Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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The Bridge City Lady Cardinals volleyball team continued its superb play through the first two rounds of the state playoffs. The Lady Cardinals were undefeated in 12 district matches and had not lost a set in advancing to the third round of the post season. In the Bi-District round Bridge City swept the Liberty Lady Panthers in three tight sets at Winnie on Tuesday, November 1. The Lady Cardinals won the opening set 25-21 which proved to be their easiest set. The second set...
Early votes Orange County votes tabulated Tuesday night show that voters in the Little Cypress-Mauriceville CISD are rejecting a proposition for a basic tax rate to be more than the "effective" tax rate for the year. The district had 4,104 early votes with 2,428 opposed to the higher tax rate, and 1,676 for the rate. The school board agreed to ask voters to approve a tax rate for the maintenance and operations income that would be more than the same rate of last year adjusted...
Orange County Commissioners Court Tuesday declared November as Gift of Life Prostate Awareness Month and learned about a free men's health screening clinic to be held in Orange. Quintella Smith of the Gift of Life foundation based in Beaumont talked about prostate cancer being the number two cancer in men, with skin cancer being the most prevalent. She said early detection is the key to surviving. She said the Gift of Life helps men without insurance, or those who cannot...
Officer Ryan Levy with the West Orange-Cove CISD Police Department supports reading and showed his appreciation to students by giving new books to the top readers at West Orange-Stark Elementary School...
City halls, the county courthouse, state and national offices, and banks will be closed Friday for Veterans Day, a national holiday that dates back 104 years. But the holiday was an evolution. November 11, 1918, was Armistice Day, the day the peace accord ending World War I was signed. The famous signing was scheduled for "the 11th hour, of the 11th day of the 11th month." The signing was in Paris, France, which translated to 5 a.m. in Orange. At that precise time, the local...
Saturday morning began with thunderstorms and pouring rain. But by noon, the sky had cleared to bright blue and a front had brought cool temperatures. God wasn't going to let it rain on Cedric Stout's party. Stout is Orange County's most famous veteran and he celebrated his 101st birthday. Not only is Stout a World War II veteran, he is the last area survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor. He said he owes his longevity to having nine children to help him, with eight of them...
Clint Russell Beard, Sr. 65, of Lumberton, passed away on November 2, 2022, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Born in Orange, Texas, on January 16, 1957, he was the son of Jack Lynn Beard and Dorothy Evelyn (Walker) Bantilias. Clint was a very outdoorsy type of man. He loved to go fishing at the lake or river. He could normally be found working on a new project of his. Clint loved football, especially the Dallas Cowboys. Family was everything to him, and loved his grandso...
Nelda Burns, 93, of Orange, passed away on November 2, 2022, at Golden Years in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday November 5, 2022, at Calvary Baptist Church in West Orange. Officiating will be Reverend David Millner and Reverend Mike Wood. Burial will follow at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Pine Island Cemetery in Simpson, Louisiana. Visitation will be from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Friday November 4, 2022, at Calvary Baptist Church in West Orange. Born in Simpson,...
Students in Mrs. Bellard's BIM I classes took the Word Associate Certification Exam. The following students passed the test and earned their certification....
Last Friday, the OJH Bobcats got to play underneath the Friday night lights to finish out their seasons. The 8th grade played first this week due to a rainout last week. This group made some serious improvements lately, and they were looking to end the season on a high note. Unfortunately, the 8th grade team lost 47-20, but came away with several highlights. Offensively, there were several big plays made by Carson Gonzales, Cole Sanches, and Elijah Jones. Sanches jump-started...
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church is selling Gumbo meals on Tuesday, November 15 from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. This is a fundraiser helping the music program at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. The meals include gumbo, rice, potato salad, and crackers for $10.00. We are also selling frozen quarts for $12.00 and frozen pints for $6.00. Dine In, Take Out, Delivery. Call the church office at 409-735-4573....
(ORANGE, TX) – The Stark Museum of Art celebrates the holiday season with an encore exhibit of Spirit of Bethlehem: The Boehm Porcelain Nativity. The exhibit will be on view in the Museum's Lobby beginning on Wednesday, November 16, 2022, through Saturday, January 7, 2023. Spirit of Bethlehem tells the Christmas story through the figures of a sixteen-piece Nativity scene in white bisque porcelain. Boehm Porcelain (founded in 1950) produced the set of figurines in the years 1...
Pre-k: Zane Chitty, Kane LeBlanc, Genevieve Labrada, Hoyt Ivey, Braylen Funderburk Kindergarten: Chloe Weise, Cason Broussard, Connor Pridemore, Charlee Ritchey, Madailynn Washenfelder, Cayson Andrews, Jayce Valenzuela, Francis Vidal, Brayden Bertrand, Natalie Daniels, Addalyn Preston, Stacy Cota 1st Grade: Finley Marsh, Adalyn Host, Evan Augsburger, Addilyn Kelley, Jose Hernandez, Nash Davis, Seven Harrison, Calli Klucik, Easton Cabra, Ivey Colton, Harper Green, Luke Buysse,...
