Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Anthony Joseph Lucia, Jr. 67, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on September 18, 2023, peacefully at his home in Bridge City, Texas. Born in Orange, Texas, on September 17, 1956, he was the son of Anthony Joseph Lucia, Sr. and Josie Sherville Lucia. Growing up Anthony was a very determined worker. His first job at the age of 16 was delivering the paper on his motorcycle, but only on the most pretty days. Now, on days the weather was bad, you can best bet he was dragging his...
Sterling Henry Simoneaux, 90, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away peacefully at his home on September 18, 2023. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, September 23, 2023, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Father Ernie Carpio. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange, Texas. Military Honors will be provided by the United States Air Force. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Friday September 22, 2023, at Clayb...
James Douglas Vidrine, 78, of Orange, Texas, passed away on September 18, 2023, in Port Arthur, Texas. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, September 21, 2023, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Ross Waggoner. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange, Texas. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 20, 2023, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Texas. Born in Crowley,...
Nettie Mae Dickey, 81, of Orange, Texas, passed away on September 18, 2023, at her home in Orange, Texas. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, September 21, 2023, at Harris Cemetery in Orange, Texas. Born in Orange, Texas, on October 18, 1941 she was the daughter of Artlee Talbert and Thersa Talbert. She was very into genealogy and loved to read. Nettie also enjoyed watching mystery shows and cheering on the Dallas Cowboys anytime she could. Nettie loved listening...
The Orangefield Lady Bobcats remained undefeated in district volleyball through their first three matches. This set the stage for the big showdown at the district favorite Hardin on Tuesday, September 19. The Lady Bobcats played East Chambers on Friday, September 15, at Orangefield. It was a straight set win for the Lady Bobcats 25-5, 25-16, and 25-15 over the Lady Bucs. Lela Francis had a big evening for Orangefield serving 5 aces. Francis also had 3 kills and 1 block. Orange...
The Little Cypress Mauriceville Lady Bears bounced back from their tough loss in the district opener to Bridge City with an amazing comeback against Vidor three days later. The Lady Bears dropped the first two sets before taking the last three to capture the win. The match was played Friday, September 15, at the Dr. Pauline Colburn Hargrove Gymnasium at LCM High School. Vidor won the first set 25-23 and then the second 25-19 to be on the brink of victory. Little Cypress...
The first four weeks this year are following an eerily similar path to the same time last season for West Orange-Stark. The hope is that will change this week with the start of district action for the Mustangs. Just like a year ago after opening with two wins the Mustangs have dropped their last two games. The Newton Eagles rallied to come from behind 58-54 to beat West Orange-Stark the loss evened the season record for the Mustangs at two and two. WOS Coach Hiawatha Hickman...
On Saturday, September 16, 2023, around 5:21pm., the Orange County Sheriff’s Office was called to a local business, International Paper, in reference to the discovery of a body at the truck entrance. The body was located near the train tracks on the south side. The victim has been identified as Casie Lynn Graves, a 38 year old white female. The preliminary autopsy report indicates Ms. Graves was the victim of a homicide. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Inv...
The final game before the start of district action was a disappointing loss for Orangefield. Now the games really begin to count for the Bobcats with the first district game on the road this Friday night. The Bobcats played the Woodville Eagles last week and actually led late in the first half. Woodville scored in the last minute of the second quarter and then got another touchdown on its first drive of the second half after recovering a Bobcat fumble to win 19-7 at...