Bridge City
BCE Cardinals of Characters for marking period 3
Cardinals of Character for the 3rd Marking period at BCE are: Pre-k- Ava Jordan, Ayden Yasin, Jasmine Cisneros, Sally Smith and Ayden Guest. Kindergarten- Chandler ...
Top Stories
Vidor man arrested for robbery
Vidor Police Department received a call of an injured person, at approximately 10:35 a.m., on Monday, January 25, ...
BCE Cardinals of Characters for marking period 3
Cardinals of Character for the 3rd Marking period at BCE are: Pre-k- Ava Jordan, Ayden Yasin, Jasmine Cisneros, ...
Lamar University President Kenneth Evans announces retirement
Lamar University’s fifteenth president, Dr. Kenneth Evans, has announced his retirement from LU effective June 30, 2021. Evans ...
Vidor woman sentenced to 15 years in prison
BEAUMONT, Texas – A 62-year-old Vidor, Texas woman has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in ...
Crime
Vidor man arrested for robbery
Vidor Police Department received a call of an injured person, at approximately 10:35 a.m., on Monday, January 25, 2021 at the 800 block of Ferndale ...
by Dawn Burleigh.
News
Sen. Cruz, Colleagues Reintroduce Constitutional Amendment Imposing Congressional Term Limits
‘The vast majority of Americans from every political stripe – Republicans, Democrats, and Independents – overwhelmingly support congressional term limits’ WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), along with ...
by Dawn Burleigh, Tuesday, January 26, 2021 10:41 am
High School Sports
Burke takes Bulldog tourney for 4th time; Bears finish solid 2nd
JASPER – The LC-M Bear golf team opened the season at the Jasper Bulldog Invitational held at Rayburn Country in Jasper. Led by a sizzling -2/70 by ...
by Van Wade, Monday, January 25, 2021 8:20 pm
Local
Texas looks to add congressional seats after 2020 Census
Texas could gain three seats in Congress after adding more than 4 million people over the last 10 years, according to testimony offered before the ...
by Dawn Burleigh, Monday, January 25, 2021 5:14 pm
News
Councilmember Salter to host monthly Town Hall meetings
City of Orange City Councilmember District 3 Terrie Salter wants to meet with her constituents. Starting on February 4, on the first Thursday of each ...
by Dawn Burleigh, Monday, January 25, 2021 11:31 am
News
BASF TOTAL gives STEM grant to BCISD
BASF TOTAL Petrochemicals, LLC awarded Bridge City ISD a STEM grant last week totaling $13,390. These funds will benefit all four of the Bridge City ...
by Van Wade, Monday, January 25, 2021 9:03 am
News
LC-M Art students participate in Livestock Art Show
One of the big competitions that LC-M Art students participate in each year is the Houston Livestock and Rodeo Art Show. Betsy Kaufman’s Art 3 ...
by Van Wade, Monday, January 25, 2021 8:56 am
News
Gas price rise slowing down nationally
After several weeks of sharply rising gas prices, the pace of price increases has slowed significantly in recent days as prices are now largely caught ...
by Van Wade, Monday, January 25, 2021 8:49 am
High School Sports
High school basketball District 22-4A standings and games scheduled for the week:
High school basketball District 22-4A standings and games scheduled for the week: BOYS Lumberton (14-6, 6-1) Bridge City (14-6, 5-2) Silsbee (8-10, 5-2) Orangefield (14-7, ...
by Van Wade, Monday, January 25, 2021 8:38 am
Sports
Peveto wins his first CC Meet for Lamar
HOUSTON, Texas — Led by Little Cypress-Mauriceville graduate Eli Peveto in his first appearance for the men’s team, the Lamar University cross country team got off ...
by Van Wade, Monday, January 25, 2021 8:33 am
Crime
Police investigating double homicide
PRESS RELEASE – On January 23, 2021 at 2:32 a.m., Orange Police Department was dispatched to the 2300 block of Coronado about a shooting victim. ...
by Dawn Burleigh, Saturday, January 23, 2021 9:31 am
Columnists
OP-ED: My Five Cents: Senate Redistricting Committee begins hearings
On January 25, 1839 the Lone Star flag was adopted by the Third Congress of the Republic of Texas as the national flag since Texas ...
