Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Patti Taylor was recognized as the School District Employee of the Month for Deweyville High School by the Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce. Mrs. Taylor has been an educator for 33 years and worked for Deweyville ISD for 32 years. She is currently teaching Biology, Honors Biology, Forensics and Anatomy & Physiology. When you enter Mrs. Taylor classroom you are surrounded by a world of excitement and creativity. Students are drawn to her and she has the unique ability...
Edna Bowman Mahaffey, 83, of Hartburg, Texas, passed away at her home, surrounded by her family, on Saturday, March 11, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, on Wednesday, March 15, 2017, at Dorman Funeral Home; Reverend Damon Bickham of the First Baptist Church - Deweyville will be officiating. Visitation for family and friends will be held on Wednesday, March 15, 2017, beginning at 12:00 PM until service time. Rite of Committal and Interment will be held at 2:00...
KAZ’S KORNER Jerry Jones must either be an eternal optimist or is just plain stupid. After announcing last week the flamboyant Dallas Cowboys’ owner would release 14-year veteran quarterback Tony Romo, he got wind that the Denver Broncos and Houston Texans are VERY interested in obtaining his services to their respective NFL teams. So Jones applies the brakes to his original plan and tests the marketplace to find out just what his fragile signal-caller is really worth. He checked his phone lines several times to make sur...
Photo by Tommy Mann Jr. Local variety cover band Tin Pan Alley returns to Larry’s French Market in Groves this Friday night for a performance at this popular eatery and a night of great dance music. Entertainment for the week By Tommy Mann Jr. The Record Now that Daylight Savings Time has kicked in and there is plenty of sunshine to go around, that means there is plenty of time to get out and enjoy great live music and theater productions across the area. And don’t forget to w...
Bridge City, TX Tuesday, March 14, 2017: The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony to welcome Caryn’s Bakery to its membership on March 14, 2017. Caryn’s Bakery is locally owned and operated by Caryn Odom. Caryn creates delicious gourmet baked goods from scratch daily. Caryn’s Bakery has delightful cupcakes, cookies, brownies, and specialty round layer cakes for your special occasion, holiday party, or just because! They are located at 605 West Round...
PORT ARTHUR – The Frontmen of Country, a trio of popular country music lead singers, will headline the 14th Annual Gulf Coast Gala at Lamar State College Port Arthur. The Frontmen of Country, fresh off a performance at the Presidential Inaugural Concert, will perform on Saturday, April 29, at 7 p.m. at the Carl Parker Multipurpose Center on the campus of LSCPA, 1800 Lakeshore Drive, Port Arthur. The Frontmen of Country is made up of Larry Stewart of the group Restless Heart, T...
The Bridge City/Orangefield Rotary Club will hold it's 4th Annual Bunny Run and Egg Hunt on April 15th. All proceeds stay local and are used for scholarships for Bridge City ISD and Orangefield ISD students. Click on the pic for sponsorship information. For registration information call or text 409-313-0412....
It will come as no surprise to his Mom if her fifteen year old son, Bo, balks at the idea of returning home after a week of fishing on Toledo Bend.“He will fish in a mud puddle,” says his Mom, “and he jumped at the chance to spend his entire spring break at his Uncle’s camp.” His initial game plan was to fish 24/7 for sac-au-lait off his Uncle’s pontoon boat, but that all changed Friday evening.“We were still unloading the truck when he grabbed his tackle box and headed for the boat. He idled around to the nearest point...
Indoor Bazaar & Link Sale at St. Paul UMC will be held on March 25th, from 9am-2pm. The church is located at 1155 W. Roundbunch in Bridge City. We will have 15 plus vendors with a lot of jewerly, beauty, wood and much more!...
For The Record Capt. Chuck Uzzle This week marks the annual hiatus from school that kids of all ages look for once the Christmas holidays are over, spring break is here! During this week off from the rigorous demands of reading, writing, and arithmetic you can rest assured that a cry will rise up from the masses that there is nothing “fun” to do. Video games have long been mastered and challenges are getting more difficult to come by every day, give your student a first hand look at some real life they may have never see...
BUDGET OFFICE “GOP BILL” BOOST COST AND UNINSURED A Republican bill to replace Obamacare would lead to 14 million fewer Americans with health insurance by next year. In 2018 and 2019 the average premiums for single policy holders who did not get insurance from their employers would be 15 percent to 20 percent higher than under Obamacare. Younger citizens would benefit more than older ones. The GOP bill would allow insurers to charge five times more for older patients than younger ones. Senate minority leader Chuck Sch...
For the Record Dave Rogers One of the most significant exhibitions ever to appear at the Stark Museum of Art, Branding the American West: Paintings and Films, 1900-1950, is on display through Sept. 9 at the Orange museum, 712 Green Ave., from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturdays. It focuses on artists and filmmakers in the early 20th century who reshaped the vision of the American West. It showcases works portraying images of the landscape, people and environment of a...
Photos by Dave Rogers For The Record Jennifer McConnell and Mindy Currie got a kick out of their previous participation in the Follies, so the two Service League of Orange members decided it was time to get the kids involved. The two women had company Saturday night in the persons of Madison McConnell, 10, and Paige McKee, 9, as they performed a corny comedy skit during auditions for “A Hee Haw Salute” held at the First United Methodist Church. “Follies is a lot of fun,...
Photo by Dave Rogers: Hung Nguyen, left, and Neil Moody prepare fish filets for the fryer at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Bridge Friday, March 10. For the Record Dave Rogers A flurry of fish-frying fun and fried fish fulfillment finds its way to the Bridge City Knights of Columbus Hall for lunch each Friday through April 7. Members of the KC Sacred Heart Council 3406 are keeping up a year-long tradition of providing the Lenten specialty, a plate of fried fish, French...
Photo: Judge Courtney Arkeen, 128th District Court, poses with her bailiff of six years, James Lucia, during his retirement party held March 8 at the Orange County courthouse. For The News James Lucia is living the sweet life. The 30-year Orange County employee worked his final day as bailiff for the 128th District Court on March 7, had a retirement party March 8 and began packing for a two-month trip to Italy. “It’s going to be different, but it’ll go on,” Lucia said, a...
For The Record Commissioners looking to refill the coffers of Orange County’s rainy-day fund discussed better record keeping and collection efforts during a workshop session with department heads Tuesday. “We’re not looking to levy new taxes, but just collect what we ought to be collecting,” County Judge Stephen Brint Carlton said. But much of the 70-minute back-and-forth focused on the need to up the county’s economic development game. New business and industry would bri...
Kennidee Willis was recognized by the Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce as the Student of the Month. Kennidee is a Senior at Deweyville High School where she is the vice president of the student council and treasurer of the National Honor Society. She was also plays All-state volleyball and was recognized as 2016 SETCA Volleyball player of the year. She has signed with Lamar University to play volleyball and will pursue a degree in Finance....
