Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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The site of the old Cove school is set to become a recreation area with a walking trail, play area, benches, shaded area, parking lot, and kiosk to tell the history of "Chemical Row," the famed highway lined with the petrochemical plants. City of Orange Planning Director Kelvin Knauf outlined the plans to the city council on Tuesday. He said Dow Chemical, which bought the original DuPont Sabine River Works plant, the first petrochemical plant, is helping with grants. Knauf sai...
Former Orange County commissioner Marcel Adams celebrated her 99th birthday on Tuesday with lots of bridge-playing friends. She attributes playing the strategic card game as one of her ways to keeping active. And keeping active is a key to her longevity, she said. Besides playing bridge, she regularly goes to church and church events. Plus, her little dog Noel keeps her company as she still lives by herself. Adams made county history in the mid-1980s when she won election to...
Local high school drama students will be spotlighted Saturday during the Heritage House Museum's Sixth Annual Historic Ghost Walk downtown Orange Saturday. This year, about 100 drama students from Bridge City, Little Cypress-Mauriceville, Orangefield, Vidor, and West Orange are participating to tell the true stories of Orange County. "We are happy that all our public schools can participate this year," said Adam Conrad, president of the Heritage House board of directors....
Orange County Judge John Gothia Tuesday morning issued a countywide burn ban on recommendation of the county's emergency management director because of the indices that show drought conditions could aid the spread of wildfires. At the Commissioners Court meeting Tuesday afternoon, Gothia said all the other counties around Orange County have burn bans and it was time for one here. He said rain is in the forecast this week, but we cannot be sure it will fall here. Adjacent...
Bridge City High School honored Michelle Price, left, and Cathy Riley, right, during last week's football game for their years of helping with the Strutters and Cardinal cheerleaders. The two teachers have more than half a century of teaching at Bridge City....
BASEBALL PLAYOFFS NOW STARTED Baseball League playoffs and the World Series championship games are my favorite times of the year. Baseball is still truly like apple pie; it doesn’t age, and is the one team sport that magnifies the talent of the individual player. Baseball is special; it is an American sport, played by youngsters as early as five years old. It takes great talent to make it to the Major Leagues and a good amount of luck. Many youngsters who are very good just d...
Anthony Bellanger was selected as the October Bridge City/ Orangefield Rotary Students of the Month. Anthony ranks 15th out of 181 students and has a 4.58 GPA. He plans to attend Texas State University Saint David's School of Nursing to become a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist. Pictured with Anthony are his parents Tod and Alicia Bellanger, BCISD Superintendent - Dr. Mike Kelly, BCHS Assistant Principal - Shannon King and BCHS Counselor- Lisa Huckaby...
Jada Greiner was named the Bridge City/Orangefield Rotary Clubs Orangefield October Student of the Month. Jada is ranked 21 out of 120 students and has a GPA of 4.19. She plans to attend Lamar University to pursue a degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering. Pictured with Jada are OFHS Principal-Rea Wrinkle, her parents - Chris and Ashley Griener, grandfather - Joel Kirby, OFISD Superintendent-Shaun McAlpin, and OFHS Counselor - Crissa Bonnin....
Congratulations to these OHS students for passing the Microsoft Office Specialist - Excel Associate exam. These students are members of Mrs. Bellard's Business Information Management 2 class....
On Saturday, October 8, the OHS Speech/Debate team competed at a speech & debate clinic/meet at West Hardin High School. In Cross Examination Debate, winners are: 5th place - Gracie Cross & Leroy Bergeron 6th place - Colton Myers & Major Copeland 7th place - Calvin Kelly & Stone Fregia 8th place - Abby Slaughter & Gracie Bickham Sidney Holderman also competed in CX debate, without a partner, and won one round. In Lincoln Douglas Debate, Aiden Taylor placed 6th in the varsity...
Seventeen Orangefield High School students auditioned Saturday for the All-Region Choir. Diana Burns, Katelynn Copeland, Landon Dickens, Natalie Dickens, Dalyn Miller, and Timothy Trammell were selected to the choir. Katelynn, Landon, Natalie, and Dalyn also qualified for the pre-are round on December 3rd....
Orangefield High School students Cameron Dischler and Kyle Michael earned the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) certification in their Practicum in Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources class taught by Mr. Tim Singleton. The 30-hour General Industry Training Program provides a variety of training that emphasizes hazard identification, avoidance, control and prevention. Congratulations to these students....
