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Kenneth Wayne DeLome, Jr.

Kenneth Wayne DeLome, Jr., passed away on March 2, 2016, in Fort Worth, Texas. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, March 6, 2016, at The Cemetery in Mauriceville, Texas. Visitation will be prior to the service from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Fort Worth, Texas, on December 6, 2015, he was the son of Kenneth Wayne DeLome, Sr. and Emily (Haden). He was preceded in death by his great-grandparents, Dolores and Marille Faucheux, Rita and William Haden, Sr., and Jimmy and Penny Young. He is survived by his parents; … [Read more...] about Kenneth Wayne DeLome, Jr.

OF Track Scores Points In Vidor

The Orangefield boys track team competed in the Vidor relay's on Thursday. The boy's had there best team showing of the year finishing 5th out of 12 teams scoring 62 points. Top Performers were: Tyler Jenkins in Pole Vault, 1st Place 13'3 (second week in a row he set a new personal best). 4x 400 relay team of Matthew Watkins, Chase Furlough, Zach Patronis, Juillan Montoya finished 3rd. 4x100 relay team of Matthew Watkins, Chase Furlough, Ryan Deutsch, Dylan Westbrook finished 4th. Drew Worthy 4th in 800m Juillan Montoya 5th 800m Lane Rach 3rd 110 hurdles Dylan Westbrook 4th, 100m and … [Read more...] about OF Track Scores Points In Vidor

Marian Louise Mathews Finnell

Marian Louise Mathews Finnell, 94, of Orange, passed away on March 3, in Beaumont. Funeral services will start at 2:00 pm on Saturday, March 5, 2016 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Gary Price of Trinity Baptist Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 1:00 pm on Saturday, March 5, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Houston, Texas, on February 23, 1922, she was the daughter of Madison and Sadie Clark with two sisters, Clyde and Ruth. She grew up in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She … [Read more...] about Marian Louise Mathews Finnell

Meth Found

A quantity of suspected Methamphetamine was seized in an undisclosed location in Orange County.  As a result of ongoing Methamphetamine distribution cases being investigated by the Orange County Precinct 2 Constable David Cagle and the Pinehurst Police Department, approximately 5.5 grams of Methamphetamine was confiscated on March 3rd, 2016. The investigation is in progress and arrests are pending. Pinehurst Chief Fred Hanauer said, "The joint operation is an example of agencies working together to help achieve common goals in combatting the distribution of illegal drugs."     … [Read more...] about Meth Found

Terry Paul Harvey

Terry Paul Harvey, 61, of Orange, passed away on Friday morning, March 4, 2016 at his home. A memorial service will be at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, March 6, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Brother David Milner of Calvary Baptist Church in West Orange. Born in Kinder, LA on January 28, 1955, he was the son of Gordan Donald Harvey and Drucilla Marie (Chapman) Harvey. He was a 1973 graduate of Bridge City and served honorably in the United States Airforce. He did retail merchandising for PL Marketing and was a process manager for Lion Elastomers, … [Read more...] about Terry Paul Harvey

Pooping Perpetrator

The pooping perpetrator has pleaded guilty to burglary and a state district judge will decide his punishment. Assistant District Attorney Krispen Walker said the Orange County Sheriff's Office tracked down the burglar after finding human feces on the floor of a house that had the front door kicked it. A number of items had been stolen. Walker said the burglary was at a house on FM 1442 on April 11, 2013. At the time, a number of houses in an area along Interstate 10 had been hit by thieves kicking in doors. When investigators from the sheriff's office went to the house, they found the poop … [Read more...] about Pooping Perpetrator

Keep On The Sunnyside

Responding to the complaint of a citizen during a city council meeting a couple months ago Bridge City is looking to do work on the drainage of Sunnyside. Heavy rain causes the water to flood Sunnyside. The pipes under several of the culverts on the street need to be replaced. City Manager Jerry Jones gave the estimate of the cost to replace the pipes and repair the culverts at about $8600 for the whole job. Jones said five driveways would be broken up to allow city crews to lay the new 15-inch pipes. Jones added Bridge City will do most of the labor with its own equipment and … [Read more...] about Keep On The Sunnyside

Thursday Tournament Scores

WOS 10 Ozen 0 - Jack Dallas struck out 16 and also hit 2 doubles WOS 6 Kountze 2 LCM 8 Splendora 2 - Ryan Martin CG; Grant White 3-4, 3 RBI LCM 4 Trinity 1 - Slade Green WP; Mitchell Lee 3 run homer BC lost to Vidor 6-3 BC tied Bay Sterling 6-6 Orangefield 4 Memorial 3 Evadale 11 Deweyville 3 Baytown Sterling 1 Vidor 0 SOFTBALL BC beat Vidor 9-7 BC beat Huntington 5-0 OF lost to Kirbyville 4-2 OF beat Diboll 7-4 WOS beat Ozen 10-1 WOS lost to Deweyville 11-5 LCM lost to Brenham 5-3 LCM lost to LaGrange 9-0 … [Read more...] about Thursday Tournament Scores

Former Bears Doing Well

Two former LCM Lady Bears have earned starting spots on the Galveston College softball team. Angel Villanueva starts at second and Mikaela Stegall in left. They started conference play Mar. 2 at Lamar PA with two big wins. Run ruled them 12-1 in game 1, where Mikaela went 2 for 3 with 1 RBI and 2 stolen bases, and Angel went 2 for 3 as well. Game 2, Galveston won 13-6. Mikaela, who is batting leadoff for the Whitecaps, went 2-5 with a triple and Angel went 2 for 4 with a 3 run homerun and 4 RBIs. Angel is second on the team in homeruns with 6 for the season. … [Read more...] about Former Bears Doing Well

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