Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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The Orange County Historical Society will tour the Cormier Museum in Orangefield on August 3 beginning at 6:30 PM. The museum consist of two large prefab buildings full of relics going back over 100 years. There are walk in replicas of buildings that existed in the community of Orangefield during the local oil boom. The many photographs give a good depiction of the early history of the oil field. Paul Cormier also collected toys and his museum has a large collection. The discovery of oil put Orange County “on the map” and...
The William Diamond Chapter, National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Orange, Texas recently installed the following officers for the upcoming year 2021-2022. Members recently installed include Katy Latiolais, Historian; Janelle Ramsey, Librarian; Brenda Herman, Treasurer; Sue Wilks, Corresponding Secretary; Jackie Huckabay, Registrar and Elberta “Bertie” Herman, Regent. Not shown: Ann Rothering, Recording Secretary, Lois Ferrell, Chapl...
The BCISD Food Service Department is here to serve your children healthy and delicious meals while they attend BCISD. We offer some scratch made meals, a variety of fresh fruits, vegetables, baked goods, and popular entrees daily for our students. All of our meals meet or exceed USDA and TDA nutritional guidelines, so your students will have the fuel they need to focus on learning throughout the day. This school year, our district will be taking advantage of a USDA waiver that allows us to feed all students breakfast and...
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church of Bridge City hosts GOD’S SPACE, Creation & The Universe Vacation Bible School beginning July 12 and ending July 16. We start at 9:00 am and will end at noon every day. There will be exciting activities, crafts, music, snacks and lessons all in a small group setting. Ages four and up are invited. Call the church office if you have any questions at 409-735-4573....
Hair & Co., 1541 Strickland Drive, is hosting a free back-to-school event from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 7. Free haircuts, backpacks and shaved ice are offered for students grades pre-K through 12th grade in an event put on by Destiny Church and Hair & Co. Kona Ice will provide the shaved ice treats. The event is open to students of all area schools. “We did this last year and it was absolutely great,” said Johnny Asevedo, Pinehurst city alderman and pastor of Destiny Church. “Hair & Co. is volunteering their...
On June 25, 2021, the Texas Municipal League (TML) and its 1,166 member cities announced that City of Bridge City Mayor David Rutledge was elected TML president-elect. Mr. Rutledge has served as Mayor from 2016 to present and previously served as a Council Member for 6 years. He has been a certified Municipal Official since 2015. He has served as TML region 16 President, Representative on the Board of Directors and on various policy committees for the Texas Municipal League. Mayor Rutledge said, “This is a great honor and I...
Is Home where the heart is? The Stark Museum of Art explores the meaning of home in this exhibition “The West as Home,” which is on view beginning July 23, 2021. Over 100 works of art and two videos present different aspects of the concept of home through the eyes of artists of the West. Sections on land, shelter, interior space, and family address how artists interpret their ideas of home. Reflecting on what the concept has meant for others can help us to define what hom...
It will be an event like Orange hasn’t seen since … at least 2019. Sunday is the date. The Riverside Pavilion is the site. The City of Orange is thrilled to host the 2021 Fourth of July Concert and Fireworks Celebration – especially since the COVID-19 pandemic wiped out the 2020 gathering. The event is free and open to the public. It promises to explode with plenty of pent-up red, white and blue. Gates will open at 5 p.m. at the new covered concert venue at 502 E. Destroyer Dr, a hundred yards or so from the Orange Boat Ramp....
Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School cheerleaders attended NCA Cheer Camp this past week at Moody Gardens in Galveston. Built on the foundations of spirit, tradition, and excellence, NCA draws athletes from around the area and across the state. This year, LCM was proud to have their entire JV and Varsity squads and mascots nominated for All American, a distinction presented annually to the most outstanding athletes in their sport, with several members receiving the coveted...
On Saturday, June 26th the WOSHS Theater Department had some students volunteer to perform at the Stark Foundation Summer Reading Event. The book this year was The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, and the students performed a scene from the book for more than 60 kids who all received a goody bag with summer activities and a copy of the book....
Monday at the WOCCISD Regular Board Meeting the board recognized Mr. Ronald Sonnier for his generous contribution to students of WOC through the Joyce Sonnier Memorial Scholarship Fund. ...
Calling all incoming WOS Freshmen. Sign up for FISH CAMP today at www.WOCCISD.net Incoming Freshmen get a taste of what High School is all about during Fish Camp. Students must register to attend. $10 per student. The deadline to register July 2nd....
Wendell Tilley has been named INVISTA Orange site manager. Prior to this new role, he served as the site's Director of Asset Performance/Reliability Technology. "Wendell's extensive experience in operations and management has him well prepared to lead the Orange site as we continuously improve on the manufacturing of our nylon intermediates," said Bill King, vice president of Operations, North America. Tilley has held various roles in operations in his more than 29 years with...
