Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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For Bridge City Public Library Patrons For Ages 6-12 Begins February 25 and ends May 2, 2019 Each child must have a library card For each book read and returned to the library the child will get a Lego block to add to the tower that is set up inside the library. The child will also get a ticket for the drawing of a Lego Builder’s Kit and a Lego Fact book To celebrate Children’s Book Week (April 29 – May 5, 2029) Drawing will be Friday May 3 Winners will be called Prizes donat...
K My take on Super Bowl LIII Sunday night is that two undeserving teams were matched up because of bum calls by game officials which produced one of the most boring world championship football games in history. Football fans in New Orleans and Kansas City secretly cheered the lackluster offenses of both the winning New England Patriots and the powerless Los Angeles Rams knowing their Chiefs and Saints could have put on a much better National Football League extravaganza than what we were forced to watch. Those who enjoy...
Photo by Tommy Mann Jr. Shinedown returns to The Woodlands on June 21 as the band continues supporting its latest album, “Attention Attention.” Tickets go on sale this Friday, Feb. 8, at all Ticketmaster outlets. The Record Winter has reached its halfway point, so it is definitely OK to start making plans with friends for any one, or more, of the below listed music events. Several new shows have been announced this week, such as Lynyrd Skynyrd in Lafayette in May as its far...
Following three unsuccessful passes around the unmarked crab trap, Eulon Smith stretched his line past the breaking point and cursed both the trap and his bad luck.“That is the third Corky I have lost this morning to traps you can’t see,” he declared in disgust.“I’ll bet there are more traps lying around here that you can’t see than you can!” “I’ll take that bet,” barked Tommy Brewer.“There was a time when this place was a virtual mine field littered with ghost traps, but that isn’t the case anymore.Especially sinc...
Coach Barbara Richard was honored between basketball games at Little Cypress Junior High, on the last home game of her coaching career. Barbara has 32 years with Little Cypress-Mauriceville CISD. She began her career teaching prekindergarten at Mauriceville Elementary for four years, before moving to Little Cypress Junior High, where she has taught and coached ever since. She is married to Jason Richard and they have three children, Chad, Philip and Samantha, who all attended...
Photo: David Derosier, right, and Deborah Bednar, past and current presidents of Keep Orange County Beautiful, promote a March 2 Community Trash Off and Tire Disposal Drive at Tuesday’s meeting of county commissioners’ court. Dave Rogers For The Record Orange County commissioners put their money where their mouth is Tuesday, contributing $500 to help with a Community Trash Off and Tire Disposal Drive being held March 2 by Keep Orange County Beautiful. The Community Trash Off...
Photo: Catherine Ford Bass owner of Lasetti’s and New To You, Lori Fitkin and Lori Boone from Blessed With a Dress donated prom dresses to Operation Prom Dress. The prom dresses will be given away for free on Feb. 23rd to area girls needing a prom dress. For the Record Prom gives girls the chance to sparkle and shine and feel like a princess for one special evening. But, some miss out on the opportunity because they can't afford the dress. However, Teri Chaffin realized times...
Dave Rogers For The Record Tom Clary plans to be front and center Thursday night when the Texas Department of Transportation holds its public meeting at 5 p.m. at West Orange-Stark Elementary School, 2605 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. He should have plenty of interested company. The purpose of the public meeting is to gather public input on the proposed widening of Interstate 10 from MLK east to the Sabine River. Clary is a homeowner who has made it his purpose since the end of 2017 to make sure he never has his North Orange...
Capt. Chuck Uzzle For the Record As far as I am concerned February and March have to be some of the best times on the calendar for a wide variety of reasons. Spring is closing in and everything starts to heat up, especially the fishing. Anglers all over the state look forward to this month with great anticipation every year because in just about any body of water you fish, fresh or salt; you stand an excellent chance of doing battle with a career fish. Freshwater anglers have long known the magic that can happen on those days...
Photo: Lara Sparkman, Orange County parks superintendent, shows off the Texas Historical Commission marker telling the story of Claiborne West, signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, near the front of Orange County’s Claiborne West Park. RECORD Photo: Dave Rogers Dave Rogers For The Record In 1977, the King of Rock and Roll died and nearly had Orange County’s soon-to-open park named after him. “The only name we had suggested was Elvis Presley Memorial Park,” says Da...
WEAKENED TRUMP DELIVERS STATE OF THE UNION Trump’s State of the Union delivered Tuesday evening faced political headwinds. A weakened Trump called for unity that is expected to last until his first tweet. Trump has been weakened politically by a just ended, longest government shutdown in U.S. history and other factors, such as Fact Check reporting Monday that the president has recorded 8,454 falsehoods in his first two years. Senate Republicans are restless and now showing signs of standing up to the President. Meanwhile, S...
