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Abused Women’s and Children’s Awareness Day Domestic Violence Advice A man who beats a woman will do it again. And again. And again. There are ...
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NWS Lake Charles tropical update: 6.13.21
The National Hurricane Center has a medium 50% chance for tropical development in the Bay of Campeche later ...
Today is June 13
Abused Women’s and Children’s Awareness Day Domestic Violence Advice A man who beats a woman will do it ...
Alzheimer’s Insights: FDA approves new Alzheimer’s treatment
The approval of the drug aducanumab by the Food & Drug Administration for treatment of Alzheimer’s disease marks ...
Fillies hosting Fundraising Car Wash
WO-S Fillies Car Wash Fundraising Event is from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 12 at ...
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NWS Lake Charles tropical update: 6.13.21
The National Hurricane Center has a medium 50% chance for tropical development in the Bay of Campeche later this week. This disorganized system will be ...
by Dawn Burleigh.
News
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Ken Lee Addresses Eastern District of Texas as Part of EDTX’s Distinguished Speaker Series
BEAUMONT, Texas – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Texas is pleased to announce the latest guest in its EDTX Distinguished ...
by Dawn Burleigh, Sunday, June 13, 2021 3:27 pm
News
Governor Abbott speaks on downtown Austin shooting
AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott today issued a statement following a shooting in downtown Austin: “The Texas Department of Public Safety is working closely with ...
by Dawn Burleigh, Saturday, June 12, 2021 10:17 am
Columnists
OP-ED: Texas Times: Flag Day
It’s summertime in Texas, a season saturated with patriotic pride. We observed Memorial Day in May, honoring those in uniform who have made the ultimate ...
by Dawn Burleigh, Saturday, June 12, 2021 8:43 am
News
NWS Lake Charles tropical update: 7 a.m. 6.12.21
The National Hurricane Center has increased the chances for tropical development to a medium 40% in the Bay of Campeche. Slow development is expected, and ...
by Dawn Burleigh, Saturday, June 12, 2021 8:25 am
Columnists
OP-ED: Honoring Flag Day
America’s original flag, it’s the only one that dared defy the straight-line pattern of all its successors. The stars were in a circle while all ...
by Dawn Burleigh, Saturday, June 12, 2021 8:15 am
Education
WO-S student selected for internship at UT to analyze NASA Earth and Space Science Data
To The Leader Darian Hardin, a student from West Orange-Stark High School has been selected for the prestigious STEM Enhancement in Earth and Space Science ...
by Dawn Burleigh, Saturday, June 12, 2021 6:53 am
Local Events
Juneteenth in the Fruit is set for next week
This year’s Juneteenth Celebration set for 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. at the Riverfront Pavilion on Division in Orange. The community of Orange, Texas will ...
by Dawn Burleigh, Saturday, June 12, 2021 6:42 am
Columnists
OP-ED: The Pentagon’s untouchable budget
Did you really think that electing Joe Biden would mean major reductions in military spending and the shift of Pentagon resources to spending on social ...
by Dawn Burleigh, Saturday, June 12, 2021 6:16 am
Education
VIDEO: VISD to start construction on new middle school
By Dawn Burleigh and EJ Williams After losing the middles school to Hurricane Harvey, Vidor ISD held a groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday to begin construction ...
by Dawn Burleigh, Saturday, June 12, 2021 12:57 am
Local
Community Briefs 6.12.21
Dance VFW Post #2775 is holding a dance, open to the public, from 7 p.m. – 11 p.m. on June 12, 2021, at the VFW ...
by Dawn Burleigh, Saturday, June 12, 2021 12:43 am
Home and Garden
Master Gardeners: Summer flowers for Southern gardens
By Sheri Bethard Orange County Master Gardeners Spring has definitely passed us now and summer is here for the next several months. So, this means ...
