Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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The Penny Record, started by Walter Gaston in 1960, was bought by Roy Dunn in 1995. Shortly thereafter, the County Record made its debut and led to the widest circulation of any newspaper in Orange County. The Record’s web site, TheRecordLive.Com, made its debut in 2008 and is one of the fastest growing web sites in Orange County. The Record has even expanded to reach their readers by providing e-editions, which can be found on www.issue.com, and by using Facebook to better c...
Investigators with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office have positively identified the victim of a murder after her body was found Friday along a canal roadway off of Tram Road in rural Jefferson County. The victim, of an apparent homicide is Kimberly Grant, 51, of Crosby, Texas. They are still searching for her vehicle which was a gold Cadillac SUV SRX with a Texas license plate number BN2-T228. The roadway where her body was found is an entry point to a hunting lease. T...
I had a love for baseball at a very young age and I followed it diligently while I was growing up in Schenectady, N.Y. But for some unknown reason, I didn’t care for any of the three major league teams closest to where I lived—the New York Yankees, the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers. I guess if I had to pick a favorite of the three, it would be the Giants. But I really followed the Philadelphia Phillies, because of their minor league affiliate, the Schenectady Blue Jays. Many of the Blue Jays eventually became Phi...
The members of the Triangle Tail Chasers kicked off their chase for Team of the year honors Saturday morning and the good news for the majority of the club is that the championship is decided by points rather than total weight! After a week of howling winds, Mother Nature gave it a rest Saturday morning and the field took advantage of the user-friendly conditions. The water clarity was poor in some parts of the lake, but that apparently didn’t play much of a factor in the fish catching. While there are side pots up for g...
County Engineer Clark Slacum proposed Orange County implementing a disposal fee at the citizen’s collection site located on Farm Road 1442. “The collection site has been a great service the county provides for residents and employees of the county,” He said. “I hope we can continue to provide that service. I don’t believe it was ever intended to be a means for commercial operations to dispose of their waste and we are seeing a lot of that now.” Slacum said they are seeing the same people coming with trailers full of items su...
Orangefield Little Dribblers has the distinction of sending five teams in the league to the National tournament this year. “We had a regional tournament last week and we had six teams from Orangefield, three boys and three girls. Out of six teams, five are going to Nationals,” said Kyle Dubose, Little Dribblers president. Besides Orangefield, other schools at the regional tournament were West Orange, Bridge City, Cleveland, Hamshire-Fannett, Anahuac, East Chambers and Kir...
Jivin’ Gene and Ken Marvel will be rocking Orange on April 27 for the The Fraternal Order of Eagles State Project, Battered Women Foundation which will be held at the VFW located on Highway 87. The entry fee is $10. Jivin ‘Gene and Ken Marvel will perform from 8 p.m. to midnight. However, the benefit will begin at 11 a.m.. The events will include a motorcycle show and everyone is welcome to enter their motorcycle into the show. There will also be an auction, cake walk, a 50-...
Tyran Como was chosen as the Orangefield Student of the Month while Bridge City had two students chosen for the month of April, Danelle Sanders and Colin Smith. Both Sanders and Smith received the prestigious Mirabeau Scholarship from Lamar University. This highly competitive scholarship is worth over $75,000 paying for tuition, books, room and board. Mirabeau Scholarships are awarded to outstanding High School students who have met the rigorous requirements for the...
This year Community Christian School JH Track and Field brought home 36 ribbons. Great job everyone. Below is a list of the events JH placed in and what place they received. Ribbons will be given at the JH awards ceremony. All of these athletes worked hard and did an awesome job. While not everyone received a ribbon they are all winners to their coaches, teammates, class members, parents and the faculty and staff at CCS. April 19, 2013 – 7th and 8th Grade Field Events Long Jump: 7th Girls: Nia Swinburn - 1st Place. 7th B...
It’s harvest time and once again the local farmers’ market will reopen May 1offering locally grown fresh vegetables and other goods. The first week’s offerings are expected to be mustard greens, tender greens, yellow squash, potatoes, yard plants, house plants, homemade jams and jellies, local honey, fresh eggs, homemade cookies, bread and more. Hours will be 3-6 p.m. Wednesday afternoons and 7-10 a.m. Saturday mornings through the summer and until the end of the growing season in the fall. It is located in the parking lot i...
Each year I look forward to receiving the flier from the Lutcher Theater announcing the upcoming season’s lineup of shows. When I saw the listing for Hal Holbrook performing Mark Twain Tonight, I knew this was going to be on my must see list. As I walked through the doors into the main theater, I saw the stage set with just a few props. An arm chair, which I assumed Mr. Holbrook would be sitting in at some point during his show. In the center was a book table with a collection of books, a water pitcher with drinking glass, a...
