Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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West Orange-Stark High celebrated homecoming last week with Johndrakique "JoJo" LeBlanc being crowned queen during festivities during the Friday night game. Andrew Cooper was announced as king during a community pep rally Thursday after the homecoming parade. West Orange-Stark Elementary had its own royalty, with King Malakie Childress and Queen Paelyn Jones....
The Orangefield High School will hold their Homecoming game this Friday night at the F. L. McClain Stadium. Pictured is the Homecoming Court: Band Beau: Lathan Schlicher; Band Sweetheart: Madison Meyer; Freshmen princess: Emma Marshall; Sophomore princess: Blair Butler; Junior princess: Maci Waguespack; 2023 Homecoming Queen Candidates: Gracie Luker, Sterling Richard, Brianna Moore and Paris Becker; Football Sweetheart: Emilee Nunez and Football Beau: Mason...
COLLEGE STATION, Texas - Within six months, two eclipse events will crisscross the heart of Texas. The first being an annular solar eclipse occurring Oct. 14 and featuring a "ring of fire" created by the sun's shadow around the moon while parts of Texas will be in the path of totality. The second eclipse is a total eclipse, occurring April 8, 2024, that will traverse across the path of the annular eclipse. To have a safe and enjoyable eclipse viewing experience, Texas A&M...
The Orange County Jail once again passed a surprise inspection by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards, but Jail Captain James Eiselstein said the commission said the county needs to deal with the rust in the complex. Captain Eiselstein presented Orange County Commissioners Court with the full report and said the recent inspection was made in person. Because of staff cutbacks at the commission, the previous inspection was based on records sent to the commission. The Orange C...
In October 1886, bodies were found floating in Sabine Lake and the Sabine River. Though local volunteers recovered many of the bodies, the bones of the victims of the disaster were found in the marshes for years. The story of the bodies, along with other local stories of murder and scandal will be part of the Seventh Annual Historic Ghost Walk through downtown on Saturday October 14. The event is held by Heritage House Museum, which was founded in 1976 to preserve the history...
Orange County could be in a national political spotlight as its state representative, Dade Phelan, who serves as Texas speaker of the house, is becoming enbroiled in what is being described as an "intensifying civil war" within the state GOP. At the end of September, the Texas Republican Party called on Phelan to resign. Also, the Orange County Republican Party censured Phelan for his work with Democrats to impeach State Attorney General Ken Paxton. David Covey of...
In the future, the Little Cypress-Mauriceville High softball team will be playing their home games on Mota Field. Monday night, the LC-M CISD school board voted unanimously to name the field after 86-year-old Pete Mota, who has supported the school district's athletic teams at all levels for more than 50. Superintendent Stacey Brister made the suggestion to honor the superfan and the board unanimously agreed. Mota stands in front of board members, who are President Chris...
The Bridge City ISD Education Foundation is seeking sponsors and players for the second annual golf tournament fundraiser to be held Saturday, October 28, at Babe Zaharias Golf Course in Port Arthur. The non-profit education foundation was started by Bridge City alumni to raise money for special grants to teachers in the district for items and projects not covered by the regular school budgets. This year, the Bridge City High School classes of 1966, 1970, and 1980 are...
The Bridge City/Orangefield Rotary Club awarded Bridge City student Jackson Pachar October Student of the Month. Jackson ranks 55 out of 199 seniors and has a 4.1 GPA. He plans to attend the University of Texas to pursue a degree in Molecular Neuroscience....
The Bridge City/Orangefield Rotary Club awarded Orangefield student Abigail Broussard as their October Student of the Month. Abigail ranks 48 out of 116 seniors and has a 3.63 GPA. She plans to attend college to pursue a career in the medical field....
Due to the recent rainfall and a reduction in the fire danger index, Orange County Judge John Gothia is lifting the burn ban immediately for Orange County. Judge Gothia is still asking County residents to exercise caution with any outdoor burning activity...
Donna Peterson, an 88-year-old trailblazing businesswoman from Orange, was one of two women honored last week by the Better Business Bureau Education Foundation's first Distinguished Women of Southeast Texas award. She was presented the award during an expo and conference at Ford Park arena in Beaumont, with speakers including Jefferson County Sheriff Zena Stephens and Elyse Thibodeaux of Bridge City's Tiger Rock Martial Arts, who presented a demonstration on self-defense....
It's going to be a gourd-geous weekend at the Orange Riverfront Pavilion with days of activities, music, and food during the Third Annual Orangetober Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. And in preparation for the festival, Dow Chemical and the Orange County United Way are hosting another Together Thursday on October 5. The free outdoor concert will feature the group Straight Tequila Night playing 1990s country music. The concert will start at 6:30 p.m. at the covered Riverfront...
