Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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UPDATE - Haley has been found and she is safe. PREVIOUS REPORT - A 19 year old Bridge City woman is missing in College Station according to a Facebook post. Haley Nicole Aldridge was last heard from at 4:00 pm, Monday, April 13. She is 5' 2" with light brown hair. According to the Facebook post by her mother, she has $300 in cash, no phone and she is without her vehicle. If anybody has seen or heard from Haley, or if you have any information, contact her mother at 409-988-3576 or the College Station Police Department at...
Donnie McDonald, 56, of Vidor died Saturday, April 11, at Baptist of Southeast Texas in Beaumont. A native of Orange, he was a longtime resident of Vidor. Donnie was the Safety Supervisor for Brand Energy and Infrastructure Solutions for over 12 years. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Vidor where he was very active and was a sunday school teacher and a director for the Royal Ambassadors. Donnie was an ordained minister and was the chaplain for the Faith Riders Motorcycle Ministries. Funeral services will be held at...
Rythm and Blues singer Percy Sledge died today in Baton Rouge at the age of 73 according to his agent. Sledge, who was an Alabama native, was most known for his classic 1966 number one hit "When a Man Loves a Woman", died after a kengthy battle with cancer. Sledge has been singing for the past 50 years, up until 2013 with the release of "The Gospel of Percy Sledge." He was well known in Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana for playing concerts in the late 70's and early...
The 4th six weeks honor rolls for West Orange-Stark schools have been released. The following students have been recognized by their respective schools: WOS Elementary School FIRST GRADE Superintendent’s Honor Roll Nataly Blackwell, Jayden Browne, Camron Cook, Geramicah Davis, Nautica Davis, John Depwe, Raymond Donahue, Kaylee Ellis, Jasmine Fairley, Lauren Fitzsimmons, Meaira Gobert, Catalina Gomez Chapa, Alexus Griffin, Elton Hajdari, Joshua Hernandez, Alexis Hoffpauir, K...
Landlords will now be responsible to annually register and meet inspection requirements for rental properties or face a penalty after an ordinance was passed at the regular meeting of the West Orange City Council on April 13. The approval was unanimous by the council. The agenda item read, “An ordinance of the city of West Orange, Texas establishing annual registration and inspection requirements for owners of residential rental property; providing for a penalty for the v...
The LCM UIL Prose/Poetry team had a great showing at the District 24-4A Academic Meet, held at Orangefield High School this past weekend. Five of the six readers advanced to finals and placing in Prose Finals are: Connor Alexander, 4th Place, alternate to Region; Triston Stringer, 3rd Place, advancing to Region; Tyler Regan, 1st Place, advancing to Region. Placing in Poetry Finals are: Alex Borel, 1st Place, advancing to Region; Mariah Blair, 3rd Place, advancing to Region....
It is Tuesday morning and I am one cup of coffee away from hitting the “send” key on the computer and filing this week’s column for the paper. My previous two editions of The Record splashed down in my driveway under a steady downpour and it looks as though this week’s paper will do the same as well. I have no doubt that someone somewhere needs all of this rain, but we have had more than our fair share this spring. Had they not been able to close the gates on Toledo Bend la...
The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce announced the students of the month for April at their Networking Coffee hosted by Serendipity Chicks, 2011 Texas Ave, Bridge City. Conner Wilbur was chosen as the Bridge City High School Student of the Month and Brandy Ehrlich was chosen as the Orangefield High School Student of the Month. Orangefield High School Student of the Month, Brandy Ehrlich, is the daughter of Robert and Melanie Ehrlich. She is ranked number 7 out of 138 with a...
The Kiwanis Club of Orange, is hosting a magic show, Monday, April 27, at 7:00 p.m., in the Little Cypress Mauriceville High School Auditorium. With his impossible sleight of hand, Magician CJ Johnson is sure to make the skeptics think twice and the kids at heart become younger. His performance is engaging for children and entertaining for adults. Tickets are available for $11 and can be picked up at the Lamar State College – Orange Cashier’s Office located on the second flo...
Senator Robert Nichols (R-Jacksonville) and Representative Dade Phelan (R-Beaumont) jointly filed Senate Bill 323 and House Bill 784, which would authorize a tuition-backed revenue bond (TRB) to fund a much needed multi-purpose education building on the Lamar State College-Orange campus. "As colleges continue to grow, we need to make sure we are providing them with adequate facilities," said Nichols. "A new multipurpose building will help Lamar State College - Orange to reach more students and provide further opportunities...
Below are the results from the track meet held today at West Orange-Stark High School District 24 4A meet. Results are from the only two varsity events completed: Girls 3200 Meter Run 1 Lillian Sachitano Hamshire-Fannett 2 Audrey Albanese Hardin-Jefferson 3 Olivia Keltz Little Cypress 4 Katherine Zoch Hamshire-Fannett 5 Jennie Nguyen Bridge City 6 Rachel Hill Hamshire-Fannett Boys 3200 Meter Run 1 Jordan Fontenot Bridge City 2 Ruben Valencia Bridge City 3 Matthew Rainey...
The Celebration of Life for Mrs. Ruby King, 76, of Orange, will be Saturday, April 18, at 3:00 p.m. at the Mount Zion Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Hollywood Community Cemetery under the direction of Sparrow Funeral Home. Visitation will be Saturday from 2:00 until 3:00 p.m. at the church. She died April 9, at Pinehurst Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Survivors include daughters, Precious Crawford and Raquel Judge; son, Jamail King; sister, Mary Cross and brother, John Johnson. Offer sympathy expressions at...