by Dawn Burleigh, Saturday, January 23, 2021 8:06 am
Columnists
OP-ED: Surplus or Deficit: Pandemic impacts demand budgeting for Texas-sized opportunities
Due primarily to the economic slowdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Texas elected officials were bracing for a $4.6 billion budget deficit. However, the Texas ...
by Dawn Burleigh, Saturday, January 23, 2021 7:54 am
Books
Bookseller donates 1500 books to CASA of the Sabine Neches Region
To The Leader Barnes & Noble, Inc., the world’s largest retail bookseller, annually donates books to various local charities across the country that provide services ...
by Dawn Burleigh, Saturday, January 23, 2021 7:21 am
News
Fulfilling a final wish
By Dawn Burleigh For 18,000 weeks, according to David Smith, his mother, Grace Smith, made sure her waste collection team had refreshments waiting for them. ...
by Dawn Burleigh, Saturday, January 23, 2021 6:43 am
News
Lions Park playground reopens with state-of-the-art equipment
By Dawn Burleigh City of Orange held a Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony celebrating the much-anticipated opening of Lions Park on Wednesday, January 20. ...
by Dawn Burleigh, Saturday, January 23, 2021 6:32 am
Columnists
OP-ED: Talking About Parenting: Watching as your children turn into young adults
You know how they say your kids will grow up in the blink of an eye? I used to completely disregard that statement, but it’s ...
by Dawn Burleigh, Saturday, January 23, 2021 6:00 am
Lifestyle
Community Briefs
Send community events to news@orangeleader.com at least two weeks in advance. Events may be added to the Events Calendar at orangeleader.com Soup Kitchen First Presbyterian ...
by Dawn Burleigh, Saturday, January 23, 2021 12:25 am
High School Sports
Richardson, Cardinals edge out Vidor at the buzzer
By Keagan Smith Orange Leader BRIDGE CITY – The Bridge City Cardinals stunned the Vidor Pirates at the buzzer 53-50 in a thrilling District 22-4A ...
by Van Wade, Friday, January 22, 2021 9:53 pm
High School Sports
Bobcats fall on the road to Silsbee
SILSBEE – The Orangefield Bobcats fell to the Silsbee Tigers 70-56 in District 22-4A play at Tiger Gym Friday night. Pete Ragusa led the Bobcats ...
by Van Wade, Friday, January 22, 2021 9:37 pm
High School Sports
Lumberton gets past Bears
LUMBERTON – The Little Cypress-Mauriceville Bears dropped a 75-41 District 22-4A decision on the road to the first-place Lumberton Raiders Friday night. Ben Elliott led ...
by Van Wade, Friday, January 22, 2021 9:24 pm
High School Sports
Big late run sparks Silsbee past Lady Bobcats
ORANGEFIELD – Pulling away in the second half, the Silsbee Lady Tigers maintained their stronghold on second-place in the District 22-4A standings as they downed ...
by Van Wade, Friday, January 22, 2021 8:44 pm
News
House Democrats tee up “Democracy Reform” for first vote
By Roz Brown Texas News Service AUSTIN, Texas – In his inaugural address, President Joe Biden said democracy is fragile. So now, good-government groups are ...
by Dawn Burleigh, Friday, January 22, 2021 3:30 pm
Local
Orange County COVID numbers appear to slow down
By Dawn Burleigh According to numbers provided by Hardin County Health Department, Orange County had an increase of 244 cases of COVID since the numbers ...
by Dawn Burleigh, Friday, January 22, 2021 2:30 pm
Local
Lake Charles weather radar back online after Hurricane Laura damage
Today, the National Weather Service restored service to the weather radar serving southwest Louisiana and northwest Gulf of Mexico. Category 4 winds from Hurricane Laura ...
by Dawn Burleigh, Friday, January 22, 2021 2:01 pm
High School Sports
Bobcat boys take Silsbee Power Meet
SILSBEE – On Thursday January 21th the Orangefield Powerlifting team competed in the Silsbee Invitational Meet. The Bobcats placed first as a Team in the ...