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Sports Shorts 02-09-17

Southeast Texas signing day 2017

Feb. 1 was a big day around the nation as athletes, mostly football and soccer, signed National Letters of Intent to continue their education and play at their respective schools.

Over 80 student-athletes from Southeast Texas took part in the big day as family, friends, coaches and teammates help celebrate their accomplishment.

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Battlin’ Bears band chases that inside sound

The LCM Battlin’ Bear Band stopped by Ford Park on their way to an away game in Navasota on Friday, Nov. 4, for a midday rehearsal. The band went to the UIL State Marching Band Contest in San Antonio on Monday, Nov.

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Clown threat hoax: local schools heighten security

Port Arthur Independent School District (PAISD) Superintendent Dr. Mark Porterie reports that there will be increased security at Memorial High School on Monday, Oct. 3, in response to online clown threats - menacing social media posts currently being nationally circulated asserting that creepy-looking clowns will be making armed attacks on various schools.

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Police in Orange find man's body along roadway

Shane Austin Cooper

Police in Orange are investigating a homicide in the city after discovering a local man deceased alongside the roadway, the Orange Police Department reports.

According to Capt. Robert Enmon, officers responded to the 600 block of North Street at 2:30 a.m. on March 24 in reference to a disturbance. When they arrived, they found 38-year-old Orange resident Shane Austin Cooper unresponsive lying next to the road.

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Deputies seek Orange County runaway

Katelyn Elizabeth Pass

Sheriff's deputies are requesting the public's assistance in locating a juvenile runaway, reports the Orange County Sheriff's Office.

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Deputies return stolen golf cart to local high school

Deputies with the Orange County Sheriff's Office located a golf cart on May 29 that had been stolen from Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School during a burglary on May 24, reports OCSO.

According to a news release, the office received information regarding the whereabouts of the missing golf cart. Deputies found the cart at the reported location and retunred the vehicle to the high school today.

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Stark Reading Contest Winners at Little Cypress-Mauriceville

The 2015 winners of the school-level competition held March 1, 2015 at Little Cy

Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School students Spencer Johns and Vincent Hale earned first place in Declamation and Interpretive Reading, respectively, at the school-level finals of the 111th Miriam Lutcher Stark Contest in Reading and Declamation, a scholarship program sponsored by the Nelda C. and H.J.

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Four LCM High School students accepted as Mirabeau Scholars

Kent Morris and Aaron McCoy, Standing: Trey Mathis, Dr. Estes, Jacob Martin

According to a press release from the Little Cypress-Mauriceville CISD Community Relations Coordinator Sherry Combs, four LCM High School seniors were recently accepted into Lamar University’s prestigious Mirabeau Scholars Program.

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NFL star William Green motivates students

Former Cleveland Browns running back William Green addressed Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School students Tuesday, Nov. 27, at the school’s auditorium to send a message of encouragement and motivate them to make decisions leading to success in life. Green participates in the Bill Glass Champions for Life program and visited the school on behalf of the organization.

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Little Cypress Jr. High coach out of a job after accusation of inappropriate relationship with student

A Little Cypress Junior High assistant coach is no longer employed at the school after an investigation was launched regarding the educator and an improper relationship with a high school student.

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