People in Orange should not be hearing train horns beginning Tuesday morning as the city's railroad quiet zone started at 9 a.m. The effort to get a quiet zone started in January 2011, and Public Works Director Jim Wolf said it cost about $450,000 to implement. Train engineers have sounded horns at every street crossing across the city. Now, the horns will not blow at Main Avenue on the south northward to Cordrey. The city has closed crossings at Elm, Pine Cypress, Orange and John. The streets open to vehicular traffic are Main, Green, Cherry, Park, Burton, Link and Cordrey … [Read more...] about Quiet Zone Begins In Orange
Philip Eli “Yankee” Mortimer
Philip Eli “Yankee” Mortimer, 86, of Orange, Texas, passed away on May 23, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, May 26, 2016, at North Orange Baptist Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Lynn Ashcraft. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Brooklyn, New York, on March 20, 1930, he was the son of George M. Cook and Ann K. (Halpin) Cook. He was a very active member of North Orange Baptist Church. He served honorably in the … [Read more...] about Philip Eli “Yankee” Mortimer
St. Mary Honor Roll
St. Mary Catholic School 4th Nine Weeks Honor Roll & Perfect Attendance Distinguished Honor Roll 1st Grade Abigail Bodin, Preston Ewing, Taylor Huckaby, Tristan Tran 4th Grade Bella Tran 5th Grade Brady Anderson 7th Grade Mark Pesek 90 & Above Honor Roll 1st Grade Brooklyn Bellon, Allie Broussard, Kinsley Doucet, Eliese Gravett, Cody LeJuhn Jr., Paisley Lenz, Josephine Riedel 2nd Grade Catherine Doan, Tessa Erickson, Kainen Hilliard, Paige McKee, Amaya Meadows, Grace Wimberley 3rd Grade Hannah Allison, Ty Butler, Victoria Cole, Lauren Corrao, Beonca Harvey, … [Read more...] about St. Mary Honor Roll
Blinn Gets Two Mustangs
Steven Tims, the State Championship game defensive MVP (above) and Aric Cormier, a first team all-district DB, are the newest Buccaneers at Blinn Junior College. The two are seated with WOS Football Coach Cornel Thompson. … [Read more...] about Blinn Gets Two Mustangs
STAAR Testing Lawsuit
Parents from around Texas including one from the Orangefield School District have filed a lawsuit in Austin looking to throw out the results of this year’s STAAR test scores. The lawsuit claims the test is too long and has caused harm to thousands of students, teachers, and schools in the state of Texas. Jennifer Rumsey has been a teacher in the Orangefield School District for over 17 years and has joined the group suing to have the test scores thrown out. Rumsey said her daughter took two tests each taking four hours to complete. Attorney Scott Placek representing the parents in … [Read more...] about STAAR Testing Lawsuit
Erickson New OF Baseball Coach
Monday night the Orangefield School Board announced the hiring of Tim Erickson as the new varsity baseball coach. Erickson has been the head coach at Hardin-Jefferson the past six years. He played baseball at Lamar University where he was the Team Captain and Pitcher of the Year in 2008. OF Athletic Director Josh Smalley said, "We're lucky to be able to get a guy like Tim Erickson on our staff. He will be an asset to our program." The new Bobcat baseball coach will have a lot of experience coming back as the baseball team is only losing one senior. Erickson's wife also teaches at … [Read more...] about Erickson New OF Baseball Coach
Bears, Cards Set Dates
The LCM Bears will play Jasper at 7pm Thursday at LCM. It is a one game series. Bridge City will play a best of three series against Waco Robinson. Game One, Thursday, 7pm at Sam Houston State Univ. Game 2 & 3, Saturday, 5pm at College Park High School in Conroe … [Read more...] about Bears, Cards Set Dates
Roy, Ferguson Lead WOS Senior Class
Valedictorian Brandon Roy is the valedictorian of West Orange – Stark High School’s Class of 2016. During his high school career, he has been a member of the National Honor Society, and has participated in UIL, STEM, and the Culinary Club. Currently, he serves as the vice president of the National Honor Society and the President of the Culinary Club. Through STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math), Brandon served as one of the founding members of the Dream16 program and has served in the capacity of project manager. In UIL Academic competition, Brandon has competed in current … [Read more...] about Roy, Ferguson Lead WOS Senior Class
Ellis Finds Opportunity At LU
John Ellis, a junior from Bridge City, has found support at Lamar University to explore his many, diverse interests. “I’ve always had a general appreciation for a lot of things,” said the 20-year-old computer information systems major. “Its unique that I can do so much here, even when it doesn’t specifically match my major. At Lamar, it feels like there are a lot more open doors.” In the first three semesters alone, Ellis was a member of the Freshman Leadership Program, a drum major for the LU Marching Band, a member of the Wind Ensemble that played at the 2015 Texas Music Educator’s … [Read more...] about Ellis Finds Opportunity At LU
FBI Looking For Bank Robber
The FBI has joined in the hunt for the woman who robbed the Capital One Bank Friday afternoon. Though some people have speculated the robber might be a man using a scarf to cover his neck, Orange Detective Captain Robert Enmon said investigators have every reason to believe the robber is a woman. After robbing the bank at 3738 16th Street about 4 Friday afternoon, the woman went next door to the TSO parking lot where the escape car. She stripped off a layer of clothes. She then drove away in a small, black car. Captain Enmon said the car is believed to have four doors. The woman is … [Read more...] about FBI Looking For Bank Robber
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