Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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There may be a slight delay on the completion of the Orange County Convention and Expo Center. “Our engineers are still trying to get out the additional projects that we had and we’ve got the grant money to spend on it. One of the key ones we’ve been holding the contractor up a little bit on is the telecommunications,” said Maintenance Director Mark Wimberly. Wiring and switches has not been run for the communications system. “I can’t see letting them put the ceiling in without that wire being in place,” said Wimberly. Com...
Although the Mustangs didn’t have as easy a time as they did the week before against Cleveland, they were able to walk away this past Friday night with a 20-10 victory over the West Columbia Roughnecks in the area round of the 3A Division 2 play-offs. WO-S (12-0) will now face the Lorena Leopards (10-2) in the regional semi-finals in Waller at the Waller ISD Stadium, Friday night at 7 p.m. “We are still alive after playing a Silsbee-type football game,” Head Coach Cornel Thomp...
The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations for Business & Citizen of the Year through Tuesday, December 11, 2012. All nominations need to be in a sealed envelope marked to the attention of the nominating committee, either mailed or delivered to the chamber office at 150 West Roundbunch, Bridge City, TX 77611. Current office hours are Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. However, if no one is there you may place it in the mail slot. The Business of the Year & Citizen of the Year awards will be given t...
Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center will offer Christmas Strolls through the illuminated gardens on select evenings in December and host Dreaming of a Green Christmas on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012, from 9 a.m. through 4 p.m., an activity suited for children of all ages. Evening Christmas Strolls at Shangri La - On Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, Dec. 6 - Dec. 22, 2012, from 6 to 8 p.m., Christmas lights and holiday music welcome visitors to Shangri La for the annual...
MY MIND JUST WANTS TO LOAF Some weeks are like this, when your mind and body seem to drop back a notch. Every time it happens, I hope it’s not permanent. My mind wants to relax rather than work, even when there is plenty ahead and a deadline looms. I’ve been meeting deadlines forever, going back to when the cows had to be milked by 4:30 a.m.*****Every morning I stop by and see CourtneyMyers, Bootie and the crew at the Express Mart. That bunch will get you started on a high note. I don’t know how they stay so upbeat. I’m t...
I don’t know that the catching could have been much easier in Sabine Lake and the river than it was across the Thanksgiving holidays. There was a ton of folks fishing and even the added pressure didn’t have a negative effect on the bite. The only problem and it was a serious problem that had to be dealt with safely each morning, was the fog. The massive and tragic pile up on I-10 that involved some 150 vehicles Thursday morning was the product of too much speed in limited vis...
Dan Mohon and Ed Freiberg and other members of the Orange Lions Club will be ringing the bells for the Salvation Army in Orange this Saturday Dec. 1, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Locations will be at both entrances to Walmart, at Krogers and the north door of Market Basktet on 16th Street in Orange. The Lions ask that everyone please be generous....
An Orange couple was recently held at gunpoint inside their residence. According to reports from the Orange Police Department, on Thanksgiving Day, officers were dispatched to 1200 block of Jayway in reference to a robbery. The victims of the robbery, Dunisha Baker and Nathan Allison, reported three suspects pushed their way into the residence attempting to rob them. The suspects were wearing bandanas and stopped first to confront a person in the front yard. They then pushed the 41-year-old man into the house and assaulted...
It’s playoff time, and the West Orange-Stark Mustangs are on the warpath. They came into the season as the team to beat in the district and met those expectations by decisively locking up the division. Everyone knew they would be good, because they are good every year, but nobody really knew how good. Last Friday, Coach Thompson led the Mustangs into battle against a tough West Columbia squad. The Mustangs came away with the 20-10 win, but weren’t able to employ the same lev...
On Dec. 6, Orange County resident and professional boxer, Cody “The Kid” Richard (11-0 with 6 KO’s) will be traveling to Pensacola, Florida to fight for the vacant WBC Continental Americas Title vs 2-time world champion Derrick “Smoke” Gainer (43-7 with 25 KO’s) at the Interstate Fairgrounds in Pensacola. This will be a major step-up in competition for Richard. This has been a busy year for the 23 year old senior at Lamar University. He has fought five other times in 2012 and...
Orangefield High School senior, Jamie Beaulieu, made 3rd chair clarinet in the ATSSB All-Region Band. The all-region band members will participate in a clinic and concert at Silsbee High School on Jan. 26, 2013. In addition, Beaulieu advances to Area band try-outs in Tyler on Jan. 12, 2013....
The Texas Renaissance Festival, the nation’s largest and most acclaimed festival of its kind, has wrapped up the final weekend of its 38th annual season with many highlights, including record breaking attendance for both the Festival and 8th Annual School Days. The final attendance count of 606,694 was up 24 percent from 2011 attendance, which welcomed over 490,000 patrons. The Celtic Christmas three-day closing weekend, held November 23, 24 and 25, set a new closing w...
Our Thanksgiving Weekend had a variety of occurrences, most of them good, but it certainly was not that way for everyone in Southeast Texas and Southwestern Louisiana. The day before the turkey got roasted was a relatively normal one for me, with a nice competitive game of golf in the morning, a haircut and then a quick trip to a newspaper office in Beaumont to verify that I was really me after receiving a phone call that I had won a high school playoff football contest. I begged them to just drop the $50 gift certificate...
