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Mary Alice (Moore) Cornell

Mary Alice (Moore) Cornell, 88, of Orange, Texas, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, surrounded by her loving family, at The Meadows Nursing Home, on Friday, January 27, 2017.  Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, January 31, 2017, at Dorman Funeral Home; Mike Sullivan officiating.  Burial at Mary Williams Cemetery will immediately follow.  Visitation for family and friends will be held from 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM on Monday, January 30, 2017, at Dorman Funeral Home.   Mary was born on Sunday, October 28, 1928, to the late Alice Ellen (Stoffer) and Raymond Neil … [Read more...] about Mary Alice (Moore) Cornell

SETCA Honors Coaches

Saturday in Beaumont the Southeast Texas Coaches Association held its Annual Hall of Honor Banquet.  The banquet recognizes coaches of the year from each sport and this year four coaches were inducted into the Hall of Honor.   Steve McCarty, the first football coach and athletic director at West Orange-Stark (1977-81) was the first inductee.  McCarty was the head coach of the South Park Greenies from 1967-76 before spending two years at Lamar.  He left WOS for Nacogdoches High School and later Athletic Director at his alma mater Stephen F. Austin in Nacogdoches for 15 years.  McCarty and … [Read more...] about SETCA Honors Coaches

OC Marriage Licenses Jan. 23-27

Marriage License: Issued By The Office of Brandy Robertson, Orange County Clerk For the Week of January 23, 2017 thru January 27, 2017     Trevor W. Smith and Isabella M. Carlyle John R. Johnson, Jr and Amber N. Black Travis Lightfoot and Sharonique N. Scott Othmane Benyoucef and Pamela F. Harrington Hector J. Alonso Sanchez and Emilea C. Plake Melissa S. Barrow and Deanna L. Brown Donald F. Hebert, Jr and Gena G. Kelley Therese P.M Barker and Crystal S. Montgomery Justin A. Faulk and Katlyn N. Parks     … [Read more...] about OC Marriage Licenses Jan. 23-27

Two Arrested For Drug Possession

  On Friday, Jan. 27 at approximately 3:30 PM, Detectives with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office Special Services Division and the Orange Police Department  Narcotics Division conducted a traffic stop in the 2800 Block of MacArthur Drive.  During the traffic stop,  Detectives arrested Jonathan D. Hickey, 28, for traffic offenses.  During the inventory of the vehicle Detectives located in excess of 300 grams (12.5 ounces) of methamphetamine.  At the same time a second vehicle was stopped in the parking lot of Wal-Mart and the driver was arrested for possession of one ounce of … [Read more...] about Two Arrested For Drug Possession

January 27th Scores

LCM defeats WOS in TRIPLE OT 64-59. Ayson Simmons lead LCM (4-1) with 18 points, with 9 of those coming in OT.  Braden Bridges had 16, and also scored 9 in OT. KJ Miller scored 16 for the Mustangs (3-2) and Terron Brown scored 13.  - #1 Silsbee (5-0) beat (2-3) Bridge City 94-60. - OF (1-4) beat Hamshire-Fannett 69-46.  Wes Frillou and Payton Lathrop scored 14 apiece and Alex Catt and Caleb Kress added 13 each. - Deweyville improved to 3-1 with a 74-71 win over Sabine Pass.  Caleb Winkle scored 23.  Caden Hubbard pulled down 11 boards with 14 points.  Hunter Shannon scored … [Read more...] about January 27th Scores

Former Cop Running For Office

Veronica Woodle, a former member of the Orange Police Department, is challenging Larry Spears Jr. for the At-Large Position 6 seat on the Orange City Council. So far, both open seats on the Orange council this year have incumbents drawing opposition. Paul Burch and Terrie T. Salter are running against incumbent Essie Bellfield in Single-Member District No. 3. Only registered voters living within the district are allowed to vote for the position. All registered voters in the city may vote in the at-large race. Elections for city councils and three school boards will be May 6. Filing is … [Read more...] about Former Cop Running For Office

Power Outage Affects 7900

Electrical power has been restored across the county after a major outage before midnight Thursday. Approximately 7900 customers in  Bridge City and Orangefield were in total black-out. Other areas were also affected and power blinked off for a few seconds across Orange. Entergy says the 138kv line tripped causing the power outage.  The investigation is ongoing, including helicopters flying in the area today to check the area and the marsh. The outages affected Chemical Row plants. The flares that burn off excess gasses were flaming, causing concern but as of this post no injuries have … [Read more...] about Power Outage Affects 7900

Bears Bring Rodeo Awards Home

Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School art students recently participated in the Houston Livestock and Rodeo Art Contest and received several ribbons and a medal for their efforts. According to LCM’s art teacher, Betsy Kaufman, at the HLSR each school district is judged by the divisions of elementary, intermediate, junior high/middle school and high school. Each student, from each district in their division, will receive the following, as per the judges: A trophy for the Best of Show Winner, a medal for the Gold Medal Winner, or ribbons for First, Second, and Third places. Eleven of Ms. … [Read more...] about Bears Bring Rodeo Awards Home

Orange Police Reports-Wednesday

A 50-year-old bicyclist was injured Wednesday night when a car hit him in the roadway near Walmart. Orange police said the bicycle did not have a white front light. Daniel Wayne Bergeron of Orange was taken by Acadian Ambulance to Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Police described his injuries as non-incapacitating. The collision was about 7:30 p.m. in the 3100 block of Edgar Brown Drive. A 30-year-old man from Orange was driving a Chevrolet Impala and was turning from the Walmart driveway onto Edgar Brown. Police said the bicycle was attempting to cross the road and … [Read more...] about Orange Police Reports-Wednesday

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