Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Local high school football games begin at the end of August. Weather and the ongoing COVID pandemic have postponed or delayed several events and projects connected to the upcoming football season. Inclement weather on Friday, August 5, caused a cancellation of photos to be taken of the Bridge City Cardinal football players that day. Media day as it is called has been rescheduled in Bridge City for Friday, August 12, at Larry Ward Stadium. Work on Battlin' Bear Stadium began...
The new Gisela Houseman Medical Complex with hospital got another boost Tuesday when the Sabine River Authority of Texas gave $220,000 to Orange County to help pay for the infrastructure in the new construction. David Montagne, SRA general manager, and longtime Board of Directors member Earl Williams of Orange County presented Commissioners Court with a mock check. Montagne said Williams had the idea to help the county. Williams commented that a hospital will help the county...
A week of practices has gone well for the Orangefield Bobcats in preparation for the new football season. This is the start of the eleventh year under Josh Smalley as the head football coach at Orangefield and the kids are buying into the system established by Smalley at the school. The effort by the players has been great and they have been very coachable, but there is still a lot of learning to be done especially by the younger Bobcats. "A lot of young kids especially up...
The winningest program in Texas high school football begins another season this month. The West Orange-Stark Mustangs have won over eighty percent of their games since the school was created in the late 1970s, and there is no plan to stop winning in the near future. Hiawatha Hickman is the new head football coach at West Orange-Stark after serving since 2016 as the defensive line coach and the defensive coordinator under longtime Mustang coach Cornel Thompson. Hickman...
Yee haw! Orange Community Players, Inc. (OCP) is hosting a country music show Saturday, Aug. 20, at Orange Train Depot, 1210 W. Green Ave, Orange to raise funds to continue the renovations of the old movie theater. "We've worked hand in hand with the depot for years," said Paul Burch, president of OCP. They provide entertainment for events such as Depot Day in exchange for use of the venue for fundraisers such as the upcoming dinner and country music show. A barbecue dinner...
The Orange County Sheriff's Office recruited help from county code enforcement, a county emergency services district, and the Rose City marshal to shut down three gaming rooms last week. According to a press release from Sheriff Lane Mooney, detectives with the Narcotics Division investigated the three rooms and found multiple violations of the county gaming ordinance and state gambling laws. On Wednesday, August 3, the detectives went to the Double Diamond Game Room in the...
The naked truth was revealed Thursday night at the Bridge City Chamber's roast of County Judge John Gothia. However, it wasn't him that was naked, though the question is left: Was he wearing Spiderman or Batman underwear? The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce through the years has used a "roast" of prominent citizens as a fundraiser. The roast of Gothia was the first since 2015, when Kirk Roccaforte, now a county commissioner, was roasted when he was Bridge City mayor. The...
Build it and they will come is a familiar saying that could be adopted by the Little Cypress-Mauriceville Bears football team. A new artificial turf field is being installed at Battlin' Bear Stadium but will not be completed in time for the start of the Bears' football season at the end of August. The field of green being under construction has forced the Bears and Coach Eric Peevey to work out on the practice field located behind the Don Gibbens baseball field. It was a good...
The Bridge City Cardinals came to the first week of practices for the football season ready to work and improve themselves. The Cardinals will strive to be their best as the season progresses. Coach Cody McGuire said after a slow start on the first day the kids rocked and rolled during the rest of the week's practices. "They came out and were physical and were aggressive and worked real hard the first week," McGuire reported. Although the weather may not have been ideal,...
ORANGE, TX - Lamar State College Orange (LSCO) shared progress this week on the construction of a new Commercial Driver's License (CDL) training facility, made possible by a grant from the Office of Governor Greg Abbott. The state’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER) Fund awarded LSCO an $800,000 grant to build a 54,000 square foot driving pad and a covered area with a concrete base for seating and instruction, all with enhanced lighting. "In partnership with the Texas W...
For the majority of upper coast anglers the thought of actually seeing a fish before you cast to it is more of a foreign concept than going to a restaurant that doesn't serve sweet tea, it's just not natural. In the minds of most anglers who fish with me the thought of water with clarity good enough to see fish in is usually reserved for venues farther south or some Carribean island where the white sand is nearly blinding, not the upper coast of Texas or Louisiana. Now don't g...
The Houston Astros and New York Yankees have had the best win-loss percentage in major league baseball since April, especially in the American League, where they both made trades last week that would improve their chances of playing in the World Series when October rolls around. The Astros have been doing most of their winning in the first four months with their pitching—both starting and relieving—while the Yankees have been outscoring their opponents with their big bat...
