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OC Sheriffs Calls May 23-31

Orange County Sheriff's Office calls May 23-31 Theft, 12:01 a.m. May 23, 200 block Sunnydale Road in Vidor. Fraud-credit card abuse, 4:42 p.m. May 23, 8200 block Linscomb Road in Mauriceville. Theft, 6:26 p.m. May 23, 8000 block Highway 87 North in Little Cypress. Theft, 9:04 a.m. May 24, 2700 block North Main Street in Vidor. Cruelty to animals, 3:45 p.m. May 24, 7000 Meadow Drive in Orangefield. Wire wrapped around dog's neck. Burglary of a habitation, 4:02 p.m. May 24, 1200 block Osteen Road in Vidor. Burglary of a habitation, 6:03 p.m. May 24, 800 block Daniel Street … [Read more...] about OC Sheriffs Calls May 23-31

Time For A County Animal Shelter?

Concerns of the need for a county animal shelter have been raised again.  Precinct One County Commissioner David Dubose said some of his constituents asked him for an agenda item to be considered by the Commissioners Court.  Later they asked Dubose to remove the item since they were not ready to discuss the animal shelter presently, but may request the discussion with the Commissioners at another date. Dubose indicated it was about seven years ago that the Court did consider funding a countywide animal shelter, but found it was not feasible.  Dubose explained that the county needed all the … [Read more...] about Time For A County Animal Shelter?

Shelwyn “Chuck” Sylestine

Shelwyn “Chuck” Sylestine          November 28, 1967 – May 8, 2016         Funeral services for Mr. Shelwyn “Chuck” Sylestine will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 4, 2016 at the Coushatta Multi-Purpose Building in Elton, with Reverend John Cernek officiating.  Interment will follow in St. Peters Cemetery, Elton, under the direction of Rush Funeral Home, Oakdale.   Mr. Sylestine, 48, of Elton, entered eternal rest on Sunday, May 8, 2016 in Mexico City.   He was a member of Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School, Class of 1986.   He is preceded … [Read more...] about Shelwyn “Chuck” Sylestine

Bears Fall In Game One

Game One between LCM and Robinson was just minutes away from being cancelled after rain took over at the University of Houston Thursday.  And then, the skies cleared enough to play at 9pm, but it was not the Bears night as they suffered a 12-2 loss in 6 innings. After the visiting Bears went down in order in the first, Robinson brought 13 batters to the plate in the bottom of the first, scoring 8 runs on 6 hits with three walks one Bear error.  The Rockets first six batters reached base and scored. A bad start got worse when slugger and Game Two starter Mitchell Lee was injured at … [Read more...] about Bears Fall In Game One

Mark Anthony Roy

Mark Anthony Roy, age 61, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Saturday, May 28, 2016 at his home in Orange, Texas. Services will be at 2:00 PM on Sunday, June 5, 2016 at Dorman Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Clint Pruitt officiating. Entombment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 9:00 PM on Saturday, June 4, 2016 at Dorman Funeral Home. Mark was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana on March 16, 1955 to the late Charles Leo Roy and Ella Dekelgand Roy. He was a member of Turning Point Church in Vidor. He worked almost 30 years for Cloeren … [Read more...] about Mark Anthony Roy

Larry Lee Duhon

Larry Lee Duhon, age 84 of Orange, Texas, passed away Wednesday, June 1, 2016 in Orange. Services will be at 12:00 PM on Saturday, June 4, 2016 at Community Church in Orange, with a committal service to follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Bridge City. Visitation will be from 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM on Saturday, June 4, 2016 at Community Church. Larry was born on Thursday, January 21, 1932 to the late Clara Hanks and Willis Earl Duhon in Bessie Heights, Texas and was a lifelong resident of Orange, Texas.  Larry, Staff Sergeant, was an active member of the United States Air Force for 4 years … [Read more...] about Larry Lee Duhon

Arrel Dwaine Martin

Arrel Dwaine Martin, 88 of Loveland, Colorado passed away at his home on Tuesday, May 24, 2016 after a long and difficult battle with Parkinson’s disease. Services for Arrel will be at 11:00 AM Friday, June 3, 2016 in the chapel of Dorman Funeral Home with a committal service at Jett Cemetery in Orange, Texas.  Visitation will be from 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM on Friday, June 3, 2016 at Dorman Funeral Home. Arrel was born in Central, Arizona, a rural farming community made up of families who belonged to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, on Thursday, May 17, 1928 to the late Eliza … [Read more...] about Arrel Dwaine Martin

Susan Spencer

Susan Spencer, 76, of Orange, passed away on June 1, 2016, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Visitation will be from 5:00p.m.-7:00p.m., Saturday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Tennell, Georgia, on May 5, 1940, she was the daughter of John B. Southerland and Beatrice McDaniel. … [Read more...] about Susan Spencer

LSCO Breaks Ground Indoors

The soil was so wet Thursday morning that the ceremonial ground-breaking at Lamar State College-Orange was moved inside to the Student Center gym. Dry dirt was placed on plastic sheets so the officials could put on their hard hats and shovel the dirt to kick off the construction of a new all-purpose academic building. Dr. Michael Shahan, president of the college, said the multi-purpose building will be 31,000 square feet with seven modern classrooms with the latest technology. The building will also include a grand room to be used by the college and the community. The room will have space … [Read more...] about LSCO Breaks Ground Indoors

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