Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Bass fishermen covered up every square inch of concrete large enough to park a boat trailer as a massive crowd invaded Jasper and the surrounding area for the annual Big Bass Splash last weekend.The logistics for choosing any prime spot on Rayburn and not having to share it with a dozen other boats required more planning and luck than choice of lures! When all was said and done, Mike Fesco proved that he not only could catch big trout, but big bass as well. The Sour Lake angler is invariably in the winner circle when fishing...
Did you know that beekeepers in America loose almost half of their hives every year. Did you know that 65% of our foods are dependent on honey bees. Even alphalfa hay requires honeybees to pollenate the bloom so farmers and ranchers can plant replacement crops. Alphalfa is only one example of how bees impact beef and other meat products. We need our bees, every cucumber, cantaloupe, squash, melon and pumpkin among other vegetables require a pollinator to produce. While bees are not the only pollinator, butterflies, moths, hum...
Most of us have seen medications that claim to contain Honey. Especially cough meds. Many of us know of home cough remedies using honey, lemon and maybe a shot of bourbon. Well history has lots of uses for honey from coughs to wounds to allergies to makeup. For centuries honey and bees wax have been used in makeup. Have you heard the saying “mind your beeswax” well that saying came from the early use of wax to fill blemishes on the face. If you stood to close to a fire the wax would melt and run off your face, “mind your...
KAZ’S KORNER 2019 DRAFT SHOULD STRENGTHEN MOST NFL TEAMS Now that the anticipated excitement of the 2019 National Football League’s annual draft has subsided, the 32 teams are evaluating how these newcomers can improve their respective teams this season. The coaching staffs should know a whole lot more at this time next week than they do right now because of the mandatory three-day NFL rookie camp that takes place this weekend at each team’s training facilities. The football beat writer of the Houston Chronicle graded the d...
The $11 million project to rehabilitate the Cow Bayou Swing Bridge on E. Roundbunch Road is now in its final phase. The center span returned from fabrication April 24th. Over the next few weeks, crews will be working on the electrical and mechanical aspects before installing the bridge deck. The bridge is currently anticipated to open to traffic in early summer. Photo courtesy of TxDOT....
The following is a commentary submitted by Bridge City Independent School District's Superintendent Todd Lintzen Bridge City Independent School District has a long standing tradition of excellence dating back to 1946. This was changed from Bridge City Common School District that was established in 1941. Since that time there have been many chapters in the “Bridge City ISD Book” that is continuing today. While there are far too many accomplishments by our students and edu...
Photo: Experimental aircraft were among the 40-odd private planes on display Saturday, April 27, at the Orange County Airport Fly-In. Dave Rogers For The Record The first Orange County Airport Fly-In left Commissioners’ Court wanting more. More than 900 people came out to see about 40 mostly-private airplanes come and go to the Highway 87 air strip that is winding up its first year under county operation. “We were awed by the turnout,” Missy Pillsbury, airport manager, said....
Pic: Lorrie Taylor, new port director, in front of the historic building that originally housed the Lutcher Moore Lumber Company and is home to the Port of Orange. RECORD PHOTO: Penny LeLeux Penny LeLeux For The Record When asked about being the first woman to hold the position as Executive Director of the Port of Orange, Lorrie Taylor replied she had never thought about it. “My husband brought it up,” she said, with a laugh. Lorrie Taylor has been named as the new dir...
Pic: Five cities and school districts in east and south Orange County are holding May 4 elections. Early voting for all except West Orange is being held at the Orange Public Library and two other locations. RECORD Photo: Dave Rogers Dave Rogers For The Record A $46.1 million school bond election for Bridge City school district stakeholders and eight city council and school board seats will be decided in east and south Orange County Saturday. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, May 4. If recent elections are an...
TRUMP WON’T FIGHT WHITE SUPREMACIST Violent extremism and homegrown terrorism have not abated since Neo-Nazis and White Supremacists marched two years ago in Charlottesville, Virginia. At the time President Trump made his now famous quote, “There where very many fine people on both sides.” Six months after, a gunman shouted, “All Jews must die” and killed 11 people at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. Another gunman, in another synagogue, killed one lady worshiping and wounded three in Poway, California, in between t...
