Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Dow Chemical and the United Way of Orange County recently donated $5000 to the WOCCISD Read and Roll Bus Program. Director of the program, Dr. Alicia Sigee, stated, "This will let us continue to provide literacy to our community throughout the summer. We are greatly appreciative of our partnerships with Dow and the United Way." The Read and Roll Bus program will run June 15-30 and July 6-23 to bring books and meals to students during the summer months. They will roll into...
Last night the OISD school board approved the hire of David Mire for the Junior High assistant principal position. Mr. Mire joins us from Port Neches Middle School where he taught and coached in addition to filling in as a campus administrator on numerous occasions. Prior to his stint at Port Neches, David taught math and science while coaching at West Orange-Stark Middle School....
Today, Governor Greg Abbott signed House Bill 5 by State Representative Trent Ashby (R-Lufkin) and State Senator Robert Nichols (R-Jacksonville) which will increase access to and adoption of high-speed internet throughout Texas. The measure was deemed by the Governor as one of only eight Emergency Items for the 87th Legislature and received a low bill number, indicating priority status, by both Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick and Speaker Dade Phelan. “Thank you to Senator Nichols and Representative Ashby for their leadership...
Karen Fisher, Orange County Tax Accessor-Collector, completed courses June 7 receiving her Professional Tax Assessor Collector certification. After many years of hard work Fisher has achieved the highest award a Tax Accessor-Collector can receive in Texas....
First United Methodist Church – Orange (502 N. Sixth Street) invites you to their Vacation Bible School, Rocky Railway. VBS will be June 28th - July 1st. Times are 9:00 to 11:30 and we have plans for breakfast to be served from 8:30 to 9:00, furnished by West Orange Cove CISD. VBS is for children age 4 years old to 5th grade. Safety protocols will be followed due to COVID, such as social distancing, hand sanitizers in each room and with each leader, and also cleaning the tables after each rotation. Masks are optional. A...
Lloyd Grubbs American Legion Post 49, 108 Green Ave will host a dance on June 12 from 7:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m. featuring Zydecane. $5.00 per person or $8.00 couple. Come out and pass a good time with Zydecane and your friends. No alcohol can be brought into the building. Bar will be open....
Get ready Swamp Pop $4 is coming! The date is July 10 at the VFW in Orange located on North Hwy. 87. As always, it is open to the public and advance tickets can be purchased at Granger RV Sales lot on McArthur Dr. in Orange. The event is BYOB and you can bring your own snacks, beer and setups will be sold by the VFW. Must be 21 years of age to attend. The doors open at 6:30 p.m., no Early Birds, with music and dancing starting at 8 p.m and going till midnight. Tickets can be purchased at Granger’s RV Monday-Friday 10 a.m. -...
Mauriceville Elementary announced the Student Council Officers for the 2021-2022 school year. They are: President – Brooklyn Childress, Vice President – Jude Abrego, Secretary – Victoria Rodriguez, Treasurer – Brylie Jones, Historian – Gracelyn Davis, Parliamentarian – Mary Leffew, Head Senator – Noah West, and Senators – Karah Frederick, Cameron Knott, and Drake Pond....
After Hurricanes and storms keeping the Lions Club Carnival from happening and then last year's COVID19 pandemic, they are preparing to begin next Wednesday. The Lions Club has discussed for a couple of years about moving the time of the carnival to an earlier date and away from what is the peak of the tropical storm season.This year's Lions Club Carnival will begin on the week of June 16 through June 19. The second week will be June 23 through June 26 before concluding on...
Saturday, July 3rd from 10AM until 1PM in the church parking lot at 200 W. Roundbunch Bridge City. Bibles, hotdogs, basic school supplies, water and cookies will be handed out 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....
Little Cypress-Mauriceville schools selected Teacher of the Year representatives from each campus earlier this spring. Those teachers’ applications were then given to a panel of anonymous judges to select an Elementary Teacher of the Year and Secondary Teacher of the Year to represent LCM in the Region 5 level of competition. This year’s Elementary Teacher of the Year is Tammi Halliburton of Little Cypress Intermediate. Jill Shugart of Little Cypress-Mauriceville High Sch...
This summer, we’re off to see the Wizard – the Wonderful Wizard of Oz! Join us on Saturday, June 26 from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. for a FREE, interactive event for the whole family. Registrants will “follow the yellow brick road” through the Grounds of The W.H. Stark House to meet characters from the story, visit activity stations, stop for photo-ops, and collect materials to leave with their own Summer Reading Kit. Materials include books, worksheets, craft supplies, and a Cre...
Demolition of the Orange Natatorium continues this week as the city prepares for a new $2.9 million recreation center to take its place. Workers Tuesday began to fill in the pool for a new foundation which will precede the tear-down of the old roof....
