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Santa Comes Early To WOC

WOCCISD surprises returning staff  with budgeted $145,500 retention incentive West Orange – Cove Superintendent Rickie Harris spent his day Monday walking through each of the District’s five campuses. He moved quickly from door-to-door at each campus. He also met collectively with the staff members of the transportation department and Educational Service Center. Harris was doing his best to meet personally with as many of the District’s 400 employees as possible. He was intent upon delivering an important message and $145,500 in retention incentive checks. Harris said, "Today was an … [Read more...] about Santa Comes Early To WOC

Arlon Duane Fields

Arlon Duane Fields, 75, of Orange, left this world to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, November 16, 2015, at his home surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, November 21, 2015, at First United Methodist Church in Orange with Reverend John Warren officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00 p.m., Friday, in the Praise Center at the church. Born in Portales, New Mexico, on May 9, 1940, he was the son of Wallace Fields and Bernice Kimbell Fields. Arlon moved to Orange, TX with his … [Read more...] about Arlon Duane Fields

Tommy L. Locke

Tommy L. Locke, 76, of Kirbyville passed away on Monday, November 16, 2015 surrounded by his loving family. Tommy was born on May 23, 1939 in Shelby County, Texas to parents, Sybil (Powdrill) and Vernon Lee Locke. He had lived in the Kirbyville area since 1992, prior two years in Henderson and from 1980 until 1990 in New Mexico. Tommy was employed with Bealls Department Store for many years and owed his own business, retiring at the age of 65. He was of the Southern Baptist Faith and member of First Baptist Church of Jasper. Tommy enjoyed fishing, working in his yard and his vegetable … [Read more...] about Tommy L. Locke

Walter R. Ebanks

Walter R. Ebanks died November 13, 2015 at age 97. He was born on Grand Cayman Island, came to the USA as a deckhand, and volunteered to serve in the US Army in June 1941. He became a naturalized citizen of the US in Hawaii during World War II. He served as a Technical Sergeant in the Army Corps of Engineers and also qualified as a sharpshooter. He was awarded the Soldier’s Medal for heroism displayed in rescuing a drowning enlisted man on Oahu in 1945.   Walter met his future wife Dorothy Griner at Lamar Junior College after the war, and they married December 20, 1946 in Beaumont. They … [Read more...] about Walter R. Ebanks

Special Angels Rodeo a Success

2nd Annual Special Angels Rodeo An Overwhelming Success   The 2nd Annual Special Angels Rodeo, which was held this past Saturday, November 14th, at the T2 Arena and Event Center in Orange, was an overwhelming success according to event organizers. Special Angels Rodeo is the premier adaptive sport rodeo event in Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana. It is a free event and is open to all members of the special needs community regardless of age or disability.   In it's first year, the event hosted 98 participants from throughout the area and had about 150 volunteers. For … [Read more...] about Special Angels Rodeo a Success

Teacher Arrested

An Orange County narcotics team Monday night arrested a Vidor High School teacher with a reported 9.6 ounces of methamphetamine in the car. The arrested began as a traffic stop about 8 p.m. on Interstate 10 near North Main Street in Vidor. 34-year-old Lauren Leigh Courmier of Vinton, Louisiana, was arrested and taken to the Orange County Jail. She has been charged with the first degree felony of possession of a controlled substance. Tuesday morning, 128th State District Judge Courtney Arkeen set a bond of $300,000. Vidor ISD Superintendent Dr. Jay Killgo issued a statement saying the … [Read more...] about Teacher Arrested

New Chief Appointed

The West Orange Volunteer Fire Department has a new chief.  The West Orange City Council approved the appointment of Terry Veitch by Mayor Roy McDonald as the new fire chief.  Veitch has been with the department for 12 years since he joined as a junior fire fighter. Veitch said he has goals and plans for his fellow fire fighters.  He hopes to write them down and share them with the other volunteers.  Veitch commented the West Orange Volunteer Fire Department is small, but its members are like brothers and he would like to keep the family atmosphere in the department with everything he … [Read more...] about New Chief Appointed

Sales Tax Figures

The City of Pinehurst is the only entity in Orange County that has seen dropping sales tax revenues so far in 2015. The Texas Comptroller's Office sent monthly sales tax payments last week covering September sales. Pinehurst is down by $48,718 from the first nine months of 2014. City sales tax figures for September are: Orange County: $471,278 for the month, $4,754,864 for the year to date, up $463,160 for the first nine months. Bridge City:  $146,454 for the month, $1,546,443 for the year to date, up $295,729 for the first nine months. Orange:  $619,313 for the month, $3,706,000 … [Read more...] about Sales Tax Figures

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