Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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The recent cool snap and more water than we need in both the river and bayous forced local fishermen to search for a productive Plan B.In some cases, simply launching the boat required rolling up the jeans in order to get the boat off the trailer and the water was a little on the cool side! A number of anglers found that while higher water makes it much easier to access local marshes it does not equate with a good bite.Prior to the SRA opening the gates at Toledo Bend and a howling south wind combining to put at least...
Mildred Prejean Piggott Purifoy, 102, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away at home peacefully on April 13, 2020. A private graveside service will be held on Friday, April 17, 2020 at Autumn Oaks Cemetery in Orange. Officiating will be Darrell Segura. Mildred was born in Opelousas, Louisiana, on October 4, 1917. Mildred is the daughter of Aminthe Marie Pitre and Leonard Prejean. Mildred and husband Terrell Piggott had five children and were avid gardeners. They were well known...
As the normal major league baseball season would be in its third week, fans continue to get antsy about the prospects of the 2020 campaign being expunged from the record books. Although the eternal optimists—President Trump included—still have hopes things will start getting back to normal sometimes in May. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said last month he was hopeful the sport could be “gearing back up” in May. This was especially true with the 2020 baseball season after the ESPN report last week that suggested MLB and...
Photo: Dale Parish of the Lower Neches Sabine Water Conservation District board accepts a proclamation declaring April 26-May 3 “National Soil Stewardship Week” from the Orange County Commissioners’ Court on Tuesday, April 14, 2020. Dave Rogers For The Record John Gothia says when it comes to taking all reasonable precautions against the spread of diseases like COVID-19, Orange County won’t get caught by surprise again. That’s why the county judge has directed Kurt Guidry, c...
Capt. Chuck Uzzle For the Record Fishing too fast is a common problem that many anglers have, especially when the fish tend to gather up and school in big bunches. Saltwater anglers who chase schooling fish along with freshwater fishermen who also key in on flocks of birds over hungry groups of stripers, hybrids, and whites are perhaps the worst. The frenzied activity puts everyone on the boat in high gear often leaving the majority of the water column untouched. It’s a proven fact that smaller more aggressive fish will be t...
THESE TIMES WILL PASS This coronavirus won’t go away on its own regardless of what government does. This virus will stalk humans until there is a vaccine. Aids didn’t stop killing people until a vaccine was discovered. Today, there are over 20 different vaccines for Aids. With the shots available now Rock Hudson would still be alive. Like the flu shot, a vaccine for coronavirus will be discovered. The length of time will determine how many more million people will die. What is upsetting is why a disease, that started acr...
Shortly after Phyl and I got married, 65 years ago last December, we bought our first home in Bridge City on Shady Drive. My father Clay was partly responsible for us starting out our lives together in Bridge City. He really believed in the area after the Rainbow Bridge was completed in 1937 and the swing bridge linked Texas 87. He had pioneered the business world here while folks were still commuting to Port Arthur by ferry. On that Ferry Road, now Lake Street, he built the...
Photo: Phillip and Janice Todora of Bridge City have been quarantined and are recovering at their home since late March after learning they both tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus. RECORD PHOTO: Dave Rogers Dave Rogers For The Record Phillip Todora, the first confirmed COVID-19 patient in Bridge City, has made no secret of his identity. “Thirty minutes after my doctor called me with the test results, my daughter’s boss told her she had to go home because som...
Larry Johnson Staff Reporter “Show your work” has taken on a whole new meaning at Lamar State College Port Arthur. For LSCPA cosmetology students, they demonstrate 90-degree haircuts on family members who are self-quarantining from the COVID-19 virus while another family member films the process. Finally, they upload the video to their instructors who watch it in their homes and grade the work. A nursing student goes online to show the proper way to change a bandage and sta...
Angela Marie Stevens, 32, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on April 11, 2020, in Houston, Texas. Born in Orange, Texas, on August 22, 1987, she was the daughter Tammy (Vincent) David and Mitchel David. Angela worked as a medical assistant and was passionate about providing care for others. She loved dogs and considered her yellow lab, Goldie, to be her baby. Angela always enjoyed being outdoors. Her favorite activities were boat riding, camping of any kind, spending time at...
