Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Join us for a St. Patty’s Day Shenanigans Dance featuring the Joey Ward Band this Friday, March 17th from 8 pm to midnight at the American Legion Post 49. The post is located at 108 Green Ave in Orange and will have a cash bar with ATM on site (no outside alcohol allowed). You may bring in outside food and snacks. The cost is $7.00 per person, $10.00 a couple and you can call to reserve at 409-886-1241....
During the past five weeks, Local Final Competitions of the 119th Miriam Lutcher Stark Contest in Reading and Declamation, a program sponsored by the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, have been held at each Orange County public high school: Bridge City, Little Cypress-Mauriceville, Orangefield, Vidor and West Orange-Stark. Between preliminary and Local Final rounds, 100 students competed across the five schools. Winners will advance to the County Final round of the c...
SETX Women in Industry is a newly formed 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that was created in 2023, in response to the incredible success of the week-long initiative the group hosted in 2022. The original group was formed by female leaders representing industrial facilities located along the Sabine-Neches Waterway. The primary effort of the organization is to introduce students who are interested in pursuing careers in STEM to industry professionals who can act as mentors....
St Mary Catholic Church in Orange invites Parishioners and the General Public to join in celebrating the Feast Day of St. Joseph. Sunday, the 19th of March, is the annual Feast Day of Saint Joseph. The Feast of Saint Joseph commemorates the end of a drought and looming famine in Sicily during the Middle Ages. Sicilians usually build a “St. Joseph Table” and wear red as a symbol of the celebration. This table is decorated with flowers and candles, and filled with abundant foods...
Students in Mrs. Spears' Family and Consumer Science classes hosted the annual Rodeo Day for the kindergarten. They exhibited teamwork and leadership skills. The high school students created six stations for the kindergarteners that correlated with their social studies unit on Texas. It was a beautiful day and a great time was had by all....
Six students from the OHS UIL Academics Math team attended a clinic hosted by LCM High School. A huge thank you to Ricky Ryan for hosting a wonderful, very useful clinic. Natalie Dickens took 1st place in Number Sense and 6th in Mathematics. Landon Dickens placed 4th in Mathematics and 6th in Calculator. The Mathematics team also placed second. Other students attending were Kaitlyn Jenkins, Britney Kilgore, Hector Contreras, and Aaron Murray....
The Bridge City Public Library is hosting a new program for widowed individuals beginning next Friday, March 17th, at 10am in the library's meeting room. We know that life can be lonely when living alone and want to provide a means of meeting others in similar situations. This is not intended as a dating club but just a comfortable place to greet others, drink coffee, eat doughnuts, and play board games such as scrabble, checkers etc. while interacting with others. Just come...
Orangefield Elementary's Pre-K learned about the letter V. They ended their week making a volcano....
The Texas Citizen Bee is a statewide civic education program and competition. Public, private, home school, and parochial schools compete in the program each year. This year it was held at Lamar State College Port Arthur. Orangefield High School Bobcats participated on Thursday, March 9. Sponsored by Melissa Hyatt, team members Major Copeland, Jackson Droddy and Paxton Skibo represented Orangefield and all three of them did an excellent job. They are energized and prepared to...
The LCM School Finals of the 119th Miriam Lutcher Stark Contest in Reading and Declamation was held Sunday, March 5th at 2:00 in the LCM High School Library. Each second place winner receives a $1500 university scholarship and each first place winner receives $2000. Declamation Finalists: Madison McGuire, Taylor Hardin and Paige McKee 1st place - Jessica Ridout 2nd place - Gabrielle Moore Interpretive Finalists: Sima Shahab, Cole Watson and Norah Leblanc 1st place - Sarah...
Betsy Bland, teaching artist at Stark Museum of Art, creates a black and white line drawing. Stark Museum of Art to host Create! workshop Draw a landscape using only lines at the CREATE! Workshop: Guided Pen & Ink Drawing on Saturday, March 11, 2023 from 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at the Stark Museum of Art. Betsy Bland, teaching artist, will guide you step by step in the process of creating a graphic black and white line drawing. Registration fee is $5 and includes all m...
The Bridge City/Orangefield Rotary Club named Kandis Huff as the Bridge City Student of the Month for March. Kandis plans to attend Houston Christian University to obtain an Associate degree in Finance and a Bachelor degree in Psychology. Pictured with Kandis are her Father-Russell Huff, BCHS Counselor-Lisa Huckaby, and Rotary President-Dr. Mark Messer....
