Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Dorothy Mary Livingstone Soileau was born in Mobile, AL, on February 12, 1922 to Agnes Livingstone. She resided in Mobile until she was 18, when she followed her cousin Fanny Champagne to Port Arthur, TX. She met Joseph Evan Soileau and they were married on April 19, 1941. They shared 63 years together until Joseph passed on October 26, 2009. They had six children. Survivors include, Jimmie and wife Joni Stachelek Soileau, Timothy Soileau and Cyndi Hall, Don and Denise Hanson...
Photo courtesy of Rick Diamond The rock band Styx will perform at the Golden Nugget Casino in Lake Charles, La., this Saturday, Feb. 16 for ages 21 and older. Tickets are available at the venue box office and online at www.goldennuggetlc.com. The Record For the better part of five decades the rock band Styx has entertained countless millions of fans with live performances and big hits. The band returns to the region this weekend to do the same. Styx returns to the Golden Nugge...
Henry Lowe (right) was presented with a handcrafted heart sculpture as honoree for Outstanding Support for the Humanities at the Southeast Texas Arts Council Hearts for the Arts fundraiser Sunday in Beaumont. Also pictured is Benitris Edwards. RECORD PHOTO:Penny LeLeux...
Volunteers of the Orangefield Cormier Museum were honored Sunday as Outstanding Volunteers for 2018 at the Southeast Texas Arts Council Hearts for the Arts event in Beaumont. Pictured L to R: Harvey Wilson, Tara Lanphar, Jesse and Debbie Fremont. RECORD PHOTO: Penny LeLeux...
Apparently the only thing it took to get the big bass moving on Toledo Bend was a mini-shot of warmer weather.That, combined with our slightly longer days, was enough to spur the largemouth interest in shallower water! Only last week, Brad DesLatte sent me a picture of a bass in the 7 to 8-pound class that his brother-in-law, Charles Swann caught while fishing off his dock at night.It wasn’t a planned trip, but after working too long he decided take a break and just pitch a j...
Bernice Marie Mires, 98, of Orangefield, Texas, passed away on February 11, 2019, in Port Arthur, Texas. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 13, 2019, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Father Joseph Daleo. Burial will follow the service at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., with a Rosary at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Portie Town...
It was less than two weeks since Super Bowl LIII and already pro football fans are hungry for more of the country’s most popular sport. And they got it too, in a double dose. Last weekend the newly formed eight-team Alliance of American Football kicked off its 10-game season successfully while the XFL was actively on the drawing board to kick off in 2020. The goal of both leagues is to modify some of the NFL rules that seem a little fuzzy and see if that will help speed up the game. The ultimate goal of the AAF is to play gam...
Photo by Tommy Mann Jr. Boston-based rock act Godsmack will perform at Ford Park Pavilion in Beaumont on Wednesday, April 10. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m., Friday, Feb. 15, at the Ford Park box office and online at www.livenation.com. Multi-platinum rockers headed to Southeast Texas By Tommy Mann Jr. The Record One of the most popular hard rock acts of the past 20 years is returning to Southeast Texas this spring. The Boston-based rock outfit Godsmack will kickoff its spring...
The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that the February Student of the Month for Orangefield High School is Emmi Lummus. Emmi was presented her certificate and gift bag by Bridge City Chamber Ambassador Leslie Prince, owner of LJP Construction, at the February coffee hosted by Neches Federal Credit Union. She received gift certificates and gifts from: COS Printing, Wellspring Credit Union, Tiger Rock Martial Arts of Bridge City, Sabine Federal Credit...
The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that the February Student of the Month for Bridge City High School is Lacey Pender. Lacey was presented her certificate and gift bag by Lifetime Ambassador Dave Derosier, owner of OhainWEB.com, at the February Networking Coffee hosted by Neches Federal Credit Union. She received gift certificates and gifts from: COS Printing, Wellspring Credit Union, Tiger Rock Martial Arts of Bridge City, Sabine Federal Credit Union,...
Courtesy photo Houston rock outfit Blue October will return to Southeast Texas on Thursday, May 9, for a performance inside the Jefferson Theatre in downtown Beaumont. Tickets start at $30 and go on sale at 10 a.m., Friday, Feb. 15, at all Ticketmaster outlets. The Record The Houston-based rock act Blue October is returning to the Golden Triangle this spring. Alternative rock band Blue October will perform at the Jefferson Theatre in downtown Beaumont on Thursday, May 9....
Photo: Colton Dosch, left, and Keller Dosch, one of 19 sets of twins attending Orangefield Elementary School, share a funny story at school Tuesday. RECORD Photo: Dave Rogers Dave Rogers For The Record They’re seeing double at Orangefield Elementary School. “I used to work in Vidor,” counselor Annette Allen said, “and it was rare when we had twins over there. That’s not the case here.” Orangefield Elementary School has 19 sets of twins among its pre-K through fourth-grad...
For the Record During a recent special called board meeting of Bridge City Independent School District trustees, they voted unanimously following a presentation by the Citizens Advisory Committee to approve a $46.1 million bond proposal. The presentation by the committee was the final step in a series of meetings which began in October 2018. The committee met a total of six times over a five month period at every campus in the district to study school district data such as...
Photo: Adams Bayou at Interstate 10 contains 43 exposed pilings supporting four bridges and a pipeline, says North Orange homeowner Tom Clary. He believes the pilings caused snags that caused flooded he and his neighbors during Tropical Storm Harvey. RECORD PHOTO: Dave Rogers Dave Rogers For The Record Flooding and turnarounds. Photo: The schematic for the alternate plan for the widening of I-10 to three lanes between MLK Drive and the state line, above, includes red to show...
TRUMP JUMP STARTS BETO One thing that is a sure bet is that there won’t be another Trump government shutdown. The Republican Party has been put in a bind over the shutdown. Another one, costing another $11 million, would be too big a load for the GOP to haul into the next two election cycles. Trump won’t get his $5.7 billion to build his concrete wall, 30 feet high, from sea to golden sea. That won’t stop him from saying the wall is being built and it’s just what he planned despite the fact that a fence will cover only 54...
Down Life’s Highway Ten Years have gone by since we lost Buddy Moore, I still miss him. My friend Buddy Moore and I covered a lot of life’s terrain together, starting out as young men and it was quite a trip. Buddy died Feb. 13, 2009 at age 80 after suffering a heart attack Feb. 11. Buddy became publisher of the Kountze News in 1974, sold to him by his employer the famous publisher Archie Fullingim. Buddy was from the same mold of publisher as Archie and they often spoke the...
Photo: Chester Jordan, executive director for Red Cross of Southeast and Deep East Texas, addresses volunteers and other agency leaders with a report on response to Tropical Storm Harvey. RECORD Photo: Dave Rogers Dave Rogers For The Record “In a disaster, help starts local and it ends local,” Michelle Tubbleville, director of Orange County Disaster Relief, said at a recent pass-the-baton celebration at the Red Cross. The occasion, Wednesday, Feb. 6, was a day for the Red Cro...
