Former WOS Mustang Kevin Pup Smith will be inducted into the Texas High School Hall of Fame. He will be introduced during the WOS/Celina game on Friday at NRG Stadium. He is the first player from West Orange Stark to be elected to the hall. Smith was on the last team to win a title at WOS (87), he was an All-American at Texas A&M and a three time Super Bowl winner with the Cowboys. You can hear the 4A D2 Championship game on KOGT beginning at 3:45pm … [Read more...] about Smith Honored At Game
New Cowboys Coach
Lance Guidry wore No. 15 when he was an All-Southland Conference defensive back for McNeese State University back in the early 90s. On Wednesday, he was named the 15th head coach in school history while challenging the several hundred in attendance to "Cowboy Up." “There is a term that we call ‘Cowboy Up’,” said Guidry in front of a packed group consisting of family, friends, former teammates, former players and supporters. “When you ‘Cowboy Up’ you have to be tough and get back in the saddle as they say. I look at it as let’s go. It’s time for everyone to ‘Cowboy Up’.” That brought a … [Read more...] about New Cowboys Coach
Fall 2015 Phi Theta Kappa Induction
The Alpha Nu Gamma Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society welcomed over 30 new members for the fall 2015 semester. The Induction Ceremony was held at the Brown Estate, on Friday evening, December 4, 2015. A total of 102 attended, including 24 inductees and their guests, as well as Phi Theta Kappa advisors and other LSC-O personnel. LSC-O students become eligible for membership once they have completed at least 12 college-level credit hours and earned an institutional GPA of 3.5 or better during their last five years of enrollment. Attendance at the induction ceremony is not a … [Read more...] about Fall 2015 Phi Theta Kappa Induction
LSCO Supports Program
The Faculty, Staff, Students, and Administration of Lamar State College-Orange dug deep again this year in support of the Blue Santa Program. On December 4, 2015, Dr. Mike Shahan, along with members of the LSC-O Elves committee, presented a check for $3,000 to Sheriff Keith Merritt and members of Orange County Sheriff’s Office. The contribution will assist in helping more than 150 families and approximately 350 children with the annual toy giveaway. In a long standing tradition, the LSC-O Elves set the goal, fundraising events were scheduled, and as customary of the college, an outpouring … [Read more...] about LSCO Supports Program
Pinehurst CC Meeting
Many municipalities throughout Texas have been forced to pass resolutions this month banning fire arms from their city halls because of the Texas Open Carry Law which goes into effect in January. City Administrator Robbie Hood said Pinehurst was not required to pass a resolution because of the dual purposes of the City Hall. Hood informed that the Pinehurst City Hall serves not only as the City Council Chamber, but also the municipal court. State Law already prohibits firearms in a municipal court so Pinehurst has wording on the entrance to the City Hall informing that the building is used as … [Read more...] about Pinehurst CC Meeting
WO City Council Meets
The City Council of West Orange voted Tuesday to continue its support of the Orange County Economic Development Corporation (EDC). Mayor Roy McDonald said the council did have questions for County Judge Brint Carlton who spoke in support of a revised EDC. McDonald informed that council members asked the judge about the makeup of the revised corporation and what would be West Orange’s expected financial responsibility to be a part of it. The council agreed to fund the EDC through the end of the current fiscal year at approximately $4,800 which is the same level it contributes at this present … [Read more...] about WO City Council Meets
Wanted Man Caught
Orange police before noon Tuesday arrested 17-year-old David Anthony Riggs Jr., who has been charged with aggravated robbery. Detective Captain Cliff Hargrave said officers had a tip that Riggs was in the Sabine Park Apartments at 111 Pine Avenue. They found him hiding behind a shower curtain in a bathtub in an apartment. Riggs has been charged in connection with the December 2 armed robbery of the Get-N-Go store at 2419 16th Street. … [Read more...] about Wanted Man Caught
Lost His Head
Restaurant owner Mike Lemoine lost his head and he wants it back. "It's the biggest deer I ever shot," he said. Lemoine had the eight-point buck head and the head of another deer in the back of his pickup truck at his home in the Cypress Bayou subdivision. He left the heads outside in preparation for mounting. But last week when he went to get them, they were gone. His truck was parked in the driveway of his house. At first he thought an animal might have taken the heads, but he found no scratch marks showing a raccoon or other critter climbed up. He speculates kids may have taken the heads … [Read more...] about Lost His Head
SRA Opens Gates
The Sabine River Authority has opened gates at Toledo Bend Reservoir and Deweyville is under a flood warning for low-level flooding of the river. SRA has 5 gates open at 1 foot each. The lake level this morning was at 172.36 feet with the lake considered full at 172 feet. The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for the Sabine River at Deweyville. The river is expected to reach the flood stage of 24 feet by Wednesday morning and could rise to 25 feet in the next few days. … [Read more...] about SRA Opens Gates
Ardoin New HR Director
Five months after voting to cut funding to the Orange County Economic Development Corporation (EDC), the Commissioners Court Tuesday voted to fund the economic corporation through the remainder of the fiscal year. County Judge Brint Carlton reversed his vote from back in July and made the motion to fund the EDC adding he believes there is a future for a revised Economic Development Corporation in Orange County. Commissioners Barry Burton and David Dubose expressed strong support for keeping the EDC alive emphasizing the importance it has for economic development in the county. Commissioner … [Read more...] about Ardoin New HR Director
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