Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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The Kansas City Chiefs used three field goals by Jan Stenerud, a sterling performance by quarterback Len Dawson and a rock-ribbed defense to down the Minnesota Vikings 23-7 before 80,562 fans at New Orleans, making a winner out of legendary Chiefs’ coach Hank Stram. This scenario happened Jan. 11, 1970 in Super Bowl IV following the 1969 season before the full merger of the AFL and NFL, a year after Kansas City owner Lamar Hunt dubbed the big game the Super Bowl. Many San Francisco fans swear that if 49ers cornerback R...
“It’s really kind of crazy the way fishing goes through cycles,” said Ronnie Lott.“Forty years ago when I was working in a refinery every plant or refinery had a bass club.At least over here, they just kind of died out when gas got so high and for some reason the bass fishing on Rayburn got so tough!” “In the mid 80”s most of the really good bass fishermen I had competed against stayed closer to home and started chasing trout and redfish.When folks found out how many big trout we had in the lake, the Bay boat business just ex...
Dave Rogers / For The Record Fundraising for John Gothia’s bid to keep his seat as Orange County Judge in a race against a Vidor blueberry farmer has topped $25,000. That’s from a required campaign finance report 30 days out from the March 3 Republican Party primary race. It shows that Gothia added $9,500 in political contributions in the period from Jan. 16 to Feb. 3. Add that to the $14,700 Gothia listed in the Jan. 15 report for a total of $25,200, with $5,000 of that com...
Dave Rogers / For The Record Ernest Bayard is 77, known for his bushy, powder-white “Sam Elliott” mustache, and he supplements his retirement income by selling blueberries and eggs. The Vidor resident says he is running for Orange County Judge “because I feel like I can do some good – whatever good is, whatever the citizens of Orange County allow me to do.” He will be on the ballot in the March 3 Republican Primary election against current County Judge John Gothia. The 58-year...
Dave Rogers / For the Record Former Orange Mayor Dan Mohon has filed to run for a two-year term to remain as Pinehurst’s mayor in the May 2 local election for cities and schools. The 81-year-old Mohon, who was appointed by council last October to replace elected Mayor Pete Runnels after he retired because of health issues, was mayor of Orange from 1988-92. Also filing in Pinehurst was Janet Renee Batt for a two-year term as alderman at large. Neither of the incumbent two-year aldermen up for re-election, Cynthia Adams and J...
FINAL IMPEACHMENT VOTE WEDNESDAY Republican Senators are expected to vote in lock-step to acquit Trump. Faced with creditable evidence that Trump wasabusing his power, the GOP Senators would not muster enough respect for the Constitution to investigate and allow witnesses. John Bolton could confirm first hand knowledge that Trump extorted Ukraine by withholding millions of dollars in military aid on the announcement of an investigation into Joe Biden, his political rival. “Hear no Evil,” The Senate will abandon its role as...
Dave Rogers / For The Record While it’s true the Orangefield Bobcats enjoyed one of their winningest seasons last fall in 3A, Athletic Director Josh Smalley welcomes a return to Class 4A. The UIL made it official Monday, releasing the tentative realignment for the 2020-21 and 2021-22 school years. “We know we’re stepping up in competition, but there’s no reason we can’t continue our success,” Smalley said. Last fall, that equated to a 9-1 regular season and 9-2 overall record. Smalley was named Super Gold Coach of the Year...
PHOTO: Outgoing Bridge City of Chamber of Commerce president Beth Arnold presents Bridge City Mayor David Rutledge with the BCCC 60th Anniversary ‘Citizen of the Year’ Award. RECORD PHOTO BY LAWRENCE TRIMM Penny LeLeux For The Record Bridge City’s mayor, David Rutledge, was named “Citizen of the Year” Monday night at the 60th annual banquet of the Bridge City Chamber of Commerce held at the community center. He was accompanied by his wife – Rebecca; daughters - Kara Hagen,...
