old Vidor girl was killed Sunday night in an accident in which she was driving an off-road side-by-side utility vehicle. Three passengers on the vehicle were injured. Vidor police attributed the accident to the girl going to fast, losing control, and running off the roadway. Vidor police said the girl is Kaylee Woodward, a student at Vidor Junior High. Counselors at the school were helping students with their grief on Tuesday morning after the Labor Day holiday....
The professionals are returning to Orange to show us their big basses. The Bassmaster Elite schedule for 2023 has the anglers returning to the Orange Boat Ramp June 1-4 to fish the Sabine River. It will be the fifth time in 10 years the professional tour has come to Orange. In April 2021, the tournament and Sabine River Festival here drew 41,000 during four days. Orange has set Bassmaster attendance records, or come close to breaking other ones, ever since the first one was...
The Bridge City / Orangefield Rotary Club awarded Grant Hale Bridge City September Student of the Month. Pictured with Grant are BCHS Principal - Tim Woolley, BCHS Counselor - Lisa Huckaby, BC Superintendent - Dr. Mike Kelly, Parents, Amanda and Ryan Hale, Grandmother, Vonnie Tyler and Rotary President - Dr. Mark Messer....
While I was in the state Senate, I was invited and attended a Roundtable at Oxford on education. It was attended by educators from all over the world. Many were from countries just emerging from the dominance of the Soviet Union. One thing that all the emerging nations shared was the fact that the previous government had placed limits on what they could teach in their schools. Social studies were no more than propaganda and even some theories of math had a bias. I am seriously...
The Orangefield Bobcats played Legacy School of Sports Sciences last Friday night. The Bobcats had their hands full with the talented Titans dropping the game 40-30 at Orangefield. Legacy is a private school from the Spring area that has won two state private school titles the most recent being last year. Orangefield stayed with Legacy until a late touchdown by the Titans opened up the final ten-point margin. Orangefield Coach Josh Smalley was proud of the efforts given by...
One of the more entertaining Orange Bowls was played Thursday night in Bridge City's Larry Ward Stadium. The West Orange-Stark Mustangs continued their dominance in the series with a 38-32 win over their crosstown rivals the Little Cypress-Mauriceville Bears. Both teams scored five touchdowns in the contest. The difference was the Mustangs were successful on four of five two-point conversions while the Bears only made two point after kicks on their five scores. West...
ORANGE, TX – Congratulations to this year's Lamar State College Orange NISOD Excellence Award Winners. Each year, LSCO awards certain Faculty and Staff the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) Excellence Award. The National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) Excellence Award program was established in 1991 to provide NISOD member colleges with an opportunity to recognize faculty and staff doing extraordinary work on t...
I wasn’t sure August was ever going to get over. It seems like it must’ve rained somewhere in the city every day. The unsettled weather sure reminds me that “H” season is here. (I don’t even want to say the word!) And those of us who have lived here very long know that September is usually the most active month of the Atlantic Basin “H” season for us. For the last couple of months, the City and the School District folks have been going over plans for how we respond to a...
ORANGE, TX – Phi Theta Kappa, the national honor society for two-year colleges, has selected Lamar State College Orange Licensed Vocational Nursing student, Abhijett Joyce, as a 2022 Trustmark Workforce Development Scholar. Ms. Joyce will receive a $200 scholarship which is designed to assist active Phi Theta Kappa members in navigating the transition from college to the workforce. Joyce is from Silsbee, TX, and is in the process of applying to LSCO’s Transition to Reg...
Can you believe we are now more than halfway thru hurricane season 2022? Fortunately, there have been no tropical storm developments within the Gulf of Mexico so far and I'm going to "knock on wood", ancient superstition or not! Hurricanes not only damage homes, buildings, and other structures but severely damage plants, especially trees. Often, trees appear to weather tropical storms and hurricanes with minimal damage from high winds and excessive rainfall, then a year or...
Edwards Jones - Taylor Perkins Branch Office in Bridge City held a School Supply Drive. All donated School Supplies were presented to Bridge City ISD. Pictured are Linda Dionne representing Taylor Perkins branch office and Tara Fountain of Bridge City Independent School District....