The Bridge City/Orangefield Rotary Club named Leroy Bergeron as the Orangefield Student of the Month for March. He ranks 59 in his class and plans to pursue a law degree to become an Elderly Law Attorney. Pictured with Leroy are OFHS Principal - Rea Wrinkle, Parents - Leroy and Latonia Bergeron, Rotary President -Dr. Mark Messer, OFHS Counselor-Crissa Bonnin, and OFHS Superintendent-Shaun McAlpin....
This weekend a couple of Orangefield students participated in the calf scramble at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. A huge congratulations to Harley Beaudoin for catching a calf and being awarded a scholarship to go towards purchasing a steer or heifer for next school year....
(Orange, Texas) Be our guest at The W.H. Stark House this Friday, March 10, and other select Fridays throughout the year! The public is invited to walk the grounds and view the first floor of the historic home, which includes the library, music room, dining room and breakfast room/office. Dates for First Floor Fridays are March 10, April 14, May 19, June 23, July 21, August 11, September 22, October 27 and December 1 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., with the last entry at 1:30 p.m....
LCM administrators participated in T-TESS training this week. David Hicks of Region 5 presented. T-TESS, which stands for Texas Teacher Evaluation & Support System, is the rubric the District uses to provide feedback to educators and is intended to promote continuous, professional improvement....
The bi-monthly meeting of the Friends of the Orange Depot will be held on Thursday, March 9, at 5:30PM at the depot at 1210 Green Avenue. Led by President Alicia Booker, the Board of Directors will be discussing two important current projects, a newly planned Educational Support Building and the annual fundraiser, Depot Day. Depot Day, to be held on Saturday, May 6, 10:00AM-2:00PM on the depot grounds, is a yearly festival for families, this year offering new exciting rides,...
Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center will be celebrating their 15th birthday on Saturday, March 11. To commemorate this milestone, the first 150 visitors will take home a free plant. Make plans to enjoy the gardens and soak up some sun at this free family event! "We can't think of a better reason to celebrate with our community and thank them for supporting us these last 15 years," said Angie Mason, executive director of Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature...
Explore Orange and Nauti Water Racing are excited to announce the Spring Break Shootout Jet Ski races. This event features jet ski racing that will be held March 17 and 18 from 10 A.M. to 6 P.M. at the City of Orange Boat Ramp, located at 1000 Simmons Drive. Concessions and children’s activities will be on site for all to enjoy. There will be no charge to attend this family friendly event. Kids activities and food vendors will be on site. Please note no dogs and no pets w...
BCE's Cardinals of Characters for MP4....
Bridge City Middle School has chosen the Cardinal Kickers members for the upcoming 2023-24 school year. Eighth grade members are Tarah Bradley, Bryleigh Cummings, Chrislynn Duhon, Addyson Knight, Caroline Pachar, Ava Propps, Livi Smith, Madison Sonier, Lilee Underwood, and Alaina Wheeler. Seventh grade members are Addison Bearden, Berkley Campbell, Ada Detrick, Ellie Guillory, Paisley Huff, Harper Johnson, Karys Long, Haidyn Powers, Ellyana Quebodeaux, and Ava Swanzy. The...
The OJH One Act Play troupe competed at the district 3A Junior High UIL One Act Play competition with great success. Outstanding crew awards were given to Shayla Santos-Matute and Emmalynn Spurlock. Honorable Mention awards were given to Naomi Madrid, Kaydence Kressman, and Izzy Mills. Cayden Wurtz, Olivia Sanford, and Kate Edgerton were all named to the All Star cast, and Ella Hommell was given the prestigious Best Performer Award. The entire team made school history and...
The Orangefield UIL Academic team traveled to College Station and toured The Texas A&M University. They also competed at the A&M Consolidated Invitational meet on Saturday....
Garage Sale & BBQ Benefit for the Marcantel Family on Sat., March 11th from 8 am to 3 pm in the parking lot of the New Anointing Church located at 10681 N. Hwy 87 in Orange. BBQ to include link, drink & chip for $8.00. Proceeds from event will go to help the Marcantel family from Orangefield to rebuild what was completely destroyed fro a tornado last month. Donations can be made at https://gofund.me/7870866c....
Roadway construction for the Little Cypress Grove development, located near Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and Meeks Drive, will begin Friday, February 24 during the evening hours into the early morning for the next several days. In addition to concrete trucks, light plants will be running all night for site safety while construction activities are underway. Weekday construction will not impact drop off times at Little Cypress Junior High School....