Dust off your penny loafers, put your hair in a ponytail and head to the Lutcher Theater, Thursday and Friday. Rock out to your favorite hits from the 60s with the Midtown Men. They will perform all your favorite tunes from days gone by including “Let’s Hang On,” “Working My Way Back to You,” “Breaking Up Is Hard To, “ “Can’t Buy Me Love,” “Happy Together,” “Candy Girl,” “Time of the Season,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry” and “Sherry.” “We’re very excited coming to visit your...
Varghese Paily Kulianickal, 52, of Port Arthur, died Monday, Nov. 26, in Louisiana. Funeral Services will be at 4:00 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2, at St. Helen Catholic Church in Orangefield with Father Joe Kattakada officiating. Burial will take place at a later date in India. Visitation will be from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. Sunday, also at the church. Arrangements were held under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange....
It was her love of dolls which has inspired 75-year-old Patsy Phillips to make dresses for the annual Doll Tea at the Salvation Army. Phillips was given her first doll when she was just a girl in 1944. “In my day, dolls were priceless,” Phillips said. During the war era, toys were difficult to obtain, she said. Her very much loved and treasured doll, “Sweetie Pie” serves as a reminder as she hopes a little girl will love one of the dolls she has created the clothing for. Th...
To help kick off the holiday season, members of the Service League are gearing up and adding a little Christmas cheer with their annual Toy Coffee. With a theme of “Got Toys?” the Service League will begin their 56th year of the annual event. “We have an upcoming event that is very important to our community and it helps the children that are unable to have a Christmas gift,” said Lisa Fournet, of the Service League. “The Toy Coffee event is a combined effort with the Salvatio...
Members of 4-H clubs and others throughout Texas will be able to enhance their leadership skills and abilities through the Leadership Live! virtual leadership experience from 7 -8:30 p.m. Dec. 10, said coordinators. “This will be a free, live Web-streamed experience in which participants can learn how to develop and enhance their abilities to motivate and lead others,” said Courtney Dodd, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service 4-H specialist, College Station. “It can be watched from any web-accessible device.” Dodd said so...
Officers from the Orange Police Department responded to the following calls between Nov. 27, and the morning of Nov. 28: Traffic accident, Court House Stolen vehicle, Cordrey and 14th St. Abandoned vehicle, Simmons and Turret Rd. Theft, 2000 Coronado Theft, 201 8th St. Theft, Fox Run Burglary, 3906 Beverly Warrant service, 205 Border Warrant service, 505 Pier Rd. Department activity, 201 8th St. Warrant service, 1600 IH-10 Traffic arrest, Hart and 14th St. Warrant service, 14th and Curtis Possession of cocaine, 14th and Link...
Glenda Stracener Sands, 67, of West Orange, went to be with her Lord and Savior Tuesday, Nov. 27, at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, in the chapel of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be the Rev. Keith Royal, pastor of Winfree Baptist Church. Graveside services will follow at 2:00 p.m. Saturday at Hopewell Cemetery in DeRidder. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Friday at the...
Jansen Roy Lewis, 45, of Orange, died Nov. 21, at University Hospital in San Antonio, after a short illness. Mr. Lewis resided in Orange for many years and was a member of Mt. Sinai Baptist Church in Orange. He also was a 1984 graduate of West-Orange Stark High School. Going home celebration will be Saturday at 3:00 pm at Mt. Sinai Baptist Church in Orange, where the Rev. Calvin C. Jones is Pastor. The Rev. David McDonald will be giving the eulogy. Visitation will be at the church from 1:30 pm til time of service. Interment...
Milford Batchan Jr., 52, of Orange, died Nov. 21, at Baptist Orange Hospital in Orange. Mr. Batchan was life long resident of Orange, and a 1978 graduate of West-Orange Stark High school. He was loved by many family members and friends in the community. He was member Mount Olive Baptist Church in Orange, for many years. Going home celebration will be Saturday at 11:00 am at Mount Olive Baptist Church in Orange. The Rev. Jessie Anderson will be officiating. Visitation will be held at the church from 9:30 am until time of...
The first half of duck season sputtered to a merciful end for most local hunters on Sunday and will not re-open until Dec 8th. Reports from all along the coast were almost mirror images of one another, the combination of few birds, high bluebird skies, and little wind was the kiss of death for most hunters. The lack of any “hunter friendly” weather was easily the biggest problem most waterfowlers faced, the steady stream of cold fronts that kicked off the opening of the season basically disappeared and so did many of the bir...
In loving memory of Phillip Cooper, 49 years old, born Jan. 2, 1963 and passed away November 19. He is preceded in death by parents, E.T. and LaNell Cooper. He is survived by his wife Anite Cooper of Center; daughter, Brandi Dwire of San Augustine and husband Ben; and son, Dustin Michael Cooper of Center. He is also survived by three grandchildren, Leeann, John Phillip and Bradley Dwire all of San Augustine; brothers and sisters; Earl Cooper and wife Ruth of Orange, Doris Jones and husband, Harry of Orange, Helen Bellard...
Mauriceville Elementary Student Council has begun their annual Purple Santa fundraiser. Purple Santa is MVE Student Council’s way to raise money to purchase Christmas gifts for needy children in the Mauriceville Area. After raising money, through generous donations from parents, staff and the community, student council will purchase age appropriate gifts for children in need. One hundred percent of the donations are used to purchase these gifts. During the fundraiser, the s...
