Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Capt. Dickie Colburn For the Record While lots of folks are leery about even going to the grocery store for necessary items, they apparently aren’t afraid to load up the family and go fishing.If you can proactively survive gassing up the boat and avoid the crowd at the launch….the fish aren’t going to give you the virus. Strictly out of boredom, I made a long slow ride around Orange Sunday afternoon and I now know why there are no lines at the stores or restaurants. They are all fishing, boat riding or taking advantage of ar...
John August “Pete” Frederick, 86, of Orange, passed away on March 30, 2020, in Beaumont. Born in Mauriceville, Texas, on May 12, 1933, he was the son of Edmond Harry Frederick Sr., and Lena Pauline Peveto Frederick. A lifelong resident of Mauriceville, Pete lived on the property homesteaded by his ancestors. He met and married the love of his life, Betty Jean Thornton Frederick and from then on, his lifelong mission became being the best husband and father he could be. Togethe...
Photo: Cars of Texas State Troopers line up just inside the Texas state line at the Interstate 10 Texas Welcome Center parking lot in Orange Monday afternoon. The number of highway patrol cars parked went up from two to four during a half hour period but none of the four stopped any vehicles during that time. Photo by Dave Rogers Dave Rogers For The Record World and national news reports have shown spring breakers congregating at the beach and college kids hosting a COVID-19...
For the Record Dave Rogers Orange County Sheriff Keith Merritt plans to leave successor Lane Mooney a welcome-aboard present, one with 40 wheels and 3,500 horsepower. County Commissioners unanimously approved Tuesday giving the retiring sheriff permission to purchase 10 new 2020 Ford Explorer Police Interceptors for his department with nearly half a million dollars in federal drug forfeiture funds. Expected purchase price: $410,755. The Sheriff’s Office maintains three s...
KAZ’S KORNER The 2020 Major League baseball season’s opening day has come and gone. It officially was supposed to start last Thursday in San Diego, but the coronavirus pandemic squelched that festive event. And since President Donald J. Trump extended his deadline for the voluntary virus shutdown until April 30, it’s a sure bet the season won’t start much before June 1 at the earliest. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred still has an optimistic outlook and said last weekend that at some point in May baseball will be gearing...
Dave Rogers For The Record Students will continue to be closed until May 4 to slow down the worldwide coronavirus spread, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott declared Tuesday. Local school districts shared the message with their patrons via Facebook Tuesday night. “Our health officials report that cases are continuing to spread in the state, and an increase in confirmed cases in our county seems likely,” Todd Lintzen, Bridge City superintendent, wrote. “Suspending operations for this length of time will allow us to determine, in coord...
Capt. Chuck Uzzle For the Record Spring is the time when the whole fishing world loses its collective mind, winter is in the rear view mirror and most anglers are suffering miserably from cabin fever. Some of the angling faithful have taken advantage of the lack of on the water participation from most fishermen, big trout hunters have spent the past weeks waist deep in chilly water snatching stud trout from nearly every venue along the coast. Bass fishermen have enjoyed some i...
Dave Rogers For The Record With apologies to the tens of thousands of Southeast Texans who worked in the hospitality, retail sales or personal care businesses until recently, sometimes it appears like everybody down here on the Gulf Coast has an “essential” job. The list of essential businesses exempted from the Orange County Stay at Home order is essentially the same as the ones listed by the Texas Department of Emergency Management. It includes healthcare and public hea...
AND HERE I SIT…… I don’t like it but I’m confined at home and that’s where I belong. I’ve worked every day since I was old enough to drag a cotton sack. I had planned to work daily till age 90 then slow down. You see, I love work. What bothers me most is when I’m not accomplishing things I feel should be done. My first inclination is to leave this cabin, so many things I would like to be doing. I’m not in the boat alone; many of my friends are in self-isolation because it’s the only smart thing to do during this crisis. In my...
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN Boy from Brunner Addition left his mark Feb. 16, 1931—March 30, 2010 His constant smile and ever-present laugh were his trademarks. In the 50-odd years I had known him, I seldom saw Red Garrett when he wasn’t a true optimist. Mayor Brown Claybar told me recently of a quote Red made many years ago that stuck with him. It went something like this, “The law of averages is that everyone is going to have a bad day, I never have.” As a young man, Red served...
