Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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POWERFUL STORM IAN SWAMPED FLORIDA I’ve lived long enough to have witnessed many hurricanes. I go back to an un-named storm in 1939 and many with names since. I don’t recall all the bad ones except maybe Audrey, in June 1957, which was as powerful a hurricane Ian that hit Florida Wednesday, Sept. 28. It’s one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the United States. Besides the catastrophic damage, it left over 100 people dead. The hurricane’s center struck just west of...
Anyone who talked to Van Jordan for a while went away feeling like they had been life-long friends, that's the kind of man he was, said J.W. Dalton. Jordan was a Christian minister, military veteran, and led the area motorcycle HOG, Harley-Davidson Owners Group. Jordan died last week at his Port Arthur home at the age of 56. In addition to being a motorcycle enthusiast, he owned a construction company in Port Arthur and was a minister. Dalton, who owns Top Deck in Mauriceville...
Like hundreds of girls across Texas during football season, Aamiyah Gradnigo walked the field in an evening gown for homecoming ceremonies. But instead of being escorted by her father, she walked arm-in-arm with a uniformed police officer. She asked Orange Police Sergeant Jason Laughlin to walk with her because of their close relationship that developed when he was the lead investigator into the home-break-in murder of her older sister and the sister's boyfriend. "I was just...
People can immerse themselves in fall this weekend by carving pumpkins, strolling through displays of pumpkins, and even immersing themselves face first into a pumpkin pie. The activities are all part of the Second Annual Orangetober sponsored by the city of Orange. Live entertainment will be included at the three-day festival, with the featured performer country star Kevin Fowler Saturday night. Food trucks, craft beer, soft drinks, family activities, craft vendors, games,...
The Orangefield High School will celebrate their Homecoming game this Friday night starting at 7:30 pm at the F. L. McClain Stadium located at 7745 Sand Bar Rd in Orangefield. The Orangefield High School homecoming court includes: (left to right) Football Beau: Brayden Parker, Football Sweetheart: Kaitlyn Hebert, Freshman Duchess: Payton Marze, Sophomore Duchess: Maci Waguespack, Junior Duchess: Paris Becker, Senior Princess: Kiley Boyd, Senior Princess: Riley Fuller, Senior...
he Bridge City ISD school board has approved the architectural drawings for the new middle school and high school career center, and the next steps are being made toward construction. The designs were released last week by Claycomb Associates, Architects, a Texas-based firm that specializes in school designs. The new middle school, which will replace the current one that was built in the mid-1960s, is estimated to cost $57.7 million. The CTE (Career and Technology Education)...
I don’t know about you, but this finally feels like fall is here. Temperatures are making their way into the 50’s in the mornings, not getting into the 90’s at midday, all of that spells autumn. The leaves are even beginning to act like it’s that time of year. Speaking of fall, that’s a good time for festivals in this part of the country because of the weather. I hope everyone was able to attend the National Night Out last evening. I would like to thank all the citizens...
Dow Chemical and the Orange County United Way are once again sponsoring "Together Thursdays" in October with two free family-friendly live concerts at the Orange Riverfront Pavilion off Simmons Drive. The first one will be this Thursday, October 6, at 6:30 p.m. featuring the band The Cheez Weez. Maureen McAllister, president of the United Way, said The Cheez Weez is a cover band that plays a lot of pop and rock songs from the 1980s and 1990s. She said the band is similar to...
The Orangefield High School FCCLA and Community Service students volunteered with the Orange Convention & Visitors Bureau to assist with setup for the Orangetober Festival held annually at the Riverside Pavilion. They helped with designing areas in the pumpkin village and creating photo stations. It was a beautiful day and the perfect weather for it!...
In honor of NICU Awareness Month, Orangefield High School welcomed guest speaker, Kelli Huebel, NICU Program Director at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital. Mrs. Huebel spoke with Health Science and Child Development classes, and shared a wealth of knowledge about some of the obstacles these tiny babies overcome and the healthcare providers that care for them. We would like to extend a big thank you to Mrs. Huebel and Christus St. Elizabeth for this educational opportunity for...
