Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Cardinal senior left fielder Jaden Dillon hadn’t pitched in two years before the start of the season but Saturday he settled in to his dual role as pitcher and chunked championship caliber baseball. He struck out 15 in game three of the Region III area round series to win the critical contest 9-3. Bridge City now advances to meet the Jasper Bulldogs in the Region III quarterfinals next week. The Cardinals have prevailed over the defending Class-3A State Champions twice d...
November 1, 1902, was an important day for the society people of the prosperous city of Orange. The grand Holland Hotel opened, right by the Opera House, and for the first time, visitors to the city could stay in big-city-style splendor. The Holland Hotel had marble floors and fine wood in the lobby. Greek-style marble statues were part of the décor. The dining room featured gourmet food cooked by imported chefs. Plus, the hotel was high-tech, at least for its time....
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, Thursday, September 19 through September 21, 2008 at 7:30pm and Saturday, September 21 at 2:00pm. Starring the incomparable duo, Joe Sears and Jaston Williams, Tuna Does Vegas re-unites the lovable and eccentric...
One hundred and thirty years ago, a small group of citizens in the town of Orange made a move that would affect local history. They started a Presbyterian church. Today, the grand granite building of First Presbyterian Church on Green Avenue is one of Orange’s famous landmarks. But a church is a congregation, not a building. And the roots of First Presbyterian reach back to March and April of 1878. In addition to the founding of the church congregation, 2008 is marking a...
The Women’s Department of Starlight Church of God in Christ is hosting its Annual Women’s Summit, April 10th -13th. The Summit is a combination of powershops for Singles, Married Women, Teens(13-18) and Health and Wealth Seminars. The theme for the Summit is “Harvest”. There will be several powershops offered such as “The First Fruit of the Harvest”, “Don’t Come Out Empty Handed”, “Little Foxes That Destroy the Vine”, and many more. Evangelist Josie Lindsey, Director of Women Ministries at Starlight, ensures that there are se...
GREATER ST. PAUL CHRISTIAN FELlOWSHIP CHURCH BISHOP R.C. YOUNG SR. SENIOR PASTOR/TEACHER 1704 N. 14TH STREET ORANGE, TX 77630 409-886-2054 INVITES YOU TO THE 40 DAYS OF COMMUNITY WHAT IS THE 40-DAYS OF COMMUNITY, YOU MAY ASK? IT IS AN EFFORT TO BUILD THE SENSE OF COMMUNITY IN OUR AREA SPONSORED BY GSPCF. REGARDLESS OF YOUR CHURCH AFFILIATION, YOU ARE WELCOMED TO SHARE IN 40 DAYS OF COMMUNITY CLASSES BEGIN @ 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM ON SUNDAYS 6:30 PM -7:30 PM ON WEDNESDAYS ALL ARE INVITED TO MEET AT THE CHURCH AT THE ABOVE AD...
For nearly 110 years, a large marble marker, carved with names of local officials, stood to commemorate the 1898 Orange County Courthouse. Now, the shattered remains are in the county’s maintenance department after being hit three times in the courthouse parking lot. “How can you replace it? It’s irreplaceable,” said local historian, Dr. Howard C. Williams. Names on the marker included Civil War veterans, including the county judge, who had been a member of the famous Terry’s...
Marvin Hamlisch, one of the preeminent pops artist of our time, plays at Lutcher Theater on Sunday, February 10, 2008 at 3:00pm. Marvin Hamlisch’s life in music is notable for its great versatility as well as substance. As a composer, Hamlisch has won virtually every major award that exists: three Oscars®, four Grammys®, four Emmys®, a Tony® and three Golden Globe® awards; his groundbreaking show, A Chorus Line, received the Pulitzer Prize®. He c...
First Christian Church in Orange goes back 122 years with history rich enough to earn it a Texas Historical Marker. The marker was dedicated with a service and ceremony in December. The church, affiliated with the Disciples of Christ denomination, is now at 611 Ninth St. at the corner of Cypress Street in a building dedicated in 1954. But the first meeting of the church congregation did not have a permanent building and the Sabine River was used as a baptistery. The church’s history, compiled by Helen Bass in 1985, reports t...