The Texas Department of Transportation is closing some lanes of the Interstate 10 access road, a move that will make people living north of the interstate in the eastern part of the county happy. TxDOT is tearing down the low bridges across Adams Bayou on the east and west access roads. Property owners and local government officials have wanted the bridges down because they interfere with the flow of rain water southward to the Sabine River. Adams Bayou drains areas as far...
Kids and families can learn how the real-life heroes work and live when the Orange Fire Department and the National Fire Protection Association will host the annual Fire Prevention Month open house on Monday evening with free activities, games, and food for families. The open house will be at Central Station from 5 to 7 p.m. on Monday, October 9. The station is at 501 North Seventh Street of Green Avenue in the Old Orange Historic District. A bounce house will be set up for...
Jayson and Liz McKee, plus their blended family of four children, will receive the 2023 Library Family of the Year award during a ceremony and reception at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, October 7, at the Orange Public Library. The annual award is sponsored by the Orange Chapter of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) based on recommendations from the library staff. The award pays tribute each year to a family that likes to check out books and take advantage of other...
Gracelynn Graham and Logan Nance were crowned homecoming queen and king of the Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School during ceremonies at this past Friday's football game. Others in the court were seniors, Brooklyn Elliott, Gabrielle Moore, Allee Palmer, Keely Parsons, Marissa Vaught, Cameron Dougharty, Duante Greer, Oliver Hughes, Luke McDow, and Alantheon Winn. Also, juniors Cailynn Nichols, Brooke Tinsley, Jonah Fuller, EmmaKate Staton, Reid Burman, and Tucker Floyd....
Health Science Theory students enjoyed putting their knowledge of donning and doffing PPE and sterile technique to the test with a watermelon "surgery". The students were grouped into surgical teams which included a chief surgeon, charge nurse, surgical techs, materials management, and record keeper. They worked together to methodically place rubber bands around their patient until it exploded. One of the watermelons took a whopping 916 rubber bands to burs...
Orangefield High School FCCLA paired with Community Service to volunteer at the 3rd Annual Orangetober Festival! This event will be held October 6 - 8, 2023 at the Riverside Pavilion in Orange. The students set up pumpkin displays and organized photo opportunities. It is a great family event hosted by The City of Orange Convention & Visitors Bureau. Everyone should check it out!...
West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District announces the launch of the West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District app, now available to download on iOS™, Android™, and Windows™ devices. The school app allows parents, students, faculty, and staff to stay connected and informed about what’s happening at West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District. Administrators can now efficiently distribute unified messages from the app for emergen...
This fall, celebrate the changing season at the 13th Annual Scarecrow Festival at Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center. Take a stroll through the autumnal gardens to see more than 80 unique scarecrows made of repurposed and recycled materials, fall flowering displays and thousands of pumpkins placed throughout the gardens. Scarecrow Festival begins October 10 and ends with the always popular Autumn Fair on October 28. Admission to the Scarecrow Festival is free of...
Terry Bussinge and Tosha Harrington of NVS Ink based in Orange County finished painting a cheerful sign at the Simmons Park across from the Orange Boat Ramp on Simmons Drive. The city of Orange in recent months, along with the Orange Lions Club, have sponsored the painting of murals around the downtown area giving an artistic look. NVS Ink did the city's first fresco at the Orange Public Library....
A building site that once drew fame to Orange with a local family business, is now housing a school and training center to produce more famous mechanical and technical-minded innovators. On Wednesday afternoon, Lamar State College Orange will have a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the community at the new Electromechanical Technology Building. LSCO President Dr. Tom Johnson is adding more subjects to train regional residents to get jobs in area industries. Students will be able to...
The Orange Lions Club Monday night paid tribute to longtime member Stump Weatherford by naming him as the first inductee to the Orange Lions Hall of Fame. His wife, Dayle Gunn Weatherford, was on hand to see him accept a plaque for the honor. Weatherford has held a variety of offices for Lions Club International in Orange and on regional, state, and national levels. He has volunteered hundreds of hours for the club's projects, including the local carnival and the Texas Lions...
Two decades ago, voters in the city of Orange approved adding a half-cent per dollar sales tax for economic development to help boost businesses to town. The longterm effort appears to be paying off. The city's income from sales taxes is up nearly 32 percent for the first nine months of the year with a total of $7.31 million so far compared to $5.55 million for the same period last year. The city's sales taxes for the month of July were up nearly 79 percent from July 2022,...
