Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Courtesy photo Country music superstar Martina McBride will perform inside the Grand Event Center of the Golden Nugget Casino in Lake Charles, La., at 8 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 14. Tickets start at $65 for ages 21 and older and can be purchased at all Ticketmaster outlets. By Tommy Mann Jr. The Record A lot of great live music is on tap for the coming week, including three consecutive nights of national acts converging on venues in Southwest Louisiana. Make the most of the week...
ALL 4 HOME TEAMS WIN BIG IN NFL WILD CARD ROUND For The Record- Joe Kazmar The home field proved to be a big advantage in last weekend’s opening round of the National Football League’s 2016 playoffs. All four home teams—Houston, Seattle, Pittsburgh and Green Bay—posted double-digit victories in their respective games last Saturday and Sunday. And their reward for being victorious is to go into this weekend’s divisional round of the playoffs as underdog visiting teams, assuming the roles of their last week’s victims. Ho...
For The Record- Joe Kazmar NFL Divisional Round Playoff Games This Weekend NFC GREEN BAY (11-6) over DALLAS (13-3), 3:40 p.m. Sunday (FOX)—The Cowboys have already proven they can’t beat the New York Giants in two tries while the Packers made mince-meat (38-13) out of them Sunday to advance to the divisional round. I’m a huge fan of Aaron Rodgers, and when he predicted two months ago that Green Bay will run the table, I believed him. Rodgers seems to do whatever is necessary to win and delivers every time (so far). The Cowboy...
Pictured is Kirk Roccaforte, Business of the Year and Charlotte Schexnider Chiasson, Citizen of the Year Photo by: Lawrence Trimm For The Record Bridge City’s biggest cheerleaders shared their love for Bridge City Monday night. “I’s just great to be in Bridge City,” former mayor Kirk Roccaforte proclaimed midway through the Taste of the Bayou and 57th Annual Banquet put on by the Bridge City Chamber of Commerce. “I’ve said it a million times: Bridge City is definitely the best...
John Richard Benfield, 64, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on January 9, 2017, at his home surrounded by loved ones. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, January 13, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Steven Leger, of St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held on Thursday, January 12, 2017, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., with a Vigil held at...
Katherine Ann Hayes, 72, of Beaumont, died on Saturday, January 7, 2017. She was born on June 14, 1944 to Jennie Magliolo Booker and Sterling Booker, Sr., in Beaumont. A memorial service for Ms. Hayes will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 28, 2017, at St. Anne Catholic Church, 2715 Calder Avenue, Beaumont. A family committal will be held at Broussard’s Crematorium, Beaumont....
The Celebration of Life for Mrs. Evill Brown, 88 of Houston, TX will be Saturday, January 14, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at the Power Christian Center World Outreach, 1100 Dell Dale, Channelview, TX 77530, under the direction of Sparrow Funeral Home. Rites of Christian Burial are scheduled for Monday, January 16, 2017, 11:00 a.m. at Hollywood Community Cemetery in Orange, TX. She died January 8th in Houston. A native of Jamestown, TX and former Orange resident, she was a retired Food...
ORANGE COUNTY — 3:15pm TRAFFIC UPDATE: Eastbound lanes in Beaumont are still closed. Two Westbound lanes are back open in Rose City and Vidor. Collision involving 18 wheelers and multiple vehicles results in vehicle on fire, injuries on I-10 East near Mile Marker 859. Reports of 2 fatalities. Please avoid area and choose another route. I-10 East closed, two westbound lanes closed. Projected time to remain closed is 4 hours....
For The Record- Staff Report ORANGE, TX) Jennifer Restauri is the 2016 winner of the Texas Art Education Association Outstanding Art Educator Award, Museum Education Division for her significant contributions to TAEA and to art education in state, local and/or national level. Jennifer traveled to Dallas, Texas in November 2016 to the TAEA Award Ceremony. Jennifer Restauri's official title at the Stark Museum of Art is Curator of Education, but she has been much more than that...
For The Record- Staff Report Ten students earned chairs in the All-Region Band. Those students are (from left) Landon Acord, Spencer Layman, Allie Shaffer, Spencer Brister, Emma Kasti, Brianna Martinez, Blade Barlow, Rylie Dollar, Aiden Watson and Jace Peveto....
All A’s 6th Justin Abate, Brandon Barbosa, Jimsharon Bearden, Anthony Bellanger, Ryker Berry, Cale Breaux, Walker Britten, Noah Broussard, James Brown, Alyssa Bufford, Makenna Carey, Camden Clark, Kammie Clement, Bowman Cole, Keaton Doucet, Tatum Ducote, Makaylee Ferrell, Ava Gassen, Shaun Hallman, Lucas Hazlip, Ava Hersey, Bella Huckabay, Emmie Janckila, Gavin Lafitte, Nathaniel Lavapie, Audrey Leleaux, Thomas Leleux, Dakota Linder, Matthew Livingston, Morgan McKinley, Natalie Mejia, Isabella Moore, Marlee Mouton, Daelyn P...
Pictured Left to Right: Principal Elisha Bell, Counselor Crissa Bonnin, Grandmother Vickie Frederick, Dad Tony Lute, Kayleigh Lute, Ambassador/Director Lucy Fields, Grandfather Pete Frederick, Mom Jill Malagarie, and Step-Dad Ryan Malagarie. Bridge City, Texas, January 10, 2017 – The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that the Student of the Month for Bridge City High School is Kayleigh Lute. Kayleigh was presented her certificate and gift bag by Chamber Am...
