Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Special to The Record On Thursday, April 14, from 6-8:00 p.m. Orangefield High School Interact welcomed other Interact clubs in the Region 5 and Rotary District 5910 area for a mixer. Special guests included guest speaker Shilo Herrington from Love Lunch Sack Ministry, Rotary District 5910 incoming assistant Governor George Newsome, as well as other Rotarians. Positive comments were said about the mixer. According to OHS Interact member Julia Droll, “We collected men’s soc...
Campaign emphasizes ease and convenience for Texas drivers and professionals For the sixth straight year, Texas.gov, the official website of the State of Texas, is launching a statewide advertising campaign to publicize the ease of completing many government services online. Produced locally in Austin, Texas, the new campaign promotes Texas.gov/Driver and Texas.gov/Work as convenient, official sources to renew a driver license, vehicle registration, professional or occupational license, and much more. Services that can be...
Bridge City Independent School District will be holding a recruiting fair for the food service, custodial, and transportation departments. Interested individuals should come to the Administration Building, 1031 W. Roundbunch Rd., Tuesday, May 10, between 8-10 am, to start the application process. Please bring your current driver’s license and social security card with you....
Jeff M. Holland, 50, of Houston, passed away April 22. A memorial gathering will be from 4:00-7:00 p.m., Thursday, April 28, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. A memorial service will be at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, May 1, at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 5501 Main St, Houston. Officiating will be the Rev. Emily Everett. Jeff was born in Peoria, Il, Oct. 18, 1965. He was a member of the Orange City Council from 2008-2012 and served as Mayor Pro Temp in 2011. He was a Boy S...
Mary Louise Bilbo, 77 of Orange, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving family, Sunday, April 24, just six weeks after the passing of the love of her life, Ralph Bilbo. Services will be at 11:00 AM, Thursday, April 28, at Dorman Funeral Home, with Pastor Frank Young from Bethel Baptist Church officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00 PM Wednesday, April 27, at Dorman Funeral Home. Mary was...
Officers from the Orange Police Department responded to the following calls on Monday, April 25: Found property, 5309 FM 1006 Traffic accident, 6500 block N. Service Rd. Assist other agency, 201 8th St. Juvenile problem, 6765 FM 1130/LC Jr. High Burglary, 3306 Ridgemont Dr./Dr. Pomonis' office Traffic accident, IH-10 E, near FM 1136 Traffic accident, IH-10 W, at FM 1136 Assist other agency, IH-10 W, at FM 1136 Traffic accident, 5700 block Meeks Dr. Welfare check, 312 Azalea St. Public intoxication, 3rd and Farragut Burglary,...
Staff Report - For The Record Brandy Judice joined the City of Orange as the new coordinator for the Orange Convention & Visitor’s Bureau (CVB) effective Dec. of 2015. Judice’s previous work experience includes 10 years as Advertising Assistant at the Market Basket Corporate Office. In the four months of Judice’s employment with the City of Orange, she has coordinated three events with the City. These events include; WO-S State Football Parade, Mardi Gras Parade and Conce...
Orange artist C. Delle Bates will be featured during the Lake Charles Spring Art Walk Friday, April 29, from 5-9 pm. He will have 66 works on display in the third floor of the Historic City Hall Arts & Cultural Center during the free exhibition with reception....
Pictured from left are Law Day art contest winners, Sable Reynolds, Kinley McFarlin and Tierney Rice. The Eighth Annual Law Day Art Contest was held last week at the Beaumont Federal Building. Orangefield High School had three of the twelve finalists. The art of all the finalists will be framed and will hang in the Court Rooms and hallways for one year. As a Finalist, Tierney Rice was presented a check for $50. Kinley McFarlin was another finalist also being presented a check...
Helen “Billie” Myers, 85, of Orange, passed away April 25, at her home in Orange. Funeral services will be at 11:30 AM, Wednesday, April 27, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Deacon Keith Fontenot. Entombment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will precede the service starting at 10:30 AM. Born in Chicago, Il, Jan. 12, 1931, she was the daughter of Robert Williams and Josephine Klatt Williams. Billie was a book keeper for...
Chelsea Savoy (BCHS) and Connor Alexander (LCMHS) took first place at the County Finals of the 2016 Miriam Lutcher Stark Contest in Reading and Declamation. Each will receive a $5,000 scholarship award for the County Finals placement, which is in addition to a prior scholarship award earned at their respective school level contests. The Board of Directors and administrative staff of the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation congratulate the winners of the 2016 County...
The Celebration of Life for Mrs. Shirley Jean Champine, 77, of Orange will be Saturday, April 30, at 11:00 a.m. at the Mount Sinai Baptist Church. Rites of Christian Burial will follow in Magnolia Cemetery under the direction of Sparrow Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 9:00am-11:00 am at the church. She died April 20, at Baptist Hospital Beaumont. A native of Marshall, she resided in Orange 60 years. She is survived by her husband, Daniel Champine, Sr. of Orange; sons,...
