Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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The trout fishing on Sabine Lake has been an absolute grind over the past week or so.Muddy runoff that has reduced water clarity to less than six inches all over the lake has gotten most of the blame, but that isn’t the real culprit.Surface temperatures that dip into the low forties at night and far too much fresh water are the toughest obstacles for local anglers to overcome. In response to the massive amount of rainfall that recently fell across the Toledo Bend area, the S...
WE’RE SURPRISED HOW SUPER BOWL XLIX TEAMS GOT THERE This Korner has been telling you since before the Christmas holidays that the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots would face each other in Super Bowl XLIX on Feb. 1. But we’re not tooting our own horn for calling it correctly for a change, but are almost embarrassed because both teams made it to the Big Dance exactly opposite the way we predicted. We figured that the Seahawks would harass Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers because of his immobility and cause him t...
Keith Leo Jenkins, 41, of Orange passed away Wednesday, Jan. 7. A gathering of family and friends will be Wednesday, Janu.21, from 5:00 until 10:00 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Cremation will follow under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Keith was born in Galveston Aug. 7, 1973 to Robert Lee and Betty (Godeaux) Jenkins and was the youngest of three boys. He loved making people laugh and being with friends and family. Some of his favorite past times were fishing and swimming. Most recently Keith...
Sunday, Jan. 25, Trinity Baptist Church of Orange will be honored to host concert Pianist/Vocalist, Wade Daniel at the 11:00 A.M. service. Mr. Daniel is the Minister of Music at First Baptist Church of Bartlesville, OK, a vocal member of the Grammy and Dove Nominated “CenturyMen Choir,” and an accomplished pianist, having accompanied the “Singing Men of South East Texas” for 17 years and the CenturyMen choir on tour both nationally and internationally. Wade has perform...
Two Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School students had very good runs in cross country competition. Senior James Armstrong easily won District and freshman Olivia Keltz placed second at District.They both qualified to run at Regionals and Olivia advanced to State. The Board of Trustees recognized both students for their accomplishments during the regular meeting Jan. 12. Dena Adkins is the LCM Cross Country Coach....
On Jan. 10, three Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School students auditioned for and earned the honor to perform with the Texas All-State Choirs by beating out hundreds of other choral students throughout the region. All-State Choir is the highest distinction a Texas choral student can receive. Senior, Taryn LaCour and sophomore Chase Courtier both earned spots in the inaugural Texas All-State Small-School Mixed Choir. Junior Hannah Hodges earned a spot in the Texas...
The Golden Triangle Reverse Trade Show is set for 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, January 29 at the Robert A. Bowers Civic Center in Port Arthur. Dr. Ben Stafford, Dean of Technical Programs at Lamar State College-Port Arthur, called the event an “all-for-one and one-for-all” effort involving the College, the City of Port Arthur, the Port Arthur Chamber of Commerce and the Golden Triangle Business Roundtable. While most trade shows allow vendors to set up booths and tout their war...
The first physical steps toward restoration of the Southern Pacific Depot in Orange were taken when the measurement team from Architectural Alliance, Incorporated opened the door on the east side of the depot and went inside to take measurements. The team consisted of Nina Rivers, Michael Magtaan, and Leo Tan. “This is the first step in determining how the inside of the depot will be laid out. We need to measure all the walls, door, and window openings. The wall height will h...
Lanora Jean Taylor, 75, of Orangefield, passed away Jan. 16, at her home. Funeral Service will be held Thursday, Jan. 22, at 1:00 pm, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City with the Rev. Clifton Rankin officiating. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 11:00 am, Thursday at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Born in Shelby County, April 5, 1939, Lanora was the daughter of Roy E. Franks and Eunice (Ramsey) Franks. She worked at Entex for...
Elaena Fanese Swanton, a West Orange-Stark High School graduate, said she and her children marched in the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day “A Step Towards Unity” march on January 19 because she believes equality should not be a dream anymore, it should be a reality. “I marched because we are living the dream in part and I believe that the future generations will be the ones to carry it out to its full potential. And, I love my community,” she said. The MLK Day march returne...
The Orange Rotary Club will presented a check in the amount of $500 to the WOS Education Foundation in honor of the football team making it to the state finals. The check presentation was Tuesday, Jan. 20, at Sunset Grove Country Club during the weekly rotary meeting. Photo - The Orange Rotary Past President presenting the check to Dr. Sylvia Martinez, WOCCISD Acting Superintendent....
The Bridge City High School Principal's honor roll includes the top 10% of each class with the highest grade point average for the third six weeks. Those students include: Principal's Honor Roll 9th Grade Emma Breaux, Cassandra Collazo, Michaela Cooper, Chasen Creel, Brooklyn Dugas, Alyssa Dunigan, Kaylee Flannigan, Maggie Garcia, Katelynn Haynes Luc Hollier, Gabriel Howe, Kyrstin Land, Robert Lewis, Holly Lucas, Blaze Montagne, Alma Montoya, Nolan Moore, Malayna Motomura, Colton Oliver, Alex Pham, Fabian Rodriguez, Lauren...
The Celebration of Life for Mrs. Beulah Levier Odom will be held during a Mass of Christian burial, Saturday, Jan. 24, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Anne de Beaupre Catholic Church, 2810 Link Rd, Houston, TX 77009. Rites of Christian burial will follow in Paradise North Cemetery in Houston under the direction of Sparrow Funeral Home. Visitation will be Saturday morning from 8:00 until 10:00 a.m. at the church. A rosary will be prayed at 9:30 a.m. Her services will start in Orange, her...
