Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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(ORANGE, TX) – The Stark Museum of Art is excited to announce the return of our SMA Playdate program for children ages 5 and under and their grown-ups beginning Friday, September 9, 2022! This FREE monthly program is held on the first Friday of the month from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. in the Walter G. Riedel III Education Center at the Stark Museum of Art. Little artists and their grown-ups will enjoy hands-on learning opportunities during this program, including storytelling, imagin...
The West Orange-Cove CISD celebrated its 'B' grade from the Texas Education Agency with special treats for students, faculty and staff. The district rates its overall grade up from a 'C' during the previous grades that were given in 2019, before the Covid-19 pandemic. The celebration included lunch for everyone from Chick-fil-a, Wing Junkies, and Kona Ice. In addition, the staff got incentive checks with Superintendent Dr. Rickie Harris helping to pass out the...
Registration is now open for students to register for the annual Bridge City Strutters Clinic. The clinic is open for ages Pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. The date is Saturday, September 24 from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. The famous Strutters dance team will lead the clinic and teach participants the Bridge City HIgh School fight song, school song, and a jazz dance so they can perform at a football game. The home game performance will be October 7. The clinic participants will...
We are excited to announce that Orangefield ISD has received a grant from Walmart Giving! We can't wait to purchase classroom sets of novels for our junior high students. Pictured above: Sunshine Copeland, Orangefield ISD District Librarian/Grant Writer, and T.J. Reed, Orangefield Junior High Principal....
Bobby Orozco, Pianist/Composer will be performing a piano concert with artist, Ines Alvidres, on October 8th at 7:00 pm at the Sam and Linda Monroe Performing Arts Center at Lamar Port Arthur. Bobby is a native of Bridge City, Texas. Over the past decade, he's written a numerous amount of piano compositions after moving to the Dallas area. Bobby will also be releasing new arrangements of 3 American Civil War songs arranged for piano and cello and 6 pieces written and recorded...
Representatives from Baptist Hospital Pharmacy came to speak with the Introduction to Pharmacy and Pharmacy Technician students this week. They shared a wealth of information with students regarding the pharmacy career path, certification and licensure, job description and more. We would like to extend a big thank you to A. Powell, PharmD, Director of Pharmacy, and J. Goodwin, CPhT, Pharmacy Technician Manager, for taking time out of their day to help educate the...
Orangefield High School Students in Mrs. Spears' Education and Training program are gearing up for a great year. The program is designed for those that want to go into education or want to work with kids in some way. These students will be interns in classrooms on the elementary and junior high campuses. Pictured: Front Row: Jeanna Ingram, Haley West, Jalynn Alfaro, Asia Tran, Gracie Cross Middle Row: Paulina Hernandez, Alexus Maddox, Madeleine Wernig, Kaitlyn Hebert, Rylie...
Mr. Mire, our junior high assistant principal, saved a choking student in the cafeteria. The student's airway was cleared and is doing well. We are proud of Mr. Mire and the others involved in assisting with the emergency. They did an awesome job!...
Todd Mission, TX (August 16, 2022) – Texas Renaissance Festival announced today that the Festival and it’s vendors will be hiring more than 400 people for the upcoming 2022 Season. This year, the Job Faire is now open, virtually, and in-person on the festival grounds on Saturday, September 10th, beginning at 9 am. “Texas Renaissance Festival will open it’s gates for 8 weekends, starting on October 8 through November 27 th ” says Carl Foy, Marketing Director for Texas Ren...
The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce announced that Jayme Deutsch who is employed at Peak Nutrition has been named August Employee of the Month. Pictured: Jayme Deutsch, Rick Deutsch, Janelle Deutsch, Talon Knock Photo courtesy of Bridge City Chamber of Commerce...
Booth registrations are now being accepted for the City of West Orange’s 2022 “Holiday in the Park” festival. The festival is scheduled for Saturday, November 5, 2022 from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 in the park next door to West Orange City Hall (2700 Western Avenue; West Orange, Texas). This home-town, community festival brings in people from around the area wanting to kick off the holiday season. The event will have food booths, craft booths, children’s activities and will fe...
Edward Jones of Bridge City, Karen Collier's branch office, held a school supplies drive this summer and donated everything to Bridge City ISD on Monday for the start of school this week....
The Sophisticats of Orangefield High School have been working hard this summer to prepare for the upcoming football season. The military officers attended the Centex Dance Officer Camp in Waco and came home with many awards. The officer awards include Ruby Sweepstakes, most admired and All American officers of camp day two, best overall creative choreography award, and All American officers of the week. Individually awards include All American Honorable Mention, Asia Tran;...
