Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Officers from the Orange Police Department responded to the following calls between May 22, 23, 24, 25 and the morning of May 26: Warrant service, 201 8th St. Damaged property, 3819 Meeks Dr. Trespassing, 2301 Eddleman Rd. Warrant service, 1100 Jayway St. Warrant service, 1500 Cherry Ave. Warrant service, 1500 Burton Ave. Traffic accident, IH-10 at MLK Warrant service, 305 Burton Ave. Warrant service, 14th and Hart Burglary, 313 Bridal Wreath St. Warrant service, 3118 Edgar Brown Dr. Warrant service, 2400 16th St. Warrant...
Mary P. Young, 89, of Orange, passed away on May 25, at her home. Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm, Thursday, May 28, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be the Rev. David Turner of Little Cypress Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm, Wednesday, May 27, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Orange, April 10, 1926, she was the daughter of William W. Perry and Susie Nell Moore. Mary w...
Nancy McWhorter - For The Record One Sunday, our Sunday school class decided instead of wasting our valuable Sunday school’s lesson time on class business, we would have a weekday salad-dessert luncheon. With the help of the church’s capable kitchen staff and the class fellowship committee one of the church’s class rooms was setup for the occasion. There was an abundance of flavorful salads, sandwiches and desserts provided by class members. The person that brought and gave...
It was a soggy Memorial Day weekend in southeast Texas as well as much of the state.If you got caught outside you not only got wet, but got your table cloth blown off the picnic table as well! Through it all, the dedicated members of the Saltwater Anglers League of Texas managed to pull off yet another successful Memorial Day tournament on Sabine Lake.In spite of the relatively brief, but potent storms that danced across the area, the winning anglers weighed in some very impressive catches in virtually every category. In the...
Local honor graduates for Lamar Institute of Technology’s Spring 2015 commencement are as follows: Summa Cum Laude: Kamryn Aucoin, child care and development, Orange; Sallie Bryanna Cooke, health information technology, Vidor; Thomas Culp, instrumentation technology, Orange; John Dubose, instrumentation technology, Orangefield and Ryan Whitten, instrumentation technology, Orange; Magna Cum Laude: Nicholas Fontenot, computer drafting technology, Vidor; Christopher Robinson, process operating technology and Kimberly Truong, p...
For those interested in raising or showing poultry as a project, there will be a poultry workshop on Monday, June 29, beginning at 6:00 pm. The workshop will be held at the Texas A&M Agrilife Extension office located at 11475a FM 1442, Orange and is free to attend. Ashlee Krebs, County Extension Agent with Agriculture and Natural Resources will be discussing facilities, feeding and care management, handling and selection. Feel free to contact the Extension office with any questions 882-7010....
Acting Superintendent Edward Comeau announced today that due to significant storm activity and record setting rains in the region, many of the hiking trails and paddling trails throughout the preserve are completely inaccessible and will be closed for approximately a week to ten days. Fallen trees, swollen waterways overflowing their banks and significant standing water throughout the preserve has prevented park staff from safely accessing many of our trails. Of the ten...
The WOS High School held their Athletic Banquet on Tuesday, May 19. Those receiving awards are as follows: Most Valuable Player Baseball – Grant Anderson; Boys’ Tennis – Tyler Jenkins; Boys’ Basketball – Chase Rutledge; Girls’ Tennis – Deja Guidry and Ana Escobedo; Girls’ Basketball –Eriel Jorda;Cross Country Track – Psalms Carroll Salazar; Boys’ Golf – Chase Rutledge; Boys’ Track – David Bundage and Will Johnson; Powerlifting – Demaric Judge & Ja’Tayjah Vital; Girls’ Track – Aaliyah Teel ; Volleyball – Aaliyah Teel; Footba...
The Port of Orange is still in the same location doing the same business as when it started in 1916. Its 99 year operation makes it the longest running business in its original location in Orange. In the 19th Century Orange had two main cargoes to ship by water; lumber and cotton. Shippers were at the mercy of the Sabine River and Sabine Lake. The rise and fall of the river dictated the size of the cargo and the weather conditions on Sabine Lake often added hazard to the...
This year’s recipient of the Jeff Hattman and Warren Baxter Memorial Scholarships given by the Orange Community Players is Triston Springer. Triston is a senior at LCM High School and is the son of Barbara and Larry Springer. The scholarships are given annually by the OCP. They are given to a student who has had experience in theater arts and is planning to continue participation in theater arts and has indicated studies in related fields in college. The scholarship was p...
The West Orange Cove School District has released their 5th 6 week honor rolls: High School Honor Roll 9th Grade Superintendent’s Honor Roll James Celestin, Paul Ivory, Abigail Luna, Majesty Papilon and Kaleb Ramsey. Principal’s Honor Roll Aimee Fregia, Yazeth Garcia, Carlos Gutierrez Vilches, Tynasia Pierre-August, Deandre Steverson and Davien Teate. Honor Roll Makaelen Booker, Kedrick Harris, Derrick Janice, Sean Jeanis, Rita Jenkins, Destiny Lebouef Jasalyn McClelland, Aundre’ Samuel and Equllion Tyler. 10th Grade Super...
The celebration of life for Mrs. Evelyn Minter, 92, of Orange will be Saturday, May 30, at 11:00 a.m., at the Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church. Rites of Christian burial will follow in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens under the direction of Sparrow Funeral Home. Visitation will be Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at the church. She died May 21,at The Meadows Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Orange. A native of Monroe, LA, she resided in Orange since 1959. She...
