Theresa Beckett, daughter of Greg & Marcy Beckett, will represent the city of Orange in the 2017 Tyler County Dogwood Festival in Woodville on April 1st as a Duchess in the festival's royal court. This will mark the 74th year of Tyler County's celebration of Springtime in East Texas. She will participate in the parade at 2 p.m. in downtown Woodville and will be presented at the Dogwood Amphitheater immediately prior to the coronation of the queen of the 2017 Dogwood Festival at 7:30 p.m. Saturday evening. Kayne Williams will serve as her escort. He is the son of Kevin & Angie … [Read more...] about Beckett Representing Orange
Negotiations To Start Soon With SOEU
Collective bargaining negotiations should start between Orange County and the Sheriff’s Office Employees Union in about two weeks. Commissioner Jody Crump serves on the county’s negotiation team, and confirmed Wednesday that attorneys for the union have agreed to meet with representatives and attorneys for Orange County on Wednesday, April 12. The current collective bargaining agreement with the Sheriff’s union expired in 2013 and negotiations have been at an impasse since then. The discussion of continuing certificate pay for Sheriff’s employees that have received additional training … [Read more...] about Negotiations To Start Soon With SOEU
Hwy. 87 To Close March 31
Get ready for major traffic changes on 16th Street at the Interstate 10 overpass. The Texas Department of Transportation will close the interstate overpass and the 16th Street traffic underneath this upcoming weekend beginning at 7 p.m. Friday. Eastbound Interstate traffic will be diverted to the feeder roads. Sixteenth Street (also known as Highway 87) will be closed at the overpass. Northbound and southbound traffic on 16th Street must find alternative routes. TxDOT says 16th Street at I-10 should reopen Monday morning, April 3. The changes are part of the construction of a new … [Read more...] about Hwy. 87 To Close March 31
Lori Shannon (Delaney) Deason
Lori Shannon (Delaney) Deason, 56, of Orange, Texas, passed away on Monday, March 20, 2017, at Baptist Hospital of Southeast Texas, in Beaumont, Texas. On Saturday, January 21, 1961, Shannon was born to parents Virginia (Harris) and Douglas Delaney, in Orange, Texas, where she remained a lifelong resident. Shannon was a Christian woman of the Baptist faith and worked for many years as a nursing home caregiver. She loved animals, especially her horses. Shannon was known for her beautiful smile and fiery red hair. Proceeding Shannon in death are her parents; daughter, Brittany Rene … [Read more...] about Lori Shannon (Delaney) Deason
Certificate Pay Approved For Now
It took two votes of Commissioners Court Tuesday afternoon before certificate pay for Sheriff’s Office employees was approved to be continued for the time being. The time frame is until the first week of May when it could be ceased unless it is included in a new collective bargaining agreement between the county and the Sheriff’s Office Employees Union. The first motion made by Commissioner Jody Crump, who missed last week’s vote, was to discontinue certificate pay by the next pay period in early April and failed 2 to 3. The second motion by Commissioner Barry Burton was to continue the … [Read more...] about Certificate Pay Approved For Now
Man Gets Buzzed Getting Buzzed
Cops Monday ended up giving a buzz to a man who stole Busch beer from a dollar store. Orange Patrol Officer N.R. Medina reported he used his Taser shock gun to stop a man running toward a house after he jumped a fence into the yard. Officer Medina said police were called at 2:49 p.m. to the Family Dollar at 1301 16th Street after the store reported a man left without paying. The officer said he saw a man with the description of the thief walking on the wrong side of 14th Street. The man wouldn't stop after the officer used the emergency lights. When the man started running, he dropped … [Read more...] about Man Gets Buzzed Getting Buzzed
SETX Regional Cancer Network Created
Ernest C. Hymel, MD, PhD, MBA * Chief Medical Officer, Baptist Regional Cancer Network David N. Parmer, MHA, FACHE * CEO, Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas Kevin Herrington, MBA, FACHE * Executive Vice President Altus Health Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas Partners with Cancer Center Of Southeast Texas and Altus Cancer Center To Create the Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas Regional Cancer Network Administration for Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas, Cancer Center of Southeast Texas and Altus Cancer Center will announced that on April 3, 2017, the consolidation … [Read more...] about SETX Regional Cancer Network Created
Local Sports Schedule
Thursday- LCM Battlin' Bear Relays. Field events will start at 3:45 p.m. with the running events starting between 5:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Teams: LCM, Bridge City, Orangefield, WOS, Vidor, PNG, West Brook, Silsbee and Kelly. Friday Baseball WOS at BC on KOGT at 7pm LCM at Orangefield Vidor at Ozen Deweyville at Hull-Daisetta - Softball WOS at BC LCM at OF Vidor vs PNG Deweyville at Hull-Daisetta - Playoff Soccer LCM girls vs Lorena at Huntsville, 6pm Send additions/changes to gstelly@gt.rr.com … [Read more...] about Local Sports Schedule
Randy Jay Benoit
Randy Jay Benoit, 68, of Orange, Texas, was called Home to be with his Heavenly Father, on Thursday, March 23, 2017, at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral service, under the direction of Dorman Funeral Home, will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, April 1, 2017, at Cornerstone Baptist Church, in Orange, Texas; Brother Don Sheffield officiating. Rite of Committal and Interment will immediately follow the funeral service at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park. Visitation for family and friends will be held on Friday, March 31, 2017, from 5:00 PM- 9:00 PM, at Dorman Funeral … [Read more...] about Randy Jay Benoit
Bobby L. (Lumpy) Locke
Bobby L. (Lumpy) Locke of Emerald Bay passed away on March 23, 2017 at his home. He was born June 8, 1934, in Terral, OK to Arthur L. and Opal Jones Locke. The family moved to Orange, Texas, when he was a small child. He graduated from Stark High School in Orange, served in the U.S. Army and was then employed by DuPont Chemical Company in Orange. After taking early retirement from DuPont, he turned his woodworking hobby into a full-time business of cabinet making. In 1991 he and his wife moved to Emerald Bay where he continued to build furniture and cabinets on a part-time basis. He loved … [Read more...] about Bobby L. (Lumpy) Locke
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