The American Legion Post 49, Ladies Auxiliary Unit 49 and S.A.L. Squadron 49 will hold a Flag Retirement at 6:00 p.m. on Veterans day, November 11th. Come out and learn the proper way to destroy unusable flags. If you have any unusable flags you can drop them off at the American Legion at 108 Green Ave....
Orangefield Student Asia Tran was named November Student of the Month by the Bridge City/Orangefield Rotary Club. She is ranked 49 out of 120 students and plans to obtain a degree in Psychology....
The Bridge City/Orangefield Rotary Club awarded their Bridge City November Student of the Month to Haley Ross. She plans to attend Lamar State College Orange to study Cosmetology and obtain a business degree in order to one day open her own hair salon....
The American Legion Post 49, 108 Green Ave will hold a fish fry on Thursday, November 10th. Each plate will consist of fish, cold slaw, potato salad, green beans bread and dessert for $10.00 each. Delivery or pickup is available. To place an order you can call (409) 886-1241 Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday morning....
Vernon “Keith” Walker, Jr. 91, of Beaumont, passed away on November 2, 2022, at home. Vernon was born in Port Arthur, Texas and was a proud father, grandfather, Marine, and Texan. On September 10, 1931, he was born to Tera (Hooper) Walker Grass and Vernon Keith Walker, Sr. More than anything, Vernon loved his family, and his first joy is when the kids took him to dinner and paid. He was a good man that folks seemed to love. Vernon was an outdoorsman and loved to hunt and fish...
A successful season for the Orangefield Lady Bobcats volleyball team came to an end Thursday, November 3, in Channelview. The Danbury Lady Panthers eliminated Orangefield in a five set Area Round match of the playoffs. The Lady Bobcats advanced to the Area Round with a win in the Bi-District Round over the Huntington Lady Devils on Tuesday, November 1, at Warren. Orangefield took the match in four sets. The first set was dominated by the Lady Bobcats. They took the set 25-11....
Little Cypress-Mauriceville needed a win Friday night to clinch a playoff spot. The Bears mauled the Huffman Falcons 48-16 at Battlin' Bear Stadium. The win by LCM (6-4, 3-2) not only secured a berth in the post season it moved the Bears into the third seed for District 10-4A Division I. Huffman (3-7, 1-4) finished the season in fifth place and out of the playoffs. Field position was heavily in favor of the Bears who started six of their drives in Falcon territory and two othe...
Seven people lose their lives to home fires every day in U.S. As daylight saving time ends on November 6, the American Red Cross encourages everyone to test their smoke alarms as they turn their clocks back to help stay safe from home fires. “Home fires claim more lives in a typical year than all natural disasters combined but working smoke alarms can cut the risk of dying in a home fire by half,” said Brittney Rochell, Regional Communications Director, Texas Gulf Coast Reg...
Joan Marilyn Nelson, 92, of Orange, passed away on November 2, 2022. Graveside services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, November 9, 2022, at First Presbyterian Church of Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Bobby Daniel. Visitation will be from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 9, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. She was born on April 5, 1930, in Clinton, Iowa, where she married her high school sweetheart Richard (Dick) Nelson. They were married 66 years b...
Lloyd Irving McLellan, 97, of Pinehurst, passed away October 29, 2022. Lloyd was the son of Charles McLellan and Ethel McLellan (Smith). He was born August 20, 1925, on a ship transporting bananas, headed to Staten Island, New York. Lloyd proudly served in World War II and the Korean War. He received his final discharge in 1956. Lloyd was a stationary engineer, he was employed by Phillips Petroleum and retired with Huber Corp in 1987. Lloyd enjoyed golfing, he was a member of...
Christie was born on August 21, 1968, in Beaumont, TX. She entered into rest on October 23, 2022, at home. She is survived by her husband, Neil Kitzman, and her two children, Daniel Kitzman (20) and Katherine Kitzman (16) of North Augusta, SC. Her mother, Gloria Ann Pittman and her husband Larry of Denham Springs, LA; and father, Randolph Beeson and his wife Susan of Midland, MI. Her sister, Julie Pelt and her husband Bobby of Beaumont, TX. Her stepbrother, Paris Crocket and h...
Chester Willard Mullins, Jr. 58, of Orange, passed away at home peacefully surrounded by his family and friends, on Monday October 31, 2022, after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, November 6, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Bamberg, Germany, on January 8, 1964, he was the son of Dorothy Helen (Millhouse) Mullins and Chester Willard Mullins, Sr. Chester was a loving father, grandfather, son, brother,...
