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 on Monday, June 20: Trespassing, 7112 IH-10 Stolen vehicle, 1204 Pine Ave. Evading detention, 4407 27th St. Burglary, 3103 23rd St. Damaged property, 1509 Burton Ave. Death, 110 W. Ohio St. Stolen vehicle, 202 Border/Tommy Gunn Criminal trespass, 1704 16th St./Twice the Ice Lost property, 201 8th St. Aggravated assault, 800 Burton Ave. Possession of marijuana, 6 Circle E Traffic accident, 803 Green Ave. Possession of amphetamines, 6 Circle E Stolen...
Capt. Dickie Colburn - For The Record While the bass fishermen would very much like to see the lake level a little lower on Toledo Bend, Sabine Lake anglers are benefiting from the lighter discharge of water out of the massive impoundment.The water continues to clear up not only in the lake, but in the bayous and river as well and more folks are now enjoying more consistent catches. Depending on where you are at the moment, daily local rains have had little effect on clarity or salinity.If you are in the wrong place at the wr...
Tommy Mann - For The Record The Bridge City Police Department responded to the following calls from May 29 - June 4, 2016. Sunday, May 29 • Suspicious activity in the 900 block of West Roundbunch. • Suspicious activity in the 500 block of Texas Avenue. • Disturbance in the 500 block of Larry Ward Drive. Monday, May 30 • Suspicious activity in the 100 block of Texas Avenue. • Suspicious activity in the 2400 block of Texas Avenue. • Disturbance in the 1000 block of Sabine Drive. • Disturbance in the 100 block of Charles. • Di...
VFW Post 2775 recently announced their 2016-2017 officers. They are as follows, from left, front row: Sr. Vice Commander, Ed McIntyre; Commander, Charles Sterling and Quartermaster, Buddy Arnold. Back row: Surgeon, David Snapp; Trustee, Robert LaFleur; Judge Advocate, Jim Brewer; Trustee, Wilbert Duhon; and Adjutant, John Clark. Not pictured: Jr. Vice Commander, Keith Dugas; Chaplain and Service Officer, Tim Winberg; Officer of the Day, Luther Rayner and Trustee, C.P....
Staff Report - For The Record Despite a redoubled effort by the embattled U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to resolve overwhelming backlogs in veterans’ medical care, and despite Texas physicians signing up to provide community care for veterans, men and women who served in our nation’s military still face care delays and problems. “This just leaves veterans where they were before: with a lousy system,” said San Antonio pulmonologist John R. Holcomb, MD. After news of...
Fourth through eighth graders show off their artwork from the St. Mary Catholic School's Summer Art Camp. Thirty young artists, enjoying the summer, participated in the Summer Art Camp at Saint Mary Catholic School. The winners of this year's camp were just announced. Taking the Best of Show in the Kindergarten through Pre-K 3 Division were Brooklyn Stokey and Zayden Teal, both in first grade. In the fourth and fifth grade division, the Best of Show were Madison McConnell,...
Pictured are Scott Hasty, owner of J Scotts Aflorist and Chamber Ambassador, Lucy Fields. The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that J Scotts Aflorist has been named Business Member of the Month for June. Scott Hasty accepted the award, sponsored by Sabine River Ford, from Ambassador and Director Lucy Fields, at the June Networking Coffee hosted by CASA of the Sabine Neches Region. J Scotts Aflorist received gifts from several local merchants. J Scotts...
The Bridge City Independent School District's Board of Trustees held its first regular meeting of the summer this past Monday night, and part of the Board's agenda including the Oath of Office for its returning Trustees. From left to right, Jerry McInnis, Place 5; Rebecca Rutledge, Place 4; and Thad Hill, Place 3, were all opposed in the May 7 uniform election and defeated their opponents to retain their seats on the Board of Trustees and will serve another term as Trustees....
Bridge City-native Mandy Todd Buchanan, at center, returns home this week with her acoustic music trio, hONEyhoUSe, which also features her friends Yvonne Perea, at left, and Hillary Smith, at right. The trio will perform at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, at Sunset Grove Country Club in Orange. Tickets are $15 in advance and at the door. Courtesy Photo BC native returns home for music event A love of life, music and travel has served one woman well since leaving her hometown, and this...
Marie Therese Browning, 81, of Orange, passed away June 20. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, June 23, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be the Rev. Lynn Ashcraft. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 p.m., Wednesday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Dordogne, France, Feb. 26, 1935, she was the daughter of Augustus and Marie Daudou. The life of Marie Therese Browning was filled...
Staff Report - For The Record Many Texas schoolchildren are now spending more time outdoors, as their summer vacation hits full stride. With the official start of summer and the longest day of the year upon us, it’s crucial to educate them on the importance of sun protection and sun safety behaviors. That’s why MD Anderson Cancer Center and the CATCH Global Foundation are reminding parents, teachers, and children about skin cancer prevention by announcing the availability of...
