Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Local classic rock and southern rock outfit Mixx Fixxer, featuring Wes Day, at left, and Dickey Woodard, will perform at Mackenzie's Pub in Beaumont on Friday night for ages 21 and older. Admission is $7 at the door.Photo by Tommy Mann Jr. Fair weather has arrived and there are plenty of great opportunities to get outside and enjoy quality events and festivals, as well as live music, which can be found across the region in the normal outlets as well. Visit...
The regular season is over and, for three local baseball teams, the road to Austin begins this weekend. The Class 4A high school baseball playoffs get underway for the District 24-4A Bridge City Cardinals, West Orange-Stark Mustangs and Little Cypress Mauriceville Battlin' Bears this Friday and Saturday as each team will face an opponent from District 23-4A. The Bridge City Cardinals are the runner-up in District 24-4A and will take on the Liberty Panthers, the third place team from District 23-4A, in a best of three-game...
Country music artist Vince Gill returns to the region for a concert performance on Friday, Aug. 19, at the Golden Nugget Casino in Lake Charles, La. Tickets are $45-$60 at all Ticketmaster outlets. Others shows added for the venue this summer include America, Jana Kramer and Jerry Jeff Walker. Courtesy photo The summer is going to be a hot one at the Golden Nugget Casino as the venue's summer concert lineup continues to heat up. The Golden Nugget Casino in Lake Charles, La....
The District 24-4A Track Meet is at the half-way point and all eyes are focused to the running finals on Thursday evening in Silsbee. The field events and the running preliminary events were held Tuesday at Silsbee High School as the District 24-4A Track Meet got underway with dozens of boys and girls track athletes competing for the right to advance to the Area Meet in Huffman on April 21. The top four individuals in each event will advance to the Area contest. In the girls high jump, Bailee click of Orangefield placed...
Coushatta Casino Resort in Kinder, La. will be the site of "Rock May-nia," a four-weekend rock music event every Saturday during the month of May. Artists scheduled to appear include Queensryche, Tom Keifer of Cinderella, Stryper, Slaughter and Vince Neil, pictured, the voice of Motley Crue, in a solo concert. Tickets are $20 each and on sale now at all Ticketmaster outlets. Photo by Tommy Mann Jr. Coushatta Casino is bringing the rock to Kinder, La. next month as a month...
Another Orange County community is the latest to join the growing trend in adding the national motto to city-owned vehicles. Councilmembers in Bridge City recently approved a measure which will allow for the placement of the United States national motto, "In God We Trust," to not only be placed upon police department vehicles, but upon all city-owned vehicles in the very near future. "This is something that has been going on recently through Orange County, and I think it is a...
Orange County returned to business as normal on Monday morning following this past week's historic flooding of the Sabine River. Orange County Commissioners Court met in a specially called session on Monday morning at Vidor City Hall to handle regular court business as Commissioners were unable to meet this past week due to flooding. One of the pressing matters on Monday's agenda was considering requests for Hotel and Occupancy Tax funds for the Mauriceville Crawfish Festival...
The City of Orange will hold its annual Easter Egg Hunt for area children from 9 a.m. - noon, Friday, March 25, on the grounds of the Orange Riverfront Pavilion near the corner of Fifth Street and West Division in downtown Orange. The egg hunt is open to children ages 0 to 8-years-old. Photo by Tommy Mann Jr. Despite recent flooding of the Sabine River, an annual holiday children's activity is still scheduled to go ahead as planned. The City of Orange Annual Easter Egg Hunt wi...
Flood waters began receding over the weekend and now Orange County officials begin the next task which is damage assessment. Flooding from the Sabine River has left an unidentified number of property and structures damaged. As citizens begin the unenviable task of cleaning up, Orange County officials will be assessing the damage and preparing to make the necessary arrangements to get help for those impacted. "Those affected by the flooding will be able to met with FEMA very soon," said Orange County Judge Stephen Brint Carlto...
The extended holiday weekend is approaching and that means multiple business and government office closures are ahead. The majority of all local, county, state and federal offices will be closed on Friday, March 25 in observance of the Good Friday holiday. All non-essential offices in the cities of Orange, West Orange, Pinehurst and Bridge City will be closed on Friday. Offices will re-open at normal business hours on Monday, March 28. The City of West Orange will be closed...
The United States Air Force Airmen of Note will perform a free concert, which is open to the public, on Monday, April 25, at the Julie Rogers Theater in Beaumont. Tickets can be obtained at the Beaumont Civic Center box office and Swicegood Music. Courtesy photo A special spring concert will feature one of America's best kept musical treasures. The United States Air Force Airmen of Note will perform a free concert at 7 p.m., Monday, April 25, inside the Julie Rogers Theater...
Workers place debris in a large waste container in front of the Lamar State College-Orange Green Avenue building on Tuesday morning. Several of the LSC-O facilities, including the Wilson building, book store and print shop, sustained considerable damage from the Sabine River flooding this past week.Photo by Tommy Mann Jr. It's a little bit like deja vu for many across Orange County following this past week's flooding, including for those at Lamar State College-Orange....
Local singer-songwriter Lee Pelly has a busy schedule this week with performances Wednesday at The Capri Club in Port Arthur, Thursday at the French Quarter Bar and Grill in Vidor, Friday at Sombrero Mexican Grill in Nederland, Saturday at The Neches River Wheelhouse in Port Neches, and a benefit Sunday afternoon at The Capri Club in Port Arthur. Photo by Tommy Mann Jr. Mother Nature has been less the cooperative lately, but there are still tons of great events to be enjoyed...
