Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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IT’S HARD TO BE A SPORTSWRITER WITH NO SPORTS GOING ON Just about every event happening or shutting down is a direct result of the Coronavirus which appears to be popping up in just about every state. Most sports have been either postponed or canceled just about the time high school, college and professional athletes have their bodies in tip-top shape for the period of their respective seasons that mean the most. High school basketball is in the midst of their annual state playoffs while the spring sports are beginning to b...
The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that the March Student of the Month for Bridge City High School is Briana Taylor. Brianna was presented her certificate and gift bag by our Bridge City Chamber President, Candace Mulhollan, Realtor at REMAX/ONE the March Networking Coffee hosted by Best Day Spa. She received 10% off graduation invitations from COS Printing, Tumbler and $20 coupon towards a new account at Wellspring Credit Union, 1 month free training...
After mistakenly assuming that everyone in Orange was in line buying toilet paper in WalMart, I was dismayed to find that the remaining folks were all trying to renew driver’s licenses.That immediately prompted a drive to Jasper as I was running out of time with no guarantee that anything would be open the following day. The best part of a short wait was listening to a handful of resident fishermen discussing the current status of bass fishing on Sam Rayburn.“I caught a couple of big bass in February,” said one of the angle...
The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that the March Student of the Month for Orangefield High School is Kadeon Evans. Kadeon was presented his certificate and gift bag by our Bridge City Chamber Ambassador Christy Khoury at the March Networking Coffee hosted by Best Day Spa. He received 10% off graduation invitations from COS Printing, Tumbler and $20 coupon towards a new account at Wellspring Credit Union, 1 month free training and on the mat uniform for...
(ORANGE, Texas) – After careful consideration, the Stark Museum of Art, Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center and the W.H. Stark House are to close beginning Tuesday, March 17, 2020, and will remain closed until further notice. This includes general admission, and all venue offices including The Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation. All special programming and events scheduled at Stark Cultural Venues will be canceled through May 1, 2020. Tad McKee, CEO of the The Nelda C. and H. J. Lutcher Stark Foundation s...
Dave Rogers For The Record County Judge John Gothia declared a local state of disaster Tuesday morning that covers Orange County in response to the imminent threat of widespread illness posed by the worldwide spread of the novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19. At Tuesday afternoon’s 2 p.m. Orange County Commissioners’ Court meeting, Gothia said there has not been any confirmed cases of COVID-19. Per the authority granted by the Texas Government Code, Gothia ordered: · Any event sponsored by or permitted by Orange County...
Dave Rogers For The Record The new face at the Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is settling in. Debbie Graham looked comfortable Monday in her new office. “This is the first time I’ve had an office to actually go to,” said the Port Arthur native. “And not only do I have an office, I have a museum.” Graham, who spent her earlier working life “running the roads” in outside sales, has taken over as Director of the BC Chamber, a job that also includes curating the Bridge City H...
Buses depart the Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School parking lot Tuesday morning, but instead of going to pick up students, they are delivering breakfast to the students. LCM, the only public school district not on spring break this week, suspended classes because of COVID-19 virus precautions. (Photo courtesy of Lindsey Frugia.) Dave Rogers For The Record The only people going to school in Orange County Tuesday were the little ones. Tanya Sterling’s staff at Kids’ Cas...
CORONAVIRUS GRIPS A NATION PLAYING CATCH UP There is little question now that the Trump Administration fumbled the ball. The first duty of a government in a pandemic is testing people to see whether they are sick. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the renowned federal immunologist, told congress last week and several times since “that is a failing.” The admission came eight weeks after the first case was diagnosed in the USA. Valuable time was lost. Poor leadership left growing numbers of sick or virus exposed citizens unable to get tes...
Photo: Shoppers look over the H-E-B meat counter Tuesday afternoon. The spread of the novel coronavirus has led to a run on local stores. Dave Rogers For The Record So what’s the deal behind the run on toilet paper? Danny Brack, co-owner of two supermarkets in Orange County, says he has no idea. “I don’t understand it. I really don’t,” he said. But he did say that because of the extra demand that has accompanied the fear of the novel coronavirus he has added a second su...
