Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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The Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School Team Force was recently honored with a U.S. American flag from the U.S. Air Force. TSgt. LeBlanc, a member of the Air Force ground crew stationed in Afghanistan, submitted LCM’s Special Olympic team to be named as an honoree for the flag. This American flag was flown proudly through the skies of Afghanistan on a combat mission aboard the legendary A-10C Warthog assigned to the 354th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron on the Kandahar A...
Those who closely follow major league baseball are still scratching their heads and wondering why a team as talented as the Houston Astros would try to enhance their lofty position among the rest of the teams by electronically stealing the opponents’ catcher’s signs and notifying the Astros’ hitters as to what pitch is coming. Even without knowing what pitch is coming, the 2017-19 Astros still would have won around 100 games and captured the American League West Division pennant because they had the best pitching staff compa...
“When I saw Cal Duncan’s name pop up on my cell phone, I immediately shut down the edger and found a comfortable spot on the deck.I knew the call had to be about fishing or death and if he had died, he wouldn’t be calling! “O.K.,” Cal answered as if the usual “hello” was a waste of time “I owe you one and as soon as the white perch catching explodes again, I’ll give you a call. Otherwise, I will save a few fillets and you and Karen can drive up here pick them up.” Back in the late 70’s Cal and I guided together and shared a...
The Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Grand Opening of High Tides at 3109 Texas Ave on March 10, 2020. Owners Wesley and Ronda Dishon with partners Jamey and Sherri Deloney are happy to announce the opening of their new family friendly water front restaurant and bar. High Tides features seafood, boiled crawfish,kids meals, full bar, 22 boat slips, jet docks, live music, and yard games. Coming soon to High Tides: water front...
The Bridge City / Orangefield Ministerial Alliance has moved to their temporary location until the new building is complete. Our temporary location at Fellowship Baptist in Bridge City located at 1965 Miller Dr. (Off 408) in Bridge City. The hours of operation are Monday & Wednesday from 9am-12pm. For more information please contact our office at 409-735-8296...
Photo: Mike Layman (L), secretary, and Sheri Bethard (R), president of Orange County Master Gardeners are pictured with plants that will be for sale 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., Saturday at Jewel Cormier Park on FM 1442 in Orangefield. RECORD PHOTO: Penny LeLeux Penny LeLeux For The Record The annual plant sale of the Orange County Master Gardeners is 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., Saturday at Jewel Cormier Park on FM 1442 in Orangefield. Many of the plants have been grown by the Master Gardeners, whi...
Photo: Orange County Commissioners Court recognizes Connie Cassidy on her retirement as county purchasing agent after nearly 19 years during Tuesday’s meeting at the County Administration Building. RECORD PHOTO: Dave Rogers Dave Rogers For The Record Commissioner Kirk Roccaforte celebrated his first county election last week by poking around under the hood of a county ride. The former Bridge City mayor, who said he was turning over operation of Bridge City Radiator and Auto R...
Capt. Chuck Uzzle For the Record Most any fisherman who spends time on our local waters has a theory about how the tides work and where they need to be to catch fish during those tides. Surprisingly enough there are plenty of people who don’t understand how important the tides really are, or for that matter what a tide is. According to Webster’s dictionary, tide is the periodic variation in the surface level of the oceans, bays, gulfs, inlets, and estuaries caused by gravitational attraction of the moon and sun. The inf...
OBSERVATIONS FROM LOCAL ELECTIONS I had hoped to have the box by box results of last week’s primary elections but since I haven’t yet I will just make some observations. Lane Mooney, elected sheriff became only the third candidate running out of Vidor to be elected in a county-wide race. The others were Sheriff John Wade and Tax Assessor Karen Fisher, who is an Orange native. State Representative Clyde Haynes was elected from Vidor when Orange County and Newton County made up the district. He was defeated by conservative demo...
From Coach Brad Jeffcoat: The photo is of LCM Varsity Basketball Team Player of the Year: Braelon Bush, Sr, Silsbee Co-Offensive Players of the Year: Jesse Doucette, Jr, LCM; Brock McClure, Jr, Lumberton Co-Defensive Players of the Year: Chris Martin, Sr, Silsbee; Austin Samaha, Jr, Hardin Jefferson Newcomer of the Year: RJ Sears, Soph, Hardin Jefferson Coach of the Year: Joe Sigler, Silsbee 1st Team: Baxter Wirth, Jr, Hardin Jefferson Austin Richardson, Jr, Bridge City Dylan...
Photo: Delta Sigma Theta Orange Alumnae Chapter members, from left, Kim Franklin, Bettie J. Curtis, Margaret Adams, Linda Lee and Peggy Richard make plans to get the word out about the 2020 Census and how a response by all residents can make the city and surrounding area better. RECORD PHOTO: Dave Rogers Dave Rogers For The Record It’s time to stand up and be counted, Orange County. Or you can sit down and do it. You can even be counted while lying on your bed. The 2020 U...
The Lady Bear golf team played their best tournament of the year as they shot a team score of 374 to win the Silsbee Varsity Girls Invitational at Silsbee Country Club. Montana DiLeo fired a 73 to tie for first with Cadence Underwood of Bridge City and Neely Wozniak placed 3rd with a round of 85. DiLeo would take 2nd place after a scorecard playoff. As for Jaycie Benton and Trinity Williams, both had season best finishes. Benton shot a 101 and Williams finished with a 115....
Dave Rogers For The Record The long-awaited Boardwalk Grille hasn’t broken ground yet and already the city has decided to double the length of its $100-a-year lease to 50 years. “This is one of the final steps to beginning construction,” Jay Trahan, city economic development director, said after Orange City Council approved action taken by the Orange Economic Development Corporation to allow for a 25-year extension for the restaurant. Three extensions have been granted for g...
