Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Old Memories and the New Generation I treasure memorable events; some are one-of-a-kind that I had the good fortune to be a part of. Fourty years ago this week, my dear friend W.T. Oliver, asked Phyl and I to be the weekend host for Doug and Pam Kershaw. The Kershaw’s also brought their 16-month-old son Zachary along on their visit to Southeast Texas. Before I move on with this story I want to say that not a day goes by that I don’t think of W.T. He did so much with his lif...
Photo: Sgt. Jimmy LeBouef is president of the Orange County Sheriff’s Office Employees Association. For The Record Orange County deputy sheriffs have now gone a month without the certificate pay many of them said they couldn’t do without and after two months of bargaining, the county seems no nearer to a contract with the deputies’ union. In fact, the deputies have filed two new grievances against the county in the past month. One thing new occurred last week: the count...
Photo: On Sept. 22, 1970, Bridge City held it’s first city election. Preston M. “Red” Wood narrowly edged out Jay Eshbach by three votes to become Bridge City’s first mayor. Seen with the new mayor are Jo Bernard, Gay Bell, Mayor Wood and Chris Heath. For The Record Stuck between two ports and their homeplace. That’s where the 6,000 citizens of Bridge City found themselves 47 years ago. Until there was, officially, a City of Bridge City. Friday, July 7, marks 47 years sin...
Orange’s Sunset Grove Country Club has been one of the city’s top spots for social gatherings since it was built by timber baron Lutcher Stark and opened during the Roaring Twenties. For The Record Cousins Lutcher Stark and Edgar Brown Jr. turned their grandfather’s vision into unforeseen progress for Orange during the middle of the 20th Century. Even a family feud worked out for city fathers, leading as it did to the founding of Orange’s Sunset Grove Country Club. “The wh...
Summer temperatures increase risk of vehicular heatstroke AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is warning residents that warmer weather places children at greater risk of injury or death if left unattended in a vehicle. Every year children die from heatstroke after being left in a vehicle or entering a vehicle unnoticed. Such negligence could lead to criminal charges. A child should never be left unattended in a vehicle. "Tragically, children needlessly die every year because they are left unattended in v...
Photo by Tommy Mann Jr. Kevin Fowler will be at The Backyard Dancehall on Saturday, July 8th. The music scene continues to be red hot just like the typical Southeast Texas summer, but there are plenty of locations which offer cool air-conditioning and a variety of cold beverages to help you beat the heat. Find some music to enjoy and have fun. Be sure to find Local Music Guide on Facebook for daily listings and announcements. Wednesday, July 5 Fortag @ Blue Martini Pug...
Frank Everette Welch, 89, of Orange, passed away on July 2, 2017.Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m., Saturday, July 8, 2017, at St. Paul United Methodist Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Mark Bunch.A gathering of family and friends will be held immediately following the service in the Family Activities Center at St. Paul United Methodist Church in Bridge City.Born in Robeline, Louisiana, on December 2, 1927, he was the son of John T. Welch and Maude Shull...
