The Orange County Retired Teachers Association will hold its next meeting on Monday, February 8, 2016 at 10:30 am at the Wesley United Methodist Church, 401 37th Street, Orange, TX. The guest speaker will be Joseph Johnson from Shangri La Botanical Gardens. He will inform members about spring planting and pruning. A light lunch will be served. … [Read more...] about Retired Teachers Meet
Pinehurst Meetings Cut In Half
After cancelling city council meetings each of the last three months, the Pinehurst City Council approved Tuesday holding just one meeting a month starting in February. City Administrator Robbie Hood addressed the Council with the idea of holding just one scheduled city council meeting in the evening during a month. Hood said he would prefer to have his department heads attending to their work then being tied up giving reports which they did at the workshop meetings which were held the second Tuesday morning of each month. Hood added he could report the status of those departments during … [Read more...] about Pinehurst Meetings Cut In Half
OC Sheriffs Log
Orange County Sheriffs Log January 27, 2016 BURGLARY OF A BUILDING 1/20/2016 @ 12:14 Deputy Lane Moody was dispatched to 1635 Kenwood Dr. in Vidor for the burglary of a non-residence. BURGLARY OF A MOTOR VEHICLE 1/20/2016 @ 18:25 Deputy M. Wappler was dispatched to the 1200 block of West Circle Drive in Vidor for the burglary of motor vehicle. POSSESSION CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE 1/20/2016 @ 18:53 Detectives Joel Stinnett and Martin Gaskin stopped a 2013 Chevrolet truck on … [Read more...] about OC Sheriffs Log
Tuesday Basketball Scores
The Orangefield Lady Bobcats moved into first place after outscoring Silsbee 74-69 Tuesday on KOGT. It was a monster game for Sabryn Crain (above) who poured in 26 points and added 10 rebounds, and Hanna Lowe who scored 27. Before freshman Emmi Lummus fouled out she tallied an impressive 10 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists and 6 steals. Paris Fregia, Bethany Green, Evie Arceneaux and Kaylynn Nelson also contributed to the victory that split the season series. Simone Carmeaner of Silsbee lead all scorers with 35. The Bobcats travel to Hardin-Jefferson on … [Read more...] about Tuesday Basketball Scores
Cole Shines in WAC Track
Sophomore La'Shya Cole has been named Western Athletic Conference Women's Field Athlete of the Week for Jan. 18-24, the conference announced on Tuesday. Cole, a graduate of West Orange-Stark, swept both events she competed in. She led the team of Aggies that took the top three spots in the Triple Jump with a mark of 11.75m (38 ft. 7in.). In the Long Jump, she won with a mark of 5.61m (18 ft. 5 in.). Her marks in both events were a college best for Cole. She currently is second in the WAC in both events. Cole played a large role in helping the Aggies sweep the other five teams in the … [Read more...] about Cole Shines in WAC Track
County Needs Improvements
The representatives of Way Service gave a report Tuesday to the Commissioners Court on their energy efficiency study of the county’s buildings. County Judge Brint Carlton summarized the report saying the county will need to make improvements to the electrical, air conditioning, and mechanical equipment in most of the county’s buildings especially the jail. Way also looked at the options to repairing the marble façade on the front of the courthouse. Carlton said the Commissioners Court will call a workshop next week to discuss what the scope of the repairs is going to be. Ken Morris … [Read more...] about County Needs Improvements
Mittie Burch LeDoux
Mittie Burch LeDoux, 76, of Orange, Texas, passed away on January 24, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm, Thursday, January 28, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Ed Rawls. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:30pm-8:00pm, Wednesday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, on October 12, 1939, she was the daughter of Charles H. Burch and Inez (Toney) Burch. She was a longtime resident of Orangefield, a member of First Baptist Church of Orangefield, and … [Read more...] about Mittie Burch LeDoux
Jack Arthur Tisdale
Jack Arthur Tisdale, 85, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on January 25, 2016, in Orange, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm, Thursday, January 28, 2016, at First Assembly of God in Bridge City. Officiating will be Pastor Robby Holland and Keith Maloy. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 12:00pm. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on January 2, 1931, he was the son of Phillip Tisdale and Ethel Tisdale. Jack worked at Gulf Oil as an instrument technician for over 30 years. He enjoyed serving others and spent his time volunteering with the Ministerial Alliance … [Read more...] about Jack Arthur Tisdale
OHS All-Region Band
Five students from Orangefield High School were selected for the Region 10 ATSSB All-Region Band. They are Alexis Weimann on bass clarinet, Justin Dupuis on trumpet, Katy Swiere on flute, Kayla Boyett on clarinet, and Cameron Hutchison (not pictured) on tuba. The students auditioned for the band in November, learned music during a clinic on January 23, and performed a concert later that evening. … [Read more...] about OHS All-Region Band
WOS UIL Practice Meets
West Orange – Stark High School students participated in two UIL Academic Practice Meets recently. In early January, students competed at the Hamshire-Fannett Meet. Tyffani Hinson placed second in poetry and Donquinesha Harris placed second in news writing. David Jones placed third in editorial writing. Demaric Judge placed fourth in news writing. Emma Dorantes placed fifth in editorial writing. Brandon Roy placed sixth in current issues and events. In team competition, the WO-S journalism team placed second. Last weekend, Emma Dorantes also placed in competition at the Nederland UIL … [Read more...] about WOS UIL Practice Meets
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