From a total of twenty applicants for the City of Vidor Police Chief position, City Manager Mike Kunst announces the four finalists for the Vidor Police Chief vacancy. In alphabetical order, they are Rod Carroll, Assistant Deputy Chief and Public Information Officer with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office; James Healy, Director of the Criminal Justice Training Center at the University of Houston-Downtown; Richard Howard, Highway Patrol Sergeant with the Texas Department of Public Safety; and Paul Odin, Chief of Police for the City of West Columbia. Kunst will be interviewing the … [Read more...] about Vidor Chief Applicants Down To Four
Terry Lee Culp
Terry Lee Culp, 59, of Orange, passed away on October 29, 2016. Funeral services will be 7:00 PM, Tuesday, November 1, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Jeff Bell. Cremation will be under the direction of Haven of Rest Crematory. Visitation will be prior to service starting at 4:00 PM. Born in Mt. Clemons, Michigan, on July 7, 1957, he was the son of Gerald Trouse and June Trouse. Terry Loved fishing and crabbing in his spare time. He was known as the “crabman” down on Bailey’s. He was very close with his family; he loved his parents, … [Read more...] about Terry Lee Culp
Emma Justine Boswell Pachar
Services are as follows: Visitation on Tuesday, November 1 from 5-7pm and Funeral on Wednesday, November 2 at 2pm. All services at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas. Emma Justine Boswell Pachar was born on June 23, 1924 in Orange, Texas and passed away on October 29, 2016 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, Texas. She fought the battle of cancer several times over with strength and dignity. She passed away with her five children by her side. She married the love of her life, Max A. Pachar, Sr in 1947 and spent the rest of her life doing what she loved best, being a wife, mom, grandmother … [Read more...] about Emma Justine Boswell Pachar
LCM Band Going To State!
It was a long day for the Little Cypress-Mauriceville Band and their fans Saturday in Nacogdoches but at the end of the night it was all worth it. The Battlin' Bear band performed at the Area Contest at SFA University and then had to wait until all the other bands were through to find out if they made the top 10. They did make the Top Ten and then performed again Saturday night in the finals where the top five would advance to State on November 7. LCM will be joined by North Lamar, Paris, Spring Hill, and Atlanta. Bridge City also made the finals but just missed out on going to State. … [Read more...] about LCM Band Going To State!
OC Marriage Licenses Oct. 24-28
Marriage License: Issued By The Office of Brandy Robertson, Orange County Clerk For the Week of October 24, 2016 thru October 28, 2016 Christopher P. Lawson and Brittany N. Sanders Brandon J. Taylor and Ashtin B. Bunner Leland J. Morrison, Jr. and Tessa D. Sutherland Wesley B. Huffman and Kala D. Pomeroy Sterlin H. Nelson and Britni D. Richard Brandon K. Burns and Alexis C. Newton Samuel J. Johnson, Jr. and Meagan A. Pierce Jerry A. Statum and Toni J. Thurmond Ethan T. Mansfield and Danielle R. Statum Stephen T. Herring, Sr. and Crystal G.A Dyer Michael E. Chalambaga and … [Read more...] about OC Marriage Licenses Oct. 24-28
OYBS 10U Win Tournament
OYBS Beast Mode competed in the 10U Fall District Tournament this past weekend. They brought the CHAMPIONSHIP back to Orange posting an impressive 6-1 record on the weekend. Beast Mode concluded their Fall season with a record of 15-1. Standing (Left to Right)-Jillian Brown, Lexis Moss, Cambree LaComb, Morgan Santos, Ella Stephenson, Ava White Sitting (Left to Right)- Emily Santos, McKenna Knight, Eden Frenzel, Audrey Sonnier, Katherine Coaches: Wayne and Bill Stephenson … [Read more...] about OYBS 10U Win Tournament
LCM CC Going To State
Lead by a third place finish by Eli Peveto, the LCM Bear Cross Country Team is headed to State after a third place finish at Regionals Saturday in Huntsville. Jackson Beaza finished 12th, Blake Kresser finished 19th, Rayce Piper finished 23rd, Braden Bridges finished 59th, Trevor Turner finished 137th, and Stephen Kursk finished 144th. State will be in Round Rock on November 12. … [Read more...] about LCM CC Going To State
Early Voting Has Rules
People taking selfies for social media after voting need to keep their smart phones out of the polling booth. Orange County Elections Administrator Tina Barrow said voting rules prohibit electronic recording devices to be out in polling places. Voters should keep their devices in a bag or pocket. After the first few days of early voting in the county, an election judge has had to admonish only one person for taking a photograph. The judge asked the person not to post the picture, Barrow said. People needing a reminder on their choice of down-ballot offices are allowed to carry a filled-in … [Read more...] about Early Voting Has Rules
Week Ten Scoreboard
WOS 32 Liberty 7 BC 49 Navasota 31 LCM 42 Cleveland 6 WSabine 27 Deweyville 24 OF 17 HJefferson 15 Memorial 49 BayLee 10 Central 50 Livingston 21 Nederland 35 Lumberton 21 Silsbee 60 Huffman 36 Center 40 Kilgore 39 Jasper 41 Huntington 13 Coldspring 62 Kountze 6 Navarro 45 Hondo 3 Crockett 49 Garrison 28 CCamden 55 Frankston 38 Kirbyville 28 Trinity 27 Newton 48 Hemphill 0 Buna 43 Warren 0 Hitchcock 45 EChambers 14 Anahuac 40 Hardin 14 PNG 28 Ozen 13 (Sat) Subvarsity BC 9th 45 Navasota 33 BC JV 36 Navasota 28 The Orangefield Bobcats … [Read more...] about Week Ten Scoreboard
WOS, OF, and LCM Victorious
Demorris Thibodeaux intercepts a pass inside the five right before the half to keep the Panthers off the scoreboard. photo by Allen Nation The WOS Mustangs won another district title with a 32-7 win over Liberty Friday night. Liberty moved the football well in the first half, controlling the clock with the Mustangs having the ball for less than four minutes. They held a 13-7 lead over the Panthers giving Liberty the moral victory of being the first team to score a touchdown on WOS in district in more than two years. But the Mustangs made the adjustments at the half and … [Read more...] about WOS, OF, and LCM Victorious
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