Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Mike Gentry, 69, of Vidor died Sunday, Jan. 17, at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. A native of Beaumont, he wasa longtime resident of Vidor. Gentry was involved with Orangefield ISD for more than 30 years and retired as the Superintendent. He received his bachelors and masters degree at Lamar University in Beaumont. He was the UIL executive director for two school districts in the area. Gentry was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother...
Redfish continue to provide most consistent bite. Dickie Colburn - For The Record Seldom if ever do I make the short walk from the front doors of the H.E.B. on 16th street to my truck without running into someone that wants to talk about the local fishing. I don’t know if that’s because more fishermen shop H.E.B. or simply because my grocery shopping consists of picking up only two or three items nearly every day. Either way, it is amazing how much you can learn about fishing...
Kaz's Korner Joe Kazmar - For The Record What a difference a weeks makes. A week ago all four visiting teams in the “Wild Card Round” came up with victories on the road advancing to last weekend’s Divisional Round. However, the four home teams that played Saturday and Sunday all had a week off to rest up for the second-round games. And it certainly must have paid off because all four home teams emerged victorious, although the results of all four games were within a touch...
Tuesday January 19, at approximately 6:20 AM, an Orange County Sheriff’s Office Employee was involved in a motor vehicle crash on Hwy. 62 near Cohenour Rd. in Orange County. Jarrod Seago, a Corrections Officer at the Orange County Correctional Facility had just gotten off of work and was heading home when the crash occurred. Officer Seago sustained multiple injuries in the crash and was transported to Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital. The extent of Officer Seago’s injuries is not known at this time. The Texas Department of...
Jadyn Stack is an eighth grader at Little Cypress Junior High and one of the Argos starring in the JASON Alliance of Southeast Texas (JASET) environmental science video “Wonderful Wetlands.” An Argo is the one student from each participating district who appears in the filming of the JASON project. (Yes, Argo is from the word, Argonaut.) According to D’Ann Douglas, JASET Director, “Stack is the narrator of the video.” The JASET and Lamar University are holding the 2016 JASO...
The first few weeks of 2016 brought a big drop in stock prices, but local investors should not allow short-term stock market fluctuations to derail their long-term investment decisions, says Karen Collier, a Financial Advisor with Edward Jones Investments in Bridge City. Current concerns in the market remain falling oil prices and slower economic growth in the rest of the world. Oil prices have dropped sharply, China's Shanghai stock exchange declined, putting it into bear...
The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is calling all Pirates to help solve their latest murder mystery at a mystery dinner to be held Feb. 6, at 6 pm, at the Bridge City Community Center. Tickets are $40 per ticket and $300 for a table of eight. For reservations or ticket information, call 735-5671 or email [email protected]....
Pictured from left are Christy Khoury, Brandy Slaughter, Al Granger, Employee of the Month, Marty Balismo and Elyse Thibodeaux. The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce named Marty Balismo, sales associate at Granger Chevrolet, the Employee of the Month Award for January. Marty was presented his award by ambassador Christy Khoury at the January Networking Coffee hosted by Orangefield ISD. Marty received gifts and gift certificates from several local merchants. Balismo has worked...
The Celebration of Life for Bishop Angelo Joseph Brown, Sr, Pastor of The Philadelphia Tabernacle of Prayer and Presiding Prelate of The Tabernacle of Prayer Fellowship Churches, Inc. will be held during Memorial Services Saturday, Jan. 23. Services will be at 1:00 p.m. the Starlight Church of God In Christ under the direction of Sparrow Funeral Home. His earthly life ended Jan. 5, in Philadelphia, PA. Funeral Services in accord with his service as Presiding Prelate of The...
Pictured are recipients and winners at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Art Show - Kinley McFarlin, Sable Reynolds, Adam Winfree, and Tierney Rice. Not pictured is Austin Flores. Orangefield art students did an outstanding job at their Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Art Show this past weekend. Taking top honors of Best of Show was senior, Tierney Rice. Receiving gold medals were sophomore, Sable Reynolds and senior, Austin Flores. Two additional Special Merit Awards...
