Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Monday, March 2, at 9:10 P.M., officers with the Orange Police Department were dispatched to 6892 FM1130, Exxon Foodmart # 2, in reference to an aggravated robbery. The suspects were described as one male and one female, in dark clothing, both wearing cloths across their faces and both brandishing handguns. Officers responded to the area and began searching for the suspects, but were unable to locate the suspects. The investigation is on-going and being handled by the Orange Police Department Detective Div...
Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School Lady Bear Golf Team captured third place at the Warren Tournament held at Wildwood. Lauren Cox was second place medalist with a 74. Nederland won the tournament and PNG was second. Vicki Castino is coach for the Lady Bears. Pictured left to right are Theresa Beckett, Hope Henry, Ashley Young, Kacie Nichols and Lauren Cox....
Officers from the Orange Police Department responded to the following calls between March 2 and the morning of March 3: Larceny from vehicle, 7112 IH-10 Warrant service, 2400 block Fairway Warrant service, 205 Border Warrant service, 1603 14th St. Larceny from building, 3055 FM 1006 Abandoned vehicle, 3626 Edgemont Dr. Warrant service, 201 8th St. Traffic accident, 3100 block Edgar Brown Dr. Traffic accident, 37th St. and Bowling Ln. Illegal use of credit cards, 3734 N. 16th St. Assault, 1040 S. Hwy. 87 Armed robbery, 6892...
“There is nothing like trying to dress right for a day of fishing on Sabine Lake in March”, barked Tom Pierce while unloading yet another sack of snacks out of the back of his SUV.“It’s drizzling rain, forty-five degrees and you would think that I am dressed just right with a layer of Under Armor cold gear, jeans, a hoodie and my new Frogg Toggs pilot rain suit.” “That sounds like you got it right today Mr. Perfect,” joked his wife, Della, as she cinched the draw string o...
Aaron D. Rose, a senior at Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School, has been named a finalist in the 2015 National Merit Scholarship Program. According to LCM High School Principal Dr. Terri Estes, “Beyond being academically gifted and working across the campus to be a leader in our academic UIL competitions, he is a true gentleman. It’s just amazing, the character that young man shows in everything he does.” National Merit Scholarships are underwritten by National Merit...
The Lutcher Theater regrets announcing Dancing Pros Live, scheduled for March 10, has been canceled. A cancelation of Dancing Pros Live performances by another Texas venue has resulted in the cancelation of the Lutcher Theater's performance. Patrons with tickets for this show may contact the Lutcher Theater Box Office for a refund at 409-886-5535 beginning Tuesday, March 3....
M.B. North high school class of 1965 will meet at 10:00 a.m., Saturday March 14, at McDonald's 1710 N 16TH Street. For more information contact Walter or Peggy Lazenby at 746-2139....
The St. Mary Catholic School Student Council attended the 2015 Texas Association of Student Councils, District 17 Spring Convention at the Beaumont Civic Center. The council received Outstanding Student Council, Outstanding Energy & Environment, Outstanding Pride and Patriotism, Outstanding D.A.S.H. and Outstanding Community Service which qualified them for Sweepstakes status. The council will hold the office of secretary for the upcoming school year. Mrs. Angie K. Smith was...
Monday night the 7th grade Lady Cardinals hosted an area track meet. Bride City won first place with 174 points; Hampshire-Fannet, second with 126 points; West Orange Stark, 3rd with 103 points; Orangefield, 4th with 100 points; Silsbee, 5th with 43 points and Hardin Jefferson, 6th with 12 points. Theese 7th grade Lady Cardinals placed in the following events: Shot Put- 1st, Sadie Stone and 4th, Taylor Clark Discus- 2nd, Lexie Murty and 6th Carly Garrett High Jump- 2nd, Brooke Dichiara Triple Jump- 1st, Chloe Halliburton and...
There was trash to be found at the 20th Annual Community Trash-Off held on the morning of Feb. 28 at the City of Orange Boat Ramp. The event was presented by Invista and sponsored by Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center. There was perhaps more of a sense of urgency this year to clean up the Sabine River due to the Bassmasters Elite Tournament to be held there on March 19-22. Many volunteers showed up on a chilly Saturday morning to do the work. Pizza from Papa...
The WOS Softball game today has been cancelled....
Kay Trahan, 60, of Bridge City, passed away March 2, at Christus St. Elizabeth in Beaumont. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m., Friday, March 6, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be the Rev. David Wagner of Community Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m-8:00 p.m., Thursday, March 5 at the funeral home. Born in Orange, on Oct. 29, 1954, she was the daughter of Mack S. Ferguson and Billie...
