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Changes ahead for local schools following UIL Realignment
1+ hour, 7+ min ago (633+ words) Published 4:34 pm Friday, February 6, 2026 By Tommy Mann Jr. / Special to the Leader BEAUMONT " The University Interscholastic League (UIL) unveiled its realignment plans Monday for organizing districts pertaining to football, volleyball and basketball for the 2026-2028 school years bringing minor changes to…...
Orangefield Blizzard King and Queen Announced
5+ hour, 34+ min ago (69+ words) Orangefield Blizzard King and Queen Announced'Orange Leader Orangefield Blizzard King and Queen Announced Published 5:06 pm Friday, February 6, 2026 Congratulations go to Orangefield High School 2026 Blizzard Bash King Emir Ibrahimov and Queen Jaydin Agerton. Essie Bellfield: pioneer leader and civil rights trailblazer…...
OHS students earn big in Stark Reading Contest district round
3+ week, 4+ min ago (120+ words) Published 5:36 pm Friday, January 16, 2026 The OHS district round of the Stark Reading Contest took place Jan. 12." In Interpretive Reading, the second place winner, earning a $2,000 scholarship is junior Tessa Bailey. Taking first place, earning $2,500 and advancing to the county round…...
LC-M High School’s Picklesimer earns seat on All State Band
3+ week, 5+ min ago (382+ words) Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School Band student Wayne Riley "Pickle" Picklesimer has earned a spot on Texas Music Educators Association's All-State Band. Picklesimer will perform [] LC-M High School's Picklesimer earns seat on All State Band…...
Beloved band director Phillip Maldonado remembered for lasting impact
4+ mon, 3+ day ago (408+ words) Published 3:26 pm Friday, October 3, 2025 A band director that touched the hearts of students across Jefferson and Orange counties is being remembered for his caring nature and impact he made on the many students he saw through the years. Phillip Maldonado,…...
Lamar State College Orange Celebrates the Investiture of President Wendy Elmore
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (668+ words) Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Lamar State College Orange (LSCO) formally installed Dr. Wendy Elmore as the fifth president of the College during an Investiture ceremony held Tuesday, September 16, 2025, in the Shahan Event Center on campus. The ceremony, one…...
LC-M’s Amberly Craft Earns State Board of Education’s Heroes for Children Award
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (185+ words) Published 4:36 pm Friday, September 19, 2025 Devoted volunteer Amberly Craft has been named the winner of the Texas State Board of Education's 2025 Heroes for Children Award. Craft was nominated by Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School Principal Amber Hawk and selected by SBOE member…...
Lamar State College Orange Announces Record-Breaking Fall 2025 Enrollment
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (197+ words) Published 3:37 pm Friday, September 12, 2025 Lamar State College Orange" has once again shattered records, welcoming its largest student body in the institution's history. Preliminary enrollment for Fall 2025 stands at more than 4,500 students, a dramatic increase from last fall's final headcount of…...
Search for new West Orange-Cove CISD superintendent underway
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (418+ words) Published 2:39 pm Friday, March 14, 2025 West Orange-Cove CISD has begun searching for a new superintendent after Rickie Harris announced his retirement. Harris had served as superintendent for 10 years. The search will be done internally by the board of trustees and will…...
Lamar State College Orange christen new training vessel
10+ mon, 4+ week ago (380+ words) Published 3:18 pm Friday, March 7, 2025 President Thomas Johnson addresses the crowd at the christening of the boat. (Cesar Cardenas/Orange Leader) President Thomas Johnson breaks a bottle of champagne over the bow of the ship. (Cesar Cardenas/Orange Leader) Boat Captians…...