Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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NOTICE OF PRACTICE CLOSURE: The medical practice of Dr. Christopher Boehme is announcing it’s closure due to his sudden death. With written patient authorization, a copy of the medical record may be made available by calling 832-242-4362....
Lloyd Grubbs American Legion Post 49 family and the Boy Scouts of America will hold their annual Flag Retirement on June 11th at 6:00 P.M. at the American Legion hall, 108 Green Ave, Orange. The public is urged to attend to learn the proper way to retire unusable U.S.flags. Anyone with old unusable flags are welcome to drop them off at the American Legion. For more information you can call (409) 886-1241 after 2:00 p.m. daily....
The 2021-2022 WOCCISD District "Employees of the Year" have been announced. They are left to right: Mariella Martinez, Auxiliary Staff Member of the Year, Jakesha Wright, Paraprofessional of the Year, Superintendent Dr. Rickie Harris, Rhoda Poe, Teacher of the Year....
Kaitlyn Jenkins, Orangefield High School sophomore, has passed 6 Microsoft Office Specialist exams to become a Microsoft Office Expert. She began her certification quest her freshman year by passing the Word Associate exam as a member of Mrs. Bellard's Business Information 1 class. This year, as a member of the BIM 2 class, Kaitlyn has taken and passed five additional exams: Excel Associate and Expert, Word Expert, PowerPoint Associate, and finally the Access...
The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is delighted to announce that Four Seasons Storage has been named Business of the Month for May 2022. Darrin Bigler was presented the award, sponsored by Energy Country Ford, by Ambassador Lucy Fields at the May Networking Coffee hosted by 3 rd Coast Movement. After a successful drumming career touring with country music artist Mark Chesnutt, Darren Bigler moved home and built Four Seasons Storage in 1992. Due to its success, a second,...
BCHS Commencement Exercises will be held Friday, May 27 at 8:00 pm at the H.N. Litton Field at Larry Ward Stadium located at 300 Osborne Rd. in Bridge City. Valedictorian: Keelin Finley Salutatorian: Briana Zuniga...
LCM High School Graduation will be held on Friday, May 27th, at 7:00pm at the Montagne Center at Lamar University in Beaumont. Valedictorian: Jacob Miller Salutatorian: Kori Rushing...
WOS High School Graduation is Friday, May 27 at 6:00PM at Dan R Hooks Stadium, Leroy Breedlove Field located at 1500 Newton St in West Orange. Valedictorian: Joshua Arthur Salutatorian: Austin Russell...
Orangefield High School Graduation is Saturday, May 28 at 1:00 pm at the Montagne center at Lamar University in Beaumont. Valedictorian: Zoe Martin Salutatorian: Hunter Beard...
LCM has announced the selection of Rebecca Tibbits as the LCM Elementary Teacher of the Year, and Alyssa Click, as the LCM Secondary Teacher of the Year. Both teachers have made it a point to challenge, encourage, and inspire their students both in the classroom and out. "We all know teaching is hard work, especially for people who love their students and work tirelessly to create a nurturing environment that challenges and inspires them to learn," said LCM Director of...
The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is delighted to announce that Ronnie Denton Employee of BCISD, has been named May Employee of the Month. Bridge City Chamber chose Ronnie Denton as employee of the month for his many years serving as BCISD Police officer. Mr. Denton has served as the BCISD Police officer since 2018 and has done a remarkable job. He goes above and beyond to make sure the students are safe and the students appreciate him for what he does. Mr. Denton will...
Meet Scout. He's ready to take on that business meeting or a laid-back nap on the couch. With his sophisticated charm and sweet disposition, he will make your family complete. Call Hank Fontenot at the Bridge City Animal Shelter @ 409-735-5028 (Option 2) for more information....
The following students passed their Certified Patient Care Technician exam on Friday, May 13th. Front Row: Hailey Condon, Jacqueline (Cadi) Davis, Autumn Rainwater, Chloe Padilla, Lindsey Perkins Back Row: Makayla Phan, Jaliah Hawthorne, Seth Williamson, Madison Greenway, Jaslyn Newman, Jessica Van Huis (teacher)...
