Donald "Don" Glen Morris, age 55 of Orange, Texas, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday, February 28, 2018 at his home. Services to honor Don's life will be held at 2:00 PM on March 3, 2018 at Dorman Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Kennie Molanders officiating. Interment will immediately follow at St. Mary's Cemetery in Orange, Texas. Family and friends will gather for visitation two hours prior to the service in Saturday at Dorman Funeral Home. Don was born in Orange, Texas on December 19, 1962 to Mae Fontenot Morris and Jerry L. Morris. He graduated from West Orange … [Read more...] about Donald “Don” Glen Morris
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Ruthie Hannegan
Ruthie Hannegan, 67, of Orange, Texas, passed away on February 27, 2018, in Houston, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, March 3, 2018, at Bridge Point Fellowship Church in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Pastor Lance Faulkner. Burial will follow the service at Jett Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday, at Bridge Point Fellowship Church. Born in Conroe, Texas, on September 21, 1950, she was the daughter of Tommy L. Reed and Betty Ann McCants Reed. Ruthie worked as the Office Manager at the Orange County District … [Read more...] about Ruthie Hannegan
WOSE Students Compete At UIL Meet
WOS Elementary students place at UIL District Meet West Orange – Stark Elementary students recently competed in the UIL Elementary Academic and Literary District Meet at Hamshire-Fannett Elementary. WOS students placed in the following grade level events: Second Grade Creative Writing - Sean King, 4th Spelling - Sophia Ibarra, 4th Math - Kameron James, 6th Third Grade Ready Writing - Jersey McCallon, 4th Fourth Grade Number Sense - Jamian Woodrow, 2nd Music Memory - Elton Hajdari, 4th Number Sense - Ashley Holmes, … [Read more...] about WOSE Students Compete At UIL Meet
Water Rising, Homeowners Ready
Sunshine brought blue skies and raised the temperature to 78 degrees. Along West Bluff Road, pear trees showed off white blooms. The redbud and plum trees blossomed with more color. A couple azalea bushes were covered in bright fuschia. And the Sabine River quietly made its way into the low-lying woods and in places covered the roadway. It was a spring day in February. Roy Halliburton lives on West Bluff Road about 50 years. He was out in a row boat to check the situation. "They said it's supposed to get to 26 feet," he said about the river. He points toward his driveway and says at … [Read more...] about Water Rising, Homeowners Ready
Orange Still Picking Up Debris
The city of Orange's grapple truck and city personnel have picked up 40 loads of Harvey debris for 960 cubic yards, City Manager Dr. Shawn Oubre told the city council Tuesday. He said the city crews will make another pass for qualified storm debris, along with another pass for hazardous wastes. Most of the hazardous wastes picked up so far have been paint cans. He said city crews can pour sand into the cans to harden the paint and make it qualify for disposal. Oubre once again stressed that only Harvey-related materials gutted out of house qualify for the pickup. Contractor trash from … [Read more...] about Orange Still Picking Up Debris
CCS All-District Basketball Selections
Coach Jon Houchin and Coach Jackie Manzano led Community Christian Lions Basketball teams to twelve All District team awards. 1st Team All District- Boys Basketball- Chase Mott and James Menard. 2nd Team All District Boys- Nathanial Willett, Luke Pennington, Macy LeBlanc, and Nate Willis. 1st Team All District - Girls Basketball - Julianna Sylestine and Erin Beard. 2nd Team All District - Nia Swinburn, Julianne Klinkhammer, Chloe Oldbury, and Grayce Barker. … [Read more...] about CCS All-District Basketball Selections
OFISD Honor Roll 4th Six Weeks
Orangefield High School 4th Six Weeks Honor Roll First Grade A Honor Roll - Sadie Aucoin, Lilah Badon, Brynlee Baggett, Brooklyn Bishop, Gray Borel, Major Butler, Zoe Carroll, Maximus Cates, Molly Cheek, Kaysen Click, Emily Corley, Lexon Detwiler, Adianna Dixson, John Doucet, Corbin Droddy, Huntley Edgerton, Austin Erickson, Trystan Evans, Addison Fitts, Kaleb Flory, Presley Gilbeaux, Mark Golemon, Lakynn Granger, Aidan Greenway, Phoebie Harvey, Kylee Howard, Gabriel Hunter, Grant Hunter, Maizey Jaynes, Gavyn Kelley, Kara Kirkland, Holli Lanthier, Jordan Leibold, Timothy … [Read more...] about OFISD Honor Roll 4th Six Weeks
24-AA All District Basketball Selections
District 24-AA All District Selections MVP-#21 Jonathan Gravis-Evadale-Sr. Offensive Player of the Year- #2 Daniel Sam-Sabine Pass-Sr. Defensive Player of the Year- #23 Jacob Splawn-Evadale-Jr. Newcomer of the Year- #21 Russell Payne-West Hardin-So. Coach of the Year- Laurence Williams-Evadale - 1st Team- #22 Branden Totten-Evadale-Sr. #20 Coy Williams-Evadale-Sr. #22 Hayden Whiddon-Hull Daisetta-Jr. #14 Bryce Fregia-Hull Daisetta-Sr. #1 Darin LaVergne-Deweyville-Sr. #3 Nate Buxton-Deweyville-So. #3 Harold James-Sabine Pass-So. #12 Cody Brown-West … [Read more...] about 24-AA All District Basketball Selections
Bracket Updated For Gibbens Tournament
Here is the updated bracket for the Don Gibbens Tournament held at LCM (above: LCM's Jordan Alexander) Thurs, March 1 10am – LCM JV vs Legacy Christian 12pm – Buna vs LCMJV 2:30 – Huntington vs Leg.Chr. 4:30 – LCM vs Buna 7pm – LCM vs Huntington Friday, March 2 9am – LCM JV vs Leg. Chr 11:30 – Buna vs Huntington 2pm – Huntington vs Elysian Fields 4:30 – LCM vs Buna 7pm – LCM vs Elysian Fields Sat, March 3 9am – Buna vs Leg. Chr. 11:30 – Leg. Chr vs Elysian Fields 2pm – LCM vs Huntington 4:30 - LCM vs Elysian Fields … [Read more...] about Bracket Updated For Gibbens Tournament
409 Strong…Celebrate our Community’s Recovery
Hurricane Harvey affected all in Orange County whether one experienced a flooded home, business or school, or one helped (and continues to help) with recovery. The beginning of the 2017-2018 school year was devastatingly impacted by the storm. Little Cypress-Mauriceville Consolidated Independent School District (LCMCISD) alone suffered $65 million dollars in structural damages to the district’s schools. This does not take into account the damage and loss of teaching tools, such as years of educational materials saved and reused annually, risers and musical instruments, digital … [Read more...] about 409 Strong…Celebrate our Community’s Recovery
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