Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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February 24 (Village Mills) – The Lady Bears played in the two-day Regional Preview in Huntsville Friday and Saturday and were back at it Monday morning as they teed it up in the Warren Invitational at Wildwood Golf Course. LC-M finished 3rd overall with a combined score of 438. The Hardin-Jefferson girls won 1st with a score of 390 and Bridge City was 2nd with a 433. Montana Dileo led the Lady Bears with an 83 to take 2nd place and Neely Wozniak fired a 90 to finish fourth o...
Shelba Jean Forse, 80, of Orangefield, Texas, passed away on February 25, 2020, in Port Arthur, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, February 28, 2020, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Mark Bunch. Visitation will be held prior to the service, beginning at 12:00 p.m. Born in Bayou Scie, Louisiana, on May 11, 1939, she was the daughter of Cleveland George Campbell and Ruby Inez McFerrin. Shelba graduated from Orangefield...
KAZ’S KORNER For the Record Over the years major league baseball has attempted to shorten the length of nine-inning regular-season games. A couple of years ago a rule was tried in spring training whereby the pitcher had a certain number of seconds to make the next pitch. Wife Susan and I were at College Station last weekend to watch the series between Texas A&M and Army. In all three games pitchers had 20 seconds to make the next pitch ONLY when there were no runners on the basepaths. Then the clock was off. Teams also had t...
COUNTY ONE OF MOST POLARIZED Next Tuesday is Election Day but a lot of voting has been going on in early voting. Over the years voting in Orange County has been polarized, in fact Orange County might be the most polarized county in the state. It all began with the “Tea Party” movement. Ten years ago, every Orange County elected official was elected under the Democratic Party banner. No matter which national party the candidates sign up under their duties will be the same. I’ve never heard a sheriff saying, “Don’t arrest hi...
Photo: Orangefield School board president Dr. Ron Risinger, left, listens as Superintendent Shaun McAlpin gives his monthly report on the state of the district during the Monday, Feb. 24 meeting. RECORD PHOTO: Dave Rogers Dave Rogers For The Record Chad Coulter, all-state football player, teacher and coach, offered “the best of what Orangefield has to offer” and exemplified “the true meaning of Bobcat Spirit,” 2017 Orangefield High graduate Emily Graffagnino said Monday...
“For more than two months my fishing partner and I planned a fishing trip to Toledo Bend hoping to catch a bass over seven pounds,” said Paul Degeter.“We decided back in December to fish the Bend because all the good reports were coming from there.” They planned their trip around everything from high school proms to dance recitals, booked a room in Jasper and spent the past two months reading reports and buying baits they had never fished.“Toledo Bend didn’t look a whole lot like the Atchafalaya,” pointed out Degeter. When...
Photo: Alex Edgerly, D.D.S. (Left) was welcomed by John Hackbarth, D.D.S. (Right) into his dentistry practice in Bridge City in January. RECORD PHOTO: Penny LeLeux Penny LeLeux For The Record Alex Edgerly, D.D.S., an Orange County native, was welcomed home in January. He joined the Bridge City dentistry practice of John Hackbarth, D.D.S. "I am beyond thrilled to be given the opportunity to work alongside Dr. Hackbarth,” stated Edgerly in a letter going out to the entire practi...
Photo: Jenna McCorvy and Dax Rodgers, Colton Smith, Dakota Posey and Gavin Fountain. Coach Brett Nicholson is in front. On February 14, LCM Tennis team won more shiny medals at the Vidor Varsity Invitational. Gold medal winners were Colton Smith, for Boys Singles, Gavin Fountain and Dakota Posey won the Boys Doubles and Dax Rodgers and Jenna McCorvy won Mixed Doubles...
Photo: Sheriff candidate Rob Strause, left, ex-wife Janois Grizzaffi and her current husband, Mark Grizzaffi have teamed up in the life of Orangefield student Cody Strause and now Janois is helping her ex-husband in his political campaign. Dave Rogers For The Record Dave Rogers For The Record Janois Strause Grizzaffi has worked for three different Orange County sheriffs but says she won’t work for her ex-husband if Rob Strause is elected this year. That’s because she’s retir...
RECORD PHOTOS: Dave Rogers Photo: Orange City Councilman Brad Childs explains his opposition to the way the Texas Department of Transportation is dealing with the Adams Bayou Bridge in the department’s expansion of Interstate 10 from four to six lanes. Dave Rogers For The Record Orange City Councilman Brad Childs was not shy about voicing his frustration about reconstruction plans for the Adams Bayou bridge proposed by the Texas Department of Transportation. At an i...
