Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Recently 16 students traveled to Blinn College - Brenham to compete at the Region 3-3A UIL Academic meet. Three students earned medals and two will be competing at State in May. Congratulations to the Computer Applications medalist: Kaitlyn Jenkins-1st Place and Brianna Moore-4th Place (sponsor Mrs. Bellard) and Informative Speaking medalist: Sidney Holderman-2nd Place (sponsor Mrs. Trahan)....
The Bridge City school board Monday honored members of the high school weightlifting team who made it to the state competition. The honorees are Avery Weidner, Hallie Bearden, Gaby Shaffer, Gabby Moore, Presley Lackey, and Nick LeJeune....
The American Legion Post 49, located at 108 Green Ave in Orange, will be having a fish fry on Thursday, May 2nd, starting at 11 am at the Post. The menu will consist of fried fish, potato salad, cole slaw, beans, bread and dessert for $10.00. Orders can be placed on Wednesday, May 1st for orders to go or by 9 am on Thursday morning, May 2nd for delivery. Walk-ins are welcome. Delivery is available. To place an order call (409) 886-1241....
May 3rd will be First Saturday at First Baptist Church in Bridge City. Starting at 10 a.m cookies and bottled water will be offered for those who drive by. The 2 flags at the drive-way for the church parking lot will be the location for cars to drive through. As usual prayer will be offered for anyone who wants to participate and needs comfort or spiritual guidance. The cookies will be homemade and the water will be cold and its all free. The location is 200 West Roundbunch...
The Orangefield TheatreCats Troupe is advancing to the regional UIL One Act Play contest for Class 3A. Their show, “ Steel Magnolias” by Robert Harling under the direction of Angelique Catt, has received 10 awards. The 3A Regional UIL OAP Competition will be held Friday, April 26th in Brenham at Blinn College....
Former Orangefield ISD Trustee, Donovan Weldon, special-ordered a pipe spreader for his excavator, from the OHS Welding Shop. Mr. Weldon agreed, you can't sell something that you haven't tried out. So, OHS students, Ethan Welch and Brayden McGee, not only built the spreader but had the opportunity to try it out in Mr. Weldon's yard, before handing it over. Thank you, Mr. Weldon, for the opportunity....
Pam Guidry. a local Bridge city resident, achieved her dream of competing in the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2024. She is an avid runner and qualified twice for the Boston Marathon. She placed 9th in her age category out of 284 participants in her category, ages 60 to 65. Pam is 65 years old and extremely happy to accomplish her goal of not only finishing the 26.2 mile race at an average 8.30 minutes/mile but placing 9th in her category....
Ethan Blackburn, left, and Madison Meyer were crowned king and queen of the Orangefield High School prom Saturday night....
The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce announced that Brick Oven has been named Business of the Month for April 2024. They were presented with an award at the April Networking Coffee hosted by Your Medical Home....
The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is announced that the April Student of the Month for Orangefield is Georgia Jones. Georgia is ranked 10 of 124 with a GPA: 4.5....
The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce has announced that Heidi Welch with Orangefield ISD has been named April Employee of the Month....
Congratulations to Katie Guyote, who represented Orangefield High School at the HOSA-Future Health Professionals State Conference in Galveston last week. She walked away with first place in her event, Personal Care, which includes patient care skills such as handwashing, vital signs, bed making, and transferring patients. This is a huge achievement, as this is the first year for the student-led HOSA organization in Orangefield. Thank you Katie for paving the way for future...
Orangefield High School softball player, Abby Broussard, signed a letter of intent with Clarendon College....
The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that the April Student of the Month for Bridge City is Nicholas LeJeune. Nicholas is ranked 102 of 204 with a GPA of 3.75....
Six students, as part of Mrs. Bellard's BIM 2 class, earned their Microsoft Office Word EXPERT Certification. Congratulations to these students for earning this Industry Based Certification....
The Orangefield FFA Land Judging Team traveled to Sam Houston State University to compete in the Area IX CDEs. After a successful day of competition, Ethan Welch placed 1st place individual with a score of 231 out of a possible 300 points. Blaine Lenard was 5th place individual with a 198. Colt Longron (146) and Emily Walters (140) rounded out the team that helped get 2nd place in Area IX and 1st place in District. It will also be the THIRD straight State Contest appearance...
The Bridge City/Orangefield Rotary Club announced Caleb Fergia as their April Orangefield Student of the Month. Caleb ranks #66 in his class with a GPA of 3.49. He plans to play baseball after graduation and attend college for Process Operating and Instrumentation....
Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center invites the public to celebrate Earth Day during their annual spring event, Eco-Fest. This day of family friendly fun takes place on Saturday, April 20, from 10 a.m to 3:30 p.m. This special event also features three butterfly releases throughout the day at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Admission and activities are free of charge. In addition to the mesmerizing butterfly releases, visitors can expect to enjoy a day filled with sustai...
The Bridge City Intermediate School Fifth Grade Art Club took a field trip to Orange last week. They met local artist Lauren Leigh Stanley, sitting in middle in tie-dyed shirt, who talked about painting and showed off details of her mural downtown on the side of Orange Stationers. They students also toured the Stark Museum of Art and had picnic and played at Lions Den Park....
The Strutter officers are finishing the 2024 competition season as UNDEFEATED, first place champions across three different competitions. OFFICER AWARDS -Overall National Champion Select Officer Group -1st place Officer Jazz -1st place Officer Lyrical -1st place Officer Contemporary -Diamond Adjudication Officer Lyrical -Diamond Adjudication Officer Jazz -Crowd Pleasers Award for Officer Jazz Under the direction of Chassadi Decker-Cude "This is unprecedented. You really don't...
Free Electronic Tax Filing is available to eligible families and individuals earning up to $64,000. The dates are April 1, thru April 15, 2024 at 520 W. Decatur Ave in Orange. The times are Monday thru Friday, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and every other Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. by appointments only. To Schedule an appointment and for additional information please contact Elizabeth Campbell, Program Manager at 409-779-1981 or email jccorange@gm...
The Bridge City High School Strutters officers won the national championship for the Nashville Crowd Pleasers Dance competition held in Nashville, Tennessee. The whole team was named first runner-up in the championship and received the academic award for the team with the highest GPA. Traylor Tran won first place in ninth grade solo performance and Brooklyn Landry won first place tenth grade solo performance....
(Orange,Texas) Leapin' Lizards - the Broadway musical "Annie" is coming to Orange, TX. The iconic Tony Award®-winning production of "Annie" will be at the Lutcher Theater for one night only on Thursday, April 4, at 7:30 p.m. Holding onto hope when times are tough can take an awful lot of determination, and sometimes, an awful lot of determination comes in a surprisingly small package. Little Orphan Annie has reminded generations of theatergoers that sunshine is always...
The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is delighted to announce that YMCA has been named Business of the Month for March 2024. They were presented with an award at the March Networking Coffee hosted by ServPro. Pictured: Patrick Brekel, Jody Moore and Kevin Pearson. Photo courtesy of Bridge City Chamber of Commerce...
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church will be observing Holy Week the week of March 24 with a Maundy Thursday Family Dinner at 5:00 pm and Worship service at 6:00 pm and a Good Friday Worship service at 6:00 pm. There will be an Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday at 11:00 am. We will have Easter Sunday Worship services at 9:00 am and 11:00 am. Welcome to all....
