Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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One of the most controversial scenarios occurring in National Football League games was the interpretation of whether a caught ball was ruled a completion or no-catch because the football moved once the receiver hit the ground. It was an event that prolonged football games nearly 30 minutes because of the lengthy delays for reviewing replays and then letting some bozos in New York City make the final determination after one of the head coaches threw his red flag disputing the call on the field by the game officials....
The much anticipated Bassmaster Elite tournament scheduled to take place this week has been postponed with hopes of rescheduling it at a later date.The logistics around making that happen are daunting, but we will hope for the best! A line of thunderstorms that passed through quickly and initially appeared to have spared the immediate area, dumped an incredible amount of rain north of Orange. Additionally, the SRA was forced to open eleven gates on T-Bend and generate 24/7 in...
Dave Rogers For The Record The Orange County Navigation and Port District has a $2 million annual budget, of which about $400,000 comes each year from taxpayers. It also has $12.1 million in the bank, with $6.7 million of that “unassigned,” and eight employees. Five port commissioners, each paid $50 and a free lunch in a historic building each month, can hire and fire and direct the Port Director, who runs the day-to-day operation. Gene Bouillion has been Port Director sin...
Cutlines: The First Presbyterian Church of Orange, founded in 1878, has grown from 108 members in 1912 to nearly 1,000 in the 1950s and 1960s. It now has 200 active members, according to Pastor Mike Umbenhaur. PHOTO courtesy of Bill Schaefer Dave Rogers For The Record It wasn’t the first air-conditioned building in the country and it’s probably not the oldest church in town. But Orange’s First Presbyterian Church isn’t too far down either list. “We’re one of the two- or thr...
SINCLAIR BROADCAST SLAMMED FOR PROMO Sinclair Broadcast group is being criticized for on-air promotional message many of its local news anchors were asked to read that warned viewers about ‘False News’ on competing media outlets. The way it works is that local on-air news host voice concerns about ‘the troubling trend of irresponsive, one-sided news stories. Then the anchors go on to say that many media outlets are publishing ‘Fake Stories.’ The promotion looks unique in each market. Sinclair’s headquarters scripts and...
For the Record Capt. Chuck Uzzle In all my years on the water I can’t remember ever having this much wind for this long during the month of April. It has just absolutely howled for nearly a month straight and according to the forecast it doesn’t look like it plans to let up any time soon. For obvious reasons the folks wanting to get out on Sabine Lake or Calcasieu has been pinned down to very small areas that offer the most protection. These spots tend to get crowded in a hur...
Photo by Mark Dunn The Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce held a Ribbon Cutting at the new Salvation Army Thrift Store located at 414 Donnell Street in Orange on Tuesday morning. The new location opened it’s doors to the public Tuesday at 1 pm. The old building was torn down after flooding from Harvey back in August....
Reverend Marv Howland, 86, of Orange, Texas went home to be with his Lord on April 2, 2018, at his home surrounded by family. He was born on March 18, 1932, in Buffalo, New York to Charles Daniel and Dorothy Florence (Martin) Howland. A visitation will be held at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 7, 2018. His memorial service will be held at St. Paul Episcopal Church at 1401 Park Ave. in Orange at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, April 8, 2018....
Dave Rogers For The Record Four different county departments scored new copy machines to replace decade-old equipment. Commissioners voted 4-0 to spend a total of $22,400 for the auditor, adult probation, elections and purchasing departments to get Minolta and Sharp copiers. County Judge Stephen Brint Carlton was absent for the fourth straight week. He has been on Air Force reserve duty at the Pentagon for the past three weeks. At the March 13 commissioners’ meeting, Human Resource Director Lori Ardoin scored a $4,400 c...
Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School senior, McCartney Miller took both the Grand Champion Steer and Grand Champion Swine at the South Texas State Fair 2018. During the auctions, the steer sold for $11,000 and the swine for $4,200. According to mom, Leisa Miller, McCartney has shown livestock for 12 years. “She set her goal to win this pig show before she graduated but also winning the steer show made it even more special....
