Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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School boards and message boards have all seen an overload of angst over COVID-19, cases of which are skyrocketing among school-aged youngsters. While four parents opposed to schools imposing a mask mandate appeared at an Orangefield board meeting in August, others are voting for everyone to wear a mask. Or to just stay at home. "A concerned parent" emailed her plea to a Little Cypress-Mauriceville board meeting a week ago. "My son tested positive today for Covid after one...
If you’re scoring at home on the secretive backroom meetings between Orange County and its sheriff deputies, well, chalk up one for the deputies. County Judge John Gothia said Tuesday afternoon that Commissioners Court had agreed to extend the pre-impasse deadline for an additional 15 days to Sept. 22 and proposed three dates, at 2 p.m. Sept. 13, 2 p.m. Sept. 15 and 2 p.m. Sept. 16 for open-to-the-public negotiations. Tuesday’s announcement came after the issuance of two gri...
Kirk Roccaforte, longtime Bridge City mayor, recalls his first look at his hometown after Hurricane Ike made landfall on Sept. 13, 2008. The mayor and other key city personnel spent the night of Sept. 12-13 in a school building in Little Cypress, away from the storm's worst but close enough to get back in a hurry. "When I topped Cow Bayou Bridge, all I saw was water. "It was a really sinking feeling. I didn't know what was going to happen. I didn't know if we could survive...
NOTICE OF MEETING AND AGENDA OF THE COMMISSIONERS’ COURT OF ORANGE COUNTY, TEXAS, SEPTEMBER 14, 2021 Notice is hereby given that the Commissioners’ Court of Orange County, Texas, will hold a Public Hearing regarding the Proposed Orange County Budget of Fiscal Year 2021-2022 on Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. in the Commissioners’ Courtroom of the Orange County Administration Building, 123 South 6th Street, Orange, Texas for the following purpose to-wit: HEARI...
Thankfully, Hurricane Ida didn't come Texas' way, but that didn't stop the Orange County Sheriff Office from pitching in to help. Sheriff Lane Mooney sent two teams to assist in disaster recovery efforts in an area where winds wiped out nearly all of the infrastructure. The first team included the department's drone unit, members of the department's narcotics unit and Jasper Constable Joe Sterling. This team assisted the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff Office located in Houma,...
Abbott's Approval Rating Lowest Ever A couple of weeks ago I wrote that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott seemed to be losing favor with women voters. I found that women, especially those with school age children, are unhappy with his handling of COVID-19. Those I spoke with accused Abbott of playing politics with their children's health with his mask mandate. A Texas Politics Project Poll, done before the new state law that allows anyone to sue doctors, cab drivers or others who help pr...
Looking at the National Football League from my point of view, the picture isn't too pretty for our two franchises in the Lone Star State-the Houston Texans and the Dallas Cowboys-especially the Texans. We'll be able to see what the Cowboys look like tomorrow night when they lock horns with the World Champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers to open the 2021 NFL season. If they look competitive, they could very well be a factor in the NFC East Division. One of the big question marks-has...
Games This Week HUFFMAN over BRIDGE CITY—The Cardinals also need to play a high-profile opponent and found one in Huffman. Hopefully the Redbirds will play as well or better than in last week’s victory over Tarkington. LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE over KATY JORDAN—Most teams in the Katy ISD are very competitive, but we don’t know much about this one. If the Battlin’ Bears continue to improve each week, they should come out on top tomorrow (Thursday) night. ORANGEFIE...
Mandy Lyda is in her third week as the new director of Bridge City Chamber of Commerce. She's been busy learning all the procedures and gearing up for upcoming events, the first of which will be the monthly coffee to be held next Tuesday at COS Printing in Texas Ave at 8 a.m. Lyda is an Orange County native. She was raised in Mauriceville and graduated from Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School. Lyda moved away from the area for 20 years when she and her husband ministered...
Randolph (Randy) R Reed 01-19-1952 08-24-2021 Randy Reed, 69, passed away on August 24, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada after an illness. Randy was born in Oceanside, California and moved to Bridge City, Texas as a young child. He grew up in Bridge City and graduated from Bridge City High School in 1970. He worked at DuPont in Orange and owned a Dive Shop in Bridge City. He was an avid scuba diver and explored sunken treasure sites. He never met a stranger and would give all that...
The Bridge City/Orangefield Rotary Club awarded Koltin Marshall as their Orangefield September Student of the Month. Upon graduation Koltin plans to attend A&M University and pursue a Chemical Engineering degree. Pictured with Koltin are Shaun McAlpin ( OF Superintendent), Britni Briggs(Counselor), Casey Marshall (Mother), Koltin(Student), Robbie Marshall. (Father), Rea Wrinkle(OFHS Principal, and Meg Brown (Rotary President)....
The 2021 early teal hunting season arrives this Saturday (Sept. 11) and Texas hunters can once again expect a good season. Habitat conditions across much of the state are in outstanding shape which is a great sign going into the season. "I am expecting a good teal season once again for the state of Texas," said Kevin Kraai, Waterfowl Program Leader for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD). "Teal numbers are already impressive in many areas of Texas, especially the...