Riley Alphonse Portie Jr. and his wife, Emily Deann (Hinote) Portie both passed away Sunday evening in Orange. A memorial service will be Friday, May 29, at 6:00 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. A gathering of family and friends will be from 4:00 p.m. until service time. Riley was born in Thibodaux, LA on Feb. 25, 1961 and Emily was born in Foley, AL on April 18, 1965. He was a production superintendent for Wagner Oil Company and she was the backbone and...
Elizabeth “Bess” Newsom, 88, of Bridge City, passed away peacefully on May 25, at her home with her son, Richard and his wife, Carole by her side. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m., Friday, May 29, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be the Rev. Steven Leger. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Cemetery in Groves. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m., with a rosary at 6:00 p.m., Thursday May, 28, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Born in Por...
Mauriceville Elementary’s Student Council has named officers for the 2015-2016 School Year. They are President - Nicole McCormick; Vice- President Kendal Lockler; Secretary- Hallie Maddox; Treasurer- Charlie Davis; Parliamentarian - Lorelei Babb and Head Senator- Brooks Pattillo. The Senators for the year are Tristen Bryant, Gracie Johnson, Evan Landry, Catie Strother and Cole Johnson. Attached Photo: Front row from left are Nicole McCormick, Kendal Lockler, Hallie Maddox, L...
Jeff Fults Special to The Record In a game that had it all the Bridge City Cardinals (19-9) and the Huffman Falcons (23-4) gave everyone their money's worth and then some. After losing the past two years to the Falcons the Cardinals felt this was their year by playing a one-game winner take-all. Ace Chase Shugart was on the mound with a lineup that has been hitting the ball extremely well. The Cardinals got everyone's spirit up when Chase Shugart doubled off of Huffman's LHP...
Starlight Church of God in Christ on 2800 Bob Hall Rd. will hold a revival, June 5-7. Friday's service will begin at 7:30 pm and on Saturday morning there will be a fireside chat at 11:00 a.m. with women. The revival culminates on Sunday at 11:00 a.m. Guest speaker for the revival and fireside chat is Mother Ruth Pryor from Saginaw, Mi....
Crystal R Halliburton was inducted into the Alpha Nu Gamma Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society at Lamar State College-Orange on May 1. Halliburton, from Bridge City, majoring in Nursing, is the daughter of David Fusilier Sr. and Debbie McCardle Fusilier of Orangefield and is married to Joey Halliburton of Bridge City. Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, headquartered in Jackson, Ms., is the largest honor society in higher education with 1,285 chapters on college campuses in...
Five members of Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School’s Texas Association of Future Educators won first place in District to earn the right to participate in the State Meet. Unfortunately, the competition was in Lubbock and was too far away for the girls to travel for the competition. Winning First Place in “Exploring Learning Challenges” were Celeste Miller and Heather Lewis; Molly Winfrey took First in “TAFE Moment” and Abigail Turner and Alyssa Humphrey won First in...
The West Orange Stark Mustangs are still in the fight for a trip to the state baseball championships. The Mustangs are the only Orange County team that remains in the 2015 playoffs. On Thursday the Mustangs open a best-of-three series against Carthage in the Region III semifinal round. Game One will take place at Diller Park in Kilgore at 8 p.m. Game Two will take place on Saturday at McNeese State University beginning at 3 p.m. A third game, if necessary, will follow. The...
Most Valuable Player - Keeli Milligan (Vidor) senior Defensive MVP - Whitney Howerton (Vidor) senior Offensive MVP - Kasey Frederick (BC) senior Newcomer of the Year - Kassidy Wilbur (BC) freshman Coach of the Year - Darin Fletcher (Vidor) First Team Pitcher - Kellyn Cormier (BC) senior Catcher- Katelyn Dickerson (OF) senior First Base- Alisha Fuss (LCM) senior Second Base- Mckenzie Andrus ( Vidor) junior Third Base- Ashton Gautreaux (OF) senior Short Stop- Mar’Laysia Davis (W...
H-E-B will donate $100,000 to the American Red Cross and will begin accepting customer donations for the families and communities impacted by the recent Texas floods and tornadoes. Today, all H-E-B, Joe V’s Smart Shop, Mi Tienda and Central Market stores across Houston launched a statewide tear pad campaign offering customers an opportunity to support victims by donating in increments of $1, $3 or $5 to their total grocery bill. All monies accepted will benefit the American Red Cross for Texas Flood and Tornado Relief, and w...
A pair of 10 pound redfish slid down the shoreline of a grassy bank with their backs and tails exposed for all to see, shrimp and little baitfish showered across the surface hoping not to be the last one in line or the first one on the menu. As I stood on the poling platform and watched these fish going about the business of finding something to eat it was easy to tell they were almost oblivious to anything else but their next meal. My fishing partner for the day, Ray Johnson, readied his 8 weight fly rod for a cast as the...
According to several media sites, there has been a high speed chase through Bridge City. Apparently the chase started in Vidor and went through Bridge City via FM 1442 and is now in Groves. There are also reports that a BC police car was involved in a head on crash with a vehicle not involved in the chase. Stay tuned to therecordlive.com for more details as they become available. Photo - A Bridge City police car was involved in a head on crash during a high speed chase...
AND THE RAINS CAME Here in Southeast Texas we dodged the worst of the downfall, high winds and flooding. The hill country, San Marcos, the Austin area and Houston flooded. Over 1,000 houses have been destroyed in San Marcos alone. Many areas in Texas got a year’s supply of rain in one week. Thirty-seven counties have been declared disaster areas. Hopefully the storms are done. Ten years ago, at this time, we were living through one of our worse droughts. This year, it’s been one of our wettest seasons. It sure has played havo...
