Orange Detective Captain Robert Enmon said the gunman who robbed the Orange Cinema Saturday afternoon was wearing a floppy hat with a marijuana leaf on the front and the word "Kush" on the back. The man and a woman, who was also wearing a floppy hat, took cash from the employees inside the cinema during the robbery about 1 p.m. The man had a pistol. The movie "Storks" had already started. People watching the movie did not know the robbery had happened in the lobby. The man and woman ran from the cinema, which is on Bowling Lane. Residential subdivisions are behind the … [Read more...] about Nothing New On Murder, Robbery
Middle Finger Turns Into Arrest
A man police wanted to stop because of a complaint of him "shooting the finger" at someone Sunday night led officers on a high-speed chase on the west end of Orange. A 25-year-old man now faces a state jail felony of evading arrest instead of a misdemeanor. West Orange Police Chief Jesse Romero said a patrol officer with his department took the complaint about the obscene gesture happening at the gas station in front of Walmart. A West Orange patrol officer saw the Ford Escape described by the person who complained. The SUV was on Camellia Street in the Roselawn subdivision. The SUV sped … [Read more...] about Middle Finger Turns Into Arrest
WOS Homecoming Court
West Orange – Stark High School will celebrate Homecoming Friday, October 7 when they host Hamshire-Fannett. The WOS Homecoming Court (above) includes: front row, Claydra Rhodes, Valary Jordan, Malick Phillips, Kentavious Miller, Justin Brown, Cory Skinner, Joseph Morris, Brettlin White, Wilbert Ned, Chavon Crawford, Ja’Corry Brady, Jarron Morris, Tyshon Watkins, Christa McDonald, and Elaziah Nickerson. Court members, second row, are Alexcia Tezeno, Elaysia Thornton, Ja’Tayjah Vital, Elecia Barlow, Alexis Holt, Aliyah Mims, Ty’Kendra Miller, Jae’Neishia Locks, Paje Bill, Katelynn Lopez, … [Read more...] about WOS Homecoming Court
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Chamber Seeking Nominations
The Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce is now accepting nominations for the 2016 Citizen of the Year, 2016 Non Profit Community Service Award, and 2016 Community Service Business Award. All nominations will be due by 12:00 P.M(noon), Friday, October 28,2016. Awards will be presented at the Annual Dinner on December 1, 2016. To obtain nomination forms and guidelines please visit the Chamber website www.orangetexaschamber.org or contact the Chamber office (409) 883-3536. … [Read more...] about Chamber Seeking Nominations
Douglas Wayne Egan
Douglas Wayne Egan, 81, of Florien, Louisiana, formerly of Orange, Texas, passed away on October 2, 2016, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 5, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Derick Addison and Pastor Jimmy Clark. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 5:00p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born April 12, 1935, in Shelby County, Texas Douglas was the son of Harry and Eva (Furlough) Egan. Doug was a veteran of the United States Army. He … [Read more...] about Douglas Wayne Egan
BC Homecoming Court
The Bridge City Cardinals celebrate Homecoming this week and will host Cleveland on Friday. The Cardinal homecoming court: Back left to right: Ashlyn Dommert(Fr), Chloe Jones(Soph), Alexa Acosta(Jr), Kimber Ellender(Jr), Hannah Huff(Soph), Shelbi Whittaker(Fr) Front (l to r): Seniors Ashlyn Bergeron, Maddie Thibodeaux, Kendall Gibson, Hope Hill. The queen will be crowned at halftime. … [Read more...] about BC Homecoming Court
LCJH students earn spots in All Region Choir
On Saturday October 1, 29 Little Cypress Junior High choir students traveled to Lumberton High School to compete for a spot in one of the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) All Region Choirs. Students perform two pieces for a panel of 5 judges in a blind audition. The students are then ranked by the judges and the highest ranking students are placed into one of the Region Choirs. This year, 11 students will represent LCJH in the All Region and Honor Choir Concerts which will be held on November 12, at Vidor High School. Students who earned spots in the Honor Choir are … [Read more...] about LCJH students earn spots in All Region Choir
Debate Team Third
This past weekend, the Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School debate team of Aman Tejani and Akhil Tejani attended the Cypress Lakes/Langham Creek Texas Forensic Association (TFA) qualifying tournament. They placed third, earning points toward qualifying for the TFA State tournament to be held in March, 2017. These qualifying tournaments have the most difficult competition of any debate tournaments in Texas. After being the first seed coming our of the four preliminary rounds, Aman and Akhil advanced to the semi-finals in the elimination rounds before being eliminated, earning them third … [Read more...] about Debate Team Third
Gumbo CookOff Nov. 12
The Orange Convention and Visitors Bureau is excited to announce a Gumbo Cook-off event is coming to the City of Orange! The Gumbo Cook-off will be held at the Riverfront Boardwalk and Pavilion on Saturday, November 12, beginning at Noon. We would like to invite YOU to participate as a contestant! First prize winner will receive (2) tickets to a Houston Texans game, as well as a promotional gift card valued at $500.00. Second prize winner will receive a promotional gift card valued at $300.00 and third prize winner will receive a promotional gift card valued at $100.00. Please note, limited … [Read more...] about Gumbo CookOff Nov. 12
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