Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Lamar State College Orange just keeps making it rain. The school announced this week it has landed a $500,000 donation from Orange’s Cloeren Inc. to build a mechatronics program. This comes on the heels of the state granting the school $37.4 million to build a new Academics Building on the former site of the downtown Capital One Bank at the end of October. In early November, the Texas Higher Education Board granted LSCO nearly $1 million in grants, including $495,000 to p...
WEST ORANGE-STARK (11-1) over CHINA SPRING (13-0) 7 p.m. Friday at Tomball ISD Stadium in Tomball-The Mustangs were defeated by the Cougars 35-22 at this time last year, but the Mustangs had several starting players sidelined after testing positive for COVID-19. This time the Mustangs are at full strength and in a revengeful mood and will pull of the big upset Friday night in Tomball. LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE (11-2) over TYLER CHAPEL HILL (10-3) 7:30p.m. Friday at Cy-Fair F...
The city of Bridge City is sponsoring their first Christmas in the Park, 5-9 p.m., Friday, on the grounds of the Bridge City Community Center. Terri Gauthier is one of the organizers of the event, along with co-chairman Jeannie McDowel, BC city secretary. The event came about when several city leaders attended the Texas Municipal League. They were brainstorming ideas and asking other towns what they have done in their areas. "We just felt like our community needed something...
When West Orange-Stark beat Little Cypress-Mauriceville 39-20 on Sept. 3 for what turned out to be the first of 11 straight wins, few knew it was setting up what could be a December to Remember for Orange County football. Both LCM and WOS have made it to the Elite Eight round – the Region 3 finals – of their respective playoff brackets. The Battlin' Bears (11-2) take on Chapel Hill (10-3) in the Class 4A Division I regional finals at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Cy-Fair's Berry Cen...
THANKSGIVING WAS A TIME TO REFLECT Here's hoping you had a good Thanksgiving. It's hard to believe winter begins Dec. 21 and Christmas is less than 25 days away. A new year will arrive in just four weeks. The year 2021 has flown by. My years are slipping away much too quickly. I was just reading our 50 Years Ago in this column and so much of it is still fresh in my mind. Where did the 50 years go? This Thanksgiving my mind was in a different place. It drifted off to...
It was a black Friday indeed for several teams in the high school football playoffs around the state of Texas as six defending state champions lost games. Better still is the fact that the last two teams standing representing Southeast Texas are both from Orange County. The No. 4 state-ranked West Orange-Stark Mustangs (11-1) did what the team always does and that is play a solid game of football and defeated what was considered by some to be a better Bellville football team,...
Bernice May Baker Snell, 83, of Orange, Texas, passed away peacefully with family by her side on November 26, 2021, at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. Visitation will be at Claybar Funeral Home located at 800 Highland Dr., Bridge City, Texas 77611 on December 5, 2021 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Memorial service will follow at 3:00 p.m. Officiating the service will be her grandson, Larry Spears, Jr. Bernice Snell was born on January 26, 1938 in Amity, New York. In 1956...
Alice Odelia King Cole, 91, of Bridge City, passed away on November 23, 2021, in Bridge City. Funeral services were held on Monday, November 29, 2021, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Father Ernie Carpio. Burial followed at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation was held with a rosary Sunday, November 28 at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Born in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, on January 16, 1930, she was the daughter of Oscar King...
The first half of duck season came to an abrupt end for most local Texas Hunters this past weekend and on Sunday it closes for Louisiana hunters as well. Reports from all along the coast were almost mirror images of one another, plenty of water meant plenty of food and areas for birds to get comfortable. The biggest key to success for most hunters was plenty of scouting and being able to adapt to changes in flight patterns that seemed to happen daily. Despite the excess water...
I've been banging on a typewriter or computer for over half-a-century and can't remember a time when the city of Orange sent two football teams to the regional finals in the state tournament. Some of you gray-bearded old-timers running around town may remember something before I arrived on the scene in 1966, but I surely don't recall a phenomenon like this. What I'm trying to point out is that both the West Orange-Stark Mustangs and the Little Cypress-Mauriceville Battlin'...
Playoffs: Regional Semi-final Results WOS 36 Bellville 17 LCM 24 El Campo 21 Texas High 44 PN-G 21 Waskom 42 Newton 6 Chapel Hill 41 Kilgore 35 China Spring 27 Carthage 17 Crosby 53 A&M Consolidated 50 Playoffs: Regional Finals No. 4 West Orange-Stark Mustangs (11-1) vs No. 6 China Spring Cougars (13-0), 7 p.m., Friday, Tomball ISD Stadium, Tomball Little Cypress-Mauriceville Battlin’ Bears (11-2) vs Tyler Chapel Hill Bulldogs (11-1), 7:30 p.m., Friday, Berry Center, Cypress...
