Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Ninety-nine percent of the fresh and saltwater fishing addicts logging the most time on the water over the course of the next two months will be there for one reason only…..the opportunity to catch a double digit bass or trout. Waterfowl hunters rightfully garner the most double takes from sane folks that can’t figure out why anyone would subject themselves to the to the worst weather Mother Nature has to offer for an opportunity to shoot at a duck, but winter time fis...
The National Weather Service in is expecting colder but dry weather through the end of the work week, before precipitation is expected this weekend. Low temperatures tonight will range from 32 to 40, with the colder temperatures in central Louisiana, the warmer ones along the I-10 corridor. High temperatures on Wednesday will be 45 to 50. It will be colder Wednesday night/Thursday morning, with lows in the lower 20s in east Texas, and mid 20s along the I-10 corridor from southeast Texas to southwest and south central...
Police are investigating a shooting at a hotel at about 1:30 am at the Best Texan Inn on IH-10 in Orange. According to police, an officer with the Orange Police Department responded to the hotel after a dispatcher for a report of a suspicious vehicle. While en route, the officer learned from dispatch that the vehicle was driven by a detective with the Vidor Police Department. The officers met at the hotel. The Vidor officer said he went to the hotel after a woman told his department that a shooting took place there. The...
A woman was robbed Monday in the parking lot of an apartment complex in the 2800 block of Sunset in Orange. The woman told police that a man held her at gunpoint as he took her purse and a Galaxy tablet before running away....
The start of the new year marked a change of government in Orange County. A number of Republicans were sworn-in to office on January 1, 2015 in the 128th District Courtroom. Local GOP candidates rode a statewide Republican tidal wave to victory in 2014. Those taking the oath of office included County Judge Brint Carlton, County Court at Law Judge Mandy White-Rogers, District Clerk Vickie Edgerly, Justice of the Peace Precinct 3 Joy Dubose-Simonton (pictured at right taking...
The WOCCISD school board is in the process of interviewing candidates for the position of Interim Superintendent. Monday night they met and interviewed Travis Witherspoon. Witherspoon was employed by the WOCCISD in the late 1970s and has served in various capacities in education in other districts for 36 years. Other candidates are scheduled to meet with the board this week. Other meetings are planned later this month as the board begins to review applications for the selection of the new superintendent. There is a tentative...
Two longtime members of the Bridge City community will be honored on Monday night for the 2015 Taste of the Bayou Annual Banquet, presented by the Bridge City Chamber of Commerce. Dr. Mark Messer, DDS, will be named citizen of the year and Bill Nickum's State Farm Insurance agency will be named as business of the year. The new chamber president will be Scot Shaffer of Farmers Insurance. He replaces outgoing president, Lucy Fields. The event will start at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 12 at the Bridge City Elementary School...
Changing the way the South recognizes and prepares for wildfire, a 17-year Texas A&M Forest Service employee was honored Tuesday with the Vice Chancellor’s Award in Excellence for Public Service in Forestry. Geospatial Systems Coordinator Curt Stripling received the award during the annual Texas A&M AgriLife Conference held at Texas A&M University’s flagship campus in College Station. The Award in Excellence for Public Service in Forestry is one of 17 awards presented each year by the Vice Chancellor for Agriculture and Lif...
Old Man Winter is on the move with Southeast Texas expecting its coldest temperatures of the season before the week ends. It may be tempting to crank up the thermostat to compensate, but doing so can mean significant increases to your energy bill. “When the thermostat is turned up, energy use increases and bills rise, too,” said Vernon Pierce, Entergy Texas vice president of customer service. “Heating and air conditioning make up more than half of most energy bills. The best way to manage your electric usage during cold...
While eating more fruits and vegetables and parking as far away from the supermarket as possible will help improve your health in 2015, here’s a resolution that can impact the lives of others, as well as your own life. Make a resolution in 2015 to put down the phone when you are driving and to not drive distracted! While all notions of self-improvement have their value, driving is one area where our actions can affect not only ourselves but other drivers and passengers on the road. Motor vehicle crashes continue to take t...
Officers from the Orange Police Department responded to the following calls between Jan. 5 and the morning of Jan. 6: Warrant service, 16th and Park Theft, 1408 Park Ave. Damaged property, 1307 Green Ave. Robbery, 2801 Sunset Dr. Jail commitment, 901 Main Ave. Follow-up investigation, 201 8th Possession of amphetamine, Pacific and Colburn Warrant service, 205 Border St. Traffic accident, 2400 block 16th St. Assist other agency, Hwy. 62 near Wagner Traffic accident, 3700 block 16th St. Aggravated assault, 2710 IH-10 Warrant...
Friday, Jan. 02, at 3:50 pm, detectives from the Orange Police Department spotted Desrick Warren in a vehicle in the 1000 block of 10th St. Warren had an outstanding warrant for tampering with evidence, from the shooting on Ridgemont Dr., Dec. 12, 2014. Warren was stopped and arrested. Warren was also found to be in possession of 40 grams of crack cocaine, 283 Alprazolam pills (generic Xanax), and over a pound of marijuana. He was also charged with two felony counts of...
The popular Emmy® Award nominated PBS KIDS series Dinosaur Train will come to life on the stage in a big way with Dinosaur Train - Live! Buddy’s Big Adventureat the Lutcher Theater in Orange, on Thursday, Jan. 15, at 9:30 and 11:30 am. Tickets are $4 each and are available by calling 886-5535. Buddy the dinosaur’s world will be created for this live “pre-hysterical” experience as only the Jim Henson Company can. See more details at www.lutcher.org or www.Dino...
