When you look back, it’s amazing that the Rainbow Bridge was completed in under three years. It was naming the darn thing that took forever.

Meri Elen Jacobs provides interesting commentary each week in her MUSTANG INSIDER column in The Record Newspapers and online here at THERECORDLIVE.COM. The Mustangs went wild in their season opener 33-13. The Mustangs host 'Orange Bowl' Saturday at 6:30 p.m.

Whether you call him creative or imaginative, craftsman or artisan, Dale Carter is a self-taught, and very skilled, metal artsmith in Orange.  Although he has been recognized as an artist only in the last 10 years, Carter has been perfecting his craft for nearly 30 years, slowly evolving his art from stick figures to abstract and realistic forms.

The second annual tunnel boat races known as “Showdown on the Sabine,” sponsored by the city of Orange and area businesses, will be Sept. 20-21 at the waterfront / boat ramp area off Simmons Drive.

Four special guests represent 137 years of company service

DuPont Sabine River Works (SRW) employees and managment recently invited some of the plant’s oldest retirees for a private tour. Four DuPont retirees, all of them older than 90, spent a special day at the site touring their former workplace and talking with current employees.

Meals on Wheels came to a screeching halt Wednesday. During the Hurricane Gustav evacuation, thieves broke into the building at 312 Turret Street which is the location of the Orange Community Action Association Meals on Wheels program.

The electric meter was pulled, killing all electricity to the building. The spoilage of a weeks worth of food is valued at $10,000.

Tuesday, Sept. 2, Orange County Sheriff Deputies Chad Scales and Jerry Kibodeaux responded to the scene of a home burglary in Mauriceville. The complainant found their home had been broken into while they had evacuated for Hurricane Gustav. Several items had been stolen.

Fans Encouraged to Vote for Football Heroes at Playeroftheweek.com

The Built Ford Tough High School Football Player of the Week program kicks off Monday, September 1, with a call for nominations. Ford invites fans to vote for favorite players each week of high school football season at playeroftheweek.com.

Sue Bailey, "Queen of the Sabine" and champion of the Audubon Society had fought a long battle with Leukemia. Today she was found deceased at her home by her grandson. No details are known at this time, but will be posted as soon as they are announced.
Below is the most recent article published by the Record Newspapers about Bailey, her grandson, and her long fight with cancer.


Published 12/12/2007 in the Record Newspapers

A billow of smoke rose from the caney shores of Lake Sabine, Friday, where Bailey’s Road ends and a piece of local history succumbed to ash. The remnants of the bait house of the famed Rob Bailey’s Fish Camp are tended by Bill McKinney