Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Drama students from West Orange-Stark High School donned Victorian costumes to assist during the Stark House's Summer Reading Festival featuring Sherlock Holmes. The students gave out books and gave some colorful assistant to youngsters sent on a trail to solve a mystery. The community event also got help from the city of Orange fire and police departments, the Orange Public Library, other Stark Cultural Venues, plus others....
The Julie Rogers Gift of Life program will be giving free health screenings for men this Saturday, June 10, at the campus of the former Baptist hospital on Strickland Drive. Appointments are necessary for the screenings, which will include a PSA for prostate cancer, along with testing of blood pressure, cholesterol, hepatitis C, and blood glucose. A physician will be on-site for a consultation. Appointments may be made through giftoflifebmt.org, or by calling...
The Bridge City school district has honored teachers and staff for the 2022-23 school year. Teachers of the Year are Jennifer Fall of Bridge City Elementary, Brittany Lee of Bridge City Intermediate, Marty Taylor of Bridge City Middle, and Daniel Auchenback of Bridge City High. Fall was named Elementary Teacher of the Year and Auchenback was named Secondary Teacher of the Year. Judith Brownlie was named as one of the regional winners of the Wayne A. Reaud Award for excellence...
The American Legion Post 49, Auxiliary Unit 49 and S A L Squadron 49 located at 108 Green Ave in Orange, will host a fish fry on Thursday, June 8th. The menu will consist of fried fish, potato salad, cole slaw, green beans, bread and dessert for $10.00. Orders can be placed on Wednesday, June 7th or Thursday morning, June 8th. Walk-ins are welcome. Delivery is available. To place an order call (409) 886-1241...
Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center invites the public to experience the gardens after-hours during the final Sip and Stroll event in their summer series on June 15 from 5-8 p.m. This event is a collaboration with Free State Cellars. All Sip and Stroll events are free of charge. “We are excited to give the public one more opportunity to join us for Sip and Stroll this summer. With cooler evening temperatures, this is the perfect time of day for visitors to enjoy a...
The 27th Annual Orange County Cops N Kids Picnic will be held Friday, June 9, at Claiborne West Park. The purpose is to allow young people a time to interact in a friendly and fun atmosphere with law officers and other first responders to develop good relationships between them. Cops N Kids is a function where first responders come together to bridge the gap between children and law enforcement according to Orange County Sheriff’s Deputy Richard Guzman. “We want to let the...
OHS would like to recognize senior, Jaislynn Lanphar, for successfully passing the Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam (PTCE). She will now be able to enter the healthcare workforce as a Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT). Congratulations Jaislynn....
Add a splash of color to your summer with a visit to the Stark Museum of Art's exhibition "Welcome to Color: Stark Cultural Venues Coloring Book" on view from May 27 through October 28 in the Community Art Gallery. The exhibition features original contour line drawings created by SMA Teaching Artist Karen Leonard that highlight the unique locations and collections at the Stark Museum of Art, The W.H. Stark House, Stark Park, Lutcher Theater and Shangri La Botanical Gardens...
The next First Saturday at First Baptist Church BC will be June 3rd from 10 am until noon. We will be giving away bags of food for children to prepare for themselves during the summer, such as peanut butter/jelly with a loaf of bread, microwavable Chef-Boyoardee meals, Raman Noodles, microwavable Mac and Cheese, cereal, and more. As usual we will be in the church parking lot at 200 W. Roundbunch Rd; look for the blue canopy. Also we provide prayer for those who request it and...
Photo shows Regent Gayle Ramirez, Vice Regent Sue Wilks, Chaplain Bertie Herman, Recording Secretary Katy Latiolais, Corresponding Secretary Sylvia Bland, Treasurer Brenda Herman, Registrar Jackie Huckabay, Historian Claudia DeCuir, and Librarian Nancy Melancon....
The Stark Museum of Art has installed a new acquisition just in time for the influx of professional anglers and fishing fans to the area for the Bassmaster Elite Tournament on the Sabine River, the highest level of professional bass fishing tournament. Artist Tom Windham’s painting, “Trophy Room,” is a beautiful depiction of a largemouth bass, with a twist. Windham transposed the concept of a “trophy room.” In this painting, the largemouth bass is not a taxidermied mount. Th...
The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is delighted to announce that Constable Brad Frye with Orange County Precinct 3 has been named May Employee of the Month....
