Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Orange County Precinct 1 Commissioner Johnny Trahan and his wife, Becky, were crowned king and queen as they were coronated with a lot of fanfare from dancers and other krewe royalty. The Trahans were dressed in the traditional king and queen white with outfits trimmed in gold sequins and braids plus lots of fluffy white feathers. The queen's long embroidered train included angel wings, a special significance. The Trahans from the Krewe des Amis will preside over Mardi Gras...
The Lutcher Theater presents the internationally-acclaimed hit theater show, "The Simon & Garfunkel Story," on Thursday, February 2 at 7:30 p.m. The immersive concert-style theater show chronicles the amazing journey shared by the folk-rock duo, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel, telling the story from their humble beginnings as Tom & Jerry, to their incredible success as one of the best-selling music groups of the ‘60s, and to their dramatic split in 1970. The show culminates w...
On Saturday, January 28th members of the OHS UIL Academic Team traveled to Nederland for an invitational meet. Here are the results: Social Studies, sponsor Mr. Block: 1st Place Prestyn Myers, 1st Place Team Prestyn Myers, Kadee English, Jackson Droddy and Brianna Moore. Editorial Writing, sponsor Mrs. Taylor: 4th Jada Greiner News Writing, sponsor Mrs. Taylor: 4th Jada Greiner Headline Writing, sponsor Mrs. Taylor: 3rd Jada Greiner Current Events, sponsor Mrs. Hyatt: 2nd...
Little Cypress Intermediate received a grant from the LCM Education Foundation for a book vending machine. A ribbon cutting to unveil the new machine was held last week. On hand to help was LCM Education Foundation Secretary Amberly Craft. The vending machine requires tokens that students can earn by showing PRIDE (Positivity, Respect, Integrity, Determination, Encouragement) on campus. Tokens earned can be used towards a new book (one token=one book). LCI staff are excited...
Keep Orange County Beautiful elected a new leader at its January 2023 meeting of the Board of Directors. Meritta Kennedy was chosen to be the new chairman of the board. Kennedy also serves as Mayor Pro Tem on the West Orange City Council, and holds other community positions. Other officers chosen were Sandra Cash as co-chair; Sandra Hoke as Secretary and Jane Whitfield as Treasurer In a prepared statement, Meritta Kennedy said, “I am honored to serve as Chairman for Keep O...
Lamar State College Orange is proud to recognize the following students who earned the high honors of recognition on the President’s and Dean’s Lists for the Fall 2022 semester. Congratulations to these Gators on this accomplishment. PRESIDENT’S LIST To be named to the President’s List, students must attend full-time (at least 12 hours) and earn a 4.0 grade point average. Beaumont Anissa L. Adams, Massage Therapy; Trenton R. Buchholz, Instrumentation; Taylor N. Holden,...
On Saturday January 28, 13 OHS choir students competed in the UIL solo/ensemble contest. Students have to memorize and perform a solo for a judge. Natalie Roach, Madison Trammell and Amley Tuck all received Excellent ratings. Andrew Blackwell, Diana Burns, Emma Dixon, Dalyn Miller, Christa Kyle, Sara Micillo, Pilar Santodomingo-Armingol, Leyton Loft, Timothy Trammell and Katelynn Copeland all received Superior ratings. Copeland, Diana Burns, Leyton Loft, Dalyn Miller and...
No classes for West Orange, Orangefield, Bridge City, LCM or Lamar State College Orange tomorrow. Due to widespread power outages reported by Entergy....
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OFHS students in the Patient Care Technician and Pharmacy Technician program took a trip to Baptist Hospital for an experience they will not soon forget. After the comprehensive hospital tour, students were able to shadow pharmacy technicians and nurses for some hands-on learning. The students came back with excitement for what their future careers may hold. Thank you Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas for this opportunity and making our students feel so...
The Bridge City/Orangefield Rotary Club presented a $2,000.00 check to the Bridge City High School STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) Bus. Students and teachers are renovating and equipping a bus with labs for student exploration coordinated by CTE instructor Lindy Welborn. Pictured are Rotarian Sam Comer, Students - Addison Woolley, Brandon Barbosa, and William Walpole. Second row Rotarians Bob Donaldson, Kirk Roccaforte, Linsey Welborn(CTE coordinator), Amy...
Community partners from Sabine Federal Credit Union presented a check in the amount of $2,500.00 to LCM last night, in order to assist the district with expenses that resulted from the vandalism that took place to the athletic complex and facilities last fall. Present to accept the donation was Superintendent Stacey Brister and Athletic Director Eric Peevey, both of whom expressed gratitude for the support and encouragement shown by Sabine FCU and its employees. Pictured Left...
