Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Ruby Edgerton Kennedy, 89, of St. Joseph, Mo, passed away on June 6, at Heartland Regional Medical Center in St. Joseph. Funeral services will be at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, June 11, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Danny Vinson. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00 PM, Tuesday, June 10, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Ruby was born in Orange, Sept. 8, 1924, to Joseph T. and Callie (Curl)...
Rita, Humberto, Ike. Familiar names to all of us in Southeast Texas, names recognized for the damage and destruction these hurricanes brought with them. Are we ready for what may come in 2014? Entergy Texas says, “Yes!” and is ready to show you why at Operation: Storm Ready, a hurricane season event set to take place from 9:00 a.m. until noon, Wednesday, June 11, at the Compro Event Center, 4155 W. Cardinal Dr. in Beaumont. Entergy Texas has partnered with a variety of emergency and social service agencies to provide int...
Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Family and Consumer Science Agent and the 4-H and Youth Development agent will be hosting a three day youth cooking camp. Summer youth cooking camp offers a wonderful opportunity for children 8 to 18 years of age learn hands on how to prepare meals and cook while learning kitchen skills, proper sanitation, menu development and nutrition. The camp will be held July 8, 9 and 10, from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm at the extension office, located at 11475 FM...
Monday evening, Orange police were dispatched to the Best Texan Inn in the 2700 block of IH-10 in reference to suspicious activity. Upon arrival, officers met with hotel management. The manager told officers that he wanted the people in one of the rooms to leave. Officers went to the room and knocked on the door. When there was no answer, a key card was used to gain entry to the room. Upon entering the room, police observed what looked to be tobacco, or a form of synthetic marijuana, as well as smoke throughout the room....
Officers from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls between June 4 and June 10: June 4: Disturbance/public intoxication arrest, 18389 S. Hwy. 62/Mud Bugs Club, Orange Unauthorized use of motor vehicle, 2661 Alice St., Orange Pursuit/traffic arrest, IH-10 W. at FM 1132, Vidor Burglary of building, 1675 Texla Rd./Williamson Fire and Hazard Co., Vidor Disturbance, 4593 Caribou Dr., Orange Theft, 3997 North St., Orange Information, 6373 FM 1442, Orange Unauthorized use of motor vehicle, 5425 Hwy. 12,...
The Orange County Road & Bridge department will go with rental equipment to do some roadwork projects this summer. The Orange County Commissioners’ Court approved renting a Bomag Soil Stabilizer/Recycler at their regular meeting on Monday afternoon. Clark Slacum, county engineer, said the county had the option of renting the equipment for either $13,300 month, or $4,400 a week, or $1,400 a day. Slacum said it would be cheaper to rent it by the month and use it for two months. The commissioners agreed. Insurance will be a...
Officers from the Orange Police Department responded to the following calls between June 9, and the morning of June 10: Warrant service, 2710 IH-10/Super 8 Motel Larceny from coin machine, 2245 Hwy. 62 S./Sleep Inn & Suites Burglary, 710 9th St. Theft, 3819 Meeks Dr./Cypress Cove Apt. Theft, 3709 N. 16th St./Market Basket Simple assault, 5 Zeto Dr....
In the heart of Bridge City is a new reminder of the ever present promise of hope and love in a world that often seems lost amid the confusion of life and human circumstances. A stunning bronze image of Jesus Christ has recently been erected roadside on the grounds of Saint Henry Catholic Church. With arms out-stretched, the depiction of the Christian savior evokes a sense of the omnipotent power of love and grace available to all. A year in the making, the bronze statue was...
Will Texans search for franchise QB end with Fitzpatrick? Now that the hullabaloo about having our first Triple Crown winning race horse since Affirmed in 1978 has come and gone, Texas football fans can get back to the same dilemma that has bugged them since the end of the 2013 NFL season—how can the Houston Texans regain the respect they once had from the rest of the league? Just as the final gun sounded ending that horrific 2-14 debacle that tormented the Texans fans throughout the winter, their biggest wish of either draft...
Andrew Beach at the age of 15, was a promising athlete in high school that was being scouted in baseball by the Colorado Rockies and was a regular high school student in every way. That changed on April 22, 2010. That day, he became a dad. “I got the call about 8 o’clock in the morning,” said Glenda Beach, Andrew’s mother. The call was from the mother of Andrew’s girlfriend, Megan Wales, who was 16 at the time. “She just had a baby,” said the voice on the phone. “I said, ‘wha...
For the first time since the two month run on big trout that didn’t slow down until late March, the bragging size trout were once again on the prowl last week. The numbers weren’t as impressive and the bite was on the brief side each day, but the rumor of three thirty-inch trout in a single week was motivation enough for most anglers! Not surprisingly, by the time Sunday morning rolled around area boat launches were packed with anglers hoping for a possible swing at the trout of a lifetime. Cell phones and internet can be...
Sometimes a writer intends to write one thing and their mind drifts to another time Times were hard; the Depression had taken its toll. My grandfather Nelson had died leaving no man around to help provide even food. Mom and I could earn 35 cents per hundred pounds in the cotton fields. Between us, in the sorry cotton field, we seldom earned over that for a full day of picking in the hot August sun. Mom would earn a few coins washing and ironing clothes at night. Grandma Availa took care of preparing us something to eat. Once...
IT’S COMING ON FATHER’S DAY The news this week, in 2014, covers a variety of subjects. The American public has been worked up by opponents of President Obama against his swap of five Taliban prisoners for Afghanistan hostage U.S. soldier Bowe Bergdahl. My thought, if he were my son, grandson, brother, etc., is I wouldn’t care if they swapped 15 or 20 for him. What are we going to do with them anyway, feed and bed them for the rest of their lives? The Taliban never has targeted U.S. interest. They are tribal and fight each...
The cast of OCP Fun for Funds has been rehearsing nonstop to bring a great show to the stage for theater patrons this week. Pictured are cast members performing “Under the Sea.” Join them for fun, hors d’oeuveres, wine and dessert Thursday through Saturday. Doors open at 7 p.m. RECORD PHOTO: Mike Louviere Orange Community Players, Inc. will present the 10th annual Fun for Funds this week at 7:37 p.m., Thursday through Saturday at 708 W. Division Ave., in Orange. The fundr...
Summer fishing in full swing I have come to the realization that there is no cool or “Gucci” way to throw a Carolina rigged live bait so a standard “grip and rip it” approach usually does the job. The unceremonious splash when the rig hit’s the water sounds like 2nd graders throwing crawfish mounds into a park pond. Regardless of the judges scores for splash-less entry and aesthetics the whole contraption does one thing and one thing well, it flat out catches fish. The idea of being able to let a live bait entice a fish into...
Growing up, summer meant vacation. Well, summer’s here again, and although I have the kind of big-girl job where I don’t have a two-month break to travel like I did in school, I’m consumed with wanderlust. I’m dying to hit the road for the beach. On the way, I like to play music. Songs about travel put me in the mood for a long trip, so in honor of vacation season, I’ve put together a list of my favorite travel songs to help you get inspired, too. Without further ado, I present Caroline’s Top Twelve Songs About Travel: 12....
Though it’s a little late for a Spring cleaning the city of West Orange is making plans to spruce things up.The West Orange City Council approved a resolution for property owners to either repair, remove or demolish several structures in the city that were declared as either substandard and hazardous along with possible remedies for the structures. The council first held a public hearing before their regular meeting. Alan Sanders, special counsel for the city, said the 10 properties listed on the council’s agenda were the...