Some policies affecting Orange County employees will have to await a future date at the regular meeting of the Orange County Commissioners Court on April 13. No action was taken for employee policies on elected officials' pay matrix, mobile devices and cellular service, vacation, sick time buy back, life insurance and medical insurance to coordinate with Medicare for retirees who are eligible as placed on the agenda. John Banken, Precinct 3 commissioner, said he and the other...
Officers from the Orange Police Department responded to the following calls between April 13 and the morning of April 14: Fraud/stolen identity, 7 Putnam Ave. Robbery, 1300 5th St. Fraud/stolen identity, 7 Regency Pl. Traffic accident, 608 Strickland Dr. Warrant service, 205 Border St. Theft, 2948 16th St. Traffic accident, 6765 FM 1130 Larceny from yard/land, 820 Moss St. Warrant service, 2nd and Pine Ave. Assault/family violence, 1305 4th St....
Mack Brady Meadows, 64, a Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender and this month’s featured fugitive, is now in custody after being captured on Apr. 10 in Orange County. Meadows, who is a high-risk sex offender, was wanted for parole violation and failure to register as a sex offender. The arrest was the result of a tip, and a reward up to $3,000 will be paid. After an investigation based on tip information, DPS Criminal Investigations Division (CID) Special Agents, along with t...
Lutcher Theater Service Guild Installation of Officers Meeting for the Year of 2015-2916 is scheduled for Tuesday, May 5, at the Sunset Grove Country Club. Installation of Officers will be held at 6:00 p.m. Dinner will be served at 6:30 pm. Dinner will be provided by the theater for all Active Service Guild Members. Supporting members and guest will be $20 per person. Checks should be made payable to the Lutcher Theater Service Guild. Reservations should be made for active members, supporting members and guest by April 29....
April, May, and June all contain 150-year anniversaries of key events of the end of the American Civil War, so this spring is a perfect time to travel to some of the spots around Texas that played an important role in this long-ago conflict that echoes through our culture and politics today. Two state historic sites – the Varner-Hogg Plantation and the Levi Jordan Plantation – both offer examples of the life and work of Texas slaves, whose status and future would ultimately be...
St. Mary Catholic School recently participated in a “Pennies for Patients” program. Students were encouraged to bring donations to support cancer patients. The teacher with the class that brought in the most funds was honored to “kiss a pig”. St. Mary Catholic School also had a school goal which if a specific amount was met that the school principal would also kiss the pig. Two teachers tied the fund raising contest and the school met their goal, therefore Mrs. Angie Smith,...
In September, 2010, I purchased a cookbook from Gloria Martin, Hair Dresser at Hair Teaser Beauty Shop, Minden, Louisiana. It is titled “First You Make a Roux’ authored by Patsy Davis Woodcock. It is 174 pages of nugget recipes from Louisiana and Louisiana’s Texas neighbor’s, “Tex-Mex” recipes. One day I decided I would cook this chicken recipe for my sister-in-law, Ava’s and my dinner. Although it is an excellent KEEPER, when I choose to prepare it I did not realize how t...
Darla Daigle of the Southeast Texas Suicide and Rape Crisis Center appeared before the Pinehurst City Council and thanked them for issuing a proclamation in support of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. “Sadly and unbelievably in our area we had a sexual assault charge filed on someone who had molested a three day old baby girl. We also had a case of an assault on a 90 year old woman in a nursing home. It is a problem that will not go away and we need to keep a...
Bridge City High School competed at the UIL District Academic Meet at Orangefield High School on Saturday, April 11. The following are the results from this contest: In Literary Criticism, Jessica McKinney placed 1st and Tabi Blakeney placed 4th. The Literary Criticism team of Jessica McKinney, Tabi Blakeney, Katelyn Mott, and Stephanie Romero took 1st place. In Ready Writing, Brittany Lauritzen took 4th place. The sponsor for these events is Diane Grooter. In Spelling, Diana Pham took 1st place and Kevin Fontenot took 6th...
CCS' varsity tennis team was rewarded for their efforts at the TAPPS 2A District Tennis Tournament held in Pasadena on April 7. Overall results for the District Tournament were: Josh Howard, 4th out of 14 in Boys Singles; Danielle Paul and Justine Sylestine, 3rd out of 11 in Girls Doubles; Nathan Rose and Jimmy Cornell, 2nd out of 11 in Boys Doubles. These players will now advance to compete in the TAPPS State 2A Tennis Tournament which is scheduled for April 15-16 in Waco....
Tesa Bourque of Mauriceville Middle School recently earned Second Place in the 8th grade division of the “Laws of Life” competition. “Laws of Life” is an essay competition, sponsored by the Better Business Bureau. The title of her essay was “The Gift of Life.” She received a plaque, trophy, certificates, $75.00 and several gift cards and passes. Her English teacher, Kristin Robinson, was also awarded $50.00 and a plaque. Janet Peno, MMS counselor, accepted a plaque give...
The Golden K Kiwanis group will meet Wednesday, April 22, at the Sunset Grove Country Club. Speakers will be Jeff Oliverio and Francis Coker from Beaumont Asset Management.Bbreakfast will be at 9:30 a.m., with discussion at 10:00 am and presentation at 10:30 am....
The County Finals competition of the 111th Miriam Lutcher Stark Contest in Reading and Declamation will be held Sunday, April 26, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at the Lutcher Theater, 707 Main, in Orange, Texas. Contestants in the two Stark Reading Contest categories of Interpretive Reading or Declamation will compete for scholarship awards totaling $15,000.00. Each of these contestants advanced to the County Finals following a series of local level competitions that were previously held at each of the five participating Orange County pu...
