Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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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....
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...
Local historian Jerry Pennington will give a talk on “Old Orange Historic Homes: The Importance of ‘Las Sabinas’” at the May meeting of the Orange County Historical Society. The meeting, open to the public, will be Tuesday, May 9, at 5:30 p.m. at the meeting room of the Orange Public Library, 220 5th Street, Orange. Light refreshments will be served at the meeting. Pennington is a retired attorney and former Orange Municipal judge. He is a past president of the Orange County...
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...
Orange County Detectives Dru Crochet and David Lampman presented "Women's Safety Against Violence" to the Daughters of the American Revolution. They shared awareness techniques, safety tips, and various telephone scams to avoid being a victim. The William Diamond Chapter meets the third Tuesday of the month at St. Paul's Methodist Church at 1:00 p.m....
The Orangefield High School UIL Academic team took 19 students to Brenham this past Saturday to compete in the 3A Region 3 UIL Academic Meet. Two of those students will be moving on to compete at the State competition at The University of Texas in Austin this May. Major Copeland placed 3rd in Current Issues and Events and will compete at State. His sponsor is Mrs. Hyatt. All three Computer Applications competitors placed. Kaitlyn Jenkins placed 3rd and will compete at State....
On Tuesday, April 11th, the Orangefield FFA Land team traveled to Huntsville, TX to compete in the Area IX CDE competition. Out of 16 teams there, they placed 2nd in the area and 1st in district and will advance to the state contest on April 26-27. The team consists of Kylie Newman (4th High Point Individual), Blaine Lenard (6th High Point Individual), Bryce Blacksher, and Ethan Welch (10th High Point Individual). Members of land evaluation teams judge sites based on...
The Lutcher Theater will close their 2022-2023 season with the Broadway musical comedy "Tootsie" on Monday, May 1, at 7:30 p.m. This laugh-out-loud love letter to the theater tells the story of Michael Dorsey, a talented, but difficult-to-work-with actor who will do anything to land the role of a lifetime, including adopting a new female persona in this musical comedy. When Michael Dorsey disguises himself as an outspoken actress named Dorothy Michaels, he defies all odds to...
Kids and families will enjoy all the expanded activities and rides at the annual Depot Day presented at the Orange Train Depot on Saturday, May 6, 10-2. Entry is free. Special attraction will be the exhibition of art cars from Houston. New offerings will include a kiddie airplane ride, mechanical bull, dunking booth, corn hole game and arts and craft table. Returning are popular attractions such as balloon sculpting, pony rides, bouncy house and the trackless train. New item...
Orangefield High School held its prom Saturday night at the Lamar State College Orange Shahan Event Center. Leroy Bergeron and Gracie Cross were crowned King and Queen....
The Greater Orange-Area Chamber of Commerce, along with its Ambassadors and the staff of Lamar State College Orange, named LSCO’s Student and Employee of the Semester recently. Dawson Doiron, of Orange, TX, was named the Greater Orange-Area Chamber of Commerce Student of the Semester and received a $500 scholarship. Dawson is Vice President of both the Student Government Association (SGA) and LSCO’s Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) chapter, the two-year college national honor soc...
The Bridge City Public Library will continue it Widows/Widowers group after the success of its opening meeting. The group's purpose is to provide an opportunity for those who often lead lonely lives after the death of a spouse to have an outlet to share with others in the same situation. It is not a dating group but a place to gather, share with others and to play games as entertainment. Snacks and coffee will be provided. We do require participants to call the library the...
Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center invites the public to celebrate Earth Day at Eco-Fest on Saturday, April 22, from 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. This free event features butterfly releases throughout the day, a vendor market, and a pet food and supply drive. “Eco-Fest is a wonderful way to celebrate Mother Earth and the spring season. With three butterfly releases, we will not only be providing an individual ah-ha moment for guests, we will also be introducing more than 1...
The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that the April Student of the Month for Bridge City is Shaun Hallman. Shaun is ranked 47 of 184 with a GPA of 4.18...
The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is has announced that the April Student of the Month for Orangefield is Christanna "Rosie" Kovatch. Rosie is ranked 20 of 121...
First Saturday at First Baptist Church is scheduled for Saturday, May 6 at 10:00 am until 12 noon. This month we will give away fun items for children to take while traveling on vacation, such as coloring books and crayons, crossword puzzles, card games, children magazines, sand buckets, etc. Snacks will be available for wiggly, bored children as well as a children’s Bible for mom or dad to read aloud. Look for the blue canopy in the church parking lot at 200 West R...
Lots of new attractions will fill the grounds at the family festival, DEPOT DAY 2023, presented by the Friends of the Orange Depot at the Orange Train Depot, 1210 Green Avenue, Saturday, May 6, 10AM to 2PM. Entry is free. Special featured attraction will be the exhibition of art cars from the Houston area. Owners will be on hand to answer questions about the cars, which all have unusual names, such as Paisley Chaos and Whimzee. In addition to the car show, new offerings will...
The Bridge City/ Orangefield Rotary Club awarded Gracelon Freeman as their Bridge City Student of the Month for April. Gracelon ranks 64 out of 184 students and plans to attend Texas State University to pursue a degree in Education....
The Bridge City/Orangefield Rotary Club awarded Leyton Loft as their Orangefield Student of the Month for April. Leyton ranks 25 out of 121 students and plans to attend Pensacola Christian College to pursue degrees in Biology and Criminal Justice....
Little Cypress Elementary Principal Amber Hawk and Little Cypress Mauriceville High School Principal Ryan DuBose were selected last spring to be part of the Thompson Executive Leadership Institute Principal Academy XXV, a nationally recognized advanced principal leadership program. The LCM principals met monthly this school year in Austin at the Region 13 Education Service Center with approximately 30 other principals from around the state of Texas. Monthly sessions included...
Orangefield High School's Business CTE classes recently completed a Microsoft Office Excel project where they learned about the payment function and financing of an automobile. OHS Alumni, Charley Elkins, representing First State Bank, spoke to those Business Information Management students about filling out a loan application, credit scores, credit reports, and automobile loans. Thank you to Mr. Elkins for taking the time to educate our Bobcats on these important...
The Orangefield Junior High Symphonic Band performed at the Region 10 UIL Concert and Sight Reading Evaluation at Hardin-Jefferson High School. The band earned an Excellent rating on Stage and a Superior rating in Sight Reading. The directors are extremely proud of these students and the work they put into this performance!...
St Mary School will have its Spring Festival on Saturday, April 29. They have agreed to provide a place for alumni to gather for class reunions. They specifically scheduled 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. for us, to include group photos at 10:30, followed by a tour of the school, then time for us to visit. At 11:30 there will be an announcement and recognition of the classes attending. This will be a great opportunity for us to get together and reconnect with our classmates and friends...
