Area graduates receive scholarships from S.B. Mosser Masonic Lodge #912
Five area Class of 2021 graduates received scholarships from the S.B. Mosser Masonic Lodge #912 Tuesday night.
Recipients of the scholarships were Talee Oaks from Orange Grove High School, Sierra Starns, Orange Grove High School, Elizabeth Charles of Ben Bolt - Palito Blanco High School, Jacqlyn Villarreal of Alice and Carolina Guerrero of San Diego High School.
The students received a total of $4,250 in scholarships.
The money was raised by the lodge through a golf tournament earlier in the year.
According to Tom Oaks, Master of the Lodge, in the early days of the Republic of Texas, Masonic Lodges provided space for school rooms in most communities. Masons provided both physical space for schools, as well as payment of teachers salaries. Today, the Masonic Grand Lodge of Texas supports public schools with programs such as Take Time to Read, a public awareness program that educates adults about the impo
Proposed solar farm would bring jobs and renewable energy to Orange Grove
Orange Grove might get a little greener soon, with the possibility of a solar farm becoming more of a reality for the city
Rachel Denny Clow
Posted at 2:53 PM, May 18, 2021
and last updated 2021-05-18 15:55:36-04
ORANGE GROVE, Texas â Orange Grove might get a little greener soon, with the possibility of a solar farm becoming more of a reality for the city.
The planned 175-megawatt solar farm would be about three miles from Orange Grove High School at County Road 308 and TX-359, according to Collin Brown, director of development for Advanced Power, the parent company of Talitha Energy Project.
Nueces Electric Cooperative scholarship winners announced
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ROBSTOWN – This year, Nueces Electric Cooperative (NEC) proudly awarded the Ramiro De La Paz Memorial Scholarships to 13 seniors from 11 high schools: Bishop High School, Tuloso-Midway High School, Samuel Clemens High School, Calallen High School, Banquete High School, Orange Grove High School, Kaufer High School, Pleasanton High School, Port Aransas High School, Richard King High School and Gregory-Portland High School.
Following our cooperative principle of education, training and information, NEC is honored to provide this scholarship program to our community. NEC awarded $20,000 in scholarships to graduating seniors, in an effort to support them as they strive to continue their educations.
Alice Echo News Journal
ORANGE GROVE - Jordan Garcia, 17, and four other teenagers were charged on Thursday, May 13 by Orange Grove police in connection with a hazing incident that occurred at the Orange Grove High School in April, Police Chief Roy Lee Guerrero said.
Luke Inglis, 17, is wanted by Orange Grove police in connection with the incident, Guerrero added.
Names of the other four male suspects in this case will not be released due to their age.
On May 3, Orange Grove police were contacted by school officials in reference to a potential hazing incident that occurred on April 29.
Video footage was submitted into evidence which showed several male minors participate in the hazing of a 16-year-old teen on school grounds, Guerrero said.