Pictured from left: Scot C. Shaffer, Jo Walton-Wiedenfeld, Stephanie Jeane and Jerica Washburn. The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that Complete Staffing has been named Business Member of the Month for April 2016. Stephanie Jeane accepted the award, sponsored by Sabine River Ford, from Chamber President, Scot C. Shaffer, at the April Networking Coffee hosted by Total Impressions Salon. Complete Staffing received gifts from several local merchants....
The week of March 28, Bridge City Middle School 7th and 8th grade students took the Reading and/or Math State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness (STAAR) test. Overall, 93 percent of the students passed the Reading test, with 90 percent passing the Math test. Those scoring advanced on the Reading test were: Austin Anderson, Cameron Ball, Nicholas Barton, Caden Carpenter, Taylor Clark, Camren Dionne, Jaycee Donahey, Hayley Dreymala, Raymond Epperly, Sierra Glass, Christian Gonzales, Gavyn Hester, Matthew Jones, Lane...
The Orange County Historical Society will have its second quarterly program on May 3, at 6:30 pm, on the second floor of the Lamar-Orange Library. J.B. Arrington, owner of JB's Barbecue will be the guest speaker. He will speak on events in his lie and selected episodes of Orange history. The public is invited....
The Cowboy Church of Orange County will hold a benefit, Saturday, April 30, at 5:30 pm, at the church, 673 FM 1078. The benefit will be held to help the church for their mission work in helping flood victims of the area. There will be a cake, pie and miscellaneous items auction and the Cowboy Cross Band will play....
Pre-K students at BC Elementary School who were named Cardinals of Character are - Shila Tiner, Kenley Ricks, Cadience Riojas, Keegan Dixon and Brayden Shah. Staff Report Congratulations to all. Keep up the good work....
Margaret Louviere, 95, of Orange, passed away Monday, April 25, at The Meadows Nursing facility in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, April 29, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be the Rev. Ed Rawls of Silver Oaks Baptist Church in Orange and the Rev. Tommy Anthony from McDonald Memorial Baptist Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 1:00 p.m. Born in Vinton, No...
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., a Waco, Texas establishment, is recalling approximately 4,568,080 pounds of fully cooked chicken products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, including plastic, wood, rubber and metal, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The scope of this recall expansion now includes a variety of chicken products associated with extraneous material contamination. The chicken products were produced on various dates between Aug. 21, 2014, to Mar...
Lamar University’s Cardinal Jazz Singers' concert on Thursday, April 28, will feature a variety of contemporary jazz selections from artists such as Bobby McFerrin and Kerry Marsh and new music composed by faculty member Rebecca Windham, all performed a cappella or with a live rhythm section. The free concert starts at 7:30 p.m. in the Rothwell Recital Hall. Windham, instructor of voice in the Mary Morgan Moore Department of Music, directs the ensemble, now completing its third year of performing vocal jazz. “We have had a v...
Recovery officials are cautioning Texans who have received disaster assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to use the funds for their intended purpose and to keep disaster spending receipts for three years. Disaster assistance is to help residents meet basic disaster-related needs and funds are distributed via check or direct deposit. A letter explaining what the payment is to be used for arrives within a day or two of the check or direct deposit payment. If an applicant spends the payment on anything other...
District champs pictured are, front row- Lacie Cochran, Jacie Miller, Jon’ee Villanueva, Justice Butler and Alicia Merritt; back row- Emily Landry, Caitlyn Robson, JoAnna Henry, Jayce Perry, Kaitlyn Huff and Shelby Smith. Not Pictured- Kaitlyn Avery. The Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School JV Softball Team recently claimed the District title. They were 22-1 for the year and 10-0 in district. According to Coach Melissa Brewer, “I am so proud of these young ladies, not onl...
Pictured from left to right: Dave Derosier, Rani Dillow, Gabby Llanes, Nikki Jones, Nate Bishop, Kayla Bishop, Debbie Bishop, Tawana Crockett, Ashley Copeland and Nikki Vicnair. Kayla Bishop, Program Director at CASA of the Sabine Neches Region, recently received the Employee of the Month Award for April 2016. Kayla was presented her award, sponsored by Sabine River Ford, by B. J. Hanneman at the April Networking Coffee hosted by Total Impressions Salon. Kayla received gifts...
Staff Report Two-term Little Cypress-Mauriceville CISD School Board member, Marlene Courmier, has been appointed to the Texas Association of School Boards Legislative Advisory Council. The Council consists of 20 Regions and 130 members and alternates. Legislative Advisory Council (LAC) members serve a two year term to develop and approve legislative position statements to recommend to the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) Legislative Committee and Board of Directors fo...
The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) requests applications for the possible award of grants for flood early warning systems, the implementation of local strategies for alerting and responding to floods, or flood protection planning. TWDB will accept applications from political subdivisions in Texas that have the authority to plan for and implement projects related to flood protection. Applicants must be participating in or applying to participate in the National Flood...