First Saturday at First Baptist Church, Bridge City skipped the month of January giving away items, but will be back in the parking lot Saturday, Feb 4th giving away cans of Chili for the cold weather. With the chili will be rice, beans, crackers and Kool Aid. We’re excited to be back. Be looking for the blue canopy in the church parking lot at 200 West Roundbunch Rd. Hours will be from 10:00 a.m. until 12 noon....
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office in Orange County is holding a Food Handlers Training Class. This class is required for all food service employees in the state of Texas. This class covers Cross Contamination, Time and Temperature Abuse, Personal Hygiene, and many other aspects of food service. This class will be held on February 22 from 9 am until 11 am at the Orange County AgriLife Extension off at 11475 FM 1442, Orange, TX. This class costs $20. To pre-register, call...
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office is holding the 2-Day Certification Training with Test. This course will help you to: Understand the major causes of food borne illness and how to prevent them, Increase the food safety knowledge of your employees, Improve relationships with health officials, Upon passing the certification exam, you will fulfill state requirements for Certified Food Manager status. Topics covered include: • Foodborne illnesses and how they are caused • Fo...
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 classes on March 9, 16, 23, 30, and April 6 and will be from 6 PM to 8 PM. They will be held at the Orange County Extension Office in the Orange County Convention and Expo Center on 11475 FM 1442, Orange, TX. To get the...
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension office is holding a Pasture & Forage Program. This will be held on Friday, February 10th from 1 pm until 4 pm with check-in at 12:30. Three CEU’s will be offered for Pesticide License Holders. These will be as follows: 1 Integrated Pest Management-Using the Right Weed Control Products into an IPM Approach, 2 General- Weed Ecology and Management: Things you need to know about weeds and Using Healthy Forages for Weed Suppression in Pastures a...
The OHS Cheerleaders competed at the UIL State Spirit Competition in Fort Worth last week. This is the program's second year to compete, and for the first time in school history, they advanced as state finalists and finished by ranking 15th in the state of Texas in the 3A-D1 division....
The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is delighted to announce that Bridge City First Assembly of God has been named Business of the Month for January 2023. Pastor Allen Chapin was presented the award, sponsored by Energy Country Ford, by Ambassador Barbara Moore at the January Networking Coffee hosted by Orangefield ISD Cormier Museum Pictured: Barbara Moore, Pastor Allen Chapin and Church Family Photo courtesy of Bridge City Chamber of Commerce...
The Stark Museum of Art opened its "Art: It’s Elementary!" exhibition last week, featuring the work of eight LCE second graders. The students will be recognized on Saturday, January 21st at 2:00 p.m., and their artwork will be on display at the museum through March 11th. The 2nd grade students in the picture: Back row: Laeton Amburn, Rylinn Jones, Tripp Vandervoort, Logan White, and Mila Breaux Front row: Parker Smith, Abigail Day, and Lauren Wu...
The Bridge City/Orangefield Rotary Club invited RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards) students they sponsored for a recent leadership conference to share their experiences with the club. Pictured are - (front row Student’s ) Emily Wallers, Brianna Moore, Abigail Broussard, Ashley Hale, Gabby LeBlanc, Elizabeth Bunch, Raema Lyda, Grant Hale and Rotarian - Eric Andrus. ( Back row) Rotarian -Mark Bunch, Student’s - Mary Wernig, Zack Bourque, Kaitlyn Jenkins, Ava Dyer, Ste...
Beaumont Elks Lodge #311 is happy to announce that it has delivered a grant of $3,500 to the Beaumont Chapter of Sleep In Heavenly Peace (SHP), a 501-c-3 non-profit organization. Receiving the grant at their "Build Headquarters" was SHP Chapter Chairman, Jack Seeley. Presenting the grant was J David Derosier, Gratitude Grant chairman for the Beaumont Elks. Also present were representatives from the Fraternal Order of Eagles Port Neches Ladies Auxiliary, with their donation of...
The American Legion Post 49, 108 Green Ave will hold a fish fry on Thursday, January 12th. Dinners will consist of fried fish, potato salad, cole slaw, green beans, dessert and bread. Orders can be placed all day Wednesday or Thursday morning by calling (409) 886-1241. We deliver or you can pick pick up....
Several Orangefield High School students attended the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) this weekend, hosted by Rotary Clubs all over the Southeast and East Texas region. These students participated in a variety of events and activities that enhanced their leadership qualities while also allowing them to learn more about themselves and build relationships with other RYLA participants. Our students did a remarkable job this weekend. We are proud to recognize Zach Bourque...
