Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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First there was a fire that claimed nearly an entire city block, then, there was progress. Buildings in the downtown area that once made up the business district of Orange are gone. Some of those buildings were built before the turn of the 20th Century. The businesses that once lined Fifth Street from Green Avenue to Front Street and the businesses that thrived along Front Street are all gone. The Orange National Bank has been replaced by another, newer building. First...
Fellowship Baptist Church to host Revival Fellowship Baptist Church in Bridge City is excited to have Robbie and Lacy Hargrave as their Fall Revival team. Robbie is the youth, music and pastorial minister for Fellowship Cornerstone Baptist Church in Haskell, Texas. Lacy has been the pianist at Fellowship Baptist in Bridge City in previous years and will be leading the music for the revival. The revival will begin on Sunday, Oct. 3 for the morning service at 10:15 and will...
Officially started in June of 1921, Orange First Church of the Nazarene is looking forward to celebrating 90 years of ministering to the Orange community Oct. 7 through Oct. 9. Local congregants will enjoy a bounty of revival services along with a variety of fellowship events where young and old, new and former can talk about the history and future of this nonagenarian church. Along with the homecoming service with former pastor Bill Carr, pastor from 1981 –1988, Friday Oct. 7...
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church to host Sept. 11 remembrance On Sunday Sept. 11, at 10:30 a.m., St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1401 W. Park, Orange, will host a ten year remembrance of the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001. The ceremony will begin at the flag pole for the raising of the flag and those in attendance many express their appreciation to local first responders. The ceremony will then move into the church where those attending will sing ‘America.’ There will also be a sp...
Starlight COGIC Music Department to host workshop The Starlight COGIC Music Department invites the community to join them for “The N.E.W. Experience Choir Workshop 2011.” The theme is “We Need Your Glory.” Starlight is inviting all Ministers, Choir Directors, choir members, song leaders, soloist, choir presidents, staff members and musicians to be a part of this great Music Conference. The Workshop will be held Aug. 25 and 26 at 7 p.m. and Aug. 27 at 9 a.m. is “The Anointing...
The decision to give one’s life to serve others cannot be made lightly. It involves thinking little of one’s own desires and focuses mostly on the needs of others. For one local pastor this has been the case for over 50 years. The Rev. David Burkheimer has been the senior pastor for Community Church in Orange for 32 of those years. Under his shepherding the church has experienced tremendous growth during some of the most difficult times Orange has seen. Burkheimer rec...
Driving past well manicured lawns with their pristine painted houses gives no one a sense of what burdens their occupants carry. Their windows do not give a glimpse into the tireless efforts, fathomless hopes or secret pains. Such is the case of Mike and Tracy Allison of Bridge City. The couple has spent years drawing on personal courage and God given strength to care for their youngest daughter, Macy, who currently suffers with an extremely rare and, as yet, unidentified...
Mother's Day Out Faith United Methodist Church begins a new Mother's Day Out program Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m.-1:45 p.m. starting Aug. 24 – designed to provide children between the ages of 14 months to 4 years a quality first learning experience. Weekly activities will consist of art, circle time, stories, music, indoor play and socializing with new friends. Enrollment packets are available at the church from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays. For more i...
Bridge City may be named for its bridges – but Prairie View got its name from a church. First Baptist Church celebrated 70 years Sunday but its religious roots go back to the 1877 one-room school house that became an outpost for worshipers on the coastal prairie that is now Bridge City. Gravett School – near Turner Cemetery – was visited by circuit rider preachers once or twice a month for prayer and Sunday School. By 1894 a small, predominately Baptist congregation was organ...
Orange County officials will continue to monitor for a possible burn ban, commissioners said in special session this week. The county also moved the process forward to demolish the downtown Woodworker’s Building, or Woodmen of the World Lodge. Although a low pressure front and some rain helped keep Texas Forest Service levels in the moderate range, Emergency Management Coordinator Jeff Kelley said a 14-day outlook shows the county jumping into the Keetch-Byram Drought I...
Wednesday, MAR. 17 •Every Wednesday got just a little bit more hilarious with Comedy coming back to Southeast Texas! The Fraternal Order of the Eagles, 308 28th St., Orange - behind Parker Lumber, will host an Open Mic Comedy Night every Wednesday. Sign-up start at 7 p.m. and the show begins at 8 p.m. Also, FoolishID will be on hand every 3rd Wednesday of the month with great improv. Everyone is welcome! For more information, call Shon at 409-670-8731. •OB’s Bar and Grill...
It is being planned as a banquet like no other in the 50 years since the Bridge City Chamber of Commerce was founded in 1959. For this year’s banquet the chamber selected the largest facility in town, appropriately Bridge City High School. The location is symbolic. Steve Worster is the 2009 50th Anniversary Citizen of the Year. His iconic No. 30 Cardinal football jersey, long retired, Is displayed in a foyer of the gymnasium. Worster, 60, will be honored during the Bridge C...
Angel Food Ministries McDonald Memorial Baptist Church invites the public to place food orders from Angel Food Ministries on Feb. 10, noon-6 p.m. in the church office, corner of South and Broad streets Orange Lions City Park. Distribution date is Feb. 27. Cost per box is $30, and other choices of food are an additional cost. Cash or LoneStar card accepted. For more information, call the church office at 883-3974. Solid Rock fundraiser Solid Rock Missionary Baptist Church, 1207 Link Ave., will sell barbecue to benefit the...
