Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Sorted by date Results 1 - 13 of 13
Monthly Meeting The OCMGA will have their monthly meeting Thursday, July 13, in the Dupont Room at the Orange County EXPO Center at 11475 FM 1442 in Orangefield (Exit 869S off IH10). We start at 6PM with a pot luck supper follow with a business meeting at 6:30. About 7PM, Claire Smith will present a program on seed saving. The public is welcome to come learn how to collect and what to do with the seeds to preserve them for seasons to come. If you have any questions, please check our website http:txmg.org/o...
Photo by Tommy Mann Jr. Mid-county music legends Podunk will reunite this coming weekend for its now annual rock concert on Saturday, July 1, at The Gig in downtown Beaumont. Admission is $15 at the door and special guests include Knuckle Deep, Peace and the Chaos, and Curse and the Cure. Entertainment for the week By Tommy Mann Jr. The Record Whether it is a local band or a national act, there are plenty of live music options available as summer kicks into high gear and we approach the Fourth of July holiday. Until then...
TRAVEL BAN ON 8 STATES WILL HURT CALIFORNIA COLLEGE SPORTS If there’s one thing I refuse to do with this Korner is to become involved with politics. But what I believe may be a legislative bill that could hurt sports is another issue. Last Friday when the California state legislature banned state-funded travel to Texas and seven other states, it really got my attention. The travel ban to the Lone Star State came about in response to the new Texas adoption law which the Californian political base say is discriminatory, a...
“I am not believing this,” said John Hughes as we idled under the Adam’s Bayou Bridge.“Where the heck is the wind?”As if the ripple free surface wasn’t enough to confirm his observation, I looked back over my shoulder at the flag dangling above the Boat Club.It was indeed hanging limply against the pole. Depending on wind direction, a starched flag is often the only indication that the wind will be a little stiffer on the lake. That, in fact, has been the norm for the past five months.I was also both pleased and surprised to...
THE VALUE OF OUR INDEPENDENCE Since America declared her independence many of our basic ideals have been watered down or gone down the drain altogether. Over taxation and deterioration of our civil liberties is not what our forefathers envisioned. Wire tapping, hacking, to invasion of privacy, robs all of us of our basic freedoms promised us in the U.S. Constitution. Many women are watching with dismay as hard won progress for women is rolled back by the far-right controlled court. As we celebrate this July 4, we are still...
Photo: The Bridge City Farmers Market, open from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturdays at Bridge City Park, offering fresh produce and homemade crafts and sweets, has been a welcome addition. For The Record The people of Bridge City love fresh produce, proving it last Saturday when a steady flow of customers ignored early morning thunderstorms and showed up to shop at the new Bridge City Farmers Market. “I had people come out in the rain with lightning popping everywhere,” Marian Pep...
For The Record The 15th anniversary of the unsolved murder of 4-year-old Dannarriah Finley is not going unnoticed by the detectives at the Orange Police Department. Tuesday, Capt. Robert Enmon said, “the Dannarriah Finley case is always on our mind.” He added that his office had recently resubmitted old evidence to undergo new DNA lab testing. “We have recently reviewed that case,” Enmon said. “We converted old VHS videos to DVDs to help with the preservation of evidence....
For The Record Orange County commissioners took a future whack at rapidly rising employee health insurance costs Tuesday by taking a present-day chainsaw to the county’s contributions for future hires. But before they took a bite out of future costs, they sailed through a $5,000 allocation to replace a courtroom’s audio-visual equipment and agreed to dangle $100,000 of hotel occupancy tax funds to hook a fishing tournament with a possible economic benefit of $2 million. By...
NFL All-Pro Earl Thomas, center, lofts a pass to a youngster attending his Earl Thomas III Football Camp at West Orange-Stark Saturday. About 800 youngsters from as far as California, Georgia and Mexico attended the two-day free camp, according to the player’s mother, Debbie Thomas. “All the kids had a blast,” she said, “and we just thank God for all the volunteers – friends, family and community members – who helped out....
Photo: Terry Salter, winner of a June 17 run-off for Orange city council’s District 3 seat, receives her certificate of election from Mayor Jimmy Sims. For The Record Orange City Council welcomed a couple of new members Tuesday evening, but not before saying thank you to an exiting councilor. Essie Bellfield, 84, who made history in 1997 when she became the city’s first female and African-American mayor, turned over her District 3 seat to Terrie Salter, who won a June 17 run...
President Rusty Honeycutt, left, gives the gavel to the new 2017-2018 President Chris Gunstream at the Orange Lions Club Installation of officers Monday night at the Brown Center. Honeycutt gave out awards to club members, including Lion of the Year Ed Freiberg. New officers installed were 1st VP Sandra Williams, Secretary/Financial Chris Kovatch, Treasurer Randall Morris, Membership Lois Hughes, Bulletin Editor Troy Holbrook, Tail-Twister Stump Weatherford and Lion Tamer...
Photo by Tommy Mann Jr. Vocalist Brad Arnold and his bandmates in 3 Doors Down return to Southwest Louisiana for a performance inside the Grand Event Center of the Golden Nugget Casino in Lake Charles, La., this Friday, June 30. Tickets start at $55 and are available at all Ticketmaster outlets. The Record One of the most popular bands of the 21st century is headed back to the region for what will surely be a standing room-only concert. The rock group 3 Doors Down returns to...
For The Record Collective bargaining sessions are rarely for the weak of heart and Monday, the city’s chief negotiator dropped a nightmare scenario into talks with Orange firemen. Larry Watts of League City listened intently as representatives for the International Association of Firefighters asked for a 6 percent raise. Then he told them because of tremendous increases in healthcare insurance costs and uncertainty over laws that may be passed this summer by the Texas L...
