Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Photo by Tommy Mann Jr. Rock ‘n roll icon Jerry Lee Lewis will perform at 8:30 p.m., Friday, Jan. 6, inside the Grand Event Center of the Golden Nugget Casino in Lake Charles, La., for ages 21 and older. Tickets start at $40 and can be purchased at all Ticketmaster outlets. For The Record- By Tommy Mann Jr. A new year has arrived and a big year of live entertainment is on the horizon featuring national acts, family theater and much more. Make the most of the year and enjoy s...
KUBIAK’S PARTING GIFT SHOULD HELP TEXANS SATURDAY For The Record- Joe Kazmar When the Denver Broncos defeated the Oakland Raiders 24-6 in Sunday’s final game of the 2016 National Football League season, two teams ended up doing cartwheels. The Kansas City Chiefs, who finished the season with the same identical 12-4 record as the Raiders, were declared the winners of the AFC West Division by virtue of winning both regular-season meetings with Oakland. The Houston Texans were relieved to play the quarterback-less Raiders rat...
Brock Carter, Bryce Carey, Chance Lemoine, Hunter Uzzle, Jonah Lemoine and Joli enjoy some fantastic goose hunts in Oklahoma. For The Record- Capt Chuck Uzzle Wide open spaces with minimal water does not lead one to think of ducks, geese, or the potential for any waterfowl opportunities at first glance. For those that think that way nothing could be farther from the truth. Oklahoma, specifically western Oklahoma, was the destination of choice for my group of hunters who now...
Officers from the Orange Police Department responded to the following calls on December 31- January 2, 2017: WEAPONS OFFENSE, 1600 16TH ST TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, 7112 IH 10 FOUND PROPERTY, 4000 TULANE RD PROCESS SERVICE, 201 8TH ST CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, 1407 GREEN AVE Marijuana, Smuggling, 1100 16TH ST PUBLIC INTOX, 300 S FARRAGUT AVE ROBBERY, 410 AZALEA ST Other Crimes Against Society, 1010 HWY 87 S PROCESS SERVICE, 1200 PARK AVE ASSAULT, 1300 GREEN AVE THEFT, 900 GEORGIA ST CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, 2324 3RD ST DISORDERLY CONDUCT CL...
Judy Margarette Prince, 75, of Kountze, died Friday, December 30, 2016, at Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas, Beaumont. She was born on February 13, 1941, in Kountze, to Oselea Dickens and Glover DeWitt Prince. She was a retired teletype operator for the Beaumont Police Department. Survivors include her siblings, John Paul Prince of Kountze; and Priscilla Ortegon of Spring; and numerous nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents; and brothers, Glover D....
For The Record- Dave Rogers Orange County elected officials smile for the cameras after taking their oaths of office at a Swearing-In ceremony at the 128th District Courtroom on New Year’s Day. From left, they are constable Lane Mooney, sheriff Keith Merritt, county clerk Brandy Robertson, county commissioners John Gothia and Johnny Trahan, tax assessor-collector Karen Fisher and constable Mark Philpott. All were elected or re-elected to office in November with their new t...
For The Record- Capt Dickie Colburn The wind was blowing a little harder than we would have liked and the rain that was forecast to have already passed was still hanging around when I shut the big engine down.We had already made a pretty big round checking out the effects of all of the runoff and, much to our surprise, the water was dirtier on the west side of the lake than the east. Austin Lejeune pointed in the direction of a small group of terns pecking at the surface and,...
For The Record To say that Brooklyn Goldsmith has lofty goals is putting it mildly. But what else would you expect from a pole vaulter? Goldsmith, a senior at Orangefield High, set a school girls pole vault record of 10 feet, 9 inches a year ago when she finished eighth at the state meet. She is looking to jump up in results in 2017. “My goal this season is for 12-9,” she said. And that’s not all. “She told me last year that she went to state, and she got to witness that an...
For The Record- Staff Report After thirty-four (34) years, long time United Way of Orange County Executive Director, Linn Cardner, is retiring. With the announcement of her retirement, an extensive search was conducted to find her replacement. Effective January 3, 2017, the United Way of Orange County is excited to announce the new President/CEO, Maureen McAllister. Maureen was formerly the Chief Operating Officer at Sabine Federal Credit Union and has worked and served in...
For The Record After 40 hours of training and a couple of weeks of shadowing his peers on their daily rounds, Hershel Stagner has a better understanding of his new job. And beginning today, it’s go-time for the new Justice of the Peace of Orange County’s Precinct 1. Stagner officially ended the only other full-time job he’s ever had with a Tuesday night country club send-off by his employers of 36 years, Claybar Funeral Home, and he’ll be sworn into office today. “I was looki...
For The Record- Dave Rogers Deionte Thompson just missed out on back-to-back state high school championships with the West Orange-Stark Mustangs. Call it bad timing. Or not. Thompson is looking to help Alabama win back-to-back national college football championships next Monday when the Crimson Tide faces off against Clemson. While WO-S knocked off Celina 22-3 and won the 2015 Class 4A title, Thompson was redshirting his first season at Alabama, watching as the Tide defeated C...
For The Record A hospital solution for Orange County is in the works, say members of a group of civic leaders that have been working behind the scenes for more than two years. The most likely solution appears to be the creation of a county-wide hospital district, said Shawn Oubre, Orange city manager. But that doesn’t necessarily mean a new tax, he hastened to add. “Not all hospital districts need to levy a tax,” he said. “Jasper has one (hospital district) and there’s no tax....