On the evening of May 27, 1963, the West Orange High School Class of 1963, one by one, walked across the stage of the Carl Godwin Auditorium on the campus of their school and received diplomas. They then went out into the world. Some entered college, some found jobs, some entered the military, some married and began to raise families, and some drifted until they found their niche. Several stayed in the Orange area and kept contact with classmates. Many moved away and lost...
The $6.2 million Orange Riverfront Boardwalk and Pavilion project at the Sabine River in downtown Orange is nearing completion. The “finished” look of plantings such as hydra seed should progress through May for the opening of the project, although final completion is scheduled for Friday. City and staff is currently working on plans to finalize the project with a ribbon cutting/grand opening on the weekend of May 17-18, according to Jay Trahan, director of economic dev...
8 YEARS AND COUNTING Welcome to our 53rd anniversary edition. That’s a longtime for a locally owned publication to make available a free newspaper to everyone who wants one. Our newspaper is delivered to homes on every street, on every block in our trade area, in addition to over 4,000 papers in stores and drop locations in our area. The paper is also made available in the Deweyville, Vinton and Mauriceville, etc. areas. In putting this issue together what surprised us the most is how many local independent businesses and p...
As the longest serving county judge in Orange County history, Carl Thibodeaux has seen the county through many challenges, including two major hurricanes and a downturned economy in just the last eight years. Through Thibodeaux’s guidance and that of the Orange County Commissioners, Orange has fared better than many municipalities and county governments. While others falter, Orange County is debt-free and on solid footing. For this and many other reasons, The Record N...
Officers from the Orange Police Department responded to the following calls between April 23, and the morning of April 24: Identity theft, 201 8th St. Assault/family violence, 201 8th St. Possession of cocaine, 3rd and Schley Traffic accident, W. Division and 9th St. Assist other agency, 851 Dal Sasso Simple assault, 201 8th St. Miscellaneous incidents, 2222 Westway Trespassing, 1912 Allie Payne Public service, 2220 Gloria Public intoxication, IH-10 and Hwy. 62 Follow-up investigation, 1912 Allie Payne Assault/family...
The famous line from the movie “The wizard of Oz” where Dorothy tells her dog Toto “we’re not in Kansas anymore” came to mind as my small skiff settled out over a bright white endless Caribbean flat covered with air clear water. The whole sight was far and away different from my normal upper coast water where clarity is measured in inches rather than feet. From the poling platform I could see a school bonefish milling about in the shallow water in search of small crabs and shr...
A lot of time and a little bit of metal Gerald LeLeux has always been a car guy. With the aid of his mother, LeLeux changed out his first starter when he was 12 years old. His class in school already labeled him as a mechanic in the 8th grade. When he was younger he frequently bought cars for $500, drove them awhile, and then resold them. To own a vehicle for more than six months was rare. Those days have come and gone. You can’t pick vehicles up for that price anymore and c...
Jake Anthony Tegge, 28, of Bridge City, passed away Wednesday, April 24, at South Austin Medical Center. Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, April 27, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City with Deacon Hazen Kenney officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Bluff Cemetery in Port Neches. Visitation will be 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., with a Rosary recited at 6:00 p.m., with Deacon Chris Penning, Friday, at the funeral home in Bridge City. Born in Nederland on Mar...
Lamar University has announced the creation of the Larry and Cynthia Norwood Chemical Engineering Scholarship in recognition of a generous gift to the Lamar University Foundation from the Austin couple. The $1 million endowment will provide funds for both undergraduate scholarships and graduate fellowships for students pursuing bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees in chemical engineering. Larry Norwood graduated from LU in 1973 with a bachelor’s degree in chemical engin...
St. Mary Catholic School is having lots of fun getting ready for our 79th Annual Spring Festival. Each morning of the week, we have a teachers Challenge. Monday Coach John Phillip Fuller and Mary Anderson won the basketball free-throw contest. Tuesday morning Mrs. Susan Thompson, kindergarten teacher, won the hoola-hoop contest. These victors had the fun of making up and painting Mrs. Denise Willingham, Principal, Tuesday morning. Pictured left to right: Mrs. Thompson, Mrs....
Janet Marie Carter, 52, of Orange, passed away Tuesday, April 23, at Pinehurst Nursing Home. Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m. Friday, April 26, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Father Joseph P. Daleo, pastor of St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Big Woods Cemetery in Edgerly, La. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. with a Rosary recited at 6:00 p.m. by Deacon Harvey Dubois, Thursday, at the funeral home....
A man was arrested Tuesday evening for public intoxication, when Officer J.C. Steele observed him sitting on the west side of the overpass at Hwy. 62 and IH-10 about 5:50 pm. Knowing this is an area where solicitors are known to congregate and consume alcohol, officers approached 53 year old Charles Rudy, who has no known address. It appeared he had just woke up, as he appeared incoherent. Upon making contact with Rudy, Officer Steele observed him to appear intoxicated. He was taken into custody and transported to the Orange...
