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Outgoing Commissioner Theresa Beauchamp shares what she’ll miss By Chrissie Mouton news@orangeleader.com
Precinct 2 County Commissioner Theresa Beauchamp is looking forward to her new role in 2023 — retirement. Beauchamp is retiring after four years on Orange County Commissioners Court, but her career also included 12 years serving on Orange City Council and 40 years in education, as a teacher and administrator. “We have enjoyed Mrs.
Beauchamp and will miss her being on the court,” says John Gothia, County Judge. “I think she served her citizens well and I think she gets to go and enjoy her retirement now.” Beauchamp shares a similar sentiment. “I worked with the best commissioner’s court that I could have ever worked with,” Beauchamp says. “We not only worked together but were friends and respected each other’s opinions. Everybody brought to the table
expertise. I’m going to miss all of them, the people at the courthouse and everybody down there that have become my friends. They do a good job. I’m leaving on a good note.” Beauchamp is also very proud of what she accomplished while serving. “We got a health department back from Hardin County. When the pandemic hit, our people were having to drive all the way to Hardin County to get a COVID shot,” Beauchamp says. “So,
we got a health department back here in Orange on Strickland. It’s wonderful people can get all their shots there and everything.” But that wasn’t Beauchamp’s only accomplishment. “A lot of ditches dug. People were helped with their drainage. I didn’t just sit in the office. I worked on things that had been neglected for a long time. Got roads built that had been neglected. See ‘Theresa,’ page A2
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Orange County Commissioner Theresa Beauchamp was honored by fellow commissioners Robert Viator, County Judge John Gothia, Kirk Roccaforte and Johnny Trahan for her tremendous service.
BRIGHTEN YOUR DAY
Mariah Ammons navigates busy slate to help LC-M High shine
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LITTLE CYPRESS — Little Cypress-Mauriceville senior Mariah Ammons is a “stickler” for keeping her grades up while navigating through entertaining ways of brightening the lives of everyone around. She is a member of the National Honor Society, the Interact Club, Bear Believers, helps with Team Force and plays volleyball and soccer. “I’m just a believer in helping people out, whether
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Bridge City’s Caryss Carpenter is the 2022 Orange Leader Female Athlete of the Year, and Little Cypress-Mauriceville’s Ashton Landry is the Orange Leader Male Athlete of the Year.
it is through Christ or any means,” said Ammons. “If I can be there to brighten a person’s day, I’m going to do it to the best of my ability. I always try to be a positive
person and help lead the way in every way possible.” Being a part of the Interact Club is uplifting, from small projects to big projects, she said.
They have sold bracelets to raise money struggling families in Guatemala. They have raised funds for a Cancer cure for St. Elizabeth Hospital during
football games. One of the best moments this year was making dog blankets for area animal See ‘Mariah,’ page A2
ORANGE — Orange City Police Chief Lane Martin wants the public to know officers are out and patrolling neighborhoods and businesses. Martin is also encouraging people to report any suspicious activity as well as making sure to lock their vehicles and hide any valuables. “Be aware of your surroundings and, when possible, stay in groups instead of walking in by yourself,” Martin said. Martin didn’t directly address the two shootings that occurred this week in the city, but said they are under investigation. The recent violence began with a shooting at about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in the 2300 block of Pacific Street. When police arrived they found a 30-year-old man with a gunshot wound. They identified the victim as Rodrick Williams of Orange. He was taken to a hospital and was last listed in stable condition. Information about what See ‘Orange,’ page A2
A Nobel Pastime Hunting Pictures shine at Stark Museum By Van Wade Van.wade@orangeleader.com
The Stark Museum of Art is hosting “A Nobel Pastime: Hunting Pictures from the Sarah Campbell Blaffer
D evotional Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.” Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”
Luke 2:11-14
Foundation” through early April. “This exhibition features a subject that is familiar to Stark Museum attendees – that of hunting, but from a different perspective,” said Sarah Boehme, curator. “We are very grateful to
the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation for generously sharing this extraordinary collection and organizing this loan exhibition so that the Stark Museum of Art could present these works of art to our audience.” The hunt has been a
pervasive theme in western art and literature since the time of ancient Greece. The sport, often approaching the status of ritual, was generally heavily regulated and restricted to the nobility, with violators subject to strict penalties including, in
some cases, death. “A Noble Pastime” includes 16th- to 19th-century representations of various aspects of the chase, such as hunting expeditions, game pieces, and portraits of hunters as well as animals. This exhibition seeks to
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illuminate various hunting methods, to underscore the role of the hunt as an exclusive pursuit in early-modern European culture, and to emphasize the use of hunting imagery as a conscious
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