Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Your first real look at how badly last week’s unexpected flooding set back the “catching” on Sabine Lake could come as early as Thursday afternoon. The SETX Series will host their second of six afternoon events out of Ancelet’s and both redfish and specks are part of the winning catch.The first event showed just how tough the trout fishing has been lately, but it was still a very successful opening tournament for the group. Aside from the competition aspect, the tournaments are designed to accommodate folks that have to work...
Most National Football League teams have completed their OTAs (Organized Team Activities) and minicamps and are getting ready for the training camps to officially open in late July. The coaching staffs have taught and demonstrated some of the defensive schemes and offensive formations their respective teams expect to utilize during the 2018 season that begins in early September and got to see first-hand which players caught on and which ones had trouble. The early practice sessions gave the front offices an idea of which new...
There will be Parent Meetings for 7th-12th grade athletes on Thursday July 26th, Tuesday July 31st, and Thursday August 2nd at 6:00pm in the High School Cafeteria. All student-athletes in grades 7th-12th must have a parent attend a meeting prior to playing in the first contest!...
During its regular June Board meeting, Little Cypress-Mauriceville Trustees hired Stacey Brister as the District’s Superintendent-Elect, swore in Board members Tammy Rountree and Aubrey Milstead, who both were uncontested for reelection, and elected new officers. Marlene Courmier was elected President; Randy McIlwain, Vice-President and Aubrey Milstead, Secretary. Attached Photo The LCM Board of Trustees with Superintendent and Superintendent-Elect. From left: Marlene Courmier, Aubrey Milstead, Dr. Pauline Hargrove, Ray R...
Soon shoppers can compliment K-Dan's Super Foods in Orangefield and Danny's Super Foods in West Orange they've had some work done. Both stores have started remodeling to modernize the interior and exterior and keep up with the times. K-Dan's opened for business in 1999 while Danny's opened decades earlier. The remodeling at K-Dan's, however, is on a larger scale than their sister store. Co-Owner Dan Brack, of K-Dan's, has been in the grocery business since he was a kid. He...
Hurricane and Tropical Storm Harvey tried, but it couldn't keep the Bridge City Farmers Market down. Betty Vail, with the market, said they'll reopen this Saturday next to the senior citizens center at Bridge City Park at 101 Parkside Dr., behind the Bridge City Community Center and Bridge City Public Library sit. They'll be open every Saturday from 7 to 11 a.m. "We opened last April. This will be our second year. The storm put a big stop to everything," Vail said. "Last...
t's a huge jump from singing the National Anthem at Little League baseball games to the big leagues and the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park. But that's exactly what Daelyn Perry, a student at Bridge City Middle School, did. Daelyn, 13, sang the Star-Spangled Banner at the Saturday, June 23 game against the Kansas City Royals. She estimated there were from 40,000 to 50,000 in attendance. "It was very nerve-racking," she said. "Me and my mom went shopping that day for what...
IS THIS GOING TO BE THE NORM I can’t recall at anytime in my long life when our country has been under so much constant chaos. I had predicted that if Trump was the nominee, he would wreck the Republican Party as we know it. Then I predicted if elected it would be four years of chaos. I based that on his entire life being that way, five bankruptcies, three wives and nearly 4,000 lawsuits. I never expected it to be this bad. I didn’t believe the legislature would stand still for any president dragging the country through so...
For The Record While still busy trying to help its citizens and seek federal reimbursement after Tropical Storm Harvey, Orange County is also urging folks to prepare for the 2018 hurricane season, which began June 1. At Tuesday’s Commissioners’ Court meeting, County Judge Dean Crooks talked about the need to prepare a “go” bag for carrying important papers in an air-tight bag and other essentials needed for a quick storm getaway. Commissioner Jody Crump recounted how he stor...
Cutline: An Orange County road crew works to clean out roadside ditches along FM 1442 Tuesday morning. (RECORD Photo: Dave Rogers) Dave Rogers For The Record Orange County is hosting two public workshops Thursday, June 28, to identify drainage problems and work toward solutions. Representatives from Orange County Drainage District, Texas Department of Transportation, and all of the county’s cities are expected to attend along with county commissioners. “Part of the reason we...
Dave Rogers For The Record Orange officially got a new restaurant Tuesday – with a contingency – and a new housing subdivision. All of which helped the medicine go down, that coming in from of a state-of-the-marketplace presentation by the city’s health insurance consultant. The full city council voted unanimously to give final approval to a $200,000 EDC infrastructure and a $100-per-year, 25-year ground lease for the Boardwalk Grille, set to open next summer at 5th and Division Streets. The “contingency” hiccup came after Co...
