Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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The Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce attended the Grand Re-Opening and ribbon cutting for Lions Park Located in the heart of the City on Main Street last week. This new park boast many unique features . Some are first of their kind. The Park also made sure to include ADA compliance features for an inclusive play experience. There are even areas throughout the park that musical activity stations for those children with sensory issues. The City still has many plans to...
The LCM cheerleaders competed at the UIL State Spirit Competition in Fort Worth on Friday, January 15th. The squad competed in the preliminary round and advanced to the top 20 state finalist and competed in the final round Friday afternoon. The LCM cheerleaders placed 8th in the state in the 4-A Division out of 61 4-A teams from across Texas. They placed 4th in the final round in the Crowd Leading Cheer Division. Squad members are, bottom row from left, senior Head...
The Orange County Master Gardeners in conjunction with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will be offering online classes for Texas Master Gardener Certification. Deadline for enrolling is Thursday, Jan 21. Classes will start Thursday, Jan. 28 from 9AM - 1PM running each Thursday thru Thursday April 1. All classes will be virtual. Fee for the class is $150 which will included your 464 page colored handbook, fees and supplies. Email [email protected] for your application or more information or you can visit our website...
(StatePoint) 2020 was a particularly stressful year -- but filing its taxes doesn’t need to be. With the following tips, you can stay organized and cool-headed throughout the process. File Early File early so you check this major to-do off your list and relax. The good news is that the sooner you file, the better. This is true no matter what your circumstances are. If you owe money, you’ll have that much more time to plan your payment. If you’re due for a refund, filing sooner means you’ll have your money sooner, money w...
Little Cypress Junior High School Band Director Daniel Wilhelm announced the names of LCJH students who earned chairs in the recent Texas Music Educators Association (TMEa) All Region Band competition. They are, front row from left - Kyndall Davis, Franklin Ortiz, Elias Jureidini, Rylee Lofton and Cheyenne Powell. Not pictured - Isabella Ibarra, flute...
Little Cypress Elementary School recently was the recipient of a $4,000 Walmart Community grant. The grant was written by music teacher Josh Leger for the campus and Principal Kayla Casey says that there are a couple of different areas where the funds might be used for school communication on the prekindergarten through third grade campus. Staff are in the process of collecting quotes so they will know how far the grant will stretch. If there are funds left from the larger...
The Orange chapter of AAUW will discuss the book “Educated: A Memoir” by Tara Westover at its January Book-Ins meeting. Member Juliet Smith will review and lead a discussion of the memoir through the Zoom platform, Tuesday, January 26, 2021, at 7:00 p.m. Sarah Boehme, Book-Ins Chair, noted, “In the book ‘Educated,’ the author tells a story of growing up in a survivalist family in Idaho. The author chooses to pursue formal education, which set her in opposition with her family. It is an emotional account of learning a larger...
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension of Orange County will be holding free Do Well Be Well with Diabetes classes. Join us in learning how to prevent and control your type 2 diabetes, eat healthy and much more to control your diabetes. The series will last for 5 weeks (on Mondays) starting on March 1st and end on March 29th and will be from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. They will be held at the Extension office in the Orange County Convention and Expo Center. To get the full educational benefit, you need to attend all 5 classes if...
Mauriceville Middle School Band Director Kathy Smith announced the names of students who have earned chairs in the Texas Music Educators 2021 All-Region Band. Band members are Kendall Gordon, Tucker Floyd, Caleb Hamilton, Ronnie Rosen, Makenzie Johnson, and Kristian Gordon. Kristian received the great honor of being named first chair in the 1st band....
The Orange County Master Gardeners in conjunction with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will be offering online classes for Texas Master Gardener Certification. Deadline for enrolling is Thursday, Jan 21. Classes will start Thursday, Jan. 28 from 9AM - 1PM running each Thursday thru Thursday April 1. All classes will be virtual. Fee for the class is $150 which will included your 464 page colored handbook, fees and supplies. Email [email protected] for your application or more information or you can visit our website...
UPDATED: Because of the spike in Covid 19 cases in the Orange area, the annual meeting of the Friends of the Orange Depot is postponed until Thursday, February 11 at 1210 Green Avenue at 5:30 PM. A casual BBQ dinner will be served before the meeting begins. All safety protocols will be upheld: masks, unless eating, social distancing in the large room. We are encouraging interested volunteers to attend the meeting to help with our future events and projects. If attending, please let Rose Simar know at 409-330-1576 so we will...
We are proud to recognize the following Bridge City Middle School Band students for earning a seat in the ATSSB All-Region Band. These students began working on audition music back in August, recorded their audition in November and received results over the Thanksgiving Break. They competed against several hundred Middle School Band students from our Region. Despite Covid, these students worked diligently before, after and during school to learn very difficult music that, at...
Charter Communications, Inc. has recently opened a newly remodeled Spectrum Store in Orange. The Spectrum store gives consumers in the Orange area a convenient option for adding or managing their Spectrum Internet®, TV, Mobile or Voice services. “Our Spectrum stores team is here to help our local customers who need support in getting and staying connected during these uncertain times,” said Pattie Eliason, Senior Vice President, Spectrum Stores & Retail. “They are working to make our newly remodeled store in Orange a safe, co...