Dr. Servet Satir picked up some new responsibility across the Neches River Tuesday, but will continue his work at Bridge City’s Golden Triangle Family Care Center. So says a post on the clinic’s Facebook page Tuesday night. Jefferson County Commissioners unanimously voted to hire Satir to oversee their county’s employee clinic after the previous doctor resigned. Dr. George Zuzukin resigned his Jefferson County job following complaints about racially charged posts on his Facebo...
Adam Russell Texas A&M AgriLife Coorespondent Texas dairy producers are experiencing better prices and improving market conditions as the economy continues to emerge from the pandemic, but processing limitations are holding them back, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. Prices have rebounded compared to a year ago, said Jennifer Spencer, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension dairy specialist, Stephenville, and demand continues to be high for milk and milk products...
First Baptist Church in Bridge City invites you to join them on Saturday, July 3rd from 10 am until 1 pm in the church parking lot located at 200 W. Roundbunch. We will be holding a “First Saturday” event and offering Bibles, hotdogs, basic school supplies, water and cookies will be for free. Look for the balloons and blue canopy. Also, upon request, we will pray for those who are distressed by life issues; you don’t have to get out of your vehicle....
Karen Collier and Taylor Perkins, Edward Jones financial advisors in Bridge City, are supporting Bridge City Schools by using their offices as drop-off locations for a school supplies drive. Local residents and businesses may help by bringing in items to the Edward Jones branch offices during regular business hours from June 23, 2021 to August 4, 2021. The branch addresses are: 675 W. Round Bunch Rd or 715 Texas Ave in Bridge City. Please note that monetary donations cannot be accepted....
The Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony for Granger Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram. We here at the Chamber refer to our friends as Team Granger. Al Granger has discussed purchasing this dealership many times over the years, as he explained last week at the ribbon cutting and grand opening, "the pieces finally fell into place". Granger Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram has been a part of the Granger Family for about 1 year. But Al Granger and his team...
Every year for the past 80 years the Lion's Club of Orange has set up the Lion's Club Carnival. And every year the Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce is honored to kick off the event with a Ribbon Cutting. The Orange Lions Club Charity Carnival is a nonprofit organization that has been giving back to our community for many years. Some of the things they are able to do is donate food baskets throughout the year, provide eyeglasses for those that are unable to get them...
The Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Grand Opening of Beauty Body Beauty Supply & Boutique with owner Natalya Hebert along with the support of her family. This woman owned and ran business is something that Natalya is extremely proud of. We are very excited for her to be in Orange. With 10 plus years of retail experience Natalya wants to bring something to Orange and to the people that she believes we need. At her shop you will...
The Lutcher Theater for the Performing Arts announces the 2021-2022 Season. With the curtains rising after the longest intermission ever, the Lutcher welcomes performers and patrons back with an exciting and star-studded 42nd Season lineup. This season Lutcher Theater is presenting 10 incredible events, including 7 national touring Broadway shows, a family holiday spectacular, country music legends and a multi-Grammy® award winning gospel artist. The Lutcher offers a world class experience to every audience member along...
Gina Simar took over as Vice President in a vote during the WOCCISD Board of Trustees meeting on May 24th . Simar is a lifelong resident of Orange County and a 1981 graduate of West Orange-Stark. She obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing and later graduated with a Master’s degree in Education. Ms.Simar retired from Lamar State College-Orange last year after twenty-eight years of service. While at LSCO, she held many titles, the last one being Dean of Health, T...
The Lutcher Theater for the Performing Arts announces the 2021-2022 Season. With the curtains rising after the longest intermission ever, the Lutcher welcomes performers and patrons back with an exciting and star-studded 42nd Season lineup. This season Lutcher Theater is presenting 10 incredible events, including 7 national touring Broadway shows, a family holiday spectacular, country music legends and a multi-Grammy® award winning gospel artist. The Lutcher offers a world class experience to every audience member along...
Craig Stilley, of Orangefield, being interviewed at the VIP premiere party Saturday, at the Jefferson Theater, for his sizzle reel of "Against the Ropes." Stilley will shop the concept to the entertainment industry in hopes of selling the idea of a series based on his life surrounding boxing. The sizzle includes the good, the bad and the ugly side of the industry. Once sold, Stilley hopes to convince producers to shoot the series locally, bringing a potential economic boom to...
The community of Orange, Texas will host the second annual “Juneteenth in the Fruit” celebration. The celebration will be held on June 19, 2021 at the Riverfront Pavilion in Orange. The event will display and promote local vendors and performers. The Orange chapter of the NAACP will hold a membership drive. Community members are encouraged to join the NAACP for only $30. This event is free admission and open to the public. Members of the community are encouraged to come out to the Riverfront Pavilion between the hours of 11:...
