Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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For The Record- By Dave Rogers About 250 people attended the Luminary Remembrance Service put on last Saturday by Hillcrest Memorial Gardens and Orange Forest Lawn. Afterward, cars drove through the cemeteries throughout the night to see the lights. Youth groups at St. Henry Catholic Church, First Baptist Church Orange helped with setting up and lighting the luminaries, as did the Orangefield Junior High and other individuals...
Olga Worsdale Walker, 73, of Beaumont, died Monday, December 12, 2016, at Dubuis Hospital of Beaumont. She was born on April 1, 1943, in Nelson, England, to Bessie and Francis Worsdale. Olga was an award winning horse trainer. She loved and enjoyed showing her horses in many equestrian events. Olga was also a world traveler, but shined the brightest in her life as Nicholas’ dance partner. She is survived by her husband, Michael Walker; son, Spencer Walker and his wife, Cynthia; and grandchildren, Nicholas Walker and Nathan W...
The El Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, located at 704 N. 12th St. will celebrate their pastor, The Rev. Ricky Guillory 5th year anniversary service as follows: Jan. 4 @ 7 pm PreAnniversary service with Special guest- Pastor David Hudson and Scott Olive Missionary Baptist Church of Bmt., Texas. Jan. 5 @ 7 pm PreAnniversary service with Special guest- Pastor Curtis Johnson and Greater Grace Missionary Baptist Church of Bmt., Texas Jan. 8 @ 3:30 pm Anniversary Service with Special Guest- Pastor Delbert Mack and Cathedral of...
Officers from the Orange Police Department responded to the following calls on December 12, 2016: Process Service, 2700 Blk 16th Damaged Property, 805 2nd St Misc Incidents, 2424 16th St Burglary, 5522 Mickler Dr Abandon Vehicle , 2000 Rein Ave Abandon Vehicle, 400 Knox Ave Weapons Offense, 305 Burton Ave Juvenile Problem, 6765 Fm 1130 Traffic Accident, 7000 IH10 Traffic Accident, 62 And 105 Public Intox, IH-10 At 873 Process Service, 205 Border St Traffic Accident, 6415 Rosewood Dr Assault, 3819 Meeks Dr Assault, 1813...
Officers from the Orange Police Department responded to the following calls on December 09, 2016- December 11, 2016: Traffic Accident, 2311 Hwy 62 S Traffic Accident, 500 16th St Assault, 1500 Link Ave Traffic Accident, Mcarthur Traffic Accident, 7112 IH 10 Process Service, N 87 At Clark Traffic Accident, 37th & Ridgemont Process Service, 1405 S Hart Ave Traffic Accident, 2200 Block Of S Service Rd Burglary, 570 Hydrangea Ave Weapons Offense, 2000 Macarthur Stolen Vehicle, 603 Strickland Dr Traffic Accident, Link And 20th...
Brittany Hilton, Investigator with the Bridge City Police Department, stands with some of the bicycles and toys collected to be given to some children during a community event at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 20th at the Bridge City Community Center. For The Record What began as a simple request has become something much larger but also a way to make a child's Christmas merry and bright. Brittany Hilton, an Investigator with the Bridge City Police Department, was asked by someone wanting to...
For The Record- Staff Report Linda Pham of Bridge City has a natural curiosity and love of learning that often lead to unique opportunities. A first-generation American and a first-generation college student, the junior mathematics major is currently prepping for her second study abroad in South Korea after receiving the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship. “I really love study abroad. It allows me to get out of my comfort zone and do something I never tho...
Rebecca Lynn Bennett, age 64, passed away on Thursday, December 8, 2016 in Orange, Texas. Private family memorial service will be held at a later date. Rebecca was born on September 11, 1952 to Helen Martin Delgado and Genaro Delgado. She was a lifelong resident of Orange. Rebecca enjoyed playing bingo and spending time with her cat "Snow". She is preceded in death by her husband, John Bennett. Survivors include her two daughters, Tammy Kyzar of French Settlement, LA and...
