Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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As part of the Beaumont Foundation’s ongoing commitment to supporting education, the Wayne A. Reaud Excellence in Education Award was created to celebrate and recognize superior contributions of teachers whose leadership and dedication inspire a spirit of learning in students of all backgrounds and abilities. Fifteen teachers are selected annually to receive this prestigious Award in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the education system of Southeast Texas. E...
The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that the March Student of the Month for Orangefield High School is Landen Tomlinson. Landen was presented his certificate and gift bag by Bridge City Chamber Ambassador/Board Member, Lucy Fields at the March coffee hosted by COS Printing. He received gift certificates and gifts from: COS Printing, Wellspring Credit Union, Tiger Rock Martial Arts of Bridge City, Sabine Federal Credit Union, Sabine River Ford, Neches...
While local saltwater anglers continue to struggle with the trout bite on Sabine Lake, their freshwater counterparts are cashing in on the spawn on both Rayburn and T-Bend. This past weekend a huge number of talented young anglers competed in the SETX High School Assn. tournament held on Rayburn and the final results confirmed just how good that bite has been. Thanks to a whopping 11.1 pound kicker bass, the Barbers Hill team of Ricky Bailey and Paden Dugat weighed in 21.28 pounds to nail down first place honors.The...
For the Record Brenda Scales may be retiring from her job at Bridge City City Hall, but certainly not from life as she starts her next chapter. Scales began working at the city 15 years ago in the accounts payable/payroll department for the city. Later she became the planning and development coordinator. Her duties have entailed code enforcement and issuing permits. She has also been in charge of setting up meetings and keeping records for the planning and zoning committee, bo...
MARCH MADNESS TIPS OFF THIS WEEK The madness has already begun as college basketball fans dropped everything and started filling out their brackets earlier this week for the 2019 NCAA Men’s Tournament which began last night at Dayton, Ohio when Prairie View A&M met Fairleigh Dickinson followed by a pair of No. 11 seeds in Belmont vs. Temple. No. 16 North Dakota State hooks up against No. 16 North Carolina Central while 11th-seeded Arizona State plays No. 11 St. John’s today (Wednesday) in another pair of games to fill out...
Photo: John Kimbrough, Orange County District/County Attorney, says he plans to run for his eighth four-year term in 2020. Dave Rogers For The Record Orange County District Attorney John Kimbrough said Tuesday “I’m too young” to quit. He said he plans to run for his eighth four-year term in 2020. Noting that the filing deadline for 2020 elections is not until December 2019, Kimbrough said there was still time to decide otherwise. “One day out of the month, you go ‘Aaaaagh,’” h...
Photo: Jim Wolf, Orange Public Works director, shows off a floor plan for new Orange City Hall on 16th Street. Wolf says renovation of the former First Financial Bank building will begin in April and be complete by mid-summer. RECORD PHOTO: Dave Rogers Dave Rogers For The Record Drainage, development, City Hall, oh boy. Jim Wolf, Orange’s public works director, and his employees are staying busy with all of them, making steady progress as he recently reported to City C...
Dave Rogers For The Record The Orange County Commissioners’ Court accepted the resignation of County Judge Dean Crooks Tuesday, and then delayed in naming a replacement. After the four commissioners met for 50 minutes in closed session with legal counsel Denise Gremillion and human relations chief Lori Alter to deliberate the appointment of a new county judge, they reconvened and announced they would take no action until at least next week. They may need to hire a c...
Photo: Knights of Columbus members Max Staudt and Scott Rollins dish up the peach cobbler during the Lenten Fish Fry at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church Friday, March 15. The Friday events will continue from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. through April 12. Dave Rogers For The Record Her membership is at Orange’s St. Mary, but Nelda Beadle’s Friday nights during Lent belong to St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. Beadle and her son, Ernest, never miss a chance to eat the Fish Din...
Pictured left to right: Rory Die, Cody’s sister whom is homeschooled and a member of Orange County 4-H; Cody LaBry and his heifer, Smith Paul Smiling Times, 2019 National and International Grand Champion Simbrah Female and Cassidy Ashworth, his best friend who is a graduate of Bridge City High School and with Ashworth Cattle. LaBry excels in show ring Cody LaBry, a junior at Orangefield High School, Orangefield, Texas has experienced a very successful run this spring at major shows. LaBry, and his heifer, Smith Paul S...
AWAITING JUDGE CROOKS REPLACEMENT Judge Dean Crooks financed most of his own campaign to become county judge. He won by a good margin and had looked forward to putting in four productive years with a court willing to put their shoulders to the wheel. Last May he was appointed interim county judge to replace resigning judge Brint Carlton. Everything over the first 10 months seemed to work well. Crooks attended all the required classes throughout the state and by the way, he paid all of his own expenses, travel and lodging to...
