Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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While many of us so called “hard core fishermen”were parked on the couch or in a favorite recliner watching football, 498 teams of high school bass fishermen were taking advantage of a wet, but otherwise perfect fishing day. Sam Rayburn was the scene of the first event of the year last Saturday and raingear was the order of the day as it was damp even when it wasn’t raining.Fog played a significant role early, but the overcast skies proved user-friendly and kept the bass on the move all day. Not surprisingly, three Orange Cou...
Capt. Chuck Uzzle For the Record As the mercury creeps up into a more comfortable range outside as well as on the water, don’t let that fool you into feeling too secure at this time of the year. January and February on the Texas gulf coast can be down right brutal with all the rank weather we receive at this time of the year. Bone chilling winds coupled with humid overcast days can make even the toughest fisherman wish for a warm spot in the truck and hot cup of coffee. When late winter fronts pass through and temperatures o...
TRUMP SENATE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL BEGINS When Donald Trump was elected, I made a few predictions, such as Trump will never release his tax returns or split with Russia’s Putin. I also wrote that it would be four years of chaos. He has lived his life as a New York shyster. He has been sued over 4,000 times for beating people he dealt with out of their money. I also made the prediction that Trump would get in trouble before his term of four years was over and could be impeached and removed from office. It’s beyond me how over the...
KAZ’S KORNER We now know that the Kansas City Chiefs will meet the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LIV on Feb 2 at Miami, Fla. after Sunday’s AFC and NFC Conference Championship Games. The Chiefs have had a 50-year hiatus from the Super Bowl, having last played and won SB IV over Minnesota in New Orleans while Head Coach Andy Reid is still looking for his first Super Bowl victory. Sixteen years ago, when Reid was with the Philadelphia Eagles, his team was defeated by the New England Patriots. The 49ers will be going for...
Photo: Orange County Commissioner Kirk Roccaforte, left, County Judge John Gothia and former County Judge Carl Thibodeaux visit before last week’s SETRPC Annual Meeting in Beaumont. Record Photo by Dave Rogers The Southeast Texas Regional Planning Commission celebrated 50 years of service Thursday evening, Jan. 16, with a banquet at the Beaumont Event Centre. The organization, which serves as a conduit for money and information flowing between the state and the cities and governments of Orange, Jefferson and Hardin Counties,...
Photo: Orange County Commissioners honored Regina Cameron, who is retiring this month after 20 years as Records Department Director, at Tuesday’s meeting. Dave Rogers For The Record The Orange County Commissioners said goodbye to a longtime faithful servant and took a required step to landing a highly new addition Tuesday. About an hour and a half after thanking retiring Records Department Director Regina Cameron for 20 years of service, County Judge John Gothia closed the w...
Photo: Orange city councilwoman Terrie Salter feels the historic city hall just vacated will be a perfect project for “Home Town Takeover” to get it ready for its next life. Penny LeLeux For The Record Several members of the Orange community met Monday night at Roberts Meat Market and Steakhouse to discuss and brainstorm ideas to submit the city of Orange for HGTV’s new show “Home Town Takeover.” Ben and Erin Napier of the hit series “Home Town” will hit the road for thei...
Dave Rogers For The Record Carl LeBlanc says if he’s elected Orange County Commissioner for Precinct 3 he will give back $11,000 of his annual salary. “I don’t think the Commissioners’ Court needs to get the pay they get,” LeBlanc said. “To me, they shouldn’t take any raises until the county is financially stable. All raises should go to employees before they get them. “I don’t plan on taking the raise they got last year. I don’t plan on taking the one they gave themselve...
Sybil Kathleen Jenkins, 73, of Mauriceville, Texas, passed away on January 19, 2020, at her home in Mauriceville. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 22, 2020, at First Baptist Church in Mauriceville. Officiating will be Reverend Kevin Brown. Burial will follow the service at Jett Cemetery in Orange, Texas. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, at First Baptist Church in Mauriceville. Born in Orange, Texas, on September 28, 1946,...
Dave Rogers For The Record Candidates for local school boards and city council seats have until Feb. 14 to register for the May 2 election. Sign-up for the offices began a week ago and early reports show no one other than current officeholders enlisting for duty. In Bridge City, Mayor David Rutledge and council members Mike Reed, Danny Harrington and Lucy Fields have filed to keep the offices they hold. Reed and Harrington were both summer appointees to fill sudden vacancies so this won’t be a reelection scenario for them. B...
