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In this issue:
✅ Orangefield Education Foundation Marks Centennial with $13,300 Teacher Gift
✅ Coach Peevey Enters 25th Season Ready to Watch Bears Grow
✅ Little Cypress Fire & Rescue Needs You
Orange County Local Events
Wednesday, August 5
Colton Horner — 6 PM at Tia Juanita's Fish Camp. Live music. More info →
Thursday, August 6
Jace Nunnelly — 6 PM at Tia Juanita's Fish Camp. Live music. More info →
Friday, August 7
First Fridays at the Meadery — 5 PM at Hammered Honey Farms and Mead, Orange. More info →
Scott McGill — 6:30 PM at Tia Juanita's Fish Camp. Live music. More info →
Gipsy Kings featuring Tonino Baliardo (21+) — 8:30 PM at Golden Nugget, Lake Charles. More info →
Classic Movie Nights: The Parent Trap — 7 PM at Jefferson Theatre, Beaumont. More info →
Patio Night at War Wagon — 6 PM at War Wagon Cigars, Orange. More info →
Saturday, August 8
Community Harvest 2026 — 6:30 AM at Free State Cellars. Free, hands-on vineyard harvest day, no registration needed. More info →
Hot Air Balloon Glo Festival 2026 — 4 PM at Bridge City Elementary School. More info →
Worship in the Park — 4 PM at Vidor (19075 I-10 Frontage Rd). More info →
The Southeast Texas Visionary Awards Show — 5 PM at Jefferson Theatre, Beaumont. More info →
Lorcana Saturday Night Tournaments (every Saturday) — 7 PM at 365 N Main St, Vidor. $10 entry. More info →
M.A.C. at Brick & Barley — 9:30 PM at Brick & Barley, Orange. Live band. More info →
Saint Arnold Crack & Pour at War Wagon — 7 PM at War Wagon Cigars, Orange. More info →
Harbor Foundation 14th Annual Butterfly Release — 11 AM–1 PM at Event Centre Great Lawn, Beaumont. Free family day, food and crafts, butterfly release at 1 PM. More info →
Sunday, August 9
Slow Down Sundays (every Sunday) — 2 PM at Lynnwood Pine Forest, Vidor. More info →
Wednesday, August 12
First Day of School — Orangefield ISD More info →
Orangefield Education Foundation Marks Centennial with $13,300 Teacher Gift
Pictured L to R: Kent Hutchison, Foundation At-Large Director; Dr. Daniel McLemore, Foundation Vice President; Jullie Fuller, Elementary Principal; Brian Richardson, Jr. High Principal; Wayne Stephenson, High School Principal; and Chrystal Myers, Foundation President.
As Orangefield ISD kicks off 100 years of educational excellence, the OISD Education Foundation presented $13,300 to all 133 classroom teachers and librarians across the district's three campuses during Tuesday's Convocation. Foundation President Crystal Myers called the gift the start of a community-wide Centennial Giving Campaign, inviting alumni, businesses, and neighbors to invest in Orangefield's next century. Donations can be made at oisdfoundation.com. Read More
Coach Peevey Enters 25th Season Ready to Watch Bears Grow
LCM Bears head football coach Eric Peevey is gearing up for his 25th season coaching and sixth as Bear Boss. Peevey is excited to have quarterback Jaxson Struwe back under center but will need to replace two-way starters KD Reed and Marek Loyd, running back J'Lynn Morris, and leading tackler Dystan Payne. He sat down with KOGT's Gary Stelly to talk about what's ahead for the Bears. Read More
Little Cypress Fire & Rescue Needs You
Orange County ESD3 — Little Cypress Fire & Rescue — is actively recruiting volunteers from right here in the community, and no prior experience is required. The department provides free TCFP Fire Academy training and helps cover EMT-B certification costs. Whether you're pulling a hoseline or handling logistics, they say there's a role for everyone. Interested? Apply online at ocesd3.net, email [email protected], or stop by 8465 Hwy 87 North Monday–Friday or Thursday evenings. Read More