Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Cleo Ida Clark Tomlin, 81, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on March 28, 2020, at her home in Bridge City. A memorial service was held Sunday, May 17, 2020, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Oakdale, Louisiana, on January 23, 1939, she was the daughter of Warren Earl Clark and Oma (Greer) Clark. Cleo was a 1957 graduate of Stark High School, where she was a member of the Bengal Guards. She loved music and held the position of music leader at First Baptist Church...
Dewisa Nell Coleman, 61, of Orangefield, passed away on May 17, 2020, at her home. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, May 23, 2020, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Paul Fregia. A graveside service and burial will follow at 2:00 p.m. at Chinquapin Cemetery in San Augustine, Texas. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday, May 22, 2020, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in San Augustine, Texas, on August 2, 1958,...
Robert Earl (Bob) Hollier, age 75, passed away on May 13, 2020, following difficulties with his heart. Bob was born in Jacksonville, Florida, on September 23, 1944, during World War II, but grew up in Port Arthur, Texas. He was graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1963, and afterwards attended Texas A&M on a football scholarship, graduating in 1967 with a B.A. in History, to be followed by receiving an M.A. in History from Lamar University. Bob was a history teacher...
HEROES ARE DYING ALONE Each time the virus takes a WWII Veteran we lose a part of history. These heroes are dying in nursing homes all over the country, with no loved ones at their side. June 6 will mark 76 years since D-Day. They went to war, some dying all alone, in a foreign place, and now they are dying away from home, again without anyone. With the Coronavirus disproportionately claiming the elderly, especially nursing home residents, this could accelerate the passing of...
Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association met last weekend and hammered out a deal to start the 2020 season in July-but with many, many stipulations like abiding by MLB's 67-page health-and safety protocol in an attempt to return amid the coronavirus pandemic. An article seen on the ESPN website states that over the next four to six weeks, or however long MLB and its union remain committed to making a 2020 season happen, they will be forced to reckon with the same...
As if the citizens of Orange County need any more bad news, preliminary property values have risen about 2 percent since 2019. Property owners should have received those values already and they have until the end of May to file a notice of appeal. The valuations are based on what was being paid on homes or land in your neighborhood as of Jan. 1, 2020, explained Orange County Chief Appraiser Scott Overton. That was several months before the outbreak of the coronavirus; Before...
One of the biggest and most intriguing factors that keep fishermen coming back day after day is the process of discovery, figuring out the puzzle so to speak. The task of sifting through all the variables and making sense out of all the factors in order to establish a pattern is what drives many anglers. Unknowingly we all go through the same process every time we fish but without the fanfare. Most of us don’t realize we are even doing it, establishing a pattern, but just a...
I didn’t know the answer to his question, but it said a lot about the status of the crappie fishing on both Toledo Bend and Rayburn right now.“His question was, “How many white perch fillets can I legally have in my freezer at one time?” This particular angler elected to quarantine for the past month and a half at his camp on Toledo Bend and has crappie fished all but two of those days.“I initially gave them to neighbors and relatives,” he said, “but you can only give so...
Thanks to VFW Post 2275 and its Auxiliary, the gravesites of 128 Orange County veterans at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens on Texas 87 will be newly cleaned and marked by American flags for Memorial Day 2020, Monday, May 25. The idea came when one member's grandchild asked, "Why don't we remember our veterans?" The VFW and Auxiliary members only had time to search out the veterans' graves on part of the cemetery but pledge to add more each year. RECORD PHOTO: Mark...
Robbie Hood, city administrator and top employee for the City of Pinehurst since 2015, has resigned that job to become city manager for Vidor. Hood’s final day at Pinehurst is June 15 and his first at Vidor is the following morning. “Robbie’s done a great job for the city,” Mayor Dan Mohon said. “We hate to see him go, but we understand he’s going to a larger city, and he goes with our blessing.” Hood returned the love in his resignation letter to Mohon and Pinehurst Cit...
Are folks happy to get back into a gym? “We had a guy come in last night and kiss the floor,” Mark Bland, owner of Bodyworkz Gyms in Orange and Bridge City, said Tuesday afternoon. “For a lot of people, going to the gym is part of their life.” Reopening gyms and exercise studios is one of several landmarks for this week as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott goes about reopening the state’s businesses after issuing a Stay-At-Home order in late-March in response to the COVID-19 pandemic....