by Dawn Burleigh, Saturday, June 12, 2021 12:22 am
Columnists
OP-ED: THE IDLE AMERICAN: Plucky Grandview kids wow Branson
Fifth-grade violinists from Grandview, TX, Elementary School are accustomed to taking Branson, MO, by storm, but this year they wowed audiences despite the “double whammy” of ...
by Dawn Burleigh, Saturday, June 12, 2021 12:20 am
Columnists
OP-ED: We don’t need another oil pipeline
The fight over a northern Minnesota pipeline project could have global repercussions. A decades-old pipeline called Line 3, run by the Canadian company Enbridge, is ...
by Dawn Burleigh, Saturday, June 12, 2021 12:19 am
News
And Now You Know: Director of the band and orchestra at the UT gives lessons in Orange
Sunday June 5, 1938, the Orange Leader announced that Colonel George E. Hurt would be arriving in Orange the following Wednesday, June 8. Col. Hurt ...
by Dawn Burleigh, Saturday, June 12, 2021 12:08 am
News
TRAFFIC ALERT 6.11.21
ORANGE COUNTY: Beginning Monday, crews will be working on the concrete median daily throughout the week, 9am-3:30pm, along I10 east and westbound between SH12 and SH62. ...
by Dawn Burleigh, Friday, June 11, 2021 1:36 pm
Local
NWS Lake Charles weather update: 2:30 p.m. 6.10.21
Dry and warm weather continues through Saturday. A more seasonal pattern of scattered showers and thunderstorms starts Sunday into next week. Due to releases from ...
by Dawn Burleigh, Thursday, June 10, 2021 2:50 pm
Local
File Acreage Report by June 15 to Receive Premium Benefit for Cover Crops
By Jim Bellmon, Regional Office Director, Risk Management Agency Did you plant a cover crop and also have crop insurance coverage for your spring crops ...
by Dawn Burleigh, Thursday, June 10, 2021 9:12 am
High School Sports
Bobcat Parks nets Zaharias Award
Orangefield golf standout Xander Parks captured the inaugural Underclass Male Player of the Year at the Babe Zaharias Golf Banquet this week, honoring the top ...
by Van Wade, Thursday, June 10, 2021 9:01 am
Crime
Vidor man indicted for possession of cocaine
Ronald Eugene Collins, 54, of Vidor was indicted by the Jefferson County Grand Jury on Wednesday for possession of a controlled substance, a state jail ...
by Dawn Burleigh, Thursday, June 10, 2021 8:46 am
High School Sports
Ragball Tournament for a tremendous family set
A great benefit for a tremendous family, go out and swing the bats for a great cause and enjoy food, baked goods and a silent ...
by Van Wade, Thursday, June 10, 2021 8:44 am
News
Combs made tremendous impact promoting LC-M CISD
There is no doubt that Sherry Combs will be missed for all of our hard work and dedication for being the Community Relations Coordinator for ...
by Van Wade, Thursday, June 10, 2021 8:33 am
Crime
Vidor man indicted for forgery, unlawful carrying weapon
Gregory Lee Wallace Jr, 26, of Vidor, was indicted by the Jefferson County Grand Jury on Wednesday for forgery, unlawful carrying weapon on licensed property. ...
by Dawn Burleigh, Thursday, June 10, 2021 8:09 am
News
TRAFFIC ALERT 6.9.21
ORANGE: Expect significant delays along I10 throughout the weekend due to paving operations. Alternating lane closures along I10 westbound from the state line to SH87, Friday ...
by Dawn Burleigh, Wednesday, June 9, 2021 3:49 pm
Columnists
OP-ED: Inflation could wreck American wealth
In just the four months that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have been in office, we’ve experienced a border crisis, a gas crisis, and a ...
by Dawn Burleigh, Wednesday, June 9, 2021 9:01 am
Columnists
OP-ED: Positive Highlights: Joining NAACP aids in the growth of the community
City of Orange we have several opportunities for citizens who want to join the NAACP Chapter in Orange, Texas. As part of the Executive Board, ...