The Lutcher Theater will present The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley Friday, Jan. 23, with two performances at 9:30 and 11:30 AM. A Lutcher Incredible Kids Event presentation, tickets are $4 for this one-hour show and are available by calling the Lutcher Box Office at 886-5535. Stanley Lambchop is just like everyone else. That's the problem. For Stanley, life is TOO normal. Determined to do something amazing, something no oneʼs ever seen before, he makes a wish on a falling...
For all those hunters who have spent the last couple of months waking early, fighting the weather, and staring at the skies in search of ducks it's almost over. In what feels like the blink of an eye the Texas duck season that started back in September with early Teal will end on Sunday leaving waterfowlers wishing for more. The light geese conservation season will allow hunters a chance to keep chasing birds but for the majority of duck hunters it will be a long 8 month wait until the next season kicks off. Local hunters...
The Orange Rotary Club is honored to present An Evening of Classical Music with Francesco Attesti and Matteo Galli. Francesco Attesti is an Italian pianist of international acclaim. The epitome of Francesco’s collaborative work to date is his performance with the Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra of Prague, performing the European premiere of “Chiavi in Mano” by the Pulitzer Prize winning composer Yehudi Wyner. Francesco is a Paul Harris Fellow and member of the Rotar...
James Roy “Red” Jackson, 78, of Ivanhoe passed away Jan. 14. He was born in Wells, Jan. 13, 1937 to Leroy and Una Peal Minter Jackson. Red married Wilda Ann Duos and they raised four children. He was a butcher by trade, and had worked at Texas Ave. Grocery in Bridge City; He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather who will be missed by all who loved him. Left to cherish his memories are his wife Wilda Jackson; daughters Theresa Broom and Connie Darby ; sons John Jac...
There's no place like home, and that goes for football coaches too. Bridge City ISD announced the hiring of Dwayne DuBois as head football coach for the Bridge City Cardinals at the regular meeting of the board of trustees on January 19. DuBois is a 1986 graduate of Bridge City High School and a former assistant coach there. He is currently the head football coach at Hardin-Jefferson High School. DuBois was selected among a list of 52 applicants. He will replace former Bridge...
Officers from the Orange Police Department responded to the following calls between Jan. 16, 17, 18, 19 and the morning of Jan. 20: Warrant service, 10th and Park Larceny from vehicle, 3819 Meeks Traffic accident, 7112 IH-10 Warrant service, IH-10 E Assist motorist, 8th and Green warrant service, 1800 block IH-10 Possession of marijuana, 200 block Turret Traffic accident, IH-10 E Miscellaneous incidents, 2739 FM 1006 Robbery, 1601 Cherry Ave. Traffic accident, 1100 Burton Ave. Warrant service, 704 Park Ave. Warrant service,...
Bridge City Project Graduation will host a fundraiser night at Texas Roadhouse, 8575 Memorial Blvd., Port Arthur, from 4:00 to 20:00 pm. When diners eat at Texas Roadhouse during the fundraiser, BCPG will receive 10% back from each check/flyer collected. The public's help will be greatly appreciated in the fundraiser....
The Orangefield High School Student Council has been awarded a grant in the amount of $2,025 from the Lowe's Charitable and Education Foundation. The money will be used to implement a campus beautification project at the high school. Pictured are: Olivia Gravett, Student Activities Coordinator; Thanh Tsan, Student Council president; Sunshine Copeland, grant writer; Meredith Sanders, Student Council sponsor and Dr. Ben Petty, OHS principal....
In the over 6 years I have lived in Minden, this is only the second time I have been down with an Upper Respiratory Infection. It really wiped me out for a few days. I don’t know which is worse; the symptoms of the cold or the effects of the medicine taken. I totally lost my appetite and spent much of the time just sleeping. This is the KEEPER recipe which helped get me through those days. I was glad I did not have to leave my house for the ingredients as I did not wish to exp...
There were several agenda items regarding employee travel at the regular meeting of the Orange County Commissioners Court on January 20. Mary Johnson, county auditor, requested her assistant county auditor to fly to Lubbock to attend educational training at the Tyler Technologies facility. Johnson said there is no cost for the course, the county would have to cover travel and lodging fees. John Banken, Precinct 3 commissioner, asked if the training was mandatory. Johnson answered no but said it is advanced training in...
OBAMA ADDRESSES FIRST REPUBLICAN CONTROLLED HOUSE AND SENATE Tuesday evening President Barack Obama addressed a joint session of congress with his State of the Union message. Obama, who is riding an upswing in popularity called on the congress to join him in putting aside the political games and finding areas where they agree so we can deliver for the American people. His message included proposals for tax hikes on the wealthy, tax breaks for the middle class, community college, housing, manufacturing cyber security and paid...
With Valentine's Day coming up, I thought it would be fun to share this recipe for those who like to cook for their loves. My fiance loves red velvet cake, so I will be making this in a heart shaped pan for him, my parents and my brother and sister in law. I think they will all enjoy it. Hope your loves enjoy it as well. Bon appétit!! Red Velvet Pie Box of red velvet cake mix Eggs, oil and water, butter or ingredients according to amounts on cake mix box. Two pre-made pie...
