Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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The Stallions hosted Silsbee and finished the night 2-2. 7A won 30-7 lead by Labarius Spraggins with 12 points and Devin Wheeler with 8. Eight B also won by a score of 43-2. Jayron Hudson lead the way scoring 13 with Jalen Jefferson and Roshawn Leday each scoring 8. Seven A lost their first game of the year 36-39. Leading scorers were Da'vion Riggs with 10 and Keontae Strother with 8. 8A also dropped their first game of the year 60-68. Deiondr'e Hawthorne scored a game high 28 points with Brettlin Wiley adding 13. The...
The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce announced the Students of the Month for December at their Monthly Networking Coffee on Dec. 9, hosted by Bridge City ISD. Alexus Harvey was chosen as the Bridge City High School Student of the Month and Jacob Buckles was chosen as the Orangefield High School Student of the Month. Bridge City High School Student of the Month, Alexus Henry is the daughter of Shelly Smart and Aldrick Henry. Alexus is ranked 5 of 178 with a GPA of 4.64....
The holidays are here and our thoughts are turning to festive times spent with family and friends. As you dust off the decorations and prepare to deck the halls, Entergy has joined with the Beaumont Fire Rescue to remind you to keep safety as your top priority. Check out these important safety and energy-saving tips when lighting up the season. Keep Your Distance “Respect electricity at all times,” said Vernon Pierce, vice president of customer service. “If you’re putting up outdoor lights, stay away from overhead power l...
The board of trustees of the WOCCISD held a special called meeting to discuss and act on items relative to the search and hiring of a new superintendent. Board president Pete Amy started the meeting bypassing the normal order of business and going straight to the agenda items. The first item was a motion to hire a consulting firm for the search for the new superintendent. The motion failed by a vote of two for and five against. The decision is that the board will conduct its...
McDonald Baptist Church, located on the corner of South and Broad Streets in West Orange, will have Miracle on South St., Sunday, Dec. 14, from 5:30-7:30 pm. There will be games, crafts, refreshments, live nativity and a hayride. Come enjoy the Christmas experience and have a free professional photo made with Santa....
There was a joint meeting of the Orange City Council and the Economic Development Corporation December 9. The subject of the meeting was whether to continue with the downtown real estate project. The council and the EDC went into closed session to deliberate the issue. After nearly an hour of discussion the meeting was reopened and the vote was taken to discontinue the downtown project known as the “Southern Printers Development” with Brazos Urban. There was no discussion in open meeting and no reasons were made public. The...
The Bridge City Knights of Columbus will be selling cherry wood smoked PIT (Partially Internally Trimmed) hams for Christmas meals. Advance orders must be placed with a KC member, or by email at [email protected], by Sunday, Dec. 14. These hams will be available for pick up in the KC Hall from 8:30 am to 2:00 pm Wednesday, Dec. 24. The 7.5 - 8.5 pound hams are $50 each....
Charles “Andy” Anderson, 82, longtime resident of Orangefield, passed away Dec. 9, in Vidor. Funeral services will be at 2:00pm, Saturday, Dec. 13, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Oak Bluff Cemetery in Port Neches. Visitation will be from 12:00 to 2:00 pm, Saturday, Dec. 13 at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. He was born in Brunswick, Ga., Aug. 21, 1932. He was the son of Charles Marion Anderson Sr. and Pearl (Herring) Anderson. Charles gra...
Ray Scott Thrailkille, 66, of Deweyville, passed from this life Monday, Dec. 8, in the Pinehurst Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Orange. Born Feb. 21, 1948 in Orange, to Lillian Frankie (Hemingway) Scott and Edred Haddon Scott, she was a lifelong resident of Orange. She worked as a bookkeeper for a moving company as well as other businesses. She was of the Baptist faith. Ray enjoyed spending time on the river, hunting, fishing and hosting gatherings at her home. She was...
The project to rebuild the Cow Bayou Bridge in Bridge City is about two thirds complete. The job started in January of 2014 and is expected to take 476 days to complete. A little over 200 days have been spent. The swing mechanism has been refurbished and the new roadway is paved, the posts for the handrails are in place and waiting for the steel beams to be bolted in place. Gibson and Associates, Inc. was the winning bidder with a projected cost of $9,451,858.96. The...