Competitors from all over the World showed up for the Grappling Industries Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournament in Houston, TX this past weekend. Nine competitors from Mooney Boys Jiu Jitsu represented Orange County accompanied by head coach Marshall Mooney and assistant coaches Noah Flynn, Erin Ayers, and Justin Lambert. The Mooney Boys team competed in 40 total matches bringing home 3 gold, 7 silver, and 8 bronze medals. The Competitors ages ranged from 10-19 years old, with...
Workouts for the West Orange-Stark volleyball team began last week. Prospective Lady Mustangs attended three days of tryouts at the high school to make the team. Sheradan Starnes begins her second year as the head coach of the West Orange-Stark volleyball team. Enthusiasm for the volleyball program can be reflected in the increased number of young ladies that are trying to make the varsity. Starnes recapped last year her first as the head coach of the Lady Mustangs. "We had...
The Sophisticats of Orangefield High School have been working hard this summer to prepare for the upcoming football season. The military officers attended the Centex Dance Officer Camp in Waco and came home with many awards. The officer awards include Ruby Sweepstakes, most admired and All American officers of camp day two, best overall creative choreography award, and All American officers of the week. Individually awards include All American Honorable Mention, Asia Tran;...
The OCARC conducted its 34th fishing tournament this past weekend. It was another successful event for the association. There were 230 participants that entered the OCARC Fishing Tournament in the waters around Orange County with 71 of the participants being younger than 16 years old. "That's what we always like to have is a lot of kids out here so they'll be fishing in the future," John Thomas the Director of OCARC announced. This year's tournament was done in remembrance of...
Katie Kelley Crooks, 91, of Orange, passed away on August 1, 2022, at Focus Care in Orange. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m., Saturday, August 6, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Marlin Marcantel of Pinehurst Pentecostal Church. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., Saturday, August 6, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Kirbyville, Texas, on December 21, 1930,...
Phillip John Mumbach, 70, of Orange, passed away on August 4, 2022, at his home. A Mass of a Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, August 8, 2022, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Jim McClintock. Burial will follow at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Sunday, August 7, 2022, with a rosary at 6:00 p.m. with a wake service following, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Born...
Ryan Mark English, 38, of Orange, passed away on July 31, 2022, in Houston, Texas, surrounded by loved ones. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 3, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, August 4, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Ryan was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, on February 20, 1984, he was the son of Bruce English and Rebecca Russell. He was an incredibly hard worker and took great...
Deana Landers, 49, a long time resident of Orange, Texas passed away August 2, 2022 in Kyle, Texas. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, August 7, 2022 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Lloyd Thurman of Community Church. The family will begin accepting friends, at 1:00 p.m. Born in San Diego, California, on August 28, 1972, she was the daughter of Richard Landers and Sunnye Landers. Deana graduated from West Orange Stark Highschool in 1990,...
Joyce Katherine Kelley, 80, of Vidor, passed away on August 4, 2022, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, August 9, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Brother Terry. Burial will follow at Davis Cemetery in Beulah Springs, Texas. Visitation will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Born in Beaumont, Texas on November 17, 1941, she was the daughter of Benton and Katie Rice. Joyce...
Bobbie Fay “Nanny” Lonadier Philen, 78, of Bridge City, passed away on August 4, 2022, at home surround by her loving family. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, August 12, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Chaplain Mark Dubon of Groves Community Seventh-Day Adventist Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m., Friday, August 12, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home...
Hazel Felix “Scooter” Branham, age 50, of Orange, Texas, passed away on Saturday, July 23, 2022, in Beaumont, Texas. Scooter was born on January 3, 1972, in Vinton, Louisiana to Robert Branham and Laverne Powell Simmons. Scooter was a sports enthusiast. He played football in high school and enjoyed watching baseball games too. He followed all his great nephews on their sports journeys. He also had an interest in the outdoor life such as fishing, camping, swimming, etc. His...
Jaime Alonzo, Jr., 52, of Orange, passed away on August 3, 2022, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m., Monday, August 8, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Visitation will be from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m., Monday, August 8, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on January 27, 1970, he was the son of Maria del Jesus Trejo and Jaime Ernesto Alonzo, Sr. Jaime enjoyed working with his hands on his many projects over the...
Freddie Charles Howard, 79, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on August 1, 2022, in Orange, Texas.A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, August 6, 2022, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating the Mass will be Reverend Michael Strother. Burial will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches, Texas. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., with a Vigil at 6:00 p.m., Friday, August 5, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home...
