Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Robert “Bob” E. Burge Robert “Bob” E. Burge, 78, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on December 29, 2018, at his home in Bridge City. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, January 3, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Pastor Kirk Elendor. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Groves, Texas. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 2, 2019 at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on March 9, 1940, he was the son...
J John Jerry Freeland, 68, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on December 29, 2018, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, January 5, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas.. Burial will follow at Sycamore Cemetery in Burkeville, Texas at 2:00 p.m. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Bridge City, Texas, on January 15, 1950, he was the son of Merritt Joseph Freeland and Vada...
Michael Dennis Gunn, age 75, of Orange, Texas, passed away on Sunday, December 30, 2018. Funeral services, under the direction of Dorman Funeral Home, will be held on Friday, January 4, 2019, at 2:00 PM, at Dorman Funeral Home in Orange, Texas. Visitation of family and friends will be held on Thursday, January 3, 2019, from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM. Michael was born on Thursday, February 11, 1943, in Orange, Texas to parents, Maxine (Stites). He had been a lifetime resident of...
KAZ’S KORNER HOUSTON, COWBOYS HOSTING WILD CARD PLAYOFFS SATURDAY It’s not very often that the Houston Texans and the Dallas Cowboys will make the National Football League post-season playoffs without having to win their final game of the regular season. But that’s exactly what happened Sunday when both teams played at the same time for the second week in a row and both came away with impressive victories. Actually, the Houston-Jacksonville game was more important than the Dallas-New York Giants contest because it would...
Photo: Orange County Commissioner Johnny Trahan, left, makes a point at Wednesday's Commissioners’ Court meeting, the first for court members elected in November. Listening are Commissioner Theresa Beauchamp, County Judge Dean Crooks, Commissioners John Gothia and Robert Viator. Dave Rogers For The Record The Orange County Commissioners’ Court cast of 2019 debuted Wednesday morning, Jan. 2, and turned down $177,000 in free money to fix the courthouse. County Judge Dean Cro...
Photo: Pinehurst Mayor Pete Runnels, left, gives the oath of office to new Orange County Judge Dean Crooks during a ceremony for the newly elected Tuesday, Jan. 2, at the Orange County Courthouse. Runnels is a former Orange County Judge. Dave Rogers For The Record What a way to welcome a new year! Seven of the 11 county office-holders elected in November repeated their oaths of office Tuesday, Jan. 1 at the Orange County Courthouse. Friends and family filled seats of the...
Applications to run for city councils in Orange, Bridge City, Pinehurst and West Orange are due no later than Feb. 15 and are available at city halls now. The next city and school board elections will be held Saturday, May 4. Applications will be accepted from Jan. 16 through Feb. 15 at the respective city halls. The Orange City Council seats for single-member District 2, single-member District 4 and at-large Place 5 are up for election in 2019. Those seats are currently held by Brad Childs, Annette Pernell and Bill Mello....
Photo: James' Scales favorite annual event is the Kids Cooking Camp where he spends time volunteering. The week long event hosts about 60 children ages 8 to14 years old For the Record As the new year starts, about 45 percent of Americans will make a New Year's resolution. As the months move forward, the number of people keeping them drops with each passing month. Most will resolve to lose weight, stop smoking or exercise more. James Scales, of Bridge City, is offering a...
12 AND NEW EXPECTATIONS When I was a boy it seemed impossible that I would ever live long enough to see the year 2019 roll around. I had wished, in fact, I prayed, that I would see the year 2000 come around. I had thought how cool that would be. I realized that in order to achieve that goal I would have to live to be an old man. At the time life expectancy had just gone up from 54 to 56 years for a male. I often thought along the way how many more years before 2000. It was a big deal to me when we celebrated the arrival of...