The City of Bridge City Director of Finance is retiring after twenty-six years of service. The City of Bridge City cordially invites the public to attend a retirement reception for Karen Morgan, Director of Finance, between the hours of 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m., Friday, May 27 at City Hall Council Chambers, 260 Rachal, Bridge City, Tx 77611...
The Orange County Historical Society will have a program on the second Tuesday in May (5/10/22) starting at 5:30 p.m. in the City of Orange Public Library. Note the change in date and time which will be permanent. The program will be a show and tell type. Those wishing to participate should prepare to give a short speech about an article or articles, place or historical even related to Orange County. This will be our first program in quite awhile, so let’s work toward making it special. Refreshments will be served. Feel f...
The Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting recently for the Paula Stout Insurance Agency which is located at 1401 Green Ave in Orange. They have been in business for 1 year and are open 8 am to 5 pm Monday - Friday each week. The Paula Stout Agency truly values the long term relationship with our clients, and are proud to give families, individuals and businesses the personal attention required when it matters most. When claims arise, we realize that it...
The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that the May Student of the Month for Orangefield is Joli Ponfick. Joli is ranked 12 of 143 with a GPA of 4.59 Pictured: Shawn McAlpin, Rea Wrinkle, Britni Briggs, Joli Ponfick, Mr and Mrs. Ponfick, and Christy Khoury. Photo courtesy of Bridge City Chamber of Commerce...
The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is announced that the May Student of the Month for Bridge City is Briana Zuniga. Briana is ranked 2 of 189 with a GPA of 4.7 Pictured: Chloe Tucker, Sharon Brown, Briana Zuniga, Yamile Zuniga, Rudy Zuniga and Dr. Mike Kelly. Photo courtesy of Bridge City Chamber of Commerce...
Two students from Orangefield High School competed at the 4A State UIL Academic Meet hosted by The University of Texas in Austin on Friday, May 6th. Both students brought home medals. Jada Greiner placed 2nd in Feature Writing (sponsor Rachel Taylor). Brianna Moore placed 5th in Computer Applications (sponsor Misty Bellard). Congratulations to these students and their sponsors....
Boy Scout Troop 23 from Orange was having a link sale to raise money for summer camp this past weekend. As a funeral procession approached, the Troop members lined the sidewalk, removed their caps placing them over their hearts and stood until the procession passed. The funeral home directors noticed and were impressed and touched with the respect shown by the Scouts and the positive life lessons taught by the leaders. Kyle Hogg with Claybar Funeral Home went back and got...
Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center is proud to announce Angela “Angie” Mason, as the new Executive Director. Angie comes to us from Chicago Botanic Garden where she was employed for the past 19 years. Angie most recently served as the Associate VP of Community Engagement and Senior Director of Windy City Harvest where she oversaw all facets of engagement with the community and directed the operations of Windy City Harvest, an urban agriculture education and job tra...
There will be a County Wide 70’s Party to be held on Saturday, May 21 from 6 pm to midnight at the VFW Hall on Hwy. 87 in Orange. The 4th Quarter Boys invite you to come join old friends for a night of fun, music, dancing and raffles. We will have beer and setups available through the VFW and you can BYOB. Advance tickets are on sell now for $20.00 by calling 409-988-8290 or 409-217-2177. Tickets also available at the door....
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension and Committee on Aging invites all Senior Citizen’s to join us for our 53rd Annual Senior Citizens Rally Day. This year’s theme is Kentucky Derby: Big Hats & Bow Ties, A Race for Better Health. We encourage our Senior Citizens to dress up in Kentucky Derby Theme clothing, but it is not required. Rally Day is free to all and will be held, Tuesday, May 10th and will start at 9 am and end at 1 pm at the OC Expo Center. There will be entertainment by Brit Godwin, Health Vendors, door prizes, bin...
The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce announced that Adam Ortolon, Employee of Market Basket, has been named April Employee of the Month. If you have been in the Bridge City Market Basket produce section, chances are you have been greeted by Adam’s smiling face. For over 14 years, Adam Ortolon has been curtesy welcoming and helpful to all of his customers. Following his father who retired from Market Basket after 49 years, it’s no wonder Adam deserves this award! Our com...
The Board of Directors and administrative staff of the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation congratulate the winners of the 2022 County Finals of the 118th Miriam Lutcher Stark Contest in Reading and Declamation. On Sunday, April 24, 2022, 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 Finals held...