The Cowboy Church of Orange County will have a free family-friendly car, truck, and motorcycle show on Saturday at the church grounds, 673 FM 1078 outside of Orange. Time is 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the event on Friday, May 25. The church is planning to turn the show into an annual event. Owners of vintage and special vehicles will display their cars, trucks and motorcycles. Even Pastor Harland Strother will...
Students in Mrs. Spears Education and Training Program earned their Educational Aide I Certification....
Orangefield High School would like to recognize Britney Kilgore for passing the Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam. As a Certified Pharmacy Technician, CPhT, she will be able to secure a job at a retail or hospital pharmacy. Her hard work and dedication has paid off and she has a bright future in healthcare ahead....
It is elementary, my dear Watson, that you would not want to miss the Summer Reading Festival this year. British writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous sleuth, Sherlock Holmes, is the theme of The W.H. Stark House’s Fourth Annual Summer Reading Festival on June 10 from 10 a.m. to noon. The event is free of charge and open to children ages 0-18 and their grown-ups, but advance registration is required. Register at whstarkhouse.org by May 26. “Each year we choose a book from Mir...
The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is has announced that the May Student of the Month for Orangefield is Libby Thurman. Libby is ranked 34 of 121 with a GPA of 3.81. Pictured: Rea Wrinkle, Taylor McDonald, Libby Thurman, Roy Thurman, Lori Thurman, Patrick Brekel and Shaun McAlpin. Photo courtesy of Bridge City Chamber of Commerce...
The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that the May Student of the Month for Bridge City is Shannon Peet. Shannon is ranked 79 of 189 with a GPA of 3.96....
Workforce Solutions Southeast Texas will host its Port Arthur Spring Job Fair on Thursday, May 11, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Bob Bowers Civic Center at 3401 Cultural Center Drive in Port Arthur. The event is in partnership with the Greater Port Arthur Chamber of Commerce, Lamar State College Port Arthur, Valero Port Arthur Refinery and Whataburger. More than 80 employers are expected to be on hand. “We’re excited to partner with these important businesses and organizations...
West Orange-Stark High School held its prom Saturday night at the Brown Estate in Orange. Bryan Cano was crowned prom king and T'Era Garrett was crowned as prom queen....
The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce announced that Gwen Atkinson has been named Mother of the Year for 2023. Her family says she is truly a remarkable, one-of-a-kind person and her smile is infectious. She lights up every room she walks into. She is very involved in our community and a native of Southeast Texas. We are very blessed to honor her as Mother of the Year!...
Orangefield High School held its 2023 Spring National Honor Society Induction Ceremony to celebrate 22 outstanding students. The newly inducted members are: Santiago Baca, Jayde Baggett, Gracie Bickham, Natalie Black, Hannah Block, Major Copeland, Katelynn Copeland, Matthew Goleman, Mason Houghton, Izabella Lee, Colt Longron, Embrie Manshack, Makenna Meads, Owen Meyer, Kyle Michael , Addisyn Moore, Jieying Ou, Sterling Richard, Abby Slaughter, Brycen Tait, Adam Tsan and Jacob...
Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center invites the public to experience the gardens after-hours during their Sip and Stroll event series on May 11, May 25 and June 15 from 5-8 p.m. This event is a collaboration with Free State Cellars. All Sip and Stroll events are free of charge. Discover all the gardens have to offer during this unique, after-hours experience. Visitors may pre-order picnic boxes and bottles of wine from Free State prior to the event. A limited...
The Board of Directors and administrative staff of the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation congratulate the winners of the 2023 County Finals of the 119th Miriam Lutcher Stark Contest in Reading and Declamation. On April 23, students who had previously won first place at the various local level competitions held at each of the five Orange County public high schools competed in the categories of Declamation and Interpretive Reading at the County Final held at the...
OFHS Health Science classes have had several guest speakers over the last couple of weeks. Shelby Bryan, EMT, and Nathan Heuler, Paramedic, from Acadian Ambulance Service, and Lance Mendoza, CRNA with Anesthesia Associates, spoke with students about the education and career paths available in their fields of healthcare and demonstrated some of the skills used in their daily life. Also, Helen Simmons, RN, CDCES from Baptist Hospital Diabetic Education Department, spoke with...
