Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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The Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce recognized Sydney Smith as the Student of the Month for October. Sydney is a senior at Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School where she is involved in Thespian Society, National Honor Society, Student Council, Cheerleading, Bear Buddies, One Act Play (All Star Cast & Honorable Mention All Star Cast Awards), UIL Math Team. Her awards and accomplishments include: 3 Time LCM Star Student, Student Council President, 4 Time Texas...
The Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce recognized Marian Perkins from Little Cypress-Mauriceville CISD as the School District Employee of the Month. She is the band secretary and always works way beyond her duties. She works with the band programs on 3 different campuses and makes sure everything is done on time. She constantly communicates with parents and designed a brand new website for the band to assist the program in communication with parents and the community....
What will Dallas Cowboy owner Jerry Jones do? His loyalty to Tony Romo has the potential to disrupt the Cowboys this season and likely hurt them in the long run. If Jones would stick with the rookie Dak Prescott and part with Romo in the off season he would have the money to overhaul the defense. With a great offensive line, the defense is the only thing keeping them from the Super Bowl. Romo is 36 years old, he’s only going to get more breakable. He has broken a bone in t...
By: Meri Elen Jacobs October 7 was a big day for KJ Miller. It wasn’t the senior’s 18th birthday. It wasn’t the day he got an offer to play at the next level. But it was a day he probably won’t forget. Not only was he crowned Homecoming King earlier in the day at the pep rally, he scored on not one but two punt returns in the 68-0 whipping of the Hamshire-Fannett Longhorns. Miller also scored on a 26 yard pass from Chaka Watson. But Miller wasn’t the only Mustang who had a...
Orange police are seeking witnesses to what they believe was a fatal hit and run accident last weekend. Authorities found the body of 29-year-old Gretta Danielle Franks of Iowa, La., in a ditch paralleling the road at the 2400 block of South Lutcher on Saturday morning, Oct. 8. City of Orange Police Department investigation indicates the dead woman may have been struck by an unknown vehicle while walking on South Lutcher during the night of Oct. 7 or morning of Oct. 8....
8th Cajun Fest set for Saturday For the Record by Dave Rogers Rusty Benoit had a Cajun French Music Association but no festival. So he created one. And from its roots in 2009, Saturday's eighth annual Gulf Coast Cajun Music Festival will be a day-long celebration of all things Cajun at the Orange VFW Post 2775, 5303 16th St. "It's a family event for everybody that wants to come," notes Benoit, who moved one of the 10 nationwide chapters of the Cajun French Music Association from Winnie to Orange and experienced dynamic growth...
For the Record While leadership at the Orange County courthouse took a baby step Tuesday in the direction of building a 6.5-mile loop to connect either end of Vidor’s Main Street, two more Orange County cities cried “Halt!” Both Orange and Bridge City’s city councils Tuesday joined Vidor in passing a non-binding resolution that opposes Orange County financing, either in part or full, a TxDOT roadway. “If we can’t pay our employees decent wages, with raises and benefits, t...
For the record A two-year job with a former Orange County newspaper launched Charlotte Schexnider Chiasson as a story teller. Her biggest story, “The History of Prairie View – Bridge City,” is about to hit print just in time for Christmas. Prairie View was the name of the town that became Bridge City in 1941. “The original settlers called it Prairie View because there were no trees,” said Chiasson, who moved to Bridge City with her family in 1955. “You could see for miles and...
The Orange Community Players will present "Leaving Iowa" by Tim Clue and Spike Manton. Show dates are October 13-15 and October 20, 21 and 22 at 7:37 p.m. A matinee is scheduled for October 23 at 2:37 p.m. The cast above includes; seated: Christina Gengo, Damon Gengo and Jolene Reyes; standing: Bryan Buzbee, Tiffaney Thomas, Kyree Jackson, Joshua Scales, Jona Gilchrist, Dylan Kilday, Ciarra Kendall and Madelyn Dewall. The play is directed by Damon Gengo. For more information...
John Keith Evans, 69, passed away on September 26,2016, surrounded by his family. He was born on August 31, 1947 to Cotton and Nelda Evans in Orange, Texas, where he lived throughout his life. On March 21, 1970 he married Mary Lynn Reed, and together they celebrated 46 years of marriage. Johnny loved to hunt, watch the Dallas Cowboys, Gunsmoke, and listen to Willie Nelson and Hank Jr. He was also known for his ability to wrestle alligators, a skill he would show off to his grandchildren, A.A. and Katie Scales. He is survived...