THE RACE IS ON Monday Sen. Kay Baily Hutchison officially jumped into the governor’s race against Rick Perry. We told you a year ago it was coming and would be bloody and nasty. It’s now been taken down but Kay fired the first shot with a short message on her Web site titled “Rick Perry is gay.” That’s not a new claim and it doesn’t matter if he’s gay or straight. For too long he’s done a less than adequate job of governing besides being the architect of the nonsense redistricting with Tom DeLay. I believe Rick still has...
Fellowship Baptist Church of Bridge City invites the community to a pre-summer revival featuring Kennith and Sandra Ratley ministry team “Heaven’s Rain.” Kennith and Sandra are from Houma, La. and have been ministering through music for many years. Their home in Houma was destroyed during Hurricane Ike, so they feel a connection with the citizens of Bridge City. The revival is scheduled at 10:30 a.m., Sunday and 6:30 p.m., Sunday night. There will be light refreshments after...
Revival The Rev. Marvin Gorman will speak at a revival Saturday through Monday at First Assembly of God, 201 Roberts Ave. in Bridge City (turn at the Subway restaurant off Texas Avenue). Times are 7 p.m. Saturday through Monday and 10:45 a.m. Sunday. For more information, call 735-4810 or go to www.bcfirstag.com. Discount food packages St. Mark Lutheran Church will take orders for the Angel Food Ministry discount food program through 3 p.m. Friday at 925 Roundbunch Road. The May menu features the signature box for $30, a...
Gospel singing scheduled The public is invited to gospel singing at 7:00 p.m., Friday, May 29, at New Anointing Church, which is located at 10681 N. Hwy 87. Bring a song on tape, CD, musical instruments or be accompanied by musicians. Refreshments will follow the singing. Revival The Rev. Marvin Gorman will speak at a revival May 16-18 at First Assembly of God, 201 Roberts Ave. in Bridge City (turn at the Subway restaurant off of Texas Avenue). Times are 7 p.m. Saturday through Monday and 10:45 a.m. Sunday. For more...
Mother’s Day Out / preschool registration North Orange Baptist Church is registering children for the summer and fall sessions of its Mother’s Day Out and preschool programs. Classes begin June 9 for the summer session. The fall session begins Sept. 8 and continues throughout the school year from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays / Thursdays. Children 9 months through Pre-K age are accepted. The preschool program offers curriculum for the 2- through 5-year-old classes with complete readiness for kindergarten and an end-of-year gra...
Bridge City DRT sets departure date Friday, it will be six months since Hurricane Ike blew through and destroyed Bridge City, a good portion of the Cove and other areas of Orange County. The area was quickly flooded with volunteers and donations. Today, most organizations have left the area, another is planning to leave as others still provide assistance. The Church of Christ Disaster Response Team set up shop in the Bridge City-Orangefield Community Center soon after th...
Lutcher Theater announces it’s 2008/2009 Season. The new season line-up is filled with big name stars and Southeast Texas Premiers, continuing the Lutcher’s legacy of Incredible Entertainment. TUNA DOES VEGAS, the hilarious new installment from the legendary Greater Tuna creative team, opens the Lutcher’s 29th Season, Friday, September 19 through Sunday, September 21, 2008. Shows time are at 7:30pm on the 19th and 20th, 2:00pm on Saturday the 20th and Sunday, September 21st at 3:00pm. Starring the incomparable duo, Joe Sears...
I admit it, I’m a reality TV junkie. Apparently I am not the only one, with the number of new reality shows hitting the air. My guess is they not only get good ratings but are cheap to produce, even with $100,000 and $1 million prizes. If the first episode of this season’s “America’s Got Talent” is any indication of what is to come, then I would highly recommend it to non-reality show junkies. I looks to be a very entertaining season. Choices will be hard to make because there are several outstanding acts that have already g...
What is a miracle? The definition of a miracle is as follows: an event that appears to be contrary to the laws of nature and is regarded as an act of God. With that being said, do you believe in miracles? If not or you have a doubt, the following TRUE story is for you... Before I begin, I warn you that my husband says my biggest flaw in life is my need for detail. However, without all the details this story would not be as meaningful. Here it goes... On May 30, 2001 my...
When Green Avenue in Orange was lined with mansions 100 years ago, one stood out among the others, and it wasn’t the Stark House. The John Wiley Link home was considered larger and more elegant than even the Stark House, which is now a preserved home on the National Register of Historic Places. But time didn’t save that three-story mansion and fifty years ago this month, it was demolished. People in Orange today still talk about the house and how they wish it could have been p...
Green Avenue in Orange was once lined with sprawling mansions of different architectural designs. But in the timeframe of the 1890s and early 1900s, one of the mansions was unique compared to the Victorian, Queen Anne, and Beaux Arts designs. The F.A. Farwell house at Green and Eighth, to the immediate east of First Presbyterian Church, was a brown stucco mansion built in the Spanish Mission style with furnishings of the Arts and Crafts Revival, which was avant garde at the...
First Presbyterian Church of Orange is embarking on a campaign to raise more than $6 million for the restoration of the church built a century ago by Frances Ann Lutcher, the wife of a local timber baron. The church plans to have the work completed by 2012 for the centennial anniversary of the building. The restoration of the Lutcher Memorial Building will include removing all the stained glass windows, including the stained glass dome, and sending them to New Jersey. J&R...