Marriage License : Issued By The Office of Brandy Robertson, Orange County Clerk For the week of November 22, 2021 to November 24, 2021 Eric Cude and Chassadi Decker Ryan Rothenberger and Kira Rothenberger Bo McDaniel and Katrina Phillips Dillon Caldwell and Ashley Cole Benjamin Lindsey and Makayla Medley...
The holiday season is almost upon us, and along with the tasty food and family visits, there is always great live music events to be found. And this year is no exception as there is a variety of great Christmas musical events and non-holiday oriented live music events. Take a peek at the list and find something to enjoy. Dec. 4 Whiskey Myers, Golden Nugget Casino, Lake Charles, La. Dec. 4 For King and Country's "A Drummer Boy Christmas", Toyota Center, Houston Dec. 5 August Bu...
Twelve more OHS Business Information 1 students passed the Microsoft Office Word Associate Exam. Congratulations to these students and their teachers, Mrs. Bellard and Mrs. Taylor. Back row: Rylie Kethan, Colin Dorman, Kyle Michael, Kadyn Rucker, Colton Myers Front row: Kimber Carpenter, Brenna Satterfield, Zack Bourque, Kane Smith, Wyatt Warner Not pictured: Kalvin Calhoun and Ian Trumble...
AUSTIN, TX - Last week, State Senator Robert Nichols (R-Jacksonville) filed for re-election for Texas Senate District 3. The newly redrawn district covers much of the existing district including the majority of East Texas. Major changes include picking up the greater part of Jefferson County and losing San Jacinto County and Montgomery County. "Serving the people of Senate District 3 is a tremendous honor and I humbly ask for their support to continue our important work at the capitol and remain a strong voice for rural...
First Presbyterian Church, located at 902 Green Avenue in Orange will host its Annual Christmas Open House during the Orange Christmas Parade on the evening of Friday, December 3. Doors of the Lutcher Memorial Building of the First Presbyterian Church will open at 5:30 p.m. and remain open throughout the parade. Be our guests and indulge in cookies, cocoa and coffee. Bags of popcorn will be served on the sidewalk in front of the church. For any questions, contact the church office at 409-883-2097....
Come out this Friday evening, December 3rd beginning at 5:00 pm for our first annual "Christmas in the Park" and Christmas tree lighting. The fun will begin at 5:00 pm. We'll have school choir children singing Christmas carols at the pavilion. There will be vendor booths in the Community Center and Library parking lots with all kinds of arts and crafts, food and drinks, and other entertainment. Santa Claus will be there for pictures and visiting with the children. Santa would...
Rick Perry (Richard Perry) was the 47th governor of Texas, serving from 2000-2015. Perry served as the longest presiding governor of Texas after being elevated from lieutenant governor to governor upon George Bush's election as president. He is a graduate of Texas A&M. Interestingly enough, while at A&M he ran for student body president and lost to John Sharp. Perry later defeated John Sharp in the race for lieutenant governor. He went on to unsuccessfully run for president...
Betty Jean Russell Conway, 88, of Little Cypress, passed away on November 24, 2021, surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 1, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be her nephew T-Ray Vincent. Burial will follow at Parish Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 30, 2021, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Swartz, Louisiana, on June 2, 1933, she was the daughter of John...
Kerry Gene Hogg, 83, of Orange, died Thursday, November 25, 2021, in Orange. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 1, 2021 at McDonald Memorial Baptist Church in West Orange with Reverend Tommy Anthony, pastor, officiating. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Born in Orange on May 5, 1938, Gene was a son of Anna Belle...
Joan Lilley (Shepherd) Cummings, 91, of Austin and a long-time resident of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on November 25, 2021. Joan was born in Lacarne, Ohio on June 28, 1930, and graduated from Port Clinton High School. She was born to Wayne Johnson Shepherd and Merville Kleinhans Shepherd. Joan was a majorette in the Port Clinton High School Band and was a twirling instructor for a group of young girls at the Erie Ordnance Army Depot, where she met her eventual husband,...
First Presbyterian Church, located at 902 Green Avenue in Orange will host its Annual Christmas Open House during the Orange Christmas Parade on the evening of Friday, December 3. Doors of the Lutcher Memorial Building of the First Presbyterian Church will open at 5:30 p.m. and remain open throughout the parade. Be our guests and indulge in cookies, cocoa and coffee. Bags of popcorn will be served on the sidewalk in front of the church. For any questions, contact the church office at 409-883-2097....