Orangefield High School senior Jalynn Alfaro was crowned 2022 Homecoming Queen last Friday night. Jalynn is the daughter of Jorge Alfaro and Rebecca Scales. The crowing ceremony included fireworks and a Corvette convertible ride around the stadium before cheering fans for all the homecoming contestants. The Bobcats closed out the night with a 46-0 victory over Tarkington....
The bi-monthly meeting of the members of the board of directors and volunteers of the Friends of the Orange Depot will be held on Thursday, October 20, 5:30 pm, at the Orange Train Depot, 1210 Green Avenue. President Alicia Booker encourages all to attend this important meeting for there will be items on the agenda that will require voting by the board. Also, coming up soon will be the annual holiday events, Christmas at the Depot and Santa at the Depot. On Sunday, December...
The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that the October Student of the Month for Orangefield is Natalie Dickens. Brayden is ranked 1 of 120 GPA 4.83 Pictured: Rea Wrinkle, Landon Dickens, James Dickens, Anita Dickens, Natalie Dickens, Patrick Brekel, Shawn McAlpin and Crissa Bonnin, Photo courtesy of Bridge City Chamber of Commerce...
The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that the October Student of the Month for Bridge City is Chandler Chaffin. Marlee is ranked 139 of 181 with a GPA of 4.18 Pictured: Tim Woolley, Tommy Wolfford, Alisa Huckaby, Linda Wolfford, Chandler Chaffin, Teri Chaffin, and Chelsea Skinner Photo courtesy of Bridge City Chamber of Commerce...
Recent polls indicate the U. S. Supreme Court has suffered a great decline in public confidence. In my opinion it is because of several different rulings that are out of step with the opinions of the American public. The reason is linked to three recent rulings. There are other rulings, however, that seem to not fit with how things are in today’s world. One of the worst decisions of the current Republican Supreme Court has to do with the voting rights of American citizens. The...
Wesley United Methodist Church will host a Trunk or Treat on Sunday October 30th from 2 to 4 pm at the church located at 401 W. 37th Street in Orange. Bounce house, cupcake walk, games, food and fun for the whole family. Please join us....
Games This Weekend WEST ORANGE-STARK over BRIDGE CITY—Hopefully this game won’t be a battle for the District 9-4A cellar, but at this time in the season in previous decades, the Mustangs fans would be guessing which fourth-place team they would be up against in the first round of the state playoffs. But with this new regime in place, the biggest worry for the Mustangs and their loyal fans is merely making the playoffs—even as the No. 4 seed. A win Friday night should ease...
The answer to the question of how the five days off affected the No. 1-seeded Houston Astros was learned last night. It shouldn’t have made much difference to the pitching staff, who always have five days rest between starts, but it could because most starters—including ace Justin Verlander who pitched last night’s opener against the Seattle Mariners in the best-of-five series—have had more than that time of inactivity. However, Verlander stands head-and-shoulders above t...
I must admit I never imagined I would see our Louisiana friends to the east jump on the conservation bandwagon this hard. For years there has been a huge disparity on fishing limits between Texas and Louisiana, so much that many Texas anglers have routinely taken to launching their boats on the Louisiana side of the lake in order to keep the much more liberal limits. Once Texas moved their speckled trout limit to 5 there was a large increase in the number of Texas boats at...
Bettie Sue Langley, 95, of Orange, passed away on October 2, 2022, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, October 9, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend John Fortenberry and Isaac Munoz. Burial will follow at Richard-Welch Cemetery in Newton County. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Saturday, October 8, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Bettie was born in Orange, Texas, on December 31, 1926,...
Jennifer Rebecca Mott, 49, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on October 10, 2022, at home surrounded by her loved ones. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on November 21, 1972, she was the daughter of Ronald and Marilyn Flitcraft. Jennifer was incredibly talented, she enjoyed drawing, sewing, and making quilts. She worked for her grandparents when she was younger when they opened the Penny Record, along with being very active with...
The district schedule has entered the midway point for the Bridge City Cardinals. They will be looking for their first win in district on Friday. Last week Bridge City played hard but lost to the Jasper Bulldogs. This week the Cardinals will play cross-county opponent the West Orange-Stark Mustangs. Cardinal Coach Cody McGuire analyzed his team's play through three games in the district. "Our defensive line is playing real well. Bryce Linder, a sophomore, was our defensive...
The Orangefield Bobcats won big on their homecoming last week. This Friday the Bobcats travel to the Hornets' nest in Hardin to play a very good team. The coaches at Orangefield were concerned about the Bobcats focusing on the game against the Tarkington Longhorns and not on homecoming activities, but the players responded well rolling up a 40-0 lead by halftime. The big advantage allowed many of the Bobcat backups to get some playing time and a running clock the whole second...