Lamar State College Orange (LSCO) is pleased to announce that the new plaza currently under construction on campus will be named "Gatemouth Plaza" in honor and in memory of the late Grammy award-winning and multi-talented musician and Orange native, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown. LSCO President, Dr. Thomas Johnson, brought the concept to the Texas State University System Board of Regents in order to create a permanent place to honor Orange's own music legend. The Board unanimousl...
The Orangefield High School named the Athletes of the Year for 2021. Bailee South was named the girls and a three way tie for the Boys include, Bryce Bergeron, Grant Metts and Tyler Washington....
That familiar buzz and bite are signs that mosquito season in Texas is here, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife entomologist. Sonja Swiger, Ph.D., Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service entomologist and associate professor in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Entomology, Stephenville, said biting mosquitoes are a seasons-long problem that often changes based on the environment. Which species are present and whether mosquitoes are an annoyance or vectors...
Families will be flocking to DEPOT DAY on Saturday, June 5, 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM at the Orange Train Depot Museum at 1210 Green Avenue in Orange. DEPOT DAY, the annual fundraiser sponsored by the Friends of the Orange Depot traditionally held on the first Saturday in May, was postponed because of rain. Children will enjoy the brand new addition to the Depot, the G gauge Southern Pacific model railroad, which runs around a specially made track on the reception room wall....
Valedictorian Brianna Schwartz Brianna Schwartz is the daughter of Sheila Schwartz. She has received Awards/Honors to include: Valedictorian; Class President; 1st place in poetry and 2nd place in prose through the Gator Tales Literary / Art Contest at LSCO; Dell Scholarship recipient; Regent's Scholarship at Texas A&M recipient; Promenading Pearls Scholarship Award. Her Clubs/Organizations she participated in are the National Honor Society, Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society,...
Lamar State College Orange held its first-ever Career and Technical Education (CTE) Signing Day recently, awarding twenty-two students technical scholarships sponsored by local industry and foundation partners. The event, patterned after a high school student “signing” their intent to play college sports, featured technical program scholarship awards from Chevron Phillips Chemical Company, the Donald T. Boumans Foundation, Invista Orange, the Nelda C. and H. J. Lutcher Sta...
The Orangefield High School Class of 2021 Valedictorian is Jezlyn Matlock and the Salutatorian is Tyler Washington. Jezlyn is the daughter of Leroy and Zena Matlock and is ranked 1st our of 119 with a GPA of 4.82. Her awards include Various Big “O” Awards: Honors English II, Health Education, and Human Services; Highest Honors Award - Freshman, Sophomore, and Junior Year and Miriam Lutcher Stark Interpretive Reading Contest: 1st Place April 2018. She was involved with mul...
Cardinals of Character for MP6: Pre-k- Evie Ray, Preston Carrington, Zaylynn Dukes, Jackson Brocklehurst, Sophia Torres. Kindergarten- Lorelei Taylor, Aubree Moore, Jackson Holloway, Bailey Boudreaux, Trey Landry, Ava Barnes, Brittany Cota, Hutch Sonnier, Salvin "Jack" Aclese, Micah Thomas, Isabella Griffin, Emma Moerbe 1st Grade- Raleigh Fults, Raeleigh Watts, Abigail Weaver, Cain Sifuentes, Baelyn Roberts, Sabastian Farias, Makenna McCullough, Neder Kalil, Hudsyn Baker,...
Miss BCHS Waverlee Cooper, Educator of the Year ( the one and only ) Mrs Cathy Parks Riley and Mr BCHS Grant Boudreaux were recently named at Bridge City High School....
The Orange County Texas Exes chapter is pleased to announce recipients of its three endowed scholarships for our local high school graduates attending the University of Texas at Austin this fall. Thomas Bunch, Bridge City High School graduate, is the recipient of the June and Jesse B. Gunstream Endowed Scholarship for Academic Excellence. Ranked 4th in his class, Thomas was the drum major of the BCHS marching band. He participated in UIL Academics for math and science, the...
Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School has set 2021 Graduation for Tuesday, May 25, 2021 beginning at 8:00 PM in Battlin’ Bear Stadium. Top graduates this year are Bella Rogers and Seonghak Kim. Valedictorian Bella Rogers is the daughter of Mark and Carolyn Rogers. Her involvement in school organizations include 3 years in Quiz Bowl, one year in Book Club and two years in National Honor Society. Her UIL athletic and academic teams include Tennis – two years, Literary Criticis...
The Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School Health Science Program received $1,520 for collecting 152 blood donations during their annual LifeShare Blood Center drives this year. The money will go back into the Health Science Program...
