Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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The Orangefield High School Speech/Debate Team traveled to Saratoga, TX, to participate in the West Hardin Debate Clinic/Meet on October 9, 2021. Nineteen debaters competed in: • Varsity Extemporaneous Speaking • Novice Extemporaneous Speaking • Novice Lincoln Douglas Debate • Cross Examination Debate The following students earned medals: • Major Copeland, 10th grader, 1st place in Novice Extemporaneous Speaking • Brayden Burgess & Bryce Moore, 12 graders, 1st place in Cr...
The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that the September Student of the Month for Bridge City High School is Keelin Finley. Keelin was presented her certificate and gift bag by Bridge City Chamber Ambassador, Elyse Thibodeaux, President of Tiger Rock Martial Arts of Bridge City, at the September coffee hosted by COS Printing. Keelin is the daughter of Heather and James Finley. She is ranked 1 of 196 with a GPA of 4.77. She received gift certificates and...
The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that the September Student of the Month for Orangefield High School is Zoe Martin. Zoe was presented her certificate and gift bag by Bridge City Chamber Ambassador, Elyse Thibodeaux, President of Tiger Rock Martial Arts of Bridge City, at the September coffee hosted by COS Printing. Zoe is ranked 1 of 138 with a GPA of 4.89. Future Plans Zoe plans to attend Texas A&M University with the intent to pursue a major in...
The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is delighted to announce that Lanie Crowson, Employee of Leslie’s Place, has been named September Employee of the Month. Lanie was presented her award, sponsored by Energy Country Ford, by Ambassador and Board Member Dave Derosier, Owner of OhainWeb, at the September Networking Coffee hosted by COS Printing. Lanie was nominated by Dave Derosier who said, “I met Lanie Crowson the first time my wife and I went to Leslie’s Place. She is full...
The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is delighted to announce that Lumpkin Premier Services has been named Business of the Month for September 2021. Gary Lumpkin was presented the award, sponsored by Energy Country Ford, by Ambassador and Board Member Candace Mulhollan, Owner of Re/Max One, at the September Networking Coffee hosted by COS Printing. The Board of Directors has chosen Lumpkin Premier Services as Business of the Month for September 2021. The Board selected Lumpkin...
The Bridge City Middle School 7th and 8th grade red teams traveled to Hamshire Fannett and came away 1-1 on the night. The 7th grade red team lost 26-8. The offense was led by Keagan Trahan and Bryce Breeden. Defensive leaders were Alex Chappell, Breeden, and Joel Williams. The 7th grade team falls to 1-2 on the season and 0-1 in district. The 8th grade red team won 20-16. Mid way through the 3rd quarter they fell behind 16-6, but continued to keep playing hard to keep HF scoreless the rest of the way, allowing the offense...
Jennika Is 8 years old goes to Bridge City ISD and was recently crowned Miss Petite Mexican Heritage, proudly representing Mexico. Her favorite teachers are Mrs. Malagarie and Mrs. Harvey. Her passion is modeling and her favorite color is purple. Spoiled by her whole family she always has been Our Lil Queen....
The Pumpkins have arrived to First Baptist Church this week. The 18-wheeler was loaded full of pumpkins and many church members and friends showed up to unload. The BCHS Football Team showed up with Athletic Director, Cody McGuire, to help with the unloading. Pumpkin sales began Monday, Sept. 27. The profits will go to fund mission projects....
Wesley United Methodist Church will be selling this years crop of Durham/Ellis pecans and walnuts, delivery early November. Pecan halves or pieces $10.50 per pound, walnuts $8.50 per pound. Call Jan 409-734-8036 or the church 409-886-7276 to place an order or for additional information....
Marriage License : Issued By The Office of Brandy Robertson, Orange County Clerk For the week of September 20 , 2021 thru September 24, 2021 Thomas S. Youngblood, II and Ashley P. Cox Christopher B. Courts and Ashley A. Havard Kyle B. Mills and Rosemary D. Dryman Devan A.C. Reay and Kassie E. Stark James A. Smith and Shontel L. Sonnier Brandon A. Clayton and Alexis S. Haley Cody A. Phelps and Sarah M. Hill Cody M. Chartin and Chelsea L. Williamson Timothy J. Pochiba and Deborah Saenz Christopher S. Walters and Courtney S....
The Orangefield High School homecoming court members are: Band Beau - Brayden Babin Band Sweetheart - Rachel Henderson Queen Candidate - Kenadie DuBois Queen Candidate - Faith Burnette Queen Candidate - Draven Crochet Queen Candidate - Ashleigh Greenwood Junior Class Representative - Riley Fuller Sophomore Class Representative - Georgia Jones Freshman Class Representative - Natalie Black Football Sweetheart - Breea Hubbard Football Beau - Coby Colter...
The Orange Chapter of AAUW will launch its annual Book-Ins program with a meeting on Tuesday, September 28 at 7:00 p.m., using primarily the video conferencing platform of Zoom. Attorney John Cash Smith will lead the book discussion of “Seeds of Empire: Cotton, Slavery, and the Transformation of the Texas Borderlands, 1800-1850” by Andrew J. Torget. In Book-Ins meetings, the AAUW members gather monthly to discuss a selected book, led by a member or guest reviewer who provides insights. “Seeds of Empire” examines the evoluti...