For The Record- By Dave Rogers WINNER: Life Church Orange won the Best Overall Prize in last weekend's Bridge City Chamber of Commerce Christmas Light Parade. parade1: The Bridge City Strutters marched up West Roundbunch Road in Saturday's Bridge City Christmas Light Parade. parade 2: Patsy's Twirlettes killed time before the start of Saturday's parade. parade 3: Members of the Girl Scouts wave from their float as groups made ready for the start of Saturday's Christmas Light...
For The Record- Dave Rogers Officials at Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas announced they will close all emergency services at the Orange campus early in the new year. A Tuesday news release said the shutdown will happen Jan. 12, 2017, when the current agreement with the physician group staffing the emergency room runs out. Those doctors are discontinuing their services. The group cited declining patient demand, reductions in reimbursement, rising healthcare costs, the influx and presence of other free standing emergency...
West Orange -COVE CISD will observe a Student /Staff Holiday on Friday, Dec. 16. Students will resume classes on Monday, Dec. 19 and complete the first semester on Wednesday, Dec. 21. The Holiday Break will begin Thursday, Dec. 22. Students and staff will make up the Dec. 16 holiday by returning to classes one day early,Monday, Jan. 9, 2017...
Celia Anne Fabre, 68, of Nederland, died Tuesday, December 13, 2016. She was born on March 1, 1948, in Fort Worth, to Bettie Lou White Roberson and Harold Dean Roberson. Celia was a P.E. Aide at Lumberton Intermediate School, but her favorite job was raising her family. She loved spending time with her family, especially all of her grandkids. Mam-Maw was a one of a kind grandmother. She was always there to support her grandkids in everything they did. She was their #1 cheerlea...
Football coach Kevin Sumlin, left, presented Orange native Alex Sezer Jr the Aggie Heart Award at the Saturday, Dec. 10 Texas A&M football banquet held at Kyle Field. For The Record These are busy times for Alex Sezer, a Little Cypress-Mauriceville grad who puts the student in student-athlete. Four years after he graduated from high school early to get a jump on earning his Texas A&M football scholarship, Sezer is set for another December exit. He’s graduating from A&M F...
For The Record- By Capt. Dickie Colburn Determined not to waste the entire day due to a mid-day meeting, I decided to make a conscious effort to stream line a burgeoning collection of soft plastic lures stowed away in my boat.I try to do this once a year and it usually takes place when the winter trout bite kicks off as I will be throwing only three baits, a Corky Fat Boy, Maniac Mullet or Softdine XL most of the time. The largest of Sabine Lake’s big trout population will readily track down one of these slow moving mullet i...
9—THE YEAR OF THE MUSTANGS The West Orange-Stark Mustangs are on the verge of becoming one of the greatest football teams in their long run of successes. There are 1400 schools, with 800,000 student athletes and very few of them have made it to the state football championship three years in a row. If the Southeast Texas Mustangs defeat the West Texas Mustangs, the 2016 West Orange-Stark Mustangs will become legendary. In 2066, 50 years from now, someone will be writing about the great team and the red headed youngster w...
For The Record - Meri Elen Jacobs The Mustangs stormed into NRG Stadium Friday night and left no doubt in anyones’ mind as to who was moving on to the state championship game to be played in “Jerry’s World” this Friday at noon. WO-S will face the Sweetwater Mustangs, who beat Gilmer, 48-35 last week. “We have 48 minutes left in our season,” Head Coach Cornel Thompson said. “This is the game that everyone has been waiting for but we tell the kids that this is a business trip...
For The Record All the hard work comes to fruition Saturday, Dec. 17, for all those working behind the scenes in Orange County’s Blue Santa program. Blue Santa is a community assistance program organized by the Sheriff’s Office and numerous community volunteers. Their goal is to provided holiday gifts for underprivileged children in Orange County. Deputy John Badeaux, Blue Santa coordinator, said their year the organization is providing for 209 families that include 443 und...