The music of the '80s comes alive this Saturday night at Madison's as L.A. Roxx returns to perform the hard rocking hits from artists such as Motley Crue, Bon Jovi, Ratt, Poison, Whitesnake, Skid Row, Def Leppard and more. The group also has a new $250,000 stage production to turn the event into an experience. Admission is charged at the door for ages 21 and older. Photo by Tommy Mann Jr. Summer has officially arrived and that means its full speed ahead for outdoor concerts...
Tyler Wayne Hodgkinson, 20, of Bridge City, who was involved in a fatal wreck in March 2015, accepted a plea bargain agreement and sentenced to five years probation and $1,000 fine in the 128th District Court with Judge Courtney Arkeen presiding. According to Ashley Molfino, special prosecutor in the case, five years was the maximum sentence of probation he could have received. Taken into consideration was Hodgkinson's age and the fact he did not have any prior criminal...
UPDATE - Roy Lee Bosier, 55, a Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender, is now in custody after being captured on June 23 in Houston. Bosier, a high-risk sex offender, was wanted for parole violation and failure to comply with sex offender registration requirements. The arrest was the result of tip information, and a reward up to $3,000 will be paid. Working off tip information, the Texas Department of Public Safety Criminal Investigations Division, assisted by the Houston Metro...
Jack Elliott of JackBuilt, at left, the contractor for the renovation and repair of the Orange Depot Museum, speaks with Juanita Timberlake about some of the features uncovered during the recent cleaning and abatement of the interior of the historic Orange Train Depot. Timberlake worked at the depot from 1946 to 1975. Work is progressing slowly and steadily toward completion of the much anticipated Orange Depot Museum, and some interesting discoveries have been made on...
The City of Orange has joined the social media realm with the new Orange Texas Gov page on Facebook. This page has been designed to keep followers informed of events, activities, city happenings and important information which is relevant to the citizens of Orange. The City of Orange is the latest governmental entity to take to social media and keep citizens informed. The city has officially created the Orange Texas Gov page, which can be found on Facebook. According to Jay...
The Record The Pinehurst Police Department responded to the following calls from May 29 - June 4, 2016. Sunday, May 29 • Alarm in the 200 block of Strickland. • Welfare check in the 100 block of Strickland. • Suspicious activity in the 2200 block of MacArthur Drive. Monday, May 30 • Alarm in the 200 block of Strickland. • Assist other agency in the 3100 block of Austin. • Informational report in the 3800 block of Pheasant. • Disturbance in the 3800 block of Whippoorwill. Tuesday, May 31 • Alarm in the 2500 block of MLK. Wedne...
The West Orange Police Department responded to the following calls from May 29 - June 4, 2016. Sunday, May 29 • Person arrested for theft and possession of drug paraphernalia in the 3100 block of Edgar Brown Drive. Tuesday, May 31 • Fraudulent use of a credit card reported in the 100 block of Florence. Wednesday, June 1 • Person arrested for criminal trespassing in the 3100 block of Edgar Brown Drive. • Person arrested for public intoxication in the 3100 block of Edgar Brown Drive. Friday, June 3 • Theft reported in the 31...
Capt. Chuck Uzzle - For The Record In many ways our freshwater counterparts have it made; no tides to worry about, no fish stealing sharks, and you couldn’t step on a sting ray if you tried. The saltwater folks on the other hand have plenty of positives as well like how many hard pulling species of fish one can encounter on a single trip, or the simple fact that you have the potential to hook a creature that may indeed be bigger than your boat. Both sides have great arguments that back up their claims to being the best b...
LOOKING BACK AT A SIMPLER TIME I was just noticing in our 40-Years Ago-1976 column all the entertaining events Mark Dunn attended, on the companies dime of course. It just doesn’t seem possible that was 40 years ago. I was much younger and Mark was just a pup. He had the good fortune of covering the big stars of the time, including George Harrison. He went backstage with some, with others on their bus. Mark probably shot thousands of photos of the stars; a great life for a youngster. The point I want to make is that 40 y...
Orange County Commissioners are following a federal mandate to make changes to the employee pay matrix for certain exempt status employees to go into effect later this year. At Tuesday's meeting of the Orange County Commissioners, the court unanimously approved a change to the pay matrix which is utilized by select exempt status employees. The change, which will go into effect on Dec. 1, 2016, will impact certain Exempt level 1 (E1) and Exempt level 2 (E2) employees with Orange County. "This is a federally mandated change...
March organizer JaCoby Ross, 23, of Orange has taken it upon himself to represent his community and do what he thinks is right. Feeling of injustice riding high in the community Renowned essayist, lecturer and poet, Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, "Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding." The feelings of outrage, inequality and frustration with the justice system has been building for a while and it is not one particular...
