Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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St. Mary Catholic School is honored to announce Melinda King as “Teacher of the Month” for December. Mrs. King was chosen by her dedication to her students and parents, her willingness to help others and her tremendous pride in St. Mary Catholic School. Mrs. King has a tremendous dedication to her job and a catholic education. Mrs. King was recognized during morning announcements at St. Mary school and received many special items with this reward including a reserved par...
Oliver Dale Peasley, 53, of Orange passed away Thursday, Nov. 27, at Southeast Texas Medical Center in Port Arthur. Oliver was born Oct. 12, 1961 in Orange, to Frances Ann (Garlington) and David Lee Peasley. He was a member of Harvest Chapel Church, where he was a deacon in the church, Sunday school teacher and also taught a historical class on the Bible. Oliver enjoyed working on genealogy, taking photography and studying history on his computer. Oliver was a loving person...
Officers from the Orange Police Department responded to the following calls between Nov. 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 and the morning of Dec. 1: Stolen vehicle, 2801 Sunset Dr. Larceny from vehicle, 612 Cherry Ave. Abandoned vehicle, 8042 N. Hwy. 87 Damaged property, 303 Bridal Wreath St. Burglary, 1300 Bay St. Miscellaneous incidents, 902 Park Ave. Warrant service, 205 Border St. Warrant service, 2300 Monterrey Dr. Traffic accident, 18804 Hwy. 62 Warrant service, 2424 16th St. DUI/alcohol, 8270 N. Hwy. 87 Burglary, 1007 Cooper Dr....
Amanda Marie McGalin, 53, of Orange passed away Friday, Nov. 28, at her residence. Amanda was born March 17, 1961 in Orange, to Lavina Ann (Landry) and John Albert Roach. She was a custodian at LCM High School for many years and was of the Baptist faith. She enjoyed going to play bingo, camping and fishing. Amanda loved for everyone to come over to "Big Momma's House" for the family cook outs, especially crawfish boils. Amanda was a loving mother, companion, grandmother and friend who will be missed dearly. She was preceded...
Lamar Institute of Technology currently is registering students for the 2014 winter mini and the spring 2015 semesters. The winter mini semester begins Dec. 15, and runs through Jan. 12. The Spring 2015 16-week semester begins on Jan. 15. Class schedules are available at www.lit.edu and on campus. For more information on applying to Lamar Institute of Technology or registering for classes, call 880-8321....
The Kiwanis Club of Orange, invites everyone to the 66th Annual Orange Christmas Parade at 6:30 p.m., Friday, Dec. 5. The parade will start at the MacArthur Shopping Center, travel down MacArthur Dr./Green Ave. and end on 5th St. in downtown Orange. Parade entries are still being accepted and forms can be picked up at the Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce or found on the Kiwanis Club of Orange, TX’s Facebook page. For prompt entry, please email forms to o...
The story of how a quiet Sunday morning in Hawaii turned into “A Day of Infamy” has been told and retold for 73 years. It is one of the most important days in American history and is a day that should never be forgotten. Two of the ships that were attacked in Pearl Harbor that day still lay where they were berthed during the attack. The USS Utah was an old battleship that had its decks overlaid with 6X12 timbers so that she could withstand practice bombs being dropped on her...
Ermon J. Stelly, 78, of Port Neches, died Sunday, Nov. 30. He was born Sept. 18, 1936, in Cow Island, La., to Eula Guidry and Eddie Stelly, and had been a longtime resident of Port Neches. Ermon owned and operated Stelly’s Texaco in Port Neches for 29 years and was a devout PNG Indian fan. He enjoyed hunting and caught his first fish at 59 years old. Ermon enjoyed gardening, working in his yard, and building bird houses and clocks. He will be remembered for his devotion to h...
Just consider this to be a kind of “thank you” for the faithful outdoorsmen willing to grind their way through this column each week. Now, leaving it open in a strategic place around the house is up to you! Moms, wives and Grandmas…… Christmas is the best, possibly the only, shot your favorite hunter or fisher person has at getting a gift that he or she will probably not buy for themselves.With that in mind, I am listing some choices that are sure to please without you hav...
Marshawn Lynch -- Well-Liked But Hard to Understand The weekend-before-last quickie trip to Seattle that was presented to wife Susan and I by Orange’s All-Pro safety Earl Thomas III of the Seahawks provided us with many memorable events. We were accompanied by many of Earl’s family and got to see several area landmarks in and around Seattle. And it didn’t matter where we went, banners and photos of the Seahawks players were everywhere. We visited with many interesting football fans, security personnel at Century Link Stadi...
Playoff Games This Week WEST ORANGE-STARK (11-2) over LAGRANGE (13-0) 7:30 p.m. Friday at Moorhead Stadium in Conroe—The Mustangs seem to be getting stronger with each playoff game and will need to have their “A-Game” again Friday night when they take on undefeated LaGrange in this crucial Region III championship contest. NEWTON (10-3) over ROGERS (11-2) 7:30 p.m. Friday at Woodforest Bank Stadium in The Woodlands—The Eagles got off to a shaky start earlier this season but appeared to turn things around with a stunning upset...
Christmas in Orangefield will be held beginning at 11:00 am, Saturday, Dec. 13, at the Jewel Cormier Park, Hwy. 1442 in Orange County. The Cormier Museum will be open from 8:00 -10:00 am, followed by the Christmas parade beginning at 10:00....
My granddaughter and grandson-in-law, Cassie & John Rohrer, hosted Thanksgiving for the family this year. They supplied the turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, gravy, and dinner rolls. Cassie’s mother (my daughter), Carol Farley, provided the vegetables and fruit salad. My assignment was dessert and a spiral ham. Carol and I discussed it, made the decision that we were tired of the traditional “Green Bean Casserole” and it would NOT be part of our dinner this year. However, there was a recipe in one of my favorite recip...