Katie Fusilier Rather, Director of Institutional Effectiveness at Lamar State College - Orange (LSC-O), recently had the opportunity to be a presenter at the 15th Annual Texas A&M Assessment Conference. In response to the conference theme “Celebrating Fifteen Years,” Rather and co-presenter Dr. Beth Wuest, Associate Vice President of Institutional Effectiveness at Texas State University, San Marcos, developed their poster presentation to focus on the “Top 15 Tips for Creat...
LCM's Mixed Doubles team of Chris Schilz and Chelsea Dickert advanced to the finals in the Orange County Invitational last Friday. Schilz and Dickert knocked off district foes, Silsbee and Bridge City before dropping their last match to Lumberton. Coach Taylor Friend had this to say after the tournament, "Chris and Chelsea are two of our fiercest competitors and it shows on the court. They seem to have a real knack for clawing their way past opponents even when they appear to...
It was reported last year in the The Record that many residents were moving to the Orangefield area. Now Orangefield has some company as home sales are steady in Bridge City and in Mauriceville, according to real estate agents. Wilma Horner, a broker with Re/Max, said sales in Bridge City have been doing well. She attributes the success to favorable interest rates and people who have a desire to live there. “They want to move here because of the school district, and that i...
Velma L. Cormier, 87, lifelong resident of Orange, passed away March 3, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, March 7, at the United Pentecostal Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be the Rev. J. W. Harrell and the Rev. Jeffrey Pitman. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m., Saturday, March 7, at the church. Born in Orange, Dec. 16, 1927, she was the daughter of...
“That’s just stupid, that is just stupid” said my partner for the day Mike Mcbride, “I can’t believe you can get these fish to eat topwater plugs in 7 feet of water”. Our drift along the east shore line of Sabine had produced some very respectable fish that no wade fisherman could have ever reached. The pattern was foreign to “Mctrout” and he made no bones about it, drifting in deep water and throwing topwater plugs was just too strange a concept for this shallow water a...
The Golden Triangle area was well represented at this week's Golden Triangle Days in Austin 2015- very well represented. Bobby Fillyaw, director of the Orange County Economic Development Corporation and GTDA attendee said this session had the largest attendance ever, more than 350, this time around. Ida Schossow, director of the Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce and attendee, said the session was a very productive one. Fillyaw said attendees spent time with State Rep. Da...
Officers from the Orange County Sheriff's Office responded to the following calls between Feb. 25 and March 1: Feb. 25: Deadly conduct, 170 Post Rd., Vidor Unauthorized use of motor vehicle, 2895 North St., Orange Death investigation, 220 Pug Rd., Vidor Death investigation, 4256 Lebouf, Orange Assault/family violence, 10963 W. FM 1130, Orange Robbery, 9692 FM 105, Orange Feb. 26: Recovery of vehicle, 290 Lakeview Rd., Vidor Animal bite, 1655 Willowbend Dr., Vidor Animal nuisance/assault, 1335 Concord St., Vidor Feb. 27: Aband...
NEW WEEK, NEW COLUMN, SO IT GOES Well, here we go embarking on another column. The weeks are flying by so fast there’s no time to rest. I missed my prediction that Spring would arrive by March. Cold is coming out of the west. I believe this should be it. Daylight savings time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday. Spring your clock up an hour, you’ll lose an hours sleep. The United States congress, with all its problems, chose as their first order of business to appoint another Benghazi investigation committee. Several committees, inc...
On Feb. 24, 1836, as Mexican General Santa Anna's troops began their siege of the Alamo, Colonel William Barret Travis penned his famous "Victory or Death" letter addressed to 'The People of Texas & All Americans in the World'. This letter is considered a Texas treasure and one of the most stirring battleground letters in our nation's history, as Travis vowed to never surrender or retreat. It is currently displayed at the Texas State Library and Archives Commission as a part of their latest exhibit 'Texans' Struggle for...
Orange County Health Inspector James Scales made the following inspections on area businesses from Feb. 16 through Feb. 28: McDonald's #7018, 755 Texas Ave., Bridge City - Food stored on the floor inside walk-in cooler/freezer, kitchen and storage areas need to be cleaned of old foods (outside of equipment and inside reach in cooler). Score - 93 Burger Town, 6223 W. Roundbunch Rd., Orangefield - Need to cover all foods inside reach-in freezers; vents above fryers/grill need to be cleaned of old grease and floors throughout ne...