Bridge City, Texas, January 10, 2017 – The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that the January Student of the Month for Orangefield High School is Malorie Flanigan. Malorie was presented her certificate and gift bag by Orange County Treasurer and Chamber Ambassador Christy Khoury, at the January 10th coffee hosted by Orangefield ISD at Cormier Museum. She received gift certificates and gifts from: The Classy Peacock, Bridge City Walmart, Wellspring C...
Alfred I. Aden, 93, of Beaumont, passed away Monday, January 9, 2017. He was born on August 25, 1923, in Elizabeth, Louisiana, to Alfred Ira and May Collier Aden. He served his country in the United States Naval Corp. in the battle of Normandy and was a veteran of World War II. He worked for Southwestern Bell (AT&T) for 35 years until his retirement. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Louise; his sister, Stephanie Armistead; and nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his sister, Nida Marshall Holmes and brother,...
CARDINALS OF CHARACTER for the 3rd grading period at BCE. Pre-k- Emily Sensat, Amellia Briggs, Jasiel Hernandez, Ruben Aranda, Trenton Gray. Kinder- Lilli Granger, Abby Frank, Jett Hebert, Jacob L. Trahan, Colten Collier, Sophie Justice, Ariel Handley, Makynsie Tally, Eileen Torres, Brooklyn Carter, Emmery Goleman. 1st grade- Angela Heraldez, Brody Barker, Zoe Larson, Jimmy Bercian, Skye Myers, Pelin Aras, Ellie Khoury, Addyson Knight, Gavin Decker, Alaina Wheeler, Ada...
For The Record Mauriceville resident Mike Defee was an unlikely star in Monday night’s College Football Playoffs Championship game. The veteran Big 12 Conference referee blew up on Twitter and the Internet during the highly anticipated game won by Clemson over Alabama with just a second left. People noticed his physique, especially his super-sized arms. Let the writer for the Men’s Health website explain: “The game was an instant classic, yet all anyone was able to talk about...
For The Record- Capt Dickie Colburn I canceled or postponed a ton of trips in 2016 due to the flooding and some pretty tough winds, but I never lost a day due to cold weather.That all changed this past weekend.It was C-O-L-D! There isn’t a fish in Sabine Lake that I want to hunt down when it is 27 degrees at daylight and still in the mid 30’s at lunch.As of today, we are back to having to deal with a howling wind that dictates which shoreline you will fish on any given day, but we can at least feel our fingers now. I wou...
CLEMSON NATIONAL CHAMPIONS What a game. The lead changed three times in the last five minutes. Each time the fans cheered, sure their team had just won the game. With Alabama leading by three points and only six seconds left on the clock, Clemson could have tied it up with a field goal, putting the game in over-time, instead Clemson took the big gamble. On the last down they went for the win, completed a pass in the end zone for a 35-31 win over last year’s champion Alabama. One second remained on the clock. The win sent s...
For The Record- Debby Schamber There are many words to describe Sarah Jefferson-Simon. A few of them are caring, dedicated, hard-working, God fearing, loving, determined and the list goes on. During her 55 years of life, her caring heart and warm smile touched the lives of many people. Sarah died at a Houston hospital on Friday. Members of the community, family and friends are mourning the loss of this incredible person who could make everyone feel truly special. "She was a...
For the Record - Dave Rogers Tuesday was West Orange-Stark Mustang Varsity Football Team Day in the cities of Orange and Pinehurst. City councils of both communities issued nearly identical proclamations honoring the 2016 back-to-back state champions at their regular meetings. The city is set to host a parade for the players, coaches and staff Saturday, Jan. 28 in downtown Orange. Tuesday’s proclamations made it official. They read: Whereas, the West Orange-Stark Mustang Varsity Football Team led by Head Coach Cornel Thompson...
Note: The Bridge City Independent School District submitted the following detailed information about the A-F ratings issued recently by the state. A shorter story on the ratings appears in the Jan. 11 issues of the Penny Record and County Record. 2017 “A-F” State Accountability System In 1983, HB 72 created state curriculum standards, a state assessment system and a state accountability system for public schools. The original intent was to insure all students were achieving basic skills in reading and math. The original int...
For The Record Orange County Judge Stephen Brint Carlton said he plans to undertake and make transparent a “full public review” of the Montano jail inmate death case. County commissioners court voted Jan. 3 to pay the family of Robert Montano nearly $3.2 million after losing a lawsuit and two rounds of appeals concerning the 2011 death of Robert Montano while in the county jail. Testimony in the trial revealed Montano was kept for more than four days in an observation cel...
For The Record Coming to a city council or school board meeting near you: A hard sales pitch for help in starting a hospital district that would build and operate a new full-service hospital. Orange is the largest city and Orange County is the largest county in the state without a hospital, County Commissioner Barry Burton said last Friday at a meeting attended by about three dozen business and civic leaders. “I think having a hospital is one of the most important things f...
For The Record When Orange County issued a disaster declaration for flooding last March, the person doing the declaring was in South Korea. County Judge Stephen Brint Carlton was two weeks into a three-week deployment with the Air Force Reserve at the time. “It was not an option to leave (Korea),” said Carlton, a major who is 11 years into what he hopes is a 20-year career as a reservist. Ironically, Carlton was involved with a training exercise to prepare for the pos...
