Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Cutline: Workers install pieces of the city's new playground at Lions Den Park Tuesday in Orange. Construction foreman Matt Wanner pauses Tuesday during the second week of assembly of the new playground at Orange's Lions Den Park. Much assembly is required for the City of Orange's new playground at Lions Den Park and much has been assembled over the past couple of weeks. But slow your roll. "The estimate was it was going to be 60 to 90 days before everything is 100 percent...
The City of Pinehurst has not held an election in three years, but that's ending in 2020. Dan Mohon, mayor of Orange three decades ago and mayor of Pinehurst for one year, has drawn a challenger in first-time election seeker Troy Pierce. The job pays only $130 a month, so why are the men seeking the job? "I feel like I have some talent coordinating meetings and solving problems," said Mohon, an insurance agent and lifelong Lions Club member who was Orange's mayor in 1988-92. "...
ROMEO, OH ROMEO WHEREFORE ART THOU'S BRAINS, OH ROMEO??? Last weekend was really a doozy as far as college and National Football League games were concerned. There were more than a dozen upsets and another game that should have been an upset, but wasn't. Coastal Carolina visited Cajun Country to play Louisiana-Lafayette and were a 7 ½ -point underdog, despite the fact they had an unblemished 3-0 record. The Chanticleer's (no joke-that's their mascot) booted a field...
Little Cypress-Mauriceville Bears have spirit about everything they do and today they showed that spirit during their pep rally as they cheered on Principal Ryan DuBose and Coach Hunter Gonzales as they took the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge in support of local community leader and business owner, Tony Dallas. Gopher Industries owner David Jones challenged DuBose who in turn challenged Eric Peevey of Westbrook High School, Josh Smalley, Orangefield High School and Allen DeShazo of Bridge City. When Dallas heard this was happening...
My name is Michael C. Johnson, and I am again asking for both your support and your vote, as I am again running for re-election to the Bridge City Independent School District's Board of Trustees place #6 in this year's coming school board election to be held on November 3, 2020. I have had the opportunity and honor to spend the past 9 years in this position, and have deeply cherished my time serving my community and protecting our children. While I feel I have thus far...
USA TODAY EDITORIAL BOARD: ELECT JOE BIDEN - REJECT DONALD TRUMP The USA TODAY Editorial Board has never endorsed a candidate for president. Until now. 'This is not a normal election, and these are not normal times.' In its 38 years of existence, the Editorial Board has never endorsed a candidate for president. The nonpartisan board hasn't recommended a nominee. Until now. "We don't do this eagerly," said editorial page editor Bill Sternberg. "We hope we don't have to do it...
Our mother, Pearl Burgess, had she lived, would be turning 100 on October 27, 2020. Pearl Myers Burgess was born on October 27, 1920 to Henry Carl Myers and Oscar Olivia Myers. She was one of six children. She passed away (age 96) on May 31, 2017 and her funeral was June 4, 2017. She married M.L. (Billy) Burgess, Jr. on December 24, 1938. They had three daughters: Juanita Burgess Spillers of Lake Jackson, TX; Billie Wynne Burgess Bruhn of Coldspring, TX and Beverly Burgess...
Talk about a team effort. When Tony Dallas' friends found out he had ALS last year, more than 100 people quickly signed up to join him in The Woodlands for the 2019 "Walk to Defeat ALS." "We raised $10,000 in two weeks. This year, we decided to have a walk over here," said daughter Leigh Anne Dallas. "This year, Dad set the goal at $13,000 because his college number was 13. We raised $13,000 in six days. Now we've raised over $38,000 as of today, and our new goal is $50,000....
The Ministerial Alliance was recently presented a $500 donation by Rotary President Judge Courtney Burch-Arkeen and a Board of Directors member Mark Bunch for their Thanksgiving turkeys from the Bridge City/Orangefield Rotary Club....
It happens every year at this time, they come in huge numbers with that panicked look of “I am way behind schedule” etched all over their faces. They scurry to the shooting table with a rifle that has not seen daylight since last hunting season or a cleaning kit since who knows when? As they line up and start blasting away at the down range targets each one hopes that they can just put together a group that will kill a deer. Invariably these groups are sloppy and unp...
It was a tough week for most of our Orange County high school football teams with three of four falling to defeat during Week 8 of this crazy 2020 season. West Orange-Stark clinched a spot in the playoffs with its 51-7 win over Orangefield in District 11-4A, Division II play, while the Cardinals of Bridge City fell hard to Silsbee 51-21 in league play. Little Cypress-Mauriceville is looking for its first win of the season after losing to Huffman-Hargrave in a close 14-10...
The Kiwanis Club of Orange is excited to announce that a bit of normal is coming our way in December. Mayor Larry Spears has given the Kiwanis Club of Orange permission to hold the 71st Annual Christmas Parade, “A TEXAS CHRISTMAS!” There will be, of course, special COVID-19 guidelines that are not optional. According to Kiwanis Club President Shane Johns, “We were not sure that the event was going to happen this year since the Governor’s restriction of social gatherings on city property included parades. Luckily, he gave ma...
The Bridge City 2020 Varsity Volleyball team's overall record is 12-3, and they are 10-1 in district play. Depending on how the game goes vs. LCM on Friday, they will either be District Champions or Co-District Champs (along with Lumberton). Despite not being able to play in tournaments & having setbacks (hurricanes) during this season, this team has continued to fight through adversity and work to achieve their goals. Pictured (L to R): Jr.- Caryss Carpenter, Soph.-Daelyn...
KAZ’S FEARLESS FORECAST Games This Week WEST ORANGE-STARK over LIBERTY—The Mustangs are well on their way down the road to another district championship, but must be wary of those media hacks who count their chickens before they hatch. The Panthers definitely will not be congenial hosts Friday night when the Mustangs arrive and will do everything possible to make their three-hour stay as unpleasant as possible. LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE over LUMBERTON—Hopefully this is th...
Week 8 RESULTS WOS 51 Orangefield 7 Silsbee 51 Bridge City 21 Hardin Jefferson 42 Hamshire-Fannett 31 Vidor 32 LC-M 7 Huffman Hargrave 49 Lumberton 21 Livingston 35 Splendora 14 Deweyville 43 Sabine Pass 0 Hull-Daisetta 24 Evadale 14 Carthage 35 Jasper 18 Woodville 42 Tarkington 21 East Chambers 42 Buna 6 Newton 68 Warren 0 Burkeville 44 High Island 20 PA Mem 20 Goose Creek Mem 13 Bmt United 32 Galveston Ball 14 Longview 51 West Brook 28 Lovelady 44 West Sabine 34 Colmesneil 34 Cross Roads 12 Kirbyville 14 Hardin 6 Week 9...
Larry Sellers and his wife, Loraine, were drifting a short stretch of Louisiana shoreline and was obvious that Larry was more than a little frustrated as he closed the distance between our boats on his troll motor. “It isn’t unusual for me to not catch fish, but there is no doubt that they are here and we can’t get a bite! I was a little frustrated as well as I was steadily catching trout, but the majority of them were too small to keep.“I don’t even want to know what y’all are using,” I replied, “but if you just want to ge...
Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School sophomore Belle Fisher took first in the Rick Miller Cross Country Invitational on Saturday at Claiborne Park on Saturday. The winning time of 12.37.62 was also Fisher’s personal best. The girl’s team took third, the boy’s took fifth....