Hard to believe we are already half way done with the 2014-2015 duck season but it’s already here. This weekend marks the opening of the second split for Texas duck hunters in the south zone while our neighbors to the east in Louisiana will be idle. The second half for Louisiana hunters will re-open on December the 20th one week after Texas re-opens. So far the overall report has been very good from both sides of the Sabine River as local hunters have cashed in on an outstanding population of waterfowl in the area. All of t...
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is launching its ENERGY STAR Home Advisor, an online tool designed to help Americans save money and energy by improving the energy efficiency of their homes through recommended customized and prioritized home-improvement projects. “As we enter the winter months, homeowners can use our new ENERGY STAR Home Advisor to increase energy efficiency and save money while reducing greenhouse gas emissions that fuel climate c...
Officers from the Orange County Sheriff's Office responded to the following calls between Dec. 3 and Dec. 9: Dec. 3: Copper theft, 8565 N. Hwy. 62, Orange Dec. 4: Burglary of habitation, 135 Yeager Rd., Vidor Debit card abuse, 152 Milam,Rd., Vidor Found property, Elmira and West Bluff, Orange Dec. 5: Unauthorized use of motor vehicle, 3008 Lawn Oak Dr., Orange Burglary of habitation, 1200 N. Linscomb Rd., Vidor Dec. 6: Burglary of motor vehicle, 10230 Ashford Chase Dr., Orange Traffic arrest, 915 FM 1131, Vidor/Lakeview...
Putting on a show for a packed house, the Mustangs beat the LaGrange Leopards, 42-7, to advance to the Semi-final round of the playoffs. WO-S shut down LaGrange’s JK Dobbins and company, holding the Leopards to only one score and less than 250 offensive yards. The win puts the Mustangs in a show down this Friday night with the 11-3 Sinton Pirates at Guy K. Traylor Stadium in Rosenberg at 7 pm with the winner playing for the state title. “We finally got over the fourth rou...
A former member of the Chancel Choir at First United Methodist Church in Orange, Chad Shelton will sing at the Candlelight service on Christmas Eve. The service will take place in the First United Methodist Church Sanctuary at 502 N.6th Street in Orange at 5:30pm. Chad Shelton, who will be making his Metropolitan Opera debut in 2015, left Orange to major in music at LSU and graduate studies at Yale. Shelton studied voice with Robert Grayson at Louisiana State University, and...
When families gather during the holidays, the thing on most people's minds is food. We think of the turkey, ham, sweet potato pie and cranberry sauce. But who ever thinks of breakfast? Breakfast is essential to getting the day started right. In our house, we gather first in the kitchen and decide what we are going to eat as the first meal of the day. If there's company, it's a big deal. This is a perfect fix for those times when you have several people to feed and don't...
Pecan Pie Cupcakes are one of the most sinful, decadent desserts I have ever made. I first saw the recipe on a Facebook recipe page, and knew I had to try it. It's a super easy dessert to whip up if you have guests drop in to visit. They go great with a cup of coffee or a glass of ice cold milk. They make great desserts to take to a party or church function. They are well loved and disappear as quickly as they are set out on the serving table. 1 cup chopped pecans 1/2 cup all...
Elsie Rae Creel Roberts, 81, of Orange, passed away Dec. 5, at her home. Funeral services were Monday, Dec. 8, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating was Mark Legendre of Mainstreet Church of Christ in Vidor. Graveside service followed at Meadows Cemetery in Merryville, La. Born in Noble, La., April 29, 1933, she was the daughter of Louis P. Colton and Elizabeth Anne (Kegley) Colton. Elsie was a member of West Orange Church of Christ. She loved quilting, canning,...
Officers from the Orange Police Department responded to the following calls between Dec. 9 and the morning of Dec. 10: Theft, 213 Market St. Warrant service, 16th St. and Green Ave. Theft, 1955 MLK/Petro Plus Warrant service, 16th and Link Traffic accident, Simmons and E. Farragut Runaway, 2900 IH-10/Orange Inn & Suites Traffic accident, 610 Strickland/Professional Building...