The Orangefield High School Speech/Debate team traveled to Stephen F. Austin State University on January 9, 2021, to compete in the Chireno High School UIL Academic Meet. Sophomore Jada Greiner earned 6th place in Persuasive Extemporaneous Speaking. Other speakers included Bryce Moore, Brayden Burgess, Kimber Carpenter, Leroy Bergeron, Aiden Taylor, and Cutler Hubbard. The team of Brayden Burgess & Bryce Moore went 2-1 in Cross Examination (CX) Debate. Leroy Bergeron and...
The Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce is announced their employee of the month for Orangefield High School is Ozhny Scogin. She was presented his certificate by Chamber representatives along with Orangefield administrators. Nurse Scogin has worked at OISD for the past 17 years. The past 14 years she has served in the capacity of Orangefield High School Nurse. She has also helped sponsor our very successful One Act Play. Due to COVID, there have been many more...
Harbor Freight Tools, America’s go-to store for quality tools at the lowest prices, has announced that it will be opening a new store in West Orange, TX. The new store will be located at 3109 Edgar Brown Drive and is expected to open early next year. A grand opening date will be announced closer to opening. Construction has already begun at the location, using local workers and companies from the surrounding West Orange area. In addition, the store is expected to bring between 25 and 30 new jobs to the community, including S...
George Alexander, 82, of Bridge City, passed away on December 8, 2020, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, December 21, 2020, at Bridge City United Pentecostal Church. A graveside service will be held Monday, at 2:00 p.m., at Creel Cemetery in Bel, Louisiana. Visitation will begin prior to the service at 9:00 a.m., at Bridge City United Pentecostal Church. Born in Leesville, Louisiana, on July 3, 1938, he was the son of Gus T. Alexander and...
Neches Federal Credit Union participated in The Salvation Army Angel Tree program by adopting 70 Angels to gift this holiday season. These Angels were distributed throughout our Neches FCU branches and were adopted by members and employees. Recognizing that every child deserves to feel the joy of Christmas, The Salvation Army Angel Tree program provides new clothing and toys to children and families in need each year. Because of our members, employees and The Salvation Army...
Decorating with holiday candles? Consider the flameless kind — as December is the peak month for candle fires. The risk is so common that nearly one-third of us have left the room or fallen asleep while burning candles, according to a 2020 national American Red Cross survey. If you must use candles, never leave them unattended, keep them away from anything that could burn and place them out of reach from children and pets. The American Red Cross Texas Gulf Coast urges everyone to follow these decorating safety tips to p...
Neches Federal Credit Union partnered with Compassion Hospice to collect new blankets to donate to area seniors and the homeless in need. Neches FCU collected 200 blankets to donate to the Warm Winter Wishes Blanket Drive— organized by Compassion Hospice’s Paula Baxter, Community Educator. Compassion Hospice provides compassionate comfort and care to patients in the Southeast Texas area. The idea of a blanket drive was to extend the comfort and care they provide daily, dir...
Students in Mrs. Bellard's Business Information Management 2 class recently took the Microsoft Office 2019 PowerPoint Certification exam. Students pictured passed the exam and will prepare for the Excel exam next semester. Pictured left to right: Jezlyn Matlock, Zoe Haley, Gracie Castro, Kade Bryant, Kevin Luong, Xander Lee...
Cedar fever season is almost upon us, and at a time when having a fever – or even catching a slight cold – is borderline taboo, it’s more important than ever to understand the symptoms and the source of this common, central Texas allergy. For starters, cedar fever isn’t a flu or a virus – it’s an allergic reaction to the pollen released by mountain cedar trees. In Texas, the predominant species of mountain cedar is the Ashe juniper. “Cedar fever is the worst west of I-35, where you have primarily juniper mixed in with oaks...
In keeping with a tradition that started last Christmas at the suggestion of Pinehurst Police Dispatcher Leslie Werner, Pinehurst officers have been out in force this week but not for the usual reason. Although they were stopping motorists for minor traffic infractions, instead of issuing citations, they are issuing gift certificates donated by 11 Pinehurst businesses. The businesses participating in the giveaway are Robert’s Meat Market and Steakhouse, Hippie Chix B...
Orangefield Junior High students in Ms. Ashlee Broussard's 6th grade social studies class completed a variety of projects to culminate the end of their Egyptian Unit. Student projects incorporated their knowledge of the Egyptian history and culture....
Mauriceville Elementary teacher wins Horace Mann’s 2020 “You Are Awesome” Sweepstakes Ms. Candice Shafer, Fine Arts teacher at Mauriceville Elementary received $486.67 to fully fund her DonorsChoose project during Horace Mann’s You Are Awesome Sweepstakes. DonorsChoose provides a way for teachers to post classroom project requests, allowing donors to identify and choose projects to support. According to Shafer, “My students and I are excited to receive the generous donation...
