Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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John W. (Johnny) Mathis, 63, of Orange, passed away Dec. 15, in Port Arthur. Born in Lake Alfred, Fl, on September 27, 1952, he was the son of John L. Mathis and Viola Ethel Lee Mathis. He was preceded in death by his parents; step-father, Alton Cole and brother, Donald Mathis. He is survived by his wife, Debra Ann Mathis; children, Linda Mathis Ward and Nicholas Mathis; sisters, Dean Swanson and husband Kenneth, Margie Nichelson and husband Rick, Sylvia Hernandez, Ann...
Ralph James Nunez, 77, of Orange, passed away Dec. 16, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am, Friday, Dec. 18, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 9:00 am. Born in Beaumont, Feb. 22, 1938, he was the son of Eddie Joseph Nunez and Estelle Marie Derise Nunez. Ralph was a past Grand Master of Bridge City and a retired sheet metal worker with Local...
Mildred Beatrice Grant, 91, of Deweyville passed away Tuesday, Dec. 15, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Mildred was born Nov. 27, 1924 in Tampa, Fl. to Jesse and Mary Ellis. She has lived in Deweyville for 52 years and was of the Baptist Faith. She enjoyed going fishing with her late husband, working in her garden and sewing. Mildred was a loving person who will be dearly missed by all who knew her. Mildred was preceded in death by her parents and her husband of 64...
A total of 1,192 Lamar University students earned places on the Deans’ List for the fall 2015 semester, deans of Lamar’s five academic colleges announced. To qualify for the Deans’ List, a student must carry a full course load of 12 semester hours or more and have a grade point average of 3.5 or higher for that semester. Students with GPAs of 4.0 qualify for the President’s List and automatically earn places on the Deans’ List. Their names are not listed here. Local students include: Bridge City: Caleb Roy Adams, Maesey Le...
Attention all livestock exhibitors, County Extension Agents, Ag Teachers, volunteers and leaders, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Orange County and Orange County Livestock Show Association will be holding a two day livestock clinic open to all counties for youth and adults. The two day clinic will increase youth and adult knowledge and abilities in grooming, caring, feeding and showing, beef cattle, chickens, rabbits, goats, lambs and swine. Please, do not bring your animals. The clinic will be held Friday, Jan. 29, 6-8 pm at...
The Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce recently recognized Scarlett Neely as the Student of the Month. She is a senior at Orangefield High School where she is in the National Honor Society, Debate Team, Student Council, Theater Troupe, Library Club, Texas Association of Future Educators and Future Farmers of America. She is the high ranking girl in her class, regional qualifier for the Lincoln-Douglas Debate, State Qualifier in Congress Debate, and a District Qualifier...
Officers from the Orange Police Department responded to the following calls on Dec. 16: Traffic accident, FM 1078 at Womack Rd. Traffic accident, 3770 N. 16th St. Warrant service, 20th and Sunset Abandoned vehicle, MLK at Guy Ln. Assault, 201 8th St. Forgery, 2419 16th St. Warrant service, 10th and Park...
A special groundbreaking ceremony was held Thursday for the soon-to-be constructed Stark Museum Library and Archive and Art Education Wing. Pictured, from left to right, are Rob Clark, Vice President, Architectural Alliance; Larry David, Chairman of Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; Trina Nelson Thomas, Director of Stark Art and History Venues; Walter G. Riedel, III, President and CEO of Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; Jerry Vandervoort, Project...
The 13th annual Mardi Gras Krewe of Krewe's GrandeParade will be Jan. 30, at 5:30 pm in downtown Orange. Kevin Naquin and the Ossun Playboys will provide entertainment following the parade at the Riverfront Pavilion. Food and beverage vendors will be at the event. No dogs, pets or coolers are allowed during the event. Parade applications are available at the chamber office, 1012 Green Ave., Orange. For additional information, please call 883-3536....
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles is expecting cool and dry weather Friday and Saturday. A warming trend begins on Sunday. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected next week, with one to three inches of rain possible. Strong to severe storms could occur on Tuesday. Also, minor coastal flooding will be watched for due to strong onshore flow Monday through Wednesday. Temperatures will be significantly warmer than normal next week....
The Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce recognized Dixie Fusilier as the School District Employee of the Month. Fusilier is the custodian coordinator and has been employed with Orangefield ISD for 14 years. Candi Patterson, high school counselor says, “Ms. Dixie runs our campus behind the scenes making our day-to-day operations possible. She has a huge heart for our district and our students. She makes everyone feel welcomed, at home, and that their needs are met. She g...
Chuck Uzzle - For The Record I stood at the edge of my driveway with my head cocked to one side and a smile on my face, the big group of speckle bellied geese finally came into view and the picture was now complete. I turned to walk back into my yard to continue working with my 6-month-old lab puppy and I froze again, this time it was snow geese that stopped my forward progress. I don’t know what it is but it seems I hear geese almost everywhere these days, sort of like you th...
