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BC Chamber Students Named

The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that the Student of the Month for Orangefield High School is Morgan Isaacs.   Morgan is the daughter of Craig and Melissa Isaacs.  She has a GPA of 3.68 and is ranked 42nd of 118.  Morgan’s awards and honors include: •Art BRAVO Award – Commissioned Cabinet displayed at the Stark Museum, “BIG O” Award for ART, Recognized for the Southeast Texas State Fair Art Contest, Recognized for the Houston Rodeo Art Contest. Morgan’s clubs and organizations include: National Honor Society, Art Club, Friends of Rachel Club, Advanced Journalism – … [Read more...] about BC Chamber Students Named

Work To Begin At Depot

Trains haven't stopped in years at the old Southern Pacific Railroad depot, but the building is about to start bustling. The renovation and restoration construction is ready to begin. The non-profit group Friends of the Orange Depot have set a ground-breaking ceremony for Saturday, April 23, at 10 a.m. at the site, Green Avenue at 11th Street in downtown Orange. Carrie Joiner Woliver, an Orange native, and her husband, Ron, organized the group to raise money to save the depot. The Wolivers bought the depot and donated to the group. Earlier this year, Carrie Woliver announced enough money has … [Read more...] about Work To Begin At Depot

Donation Made To Deweyville

OCI Beaumont made a $10,000 donation to Deweyville Elementary School following the Sabine River Flood in March. Pictured are: LaJuan Addison (Deweyville Elementary Principal), Kevin Clark (Deweyville ISD Superintendent), Sheena Jones, Lou Baggett (Chairperson of OCI Beaumont Corporate Citizenship Committee), Frank Bakker (CEO OCI Beaumont), Amanda Dillon, Brent Frahm (Plant Manager OCI Beaumont), Len Weeks, Andy Sanford. … [Read more...] about Donation Made To Deweyville

Rescar Agreement Approved

A two-year extension of the in-lieu-of-tax agreement between the City of West Orange and Rescar was approved by the City Council Monday. Mayor Roy McDonald said the agreement is similar to those West Orange has with other industries in its extra territorial jurisdiction. McDonald stated the city negotiates the same rate of in-lieu-of-tax for all of them. The agreement will run from January 2017 to the end of December 2018. Mayor McDonald commented on why West Orange is advertising for proposals of landfill services is that it has been several years since the city received bids on such … [Read more...] about Rescar Agreement Approved

Roberts Arrested On Drug Charge

On April 11 Officers with the City of Orange Police Department and the Orange County Sheriff's Office executed a search warrant at 3669 Hemlock in Orange. Upon executing the search warrant the resident, Larry Roberts Jr was located on the property. A search of the residence was conducted and an amount of a clear crystal like substance believed to be methamphetamine and a green leafy substance believed to be marijuana was located. The methamphetamine had a weight greater than 4 gram and less than 200 grams. Roberts was placed into custody for possession of a controlled substance PG1-F2 and … [Read more...] about Roberts Arrested On Drug Charge

Walter Lex Pinson

Walter Lex Pinson, 86, of Orange Texas passed away on April 10 2016 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Visitation will be Tuesday evening at Claybar funeral home from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. The Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 p.m, Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange TX. Officiating will be Reverend Jeff Bell of Calvary Baptist Church in Port Acres and Reverend Travis Hood of Cove Baptist Church in Orange Texas. Burial with Military Honors will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Orange Texas. Walter was born on September 8th, 1929 in Hughes … [Read more...] about Walter Lex Pinson

24-4A Track Meet Underway Monday

The field events and 3200 were completed Monday at the 24-4A Track and Field Meet hosted by West Orange-Stark High School.  Bridge City's Kaitlyn Thayer was a double gold winner in the shot and discus.  Her throw in the discus was also a school record. The running finals will be Thursday at 6pm at WOS.           … [Read more...] about 24-4A Track Meet Underway Monday

Wreck On MacArthur Saturday

Three people had non-incapacitating injuries Saturday after a collision in the 2600 block of MacArthur Drive. Orange police report that one of the drivers ran a stop sign on Henrietta Street and crashed into a van. Police reported the collision was about 1:30 p.m. with 49-year-old James Prince of West Orange traveling north on Henrietta Street in a Ford Focus. A Chevrolet van driven by 51-year-old Todd Granger of Bridge City was traveling east in the middle lane of MacArthur. The Focus did not stop at the sign and hit the van, according to the report by Officer Isaac. Both drivers, along … [Read more...] about Wreck On MacArthur Saturday

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