The Orange County Historical Society will have its third quarterly meeting featuring a talk by Sherrill Porterfield on Tuesday, August 9, at 5:30 p.m. in the educational building of the 9th and Elm Church of Christ. Ms. Porterfield, a retired flight attendant, will give a historical account of three local churches. The meeting is open to the public. Ed Henry, vice president of the OCHS, said “Sherrill is known for her captivating personality so you don’t want to miss this program.” Light refreshments will be served. The e...
The next meeting of the Friends of the Orange Depot will be held at the Depot on Thursday, August 11th at 5:30 PM. All volunteers are invited as well as members of the board. On the agenda will be fall plans as well as plans for 2023. We encourage new volunteers to attend and get involved with our organization's events. The Orange Train Depot is an historical gem, designed to be a community place for our city. We are moving in new and exciting directions! For information,...
Friends of Bridge City Public Library would like to give appreciation to the businesses and individuals who donated to the Summer Reading Program this year. Those include Golden Triangle Emergency Center-Orange, Little Caesar's Pizza-Bridge City, Racers for Reading and Pro Offset Printing. We had over 50 children enjoying the programs and pizza party for the awards ceremony. Friends of Bridge City Public Library is looking forward to next year....
Bridge City Chamber to hold 10th Celebrity Roast honoring Judge John Gothia next week....
The WOS Mighty Mustang Football Camp scheduled for July 27th & 28th will be offered free of charge to all participants. Registration will be the morning of the camp July 27th....
WOS Season Tickets Renewals will end on Friday, July 29th at midnight. To renew your season tickets click this link and use the PayK12 login information you used last year. If you have any questions about your season tickets or how to use your season tickets, you can use this link for a step-by-step walkthrough. https://secure.payk12.com/pages/login.html You can also reach out to Thereze Sichko in the WOS Athletic Office (409)882-5570. Public Sales will open Wednesday, August...
The annual OCARC Fishing Tournament will held the first weekend in August. The fishing tournament is the opportunity to win cash prizes for 32 fishermen while also helping the clients of OCARC. This will be the 34th time OCARC has sponsored the always fun event. Weigh-ins will be done Friday, August 5, and Saturday, August 6, at the Riverside Pavilion in Orange. Director John Thomas with OCARC is excited for another OCARC Fishing Tournament. Thomas said OCARC originally...
People coveting a designer purse without a designer price can have invest in the Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce's latest fundraising project. Purse Bingo will have prizes of purses, bags, and totes from some of the most popular designers including Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Michael Kors, and Coach. The event will be the evening of Friday, August 5, at the Orange County Convention and Expo Center on FM 1442. The doors will open at 5:30 p.m. and games will start at 6:30...
Mark Dunn of The Record Newspapers accepts a Certificate of Appreciation from Cowboy Harley Group (H.O.G.) Chapter 4974 director Van Jordan (Right) and J.W. Dalton, owner of Top Deck Flooring and a member and a promoter of the organization. Others recognized were Allison Hennigan, Keli Borel and Jennifer McConnell of Columbanus Motor Sports of Orange accepts a Certificate of Appreciation from Cowboy Harley Group (H.O.G.) Chapter 4974 director Van Jordan. The Appreciation Cerem...
The Southeast Texas Hospice will hold its annual Memorial Service on Thursday, July 21 at 2:00 pm in St. Mary's Parish Hall located at 912 W. Cherry Ave. in Orange. This Memorial service is held in memory of all patients served by hospice and will include prayer and music. Hospice Chaplain, Rev. Jeff Bell will preside over the service. The community is invited to attend, with a special invitation given to all bereaved hospice family members. For more information please...
First Saturday at First Baptist will be handing out free school supplies August 6th in the church parking lot at 200 W. Roundbunch Rd in Bridge City. Starting at 10 a.m. we will have glue sticks, spiral notebooks, crayolas, Kleenex and a pack of pencils will be free, along with Bibles and prayer for those who come to the blue canopy. Just this one day, pulled pork sandwiches will also be free for those who come. The supplies will be handed out until 12:00 noon or until...
The Orange County Master Gardener training classes will begin Thursday August 26, 2022, at 6:00 pm at the Expo Center on 1442. The requirements for the certification are 50 hours of education and 50 hours of volunteer time. The classes will meet on Thursdays with speakers and programs about gardening that counts for the 50 hours of education. There are several field trips planned as well. The volunteer time can be done by working at the Master Gardener greenhouse, working at...