The Orange County River Festival is back for another three-day run on Friday, April 8 through Saturday, April 10, and will be held in conjunction with The Elite Redfish Series' "2016 Classic Kick Off" fishing tournament.Photo by Tommy Mann Jr. A tradition featuring fishing and family fun returns to Orange this spring. The Elite Redfish Series is headed to Orange this spring for a three-day tournament beginning Friday, April 8 and ending on Sunday, April 10. The event,...
The Bridge City Police Department responded to the following calls from Feb. 14 - Feb. 20, 2016. Sunday, Feb. 14 Disturbance in the 200 block of Tenney. Animal call in the 2200 block of Texas Avenue. Burglary in the 1100 block of Alton. Monday, Feb. 15 Suspicious activity in the 2100 block of Texas Avenue. Criminal mischief in the 1500 block of Texas Avenue. Alarm in the 600 block of Frontier Drive. Suspicious activity in the 2400 block of Texas Avenue. Burglary in the 600 block of Bridgeview. Tuesday, Feb. 16 Animal call in...
Orange County Commissioners Court proclaimed Wednesday, March 16, as "National Kick Butts Day" on behalf of the Julie Rogers Gift of Life program. Commissioners Barry Burton, Precinct 2; John Banken, Precinct 3; and Jody Crump, Precinct 4, are pictured in back. Front row features members of the Little Cypress-Mauriceville Key Club and Connie Berry, at right, of Julie Rogers Gift of Life. Photo by Tommy Mann Jr. Commissioners approved a special proclamation on Tuesday...
The Pinehurst Police Department responded to the following calls from Feb. 14 - Feb. 20, 2016. Sunday, Feb. 14 Assist other agency in the 300 block of Donnell. Alarm in the 1600 block of Strickland. Alarm in the 3700 block of West Park Avenue. Monday, Feb. 15 Disturbance in the 3000 block of MacArhur Drive. Unauthorized use of a motor vehicle in the 3600 block of Optimist Way Drive. Tuesday, Feb. 16 Alarm in the 2200 block of MacArthur Drive. Assist other agency in the 2000 block of Western. Informational report in the 1000...
The United Way of Orange County held its Annual Banquet this past Thursday, March 3, inside the Gillespie Building of First Presbyterian Church in Orange. Along with its annual report, the organization installed its Board of Directors for the year. Photo by Tommy Mann Jr. The United Way held its yearly banquet this past Thursday to set the stage for the rest of the year. The United Way of Orange County held its Annual Banquet on Thursday, March 3 inside the Gillespie Building...
After working for Orange County in a career which spanned four decades, Donna Scales has decided to call it a career. Scales, the Parks Administrator of the Orange County Parks Department, submitted her paperwork late Tuesday as she announced her retirment, which will be effective March 31. She has served as the Parks Administrator for the past 20 years, but it was only in recent months which she began considering retirement and finally decided it was time. "The main reason...
Sales figures for the holiday season are in and most of Orange County showed increases for that period. Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced in mid-February he would send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $867.1 million in local sales tax allocations for February, 0.7 percent less than in February 2015. These allocations are based on sales made in December by businesses that report tax monthly; October, November and December sales by...
U.S. Presidential races for both the Republican and Democratic Parties are packing the polls, but local races have led to high early voting figures for 2016. The Orange County Republican ballot is loaded with several races, including the race for Orange County Commissioners of Precinct 1 which has five candidates. Current Commissioner David Dubose is not seeking re-election. Candidates on the ballot include Gary Hinote, Bobby Manshack, Ryan Peabody, Johnny Trahan and Shirley Zimmerman. Incumbent John Banken will be opposed...
Construction of the new Bridge City Police Department is well underway and the complex is taking shape. The facility is expected to open in July and will include the police department and the city court. Photo by Tommy Mann Jr. Summer is still several months away, but for officers and staff of the Bridge City Police Department it cannot get here soon enough. A much anticipated construction project finally began this year as the Bridge City Police Department will have a new...
The Golden Nugget Casino in Lake Charles, La. has added several shows to its spring lineup, including events featuring KC and the Sunshine Band, Grand Funk Railroad and country star Clint Black (pictured), among many others. Photo by Tommy Mann Jr. The Golden Nugget Casino is loading up its spring concert calendar and what a spring it will be. Located in Lake Charles, La., the Golden Nugget Casino added five more shows to its list of growing events this spring and is on pace...
The Pinehurst Police Department responded to the following calls from Jan. 31 - Feb. 6, 2016. Sunday, Jan. 31 • Alarm in the 200 block of Strickland. • Suspicious person in area of MacArthur Drive and Strickland. Monday, Feb. 1 • Alarm in the 2200 block of MLK. • Disturbance in the 200 block of Strickland. Tuesday, Feb. 2 • Assist other agency in the 3100 block of Edgar Brown Drive. • Suspicious activity in the 3600 block of West Park Avenue. • Informational report in the 2200 block of MacArthur Drive. • Suspicious acti...
Election Tuesday is just days away and The Record Newspapers want to make sure you have all of the available information at your fingertips. The Record Newspapers, which is typically published every Wednesday, will have a special election-edition available beginning this Saturday, Feb. 27, at convenience stores across Orange County and many businesses and its normal locations on Monday in advance of Election Day on Tuesday, March 1. The special edition will include a variety of need-to-know information for election Tuesday,...