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension of Orange County will be holding free Do Well Be Well with Diabetes classes. Join us in learning how to prevent and control your type 2 diabetes, eat healthy and much more to control your diabetes. There will be 2 separate class series being offered. To get the full educational benefit, you need to attend all classes if possible, per series. Series 1: 5 Class Series September 13, 20, 27, October 4, and 11 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM Raymond Gould...
The American Legion, Post #49 located at 108 Green Ave. in Orange will be having a fish Fry lunch on Thursday, September 8th. The meal will consist of Fried Fish, Potato Salad, Coleslaw, Green Beans with Pickles, Onions, Bread and Dessert for $10.00 each. If you wish to place an order, please do so on Wednesday, September 7th or for orders to go on Thursday, September 8th call before 9 am. The number to call is 409-886-1241....
Through two weeks the West Orange-Stark Mustangs remain undefeated on the football season. This next week will be a tough challenge for the Mustangs against another larger school. West Orange-Stark’s first two wins were against Nederland from Class 5A in Week One and last Friday against Little Cypress-Mauriceville a Class 4A, Division One, school. This week the Mustangs face a second opponent from Class 5A in the Port Neches-Groves Indians. Mustang Coach Hiawatha Hickman w...
The Bridge City Cardinals played their first varsity game on the new artificial surface of Mo Litton Field at Larry Ward Stadium last Friday night. It was a thrilling and memorable contest for the Cardinals and their fans. The Cardinals dominated the first half opening a 17-point lead against the Buna Cougars. Bridge City survived a furious Buna comeback in the fourth quarter as the Cardinals escaped with a 23-20 win over the Cougars. Coach Cody McGuire admitted the end of...
The Little Cypress-Mauriceville Bears go from playing an intense rival last week to facing another one this week. The Bears are playing all their early season games on the road while artificial turf is being installed at their home field of Battlin' Bear Stadium. Last week was the Orange Bowl between the Bears and crosstown rival the West Orange-Stark Mustangs. LCM came out strong taking a 20-8 lead early in the second quarter before the Mustangs rallied to take a 32-20 advant...
The Bridge City Cardinals and their fans celebrated their first game on the new field at Larry Ward Stadium on Friday night. The celebration was almost curtailed by a spirited comeback by the visiting Buna Cougars, but the Cardinals prevailed 23-20 for their first win of the season. The Bridge City School District held a special ceremony prior to the kickoff including a ribbon cutting in recognition of the new synthetic surface installed on Mo Litton Field at Larry Ward Stadiu...
Lorie Ann Meistrell, 57, of Hemphill, Texas, passed away on September 5, 2022, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. Born in Orange, Texas, on September 13, 1964, she was the daughter of Herman Joseph Pachuca and Marion Ann (Guillory) Pachuca. Lorie was a free spirit with a loving heart. She loved her family more than anything. Lorie was a wonderful wife, mother, daughter, sister, aunt, and friend. She adored her nieces and nephews and loved being their “Aunt Lolo.” She fou...
Marjorie Jean Campise, 80, of Vidor, passed away on August 27, 2022, at home surrounded by loving family. Marjorie was born in Brunswick, Maine, on October 1, 1941, she was the daughter of Eugene H. Driscoll and Frances Marie Driscoll. Marjorie was a wonderful housewife and mother no one could compare to. She loved to get out of the house to go bowling or take her daily walk. Marjorie loved to travel, especially to her home state of Maine or her close second, Lake Sam...
Margaret Mary Dyer, 70, of Orange, passed away on September 3, 2022, in Vidor. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, September 9, at St. Maurice Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Father Michael Strother. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas, on July 18, 1952, she was the daughter of Chester Leroy Britton, Sr. and Nelma...
Jason Samuel Browning, 43, of Vidor, Texas, passed away on August 26, 2022, at home in Orange. Funeral Services will be 6:00 p.m., Thursday, September 1, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Keith Herrin. Visitation will be 5:00 p.m., Thursday, September 1, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Beaumont, Texas, on July 14, 1979, he was the son of Dennis and Cathey Browning. Jason worked as a process operator for Goodyear Chemical Plant...