The Bridge City/Orangefield Rotary Club presented Kinley Dupuis their Bridge City September Student of the Month Award. Upon graduation Kinley intends to pursue an Engineering degree from A&M University. Accompanying Kinley in her award presentation are Tim Wooley(BCHS Principal), proud parents Nikki Dupuis and Philip Dupuis, Kinley(Student), Lisa Huckaby (HS Counselor), Dr. Mike Kelly (BCISD Superintendent) and Meg Brown (Rotary President)....
Celebrate Fall with a free cooking class under the pavilion at The Field of Plenty located at 2120 Wickard in Orange. Class will start at 10:00 on Saturday, September 25. The Field of Plenty is directly behind Orange Christian Service which is on West Park. Participants will learn ways to cook healthy vegetables for their family, taste all that is cooked, receive a folder of healthy vegetable recipes and packages of fall vegetable seeds for their own garden. Masks are requested. Seating is limited to 10. RSVP to (409)...
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension of Orange County is having a Vegetable Pressure Canning Class. It will be held on September 25th starting at 10:00 am at the Extension Office on FM 1442, Orange, TX. The cost will be $20 per person. Deadline to register and pay is September 17th. Call the Extension office to register at 409-882-7010. Class size is limited....
“We had kinfolk from Kansas drive down this weekend just because I promised them we would catch speckled trout without ever launching a boat,” said Paul Withers. “I never thought about the possibility of a tent or volleyball goal every fifty feet which demolished my Crystal Beach program!” “We managed to find a little more space at McFadden Monday morning and they were able to take home a couple of bags of fillets. There aren’t many speckled trout or reds in Kansas so their fi...
Marriage License : Issued By The Office of Brandy Robertson, Orange County Clerk For the week of August 30 , 2021 thru September 3, 2021 Michael M. Kosh and Chelsea S. Royer Brandon J. Edwards and Whitley M.J. Slabaugh-Swihart Joseph H. Bell and Jamie L. Burks David W. Franklin and Patricia M. Davis Sage T. Smith and Kelcie B. Medina Joshua A. Monteiro and Mallory C. Horton Stephen M. Sachs and Brenda F. Webb Charles J. Bryant and Jennifer Dobson Johnny A. Jackson and Crystal M. Barkemeyer Harry H. Corbett, III and Elisabeth...
Russell Richard Dickerson, 86, of Orange, passed away on September 3, in Beaumont. Graveside services will be 10:00 a. m., Thursday, September 9, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Born in Floyd County, Virginia, on March 15, 1935, he was the son of Albert Dickerson and Glady (Agnew) Dickerson. Russell lived an interesting and fully active life. Not only was he a self-employed Heavy Equipment Operator and served in the Navy; he loved fish, shrimp, deep sea fishing with h...
Nolan Wayne Devillier, 69, of Orange, passed away on September 3, 2021, in Orange. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 a.m., Friday, September 10, 2021, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Father Earnie Carpio. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange.Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. A Rosary will be held at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, at Claybar Funeral Home in...
A weekly column from Sen. Robert Nichols by Sen. Robert Nichols, Senate District 3 We continue to hold our friends in Louisiana in our prayers after Hurricane Ida made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane this week. Texas was proud to send a Chinook helicopter, 14 crew members, 30 fire engines, and 132 firefighters to aid in hurricane recovery efforts. Here are five things happening around your state: 1. COVID-19 antibody treatment center opens in Nacogdoches The Texas Division...
Bridge City ISD will be hosting renowned motivational speaker Damon West in a free community event next Tuesday, September 7 at 7 p.m. The event will be held at the Bridge City Elementary School cafeteria. The public is invited to attend. Sentenced to sixty-five years in a Texas prison, Damon West once had it all. Damon West, M.S. Criminal Justice, is a college professor, nationally known keynote speaker and best-selling author (with best-selling author and motivational speake...
Mary Emma (McLain) Majors, 96, was born in Red River County in Texas, the daughter of the late Bert and Vada McLain. She left this world peacefully in the early hours of August 31. Visitation and Funeral Services were held on Saturday September 4, 2021 in the chapel of Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home in Caldwell, Texas. Mary attended Texarkana High, where she met the man who would become her husband and the love of her life, Joe Majors, Jr. They each went on to earn degrees...
Craig William Boudreaux, 59, of Bridge City, passed away on August 28, 2021, in Port Arthur Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, September 4, 2021, at BridgePoint Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Richard Landry. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 12:00 p.m. from 2:00 p.m., Saturday, September 4, 2021, at BridgePoint Church in Bridge City. Born in New Iberia, Louisiana, on October 5, 1961, he was the...
Robert Hugo "Buddy" Stelter, 83, of Orange, Texas died September 2. He was born in Mart, Texas on January 26, 1938 to Freda Steinke Stelter and Adolf Stelter. Robert graduated from Little Cypress High School in 1956. He graduated from Tyler Junior College in 1958 and Texas Lutheran College in 1960. He attended these colleges on basketball scholarships. Upon graduation he returned to Orange and was employed by Firestone Petrochemical for 42 years. In 1959 he married Ann...
