Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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After an exciting three game quarterfinal series with Dist. 21-3A companion Orangefield Bobcats, the No. 3 ranked Bridge City Cardinals move on to face the No. 1 ranked Longview Spring Hill Panthers in the Region III semifinal round. Game One is Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at Lufkin Hudson High School. Game Two will be played Saturday at Angelina Junior College in Lufkin starting at 1 p.m. Game Three, if necessary, will be played 30 minutes following the conclusion of Game Two. The...
Calls district ‘good, solid’ Mark Stephenson, 47, doesn’t have a printed resume. “I guess my resume’s here,” he says, sitting in his office. “I’ve been living it for 25 years.” Stephenson was recently named the Orange County Drainage District’s new general manager after the board let go seven-year manager Wilbert Duhon. A board attorney told The Record Newspapers last week a review will be made of current internal practices. Stephenson, a 1980 graduate of West Or...
The 17th Annual Ed Peveto Crawfish Boil is set for this Saturday at Jewel Cormier Park in Orangefield. The yearly event raises money for two athletic scholarships given to both a boy and girl that not only exhibits great athletic ability, but are also academically worthy. This year Olivia Wagner and Zack Peevey each received a $6,000 scholarship funded by the yearly event. Starting at 1 p.m., hundreds of pounds of boiled crawfish, potatoes, and corn will be available at an all you can eat feast for a donation. The...
Football was in the air Tuesday as Orangefield High School Project Graduation sponsored a “Powder-Puff” football game. The weather was as cool as an autumn evening and the atmosphere smelled of football. It was the Seniors and Freshman (Orange Team) vs. the Sophomores and Juniors (White Team) and no holds would be barred for this game. The Orangefield girls are competitive from the word go and tonight was no different, the teams battled it out every play and fun was had...
Off and on the last several weeks, home schooling has been discussed in the media. Some parents blame public schools for everything from swine flu to Hurricane Ike. These are usually the ones who end up home schooling their own just to spite the local district. Some are justified like the one who home schooled because she wished to instill more religious aspects in the child. Nothing wrong with that. To be honest, such a class, conducted secularly, wouldn’t be bad in public schools. But it’ll never happen. I’m a retir...
A MILLION DOLLAR WINNER, LOTS OF BUZZ I went by to see our buddy Millard Cox and Ms. Ginny this week. Both have been under the weather with some kind of crud. Neighbor Cox got a shot from Dr. Chris Penning. Cox calls him “Kid.” Anyway, the good doctor fixed Cox up and he was tending the scaled down neighborhood garden. Cox has even quit cutting neighborhood grass. Ms. Ginny was waiting for the holidays to end and the doctor’s office to reopen. *****The buzz for a week around Bridge City has been the million-dollar lotto...
VBS at First Baptist First Baptist Church of Bridge City will have its Vacation Bible School from 8 a.m. to noon, June 4-8. This year’s theme is “Wildwood Forest-Discover the Untamed Nature of God,” where kids will experience the awesomeness of God through Bible stories, songs and crafts. Recreation and snowcones are sure to add more fun to each day. The church will collect offering and canned goods each day to help others in our community. Call 735-3581 for more information. Riders of the Great Roundup VBS Ninth and Elm C...
Fellowship Baptist Church of Bridge City invites the community to a pre-summer revival featuring Kennith and Sandra Ratley ministry team “Heaven’s Rain.” Kennith and Sandra are from Houma, La. and have been ministering through music for many years. Their home in Houma was destroyed during Hurricane Ike, so they feel a connection with the citizens of Bridge City. The revival is scheduled at 10:30 a.m., Sunday and 6:30 p.m., Sunday night. There will be light refreshments after...
Orange County Commissioners Tuesday discussed hurricane preparedness, some matters related to Hurricane Ike and approved two grants for existing sheriff’s programs. Emergency Management Coordinator Jeff Kelley said his office was recently granted access to a database program that clarifies the red tape associated with FEMA’s “Project Worksheets.” Project Worksheets are used to file claims, and can often be long, complicated forms that result in more confusion once they are returned to the county, Kelley said. With th...
The Orangefield Little Dribblers Senior Girls All-Star team will head back to the national tournament, after winning regional competition last month. Nationals are in Levelland from June 10-13. The Lady Bobcats started the tournament by defeating the host team Lady Indians 45-37 to advance to the finals. In the championship game, the Lady Cats took on a familiar opponent in the Twin County Lady Hawks from Sour Lake. The Lady Cats would come out on top in a hard fought game...
Early release dates West Orange-Cove district schools will observe an early release Thursday, according to a statement from the district. West Orange-Stark Middle School and West Orange-Stark High School will release at 11:15 a.m. North Early Learning Center will release at 11:45 a.m. Anderson and Oates Elementary campuses will release at noon. Buses will run. Pinehurst annual clean-up The city of Pinehurst’s annual spring clean-up, free for Pinehurst residents only, will be from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the M...
The slab for the new La Quinta Inn and Suites in Bridge City was poured the day before Hurricane Ike hit. Ready to open Friday, the La Quinta sits next to old location of the Midway Motel, which closed after Ike. Clay Dunn started the Midway – named because it was “midway between Bridge City and Port Arthur” – in 1945. After he sold the Midway. it went through several owners. The Bridge City La Quinta has 62 rooms, says Bill Blackburn – an operations manager with Paci...
