Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Brian Babin, Orange County's voice in the U.S. House of Representatives, said those who don't join him Wednesday in objecting to the Electoral College vote count will live to regret it. Babin was an early adopter of a "Hail Mary" plan to make a formal objection to the Electoral College results when they are presented to a joint session of Congress Wednesday. "This is a pivotal moment," Babin posted on his Twitter account Saturday, Jan. 2. "It's time to stand up and be...
County Judge John Gothia was sworn in for a two-year term and County Commissioner's Johnny Trahan and Kirk Roccaforte were sworn in for four-year terms on Jan.1, 2021. Pictured left to right: Orange County Commissioner Johnny Trahan, Orange County Judge John Gothia and Commissioner Kirk Roccaforte...
Lannie Claybar, left, Justice of the Peace Precinct 1, joins Brad Frye, Justice of the Peace Precinct 3, and Jeremiah Gunter, Justice of the Peace Precinct 2, at the Orange County Courthouse after they were sworn in to their offices Jan. 1 following their elections in November, 2020. All three had been serving unexpired terms of their predecessors....
The state announced Monday that it would be getting another 325,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine, saying it already had received more than 793,000 doses. Orange County had received just 200 doses as of Tuesday morning. Those were shipped to one location, the Brookshire Brothers Pharmacy in Vidor, which is giving a maximum of 20 vaccinations per day to predetermined sections of the public. The vaccinations are not yet available to the general public. County Judge John Gothia said...
After winning what is believed to be the most expensive election race in Orange County in 20 years, Rex Peveto had to wait nine months before claiming his office. He wasn’t complaining last Saturday, Jan. 1, after taking the oath of office as 163rd District Court Judge. He did it at the family estate in north Orange County, with his new court coordinator Liz Langston reading the oath and Peveto repeating after her. Because of Covid-19, only the closest of family members a...
Ray Fontenot has voted in 20 Presidential elections. "Every president from Roosevelt to Biden," he said Tuesday as the dishes were cleared from his 100th birthday party, a small family affair. "I voted for [Franklin] Roosevelt twice." Born on Jan. 5, 1921 and raised in Grand Prairie, Louisiana, near Opelousas, the World War II vet and DuPont retiree was actually alive during the final days of the Woodrow Wilson administration, just after the ends of World War I (1918) and the...
If I asked you to name a good old fashioned rivalry it probably wouldn't take you very long to name off a few contenders. Family rivalries like the Hatfield's and McCoy's jump to the forefront at the mere mention of a rivalry. These families had epic grudges and hatred towards one another like few have ever seen. Sports rivalries such as The University of Texas and Texas A&M are historic and tradition rich. The great outdoors has plenty of contenders for great rivalries as...
BATTLES BREW BUT DEMOCRACY WILL PREVAIL We are headed into the last 13 days of a four year nightmare. I told you in this column over four years ago that if Republicans nominated Trump he would wreck the GOP as we know it. Trump has presided over the most liberal administration since Jimmy Carter. For years, an issue Democrats couldn't claim was being the party of state rights, now Trump and the radical element of his base, have just handed it over to the Democrats by...
When Jesus shows up in your storm, He'll be walking on water. The storm had been raging and had come to a tempest that it appeared all was lost, including the disciples lives. They had done everything to overcome, but nothing was working. It was now to only wait until the end. So, where was God? Why what appeared to be a delay? Where was the concern for their lives? Am I going to die? Have you had these times in your life? Maybe recently with Covid or a loved one with it. So...
Little Cypress-Mauriceville Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Randy Crouch has announced his intentions to retire at the end of the 2020-2021 school year. According to Crouch, "After playing or coaching for 55 years, it's time. I want to thank Little Cypress-Mauriceville for the opportunity to be the AD and Head Coach for the past twelve years and for the four years I spent as an Assistant Coach. The support here is wonderful." He also thanked LCM Superintendent Stacey...
This is my annual National Football League "Wild Card" Playoff column and I had no idea what the Las Vegas odds were on the six games being played this weekend. Then a brainstorm hit me. Why not get some help from our newest resident Alexa. She supposedly knows everything. So, I asked her, "Alexa, please give me the odds on this weekend's NFL playoffs." She replied in her usual sweet voice, "Why, Mr. Joe, I'm waiting for your Korner to come out and tell ME the betting lines,...
5 NFL “Wild Card” Playoff Games This Weekend AFC Conference BUFFALO (13-3) over INDIANAPOLIS (11-5) 12:05 p.m. Sat. at Buffalo (CBS). BALTIMORE (11-5) over TENNESSEE (11-5) 12:05 p.m. Sun. at Tennessee (ABC/ESPN). PITTSBURGH (12-4) over CLEVELAND (11-5) 7:15 p.m. Sun. at Pittsburgh (NBC). NFC Conference SEATTLE (12-4) over LOS ANGELES RAMS (10-6) 3:40 p.m. Sat. at Seattle (Fox). TAMPA BAY (11-5) over WASHINGTON (7-9) 7:15 p.m. Sat. at Washington (NBC). NEW ORLEANS (12...
Delore “Junior” Guidry, Jr., 62, of Orange, Texas, passed away on January 1, 2021, in Beaumont, Texas. Born in Orange, Texas, on June 21, 1958, he was the son of Delore Guidry, Sr. and Clorine (Benoit) Guidry. He worked as a carpenter for many years. Junior will be missed by all who knew and loved him. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clorine and Delore Guidry, Sr.; his brother, Harry Guidry; his nephew, James Guidry; and his brother-in-law, Conny Babb. He is sur...
Irona Bridget "Tibby" Mazzola 11/01/1924 - 12/30/2020 Irona Bridget "Tibby" Mazzola went peacefully to heaven on December 30, 2020, at the young age of 96 with her loving family surrounding her. Born in Church Point, LA on November 1, 1924 to Clement Thibodeaux & Eliza Cortez Thibodeaux, she was the 5th in her family of nine children and was a hard-working young girl. Upon graduating high school in Lawtell, LA as salutatorian, she attended the University of Southern...
Okay….you only have 359 days left in 2021 to catch the largest bass of your life and you are burning one of them today. The game changed for bass fishermen in 1986 when limits were reduced to protect the resource and ever since that day, “catch and release” has become the accepted norm. More importatntly….it has worked even better than anticipated! While it was initially painful for anglers that had built their reputations on consistently returning to the dock with limits, goals were suddenly changed, but most of those e...
