Del Papa Distributing provides $50,000 match grant to Southeast Texas Food Bank for fifth consecutive year

Del Papa Distributing announced Dec. 1 its continued support of the Southeast Texas Food Bank with a match grant of $50,000.

Gulf Copper awarded additional work in production of U.S. Navy destroyers

Gulf Copper & Manufacturing Corp. announced it’s expanded agreement with HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division to support the construction of select outfitted structural units for the U.S. Navy’s Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, according to a company press release Oct. 28.

Faces and Places

• Thomas Cryer recently retired as store manager from Brookshire Brothers in Kountze after 45 years with the retail grocer. “I want to say how very blessed I have been to have worked with so many fine people. During my 45 years, I have learned so much from a lot of you.

LSCO BRIEFS | News from Lamar State College Orange

Cox promoted to chief information officerThomas ‘Kash’ Cox was promoted to chief information officer after more than two decades of commitment to the Lamar State College system and three and a half years with the shared services department.

LSCO Real Estate program offers six online courses

The Lamar State College Orange (LSCO) Real Estate program is designed to prepare students to enter various sectors of the real estate profession. The program is flexible, offering all classes online so individuals have the option to complete their education remotely, according to a news release.

Hundreds rallied for the cause despite rain

Southeast Texans rallied in pink and teal Oct. 25 for the Julie Richardson Procter 5K Ribbon Run Monster Dash, proving that neither rain nor last-minute changes could dampen the community’s determination to take a stand against breast and ovarian cancer.