James “Butch” Tumey, 76, of Winnie, died Saturday, Jan. 3. He was born April 14, 1938, in Harris County, to Florence Dorothy Hill Tumey and Sidney Thomas Tumey. Butch had been a lifelong resident of the area. He was an independent pipeline welder for over 45 years and enjoyed fishing and riding motorcycles. Survivors include his wife of 13 years, Mary Deborah Tumey of Winnie; sons, Scott Tumey and his wife, Sandra, of Beaumont and Tony Tumey and his wife, Sarah, of League City; daughters, Rachel Wright of League City and Kim...
Drivers traveling south over the Rainbow Bridge may have had an unexpected delay on Tuesday morning. The Texas Department of Transportation started maintenance on the bridge on Monday, Jan. 5. In order to do the work, TxDOT closed the right lane until next year for painting and repair work. This lane closure will be permanent and remain in place 24 hours a day the remainder of the year, the state agency reported. A year later, the other lane will be closed for further maintenance and the present lane reopened. Sarah Dupre,...
The 8th annual Glenn Pearson Alumni Basketball game will be Saturday, Feb. 7, at 3:00 pm in the BCHS competition gym in Bridge City. The alumni game is played to honor the memory of Mr. Pearson and his 32 years of dedication to the Bridge City school district. Any male who graduated from BCHS and received a Varsity letter in BC Boy's Basketball is invited to participate in the game. Participants will need to provide the year you graduated from BCHS, name of the varsity coach you played for, years in which you lettered, career...
The flu season in the United States has begun and about half of the country is experiencing high levels of flu activity, according to information provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The flu is also widespread in Orange County according to some health providers. Cindy Toler, an LVN at Gulf Coast Health Center in Orange, said the flu season has been bad. “It's worse than last year. People have gotten the flu shot and they're still getting it (the flu),” s...
Jason Lynn Krustchinsky, 39, of Ellinger, passed away on Dec. 28. A memorial service will be at 11:00 am, Thursday, Jan. 8, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Visitation will begin at 10:00am, Thursday prior to the service. Born in Pasadena, Tx, on Feb. 21, 1975, he was the son of Robert Lee Krustchinsky and Jo Ann (Halliburton) Krustchinsky. Jason was a member of St. Luke the Evangelist Catholic Church in Houston, and a member of the Knights of Columbus. He loved to hunt and...
With the colder weather coming on, I think about cooking comfort foods. I love anything thick, rich and hearty - it just makes sense to me. There's nothing like cold weather outside and a warm oven inside. It just makes a home seem even "homier". The first time I made this dish it was cold and raining and there was ice everywhere. I wanted some kind of comfort food some and kind of bad. I started digging around and found this recipe on a Facebook page - Beazell's Cajun...
With time running out on the clock for duck hunters many have resorted to taking their game on the road. Putting miles on your gear is nothing new to waterfowlers as they constantly scout by boat or truck on almost a daily basis. Well instead of scouting locally many will take advantage of the unbelievable hunting opportunities that Texas coast offers up. When you start talking coastal duck hunting places like Rockport, Port O, and the Laguna Madre automatically come to mind. These areas are well known for producing some of...
Officers from the Orange County Sheriff's Office responded to the following calls between Dec. 31 and Jan. 6: Dec. 31: Burglary of building, 5194 FM 1006, Orange Found property, Gateway Motel, Rose City Jan. 1: Shooting, 1555 Sawmill St., Vidor Disturbance, 2764 Abes Dr., Orange Vicious animal, 175 Cheryl Ln., Orange Death investigation, FM 1135/next to FM 105, Vidor Jan. 2: Burglary of building, 14317 FM 105, Orange Disturbance, E. Susan Cr., Orange Disturbance, 185 Ellis Ln., Vidor Jan. 3: Sexual assault, Lakeview Sandbar,...
Melodie McClain For The Record Bella, a beloved family pet, saved the day when her non-stop barking sounded the alert that something was wrong. Owner, Kevin Hanks, lives in an apartment above the boathouse in back of his Grandmother’s house. Late Saturday afternoon, he heard his longtime friend barking continuously for about five minutes. He came outside to see what the commotion was about and saw Bella at the corner of his Grandmother’s home, barking and looking very anx...
In the over 6 years I have lived in Minden, this is only the second time I have been down with an Upper Respiratory Infection. It really wiped me out for a few days. I don’t know which is worse; the symptoms of the cold or the effects of the medicine taken. I totally lost my appetite and spent much of the time just sleeping. This is the KEEPER recipe which helped get me through those days. I was glad I did not have to leave my house for the ingredients as I did not wish to exp...
An Orange man bit off more than he could choose when he tried to shoplift spare ribs from the Kroger store on 16th St. The would be robber, 44 year old Jammie Lee Davis, apparently bit one of the store's employees when the employee tried to stop Davis from stealing the meat. According to Capt. Cliff Hargrave, Davis also used a folding box cutter knife he had in his pocket to threaten employees, including the one with the bite on his arm. Employees approached Davis at about...
It's been more than a decade since there was professional boxing bouts in Southeast Texas. That will end on Jan. 17 at the Montagne Center at Lamar University in Beaumont. LOEF Boxing Promotions is promoting the event in partnership with Corona Extra. At the top of the card is Cody Richard of Orange. He will face Blake Franklin of Shreveport for the Junior Welterweight Texas State Title in the North American Boxing Union. Richard, 25, is 16-1 as a pro with nine Knock Outs....