The William Diamond Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution celebrated Constitution week along with their chapter's 50th Anniversary on Saturday, September 18 at the Old Orange Cafe. Guest speaker, Krispen Walker, Assistant District Attorney in Orange spoke on the Constitution and Victim's Rights. Elberta Herman, chapter Regent presided over the annual luncheon and representing Texas was District V Director, Elizabeth Jones from Heritage Trails chapter....
Lamar State College Port Arthur will celebrate the grand opening of the Ruby Fuller Building with a ribbon cutting on Wednesday, September 15, 2021 from 3 to 5 p.m. The event follows several years of planning and construction that led to new life for a building more than 100 years old. The 86th Texas legislative session through SB 500 provided special appropriations of $6.32 million to LSCPA for property damage related to Hurricane Harvey. The funding provided for a modern interior space with major repairs to the exterior of...
The William Diamond chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, reminds all Americans that the week of September 17-23 commemorates the 245th year of the signing of the Constitution of the United States. Local celebration highlights include a luncheon for members and guests of the three area chapters: host Orange chapter is William Diamond, Beaumont chapter is Colonel George Moffett and Port Arthur chapter is Captain William Sanders. William Diamond chapter regent, Elberta Herman, will preside over the...
Orangefield High School has selected FCCLA (Family Career and Community Leaders of America) officers for 2021-2022. L-R - Breea Hubbard, Historian Ashleigh Greenwood and Kaydance Whitfield, Co- Presidents Mary Wernig, Vice President Asia Tran, Secretary The sponsor is Kimberly Spears....
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is currently accepting applications for their 65th Texas Game Warden Cadet class. As fully commissioned peace officers, game wardens are responsible for the enforcement of Texas laws across the state including water safety, natural resource protection and environmental management. Unconstrained by city or county jurisdictions, Texas Game Wardens patrol the state’s natural waterways, oversee hunting and fishing regulation, and often support local landowners. More widely known, a...
The Bridge City/Orangefield Rotary Club awarded Koltin Marshall as their Orangefield September Student of the Month. Upon graduation Koltin plans to attend A&M University and pursue a Chemical Engineering degree. Pictured with Koltin are Shaun McAlpin ( OF Superintendent), Britni Briggs(Counselor), Casey Marshall (Mother), Koltin(Student), Robbie Marshall. (Father), Rea Wrinkle(OFHS Principal, and Meg Brown (Rotary President)....
The Bridge City/Orangefield Rotary Club presented Kinley Dupuis their Bridge City September Student of the Month Award. Upon graduation Kinley intends to pursue an Engineering degree from A&M University. Accompanying Kinley in her award presentation are Tim Wooley(BCHS Principal), proud parents Nikki Dupuis and Philip Dupuis, Kinley(Student), Lisa Huckaby (HS Counselor), Dr. Mike Kelly (BCISD Superintendent) and Meg Brown (Rotary President)....
Dr. Tom Johnson, President of Lamar State College Orange (LSCO), and his wife, Karen Johnson, hosted new Lamar University President Dr. Jaime Taylor and his wife, Stacy Taylor, on the campus of Lamar State College Orange, today, for Dr. Taylor's first official visit to LSCO. "We couldn't be more thrilled that Dr. Taylor has joined us in Southeast Texas to transform lives through education. Dr. Taylor is a product of a two-year school like myself, and has shared his passion...
Celebrate Fall with a free cooking class under the pavilion at The Field of Plenty located at 2120 Wickard in Orange. Class will start at 10:00 on Saturday, September 25. The Field of Plenty is directly behind Orange Christian Service which is on West Park. Participants will learn ways to cook healthy vegetables for their family, taste all that is cooked, receive a folder of healthy vegetable recipes and packages of fall vegetable seeds for their own garden. Masks are requested. Seating is limited to 10. RSVP to (409)...
6th Annual Michael Hoke Memorial Outdoor Awareness for Kids The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension office is having The 6th Annual Michael Hoke Memorial Outdoor Awareness for Kids. This program teaches kids about the outdoors with activities like Camp Cooking, Duck Dog Demo, Nature Trails, how to identify Skulls and Furs, and other activities. It is for ages 8 to 14 and is on September 18th from 9 am to 2 pm with check-in starting at 8:30. Cost of this program is $10. The location will be at Claiborne West Park at 4105 North St,...
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension of Orange County is having a Vegetable Pressure Canning Class. It will be held on September 25th starting at 10:00 am at the Extension Office on FM 1442, Orange, TX. The cost will be $20 per person. Deadline to register and pay is September 17th. Call the Extension office to register at 409-882-7010. Class size is limited....
Marriage License : Issued By The Office of Brandy Robertson, Orange County Clerk For the week of August 30 , 2021 thru September 3, 2021 Michael M. Kosh and Chelsea S. Royer Brandon J. Edwards and Whitley M.J. Slabaugh-Swihart Joseph H. Bell and Jamie L. Burks David W. Franklin and Patricia M. Davis Sage T. Smith and Kelcie B. Medina Joshua A. Monteiro and Mallory C. Horton Stephen M. Sachs and Brenda F. Webb Charles J. Bryant and Jennifer Dobson Johnny A. Jackson and Crystal M. Barkemeyer Harry H. Corbett, III and Elisabeth...
The Orangefield High School Ready Set Teach program is off to a great start! Students have had their ID badges made, met their mentors, and began reporting to their mentor teachers this week. RST is a field based internship that provides students with background knowledge of child and adolescent development as well as principles of effective teaching and training practices....