The LC-M cheer squad are, bottom row from left to right, Courtney Price, Michaela Dearing and Kami Foskey; middle row, from left, Alexia Williams, Jaden Lewis, Abbey Ashworth, Hope Henry, Sydney Smith and Mallory Bromley; and top row from left, Brooke Manuel, Keeley Vela, Brandi Posey, Haley Boudreaux, Makennah Moreland, Theresa Beckett and Jennifer Ellis. On Thursday, Jan. 14, the Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School Varsity Cheerleaders participated in the first ever UIL...
Dirk Lavon Flowers, 59, of Orange, passed away Monday, Jan. 18, peacefully at his home with his family. He was born Sept. 21, 1956, in Pt. Arthur, to Edgar and Dorothy Holder Flowers. He was an active church member and a welder by trade. He is preceded in death by his mother, Dorothy Holder Flowers; father-in-law, Gene Smith and a nephew David Flowers. He is survived by his father, Edgar Flowers; step-mother Bobbie Flowers; wife of 39 years, Missy Smith Flowers; daughters:...
Officers from the Orange Police Department responded to the following calls between Jan. 15-18: DUI/alcohol, IH-10 W. Burglary, 1604 Carter St. Miscellaneous incidents, 3500 Edgar Brown/JP #2 office Cruelty toward a child, 105 Rhode Island St. Shoplifting. 603 Strickland Dr. Aggravated assault, 909 7th St. Traffic arrest, Pacific and Lutcher Traffic accident, 9000 N. Hwy. 87 Damaged property, 3826 Anderson Villa Damaged property, 600 block Hickory/Brownwood Park Traffic/retaliation, 1000 Green Ave. Evading detention, IH-10 E...
The Orange County Historical Society will have its first quarterly program on Feb. 2, at 6:30 pm, in the conference room of the City of Orange Public Library. Jennifer Hudson Connors, manager of the Stark Foundation Library and Archive, will be the speaker. Her presentation will discuss the difference between a library and an archive and how primary source materials can be accessed by family and local historians alike. Connors will talk about her work saving history in Orange and the new wing being added to the Stark Museum...
The Back 'N' Time Band will provide entertainment on Jan. 30, from 7-11 pm and Feb. 13, from 8 pm-12 am., at the VFW Club on Hwy. 87 (North of IH-10) in Orange. The band plays classic country, swamp pop and old time rock and roll music. Tickets are $6 singles and $10 couples....
As you all know, I love to read blogs and visit the Facebook pages with recipes. I believe my favorite of the Facebook pages, are the cast iron cooking pages. The people who post in these groups have got it going on - and the pictures of their dishes… ooh la la! I was browsing through the Cast Iron Cooking Group ( https://www.facebook.com/groups/castironskillet/ ) a few days ago and saw a picture that looked like pure heaven - and I had not even read the recipe yet. It was A...
Officers from the Orange County Sheriff's Office responded to the following calls between Jan. 12-18: Jan. 12 Accident, 1071 North/Lone Star RV Park, Vidor Theft, 2100 block Bobcat Cr., Orange Theft, 3116 Timberlake, Orange Fraud, 160 Oldbury Rd., Vidor Criminal mischief, 9494 Turtle Rd., Orange Jan. 13 Fraud, 3341 Sherwood Dr., Orange Found property, 156 Greathouse, Vidor Fraud, 205 Border st., Orange Theft, 35514 Duncanwoods, Orange Transport weapons/student in possession of weapons, 7327 N. Hwy. 87/LCM High School, Orange...
FINAL STOP TO SUPER BOWL The NFL will hold its championship games this Sunday. The game everyone is talking about is a rematch between Payton Manning and the Broncos against Tom Brady and the Patriots. The other game will feature Cam Newton and Carolina against Arizona. I believe if Manning goes to the Super Bowl he will hang it up and call it a career. My bet is that Tom Brady and Cam Newton will face off in the Super Bowl. First we will have the Pro-bowl. I’m glad to see Earl Thomas make it but am disappointed they p...
