Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Photo by Tommy Mann Jr. Legendary rock act Cheap Trick, featuring Tom Petersson, at left, and Rick Nielsen, performed as the main support for Poison on Sunday, June 3, 2018, at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands and delivered an energetic 60-minute set of material, which included the new tune, “The Summer Looks Good on You,” as well hits like “California Man,” “The Flame,” “I Want You to Want Me,” “Dream Police” and “Surrender....
Photo by Tommy Mann Jr. Not even Mother Nature could stop this Texas-sized party as Poison, featuring, from left to right, Bret Michaels, Rikki Rockett and Bobby Dall, rocked thousands of fans for 75-minutes on Sunday, June 3, 2018, in The Woodlands. Through wind gusts of 40 mph, rain and enough lightning to force those on the lawn hill to join their fellow rockers under the pavilion for a gathering of friends, Poison delivered hit after hit with tunes such as “I Want A...
Ruth Annie Polley passed away peacefully at her home in West Orange on June 5, 2018. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM on Friday June 8, 2018 at First Baptist Church in Orange. Visitation will be at the same location beginning at 9:00. Officiating will be Reverend Barry Bradley of First Baptist. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Ruth was born on December 28, 1924 near Kaplan, LA to Emanuel and Annie (Harper) Foreman. Following the death of...
Photo: Bridge City's Schuyler Thibodaux is among the 2018 All-Orange County MVP's as 'Defensive Player of the Year. RECORD PHOTO: Mark Dunn MVP – Chad Dallas West Orange-Stark Mustangs Perhaps no other player locally was asked to shoulder as much of the load for his team as Chad Dallas was this year. The 4 year starter for WOS and Panola signee carried his weight and then some for the young Mustangs. Dallas excelled on both the pitchers mound and at the plate as he led the M...
CUTLINE: Sarah Boehme, curator for the Stark Museum of Art, in Orange, looks at the book, "Portraits from Cowboys of Color: Photographs by Don Russell." This exhibit, along with "Cowboys Legends and Life," will be on display at the museum from June 16 through Sept. 29. RECORD PHOTO: David Ball David Ball For The Record Sarah Boehme, curator for the Stark Museum of Art, in Orange, believes a portion of Western history has been ignored. "There's very few African American art ,"...
You don’t have to know the difference in a largemouth Bass and an anvil to know that the visiting Bassmasters are generating a heap of excitement in Orange County this week. Wrapped vehicles and boats fill hotel parking lots and local fans pack restaurants and local launches for an up close view of their favorite pro. This is the third time they have fished the Sabine River out of Orange, but it will be a different ball game for the best bass fishermen in the world. The pros that chose to fish only Texas waters in the last t...
CUTLINE: Recent Bridge City High School graduate, Schuyler Thibodaux, catcher, was named to play in the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association All-Star Class 2A-3A-4A Game at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 16 at Dell Diamond in Round Rock. He will play for the South Team. RECORD File Photo David Ball For The Record A lifetime of playing baseball is paying big dividends for Schuyler Thibodaux, Bridge City High School's exceptional catcher. He was named to play in the Texas...
Photo: TxDOT always urges the community to be prepared for hurricane season. One way to be prepared is to have your route planned in case an evacuation is called. The 2018 evacuation map is a great resource to have on hand and shows the official evacuation routes. 2018 Evacuation May-DPS AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) wants to remind all Texans that Hurricane Season officially starts today and runs through Nov. 30. Right now is the time to put emergency p...
Photo: Redfish don’t mind the heat so don’t be afraid to chase them throughout the day. For the Record Capt. Chuck Uzzle It’s no secret that Texas fishermen worship the speckled trout, anglers will go from one end of Texas to the other looking for that one magic 30” fish could define their angling career. The amount of print that is dedicated to the trout every year in magazines and newspapers is easily greater than that allotted to the redfish and I have no clue why that is...
HOT AND DRY CONTINUES It’s been hot and very dry as I sit here to start this column Tuesday. The weatherman says there is a 50% chance of rain. Last week, they predicted storms and a lot of rain. I didn’t get a thimble full of water. It’s been a six week drought at my place. The only fresh tomatoes I’ve had were a few from Judge Derry and I really enjoyed them. I’ve intended to make the Saturday morning Bridge City Farmer’s Market but both Saturdays I was preoccupied. Maybe this Saturday. We got a lot of response from Ms. Pe...
David Ball For The Record Perhaps residents who live on Granger Street in Bridge City breathed a sigh of relief after they found out what a proposed zone change would mean. The Bridge City Planning and Zoning Commission held a public meeting Tuesday night. On the agenda was to hear public comments on a proposed zone change from R-1, single family residential, to R-3, multi family residential, on two pieces of property owned by Chad Landry. They are located at 158 Granger and 160 Granger to build duplexes on the property. City...
Cutline: Judge Buddy Hahn reflects on a 34-year career as 260th District Court Judge for Orange County. Dave Rogers For The Record It’s been nearly a half century since law school buddy Grover Halliburton persuaded him to trade in the dust of south Texas for the Southern splendor of Orange, Texas. But the memories from those 46 years come pouring out of Judge Buddie Hahn as if they happened yesterday. Hahn, 74, who recently announced his plans to retire June 30 from the 2...
Dave Rogers For The Record An Orange County Commissioner’s hope to complete repairs to the front of the historic Orange County Courthouse before his term expires got hit with a wet rag Tuesday. The best-case timetable for the repair and reinstallation of a marble facing delivered by architect John Dineen to Barry Burton and the other four members of Commissioners’ Court at the weekly meeting would be near the end of this year. But Dineen indicated that the problem of the mar...
Cutline: Orange City Manager Shawn Oubre, right, discusses “quality of life” improvement options with city councilmen and citizens at a workshop held at Orange Public Library Thursday, May 31. (RECORD Photo: Dave Rogers) Dave Rogers For The Record Orange city council members chose road repairs over athletic complexes during a workshop held at the Orange Public Library on Thursday, May 31. Shawn Oubre, city manager, presented a list of 18 bond street projects that could be com...
Cutline: An employee of AGS Tent Rentals works Tuesday to prepare for the June 7-10 Bassmasters Elite fishing tournament and Orange County River Festival at the Orange Boat Ramp. Daily weigh-in are at 3:30 p.m. Free concerts begin at 5:30 p.m. June 8-9. (RECORD Photo: Dave Rogers...