Aaliyah Stewart was named Homecoming Queen Friday night during the West Orange-Stark football game. She was escorted on the field by her father, Brodrick McGrew. The Mustangs won the game 58-8 against Liberty....
Phillip Saperstein, an Edward Jones financial advisor in Orange, recently attended the firm's Financial Advisor Leaders Conference, which celebrates the contributions and achievements of some of the firm's most successful financial advisors. The conference was held Sept. 29-30 in St. Louis. During the two-day conference, attendees heard from internal and external speakers about relevant topics, conferred on timely topics and shared best practices for serving clients. "The...
Of late there has been more discussion of America becoming what is called a religious nationalistic country. Unfortunately, it is my belief that people who advocate this such as the pastor of the Second Baptist Church of Houston, Texas either have not read our nation’s constitution, history or do not understand either. The first of our Bill of Rights includes the phrase “Congress shall make no law respecting establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise the...
The Orangefield 7th and 8th grade Junior High Choir students competed for spots in the Region choir this past weekend. Congratulations to the following 14 students who were selected: Hope Samms, Olivia Shearer, Trista Gray, Katy West, Madison McCormack, Naomi Madrid, Tessa Bailey, Hayden Nichols, Jose Salinas, Dak Sims, Elijah Jones, Santiago Valdovinos, Aiden Barnett and Reese Dearing....
On Tuesday, October 4th the Orangefield Junior High STUCO and NJHS members traveled to the Riverside Pavillion in Orange to volunteer their time and energy to help set up pumpkins in the pumpkin patch for Orangetober Festival. The students enjoyed their time away from the classroom to learn about community workers and how events are planned and put together....
What a fantastic week, the temperature is finally moderating as autumn-like weather is slowly sneaking into our area! Now, let’s hope we get increased rain chances in the weather forecast, as I’m certain all of you (myself included) are watering lawns, vegetable beds and flower gardens once or twice weekly. The cooler morning temperatures are making garden work a much more pleasant experience, which means spending more time outdoors. Stay hydrated and wear sun protection. Las...
Bridge City High School engineering students got a chance last week to use their drafting and calculating skills to work in a real-life situation. Middle school principal Grady Welborn asked the students to make an accurate map of the school for him and they worked on the task. Daniel Auchenbach is the high school engineering teacher....
Games This Weekend WEST ORANGE-STARK over HAMSHIRE-FANNETT—The Mustangs finally got that first district victory with hopefully many more to come. This very well could be the start of another long skein of league wins, but it won’t be easy Friday night because it’s on the Longhorns’ home turf. The ‘Stangs just need to continue doing what they did last week at Homecoming against Liberty. LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE over VIDOR—I’m picking this as my Upset Special because with...
The grueling 162-game major league baseball season ends today with six teams having only one day off before swinging into the very important Wild Card Playoffs on Friday in a best-of-three series while our own Houston Astros and MLB’s winningest LA Dodgers enjoy a first-round bye. This year’s playoff format has expanded from 10 teams to 12 with each league having an extra playoff team. There will be no one-game playoff this year if the teams are tied at the end of the reg...
All along the Texas gulf coast the pattern is the same, cool fronts signal the much anticipated frenzy that is fall fishing. Anglers of every description ready themselves with the latest technology and gear in hopes of finding flocks of gulls working over schools of hungry speckled trout and redfish. Shiny fiberglass cruisers masquerading as bay boats are stocked up with an array of tackle that would make most anglers drool with envy. It is the same scenario in each bay...
Last Friday night the Orangefield Bobcats traveled to Anahuac and captured a huge district win. This week the Bobcats will celebrate homecoming. Orangefield and Anahuac entered the district games two weeks ago as the two favorites to win the district championship. Both teams won their district openers. With Friday's win the Bobcats have sole possession of first place by half a game over East Chambers and Tarkington each of which have one win and had their bye week during the...
