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  • Biggest comedy tour of summer to stop at Ford Park

    Tommy Mann Jr - For The Record|Updated Apr 12, 2016

    The hottest comedy tour of the summer is headed to Ford Arena in July as "The Comedy Get Down" tour featuring, from left to right, D.L. Hughley, Charlie Murphy, Cedric "The Entertainer," Eddie Griffin and George Lopez. Tickets go on sale Friday, April 15 at all Ticketmaster outlets. Courtesy photo The biggest comedy tour of the summer featuring five talented and well-known comedians has scheduled an appearance in Southeast Texas. "The Comedy Get Down" tour featuring Cedric...

  • Entertainment for the Week of April 13-19

    Tommy Mann Jr - For The Record|Updated Apr 12, 2016

    Platinum selling artist Aaron Neville will perform Saturday night, April 16, inside the Grand Event Center of the Golden Nugget Casino in Lake Charles, La. Tickets are $20-$35 at all Ticketmaster outlets. Photo by Tommy Mann Jr. Festival season is running full-speed ahead and there are plenty of great events and activities every weekend through the rest of the month. Also, there is live theater to enjoy this week and next in Orange. Visit www.localmusicguide.net for more...

  • Pinehurst Police Reports - March 20-26

    Updated Apr 12, 2016

    The Pinehurst Police Department responded to the following calls from March 20 - March 26, 2016. Sunday, March 20 • Disturbance in the 1500 block of Strickland. • Theft in the 2200 block of MLK. • Assist other agency in the 30 block of Strickland. • Informational report in the 1500 block of Strickland. Monday, March 21 • Informational report in the 2200 block of MacArthur Drive. • Disturbance in the 2500 block of MLK. • Assault in the 3500 block of Pheasant. Tuesday, March 22 • Disturbance in the 3400 block of Lark. • Dist...

  • It's rodeo time in the O.C.

    Tommy Mann Jr - For The Record|Updated Apr 12, 2016

    A new addition to the Orange County Sheriff's Posse Rodeo for 2016 will feature Whiplash, the world's smallest cowboy, and his steed, Boogie, a Border Collie. The duo will appear at the Orange County Sheriff's Posse Rodeo on Friday, April 15, and Saturday, April 16. Courtesy photo A yearly tradition is back for its annual spring event this weekend. The Orange County Sheriff's Posse, along with Bridgefield Electrical Services and Precision Hydrovac Excavation, LLC., present...

  • Local Sisters Giving Back: American Red Cross Volunteers

    Updated Apr 12, 2016

    Sisters Becky Ledford and Tina Wise with the Army National Guard out of Houston. Courtesy Photo Jennifer Clarke - For The Record Southeast Texas is no stranger to the devastating effects of tumultuous storms. Having survived Rita, Ike, and the recent floods in Orange County, just in the past two decades, the communities of Southeast Texas know what it means to recover from a storm. Unlike the event, which moves in and passes, the destruction left in its wake can last for...

  • Vince Gill among additions to Nugget's summer lineup

    Tommy Mann Jr - The Record|Updated Apr 12, 2016

    Country music artist Vince Gill returns to the region for a concert performance on Friday, Aug. 19, at the Golden Nugget Casino in Lake Charles, La. Tickets are $45-$60 at all Ticketmaster outlets. Others shows added for the venue this summer include America, Jana Kramer and Jerry Jeff Walker. Courtesy photo The summer is going to be a hot one at the Golden Nugget Casino as the venue's summer concert lineup continues to heat up. The Golden Nugget Casino in Lake Charles, La....

  • West Orange Police Reports - March 20-26

    Updated Apr 12, 2016

    The West Orange Police Department responded to the following calls from March 20 - March 26, 2016. Sunday, March 20 • Animal call in the 400 block of Dayton. Monday, March 21 • Person arrested for theft in the 3100 block of Edgar Brown Drive. • Hit and run collision in the 3100 block of Edgar Brown Drive. Wednesday, March 23 • Two people were arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia and unlawful transfer of a firearm following a traffic stop at 10th Street and Western Avenue. Friday, March 25 • Person arrested for drivi...

  • District 24-4A Track Meet results for field events; running finals Thursday

    Tommy Mann Jr - The Record|Updated Apr 12, 2016

    The District 24-4A Track Meet is at the half-way point and all eyes are focused to the running finals on Thursday evening in Silsbee. The field events and the running preliminary events were held Tuesday at Silsbee High School as the District 24-4A Track Meet got underway with dozens of boys and girls track athletes competing for the right to advance to the Area Meet in Huffman on April 21. The top four individuals in each event will advance to the Area contest. In the girls high jump, Bailee click of Orangefield placed...

  • Spieth Plays Final Nine to Not Lose -- And The Does

    Updated Apr 12, 2016

    Kaz's Korner Joe Kazmar - For The Record Late Sunday afternoon 22-year-old pro golfing phenom Jordan Spieth was cruising to become the first golfer on the Pro Tour to win the prestigious Masters Tournament for the second straight year since Tiger Woods did it in 2002 and to become the first to win back-to-back titles while holding the lead after every round. Perhaps what Spieth was not aware of is the old cliché at Augusta National that the Masters Tournament really...

  • From the Creaux's Nest

    Updated Apr 12, 2016

    RIDE ‘UM COWBOY IT’S RODEO TIME The annual Orange County Sheriff’s Posse Rodeo will be held this Friday and Saturday at the arena on Highway 105. We hear there will be plenty of brave cowboys coming from different parts of the country to try their luck at riding. The stock will be as good as we’ve seen in years. A couple of those mean ol’ bulls ain’t never been rode, but there is always some cowboy out there who doesn’t believe that any bull is too bad to ride. It should be a lot of fun. Bring the kids for special activ...