Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Joe Kazmar - For The Record Last season the Houston Astros got off to a flying start in April (18-7) but then cooled off somewhat after that, barely hanging on to make the 2015 playoffs. And when big things were expected from the 2016 Astros, they almost crashed and burned coming out of the gate this spring, falling 10 games under .500 by the first of May. But the team turned things around the next two months, finishing the month of June with an 18-8 record, giving them the...
Officers from the Orange Police Department responded to the following calls between July 1-4: Weapons offense, North Service Rd and Meeks Dr. Traffic accident, 17018 IH-10 Mental subject, 521 Knox Ave. Traffic accident, Hwy. 62 and IH-10/Valero Station Assault, 611 Decatur St. Burglary, 2253 Westway St. Traffic accident, 10th St. (between Park and John) Simple assault, 201 8th St. Warrant service, 505 Pier Rd. Warrant service, 2400 15th St. Warrant service, 600 W. John Ave. Traffic accident, 57 Strickland Dr. Damaged...
West Orange - Cove CISD will hold an information and organization meeting regarding the new Men of Excellence community partnership program on Tuesday, July 12 at 6 p.m. The program recruits male volunteers to serve on district campuses. All interested individuals are invited to attend. The meeting will be held in the Educational Service Center Community Outreach Room, 902 W. Park Avenue, Orange....
Cecilia Jane Barnhill Loescher, 89, died July 3, in Beaumont. She was born in Alexandria, LA, grew up in Lake Charles, LA. and was a resident of Mauriceville for 30 years. She enjoyed sewing and making dolls, crocheting and playing games with her children and grandchildren. She also loved nature, travel and her pets. Cecilia attended Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church where she served as a eucharistic minister, lector, member of the Altar Society and Dominican Laity....
Rusty Honeycutt was installed as 2016-2017 President of the Orange Lions Club at the club's Annual Installation of Officers. Chris Kovatch outgoing President presented the gavel to Honeycutt. Kovatch recognized two Lions for their service to the club. Receiving awards were David Mouton "Lion of the Year " Award and Troy Holbrook "Rookie of the Year" Award. Other officers installed were Chris Gunsteam, 1st Vice President; Sandra Williams, 2nd Vice President; Kovatch,...
The Texas Red Flashers will meet July 21, at 11:30 a.m., at Robert's on Park Ave., in Orange. Birthday ladies are Lady Vi, Vickie Mazoch and Princess Sarah, Sarah Mazoch. Members wishing to will bring a door prize for exchange. Birthday ladies will have first choice of the gifts. Special guest will be Ms. Gail Duhon, from the VFW, presenting a talk on Flag Etiquette. Ms. Duhon is traveling thru Orange County explaining how important our flag is to our country. Our 12th anniversary will be planned. All ladies are welcome. For...
Capt. Dickie Colburn - For The Record After consuming way too much barbeque and homemade peach ice cream, Mason Sawyer decided to climb in his bass boat and watch the fireworks from the open lake.“I couldn’t talk the kids or grandkids into joining me,” said Sawyer.“I think they enjoy the adrenalin rush of lighting the fuse and running for cover as much as the explosions and you can’t do that in a boat.” Once the fireworks show in front of his own camp had subsided, he decided to fish his way back in and that is when his ow...
Olivia Cantu Dillow, 38, of Bridge City, passed away July 4, at her home surrounded by her family. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 AM, Friday, July 8, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Father Jim McClintock of St. Mary Catholic Church in Fannett. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00-9:00 PM, with a Rosary at 7:00 PM, Thursday, July 7, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Born in...
Tommy Mann Jr. - For The Record The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce has created a new program which it hopes will have three positive effects for all those involved. The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce has unveiled its new coupon program on a page of its official website at the end of June and believes it will be a successful endeavor to generate interest for not only the chamber, but its membership and for the community. "Our ambassadors are always trying to come up with new ideas to help our economy in Bridge City," said...
The Bridge City Police Department responded to the following calls from June 12 - June 18, 2016. Sunday, June 12 • Disturbance in the 200 block of Tenney. • Welfare check in the 600 block of Young Drive. • Suspicious person in the 1700 block of Texas Avenue. • Disturbance in the 300 block of Gum. • Suspicious activity in the 2100 block of Wise. Monday, June 13 • Disturbance in the 200 block of Kibbe. • Disturbance in the 100 block of Farm Drive. • Alarm in the 300 block of Lake. • Theft in the 300 block of Gum. • Theft in t...
The Pinehurst Police Department responded to the following calls from June 12 - June 18, 2016. Sunday, June 12 • Informational report in the 2300 block of 41st Street. • Welfare check in the 2200 block of 35th Street. • Alarm in the 2300 block of 41st Street. • Identity theft reported in the 3800 block of West Park Avenue. • Suspicious person in the 1500 block of Strickland. • Suspicious person in the 1900 block of MLK. Monday, June 13 • Runaway reported in the 800 block of North 28th Street. • Suspicious activity in the...
Ace Frehley, the legendary former guitarist for KISS, returns to Beaumont for the first time in nearly 20 years for a concert on Friday, Aug. 19, at the Jefferson Theatre in downtown Beaumont. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m., Friday, July 8, at all Ticketmaster outlets. Tommy Mann Jr. - For The Record A guitarist who has inspired countless musicians for decades as part of one of the most well known bands in rock history is headed to Southeast Texas. Ace Frehley, best known as...
Captain USMC (Retired) Antonio "Tony" F. Garibay, 85, passed away at his home, surrounded by family and friends on July 2 and has gone to be with the Lord. He was born in Tynan, in 1930 and graduated from Lanier High School in San Antonio before joining the military service. Tony served 21 1/2 years in the Marine Corps before retiring in Yuma, AZ. He was a lifetime member of VFW Post 9186 in San Antonio, where he made countless friends and left a great impression in their...
Tommy Mann Jr. - For The Record Several local agencies will be receiving some much needed funds to continue providing vital services to the community. The City of Orange approved the dispersal of funds through community development block grants to several local agencies at one of its June council meetings, which will allow the agencies to continue providing services to members of the community who depend on these various programs for a variety of services. Approximately $46,000 in grant funding was approved to be distributed...
Live music and fireworks were part of Monday's Fourth of July celebration, but guests also enjoyed cold treats such as ice cream and snow cones and children enjoyed new activities such as bounce houses and even a mechanical bull, which three-year-old Zoey Fowler of Orangefield handled with a smile....
Legendary rock group Kansas will perform at 8:30 p.m., Friday, July 8, inside the Grand Event Center of the Golden Nugget Casino in Lake Charles, La. for ages 21 and older. Tickets are available at all Ticketmaster outlets. The band is best known for hit songs such as "Carry On My Wayward Son," "Point of No Return" and "People of the South Wind." Tickets are $15-$30 each. Several great music events are on the schedule for this week, including the return of Southeast Texas musi...
Tommy Mann Jr. - For The Record A lengthy discussion on the elimination of a pay matrix system for elected officials will lead to an eventual workshop session for numerous elected officials and commissioners court. Orange County Commissioners met in its regularly Tuesday afternoon session and an enthusiastic discussion occurred once the topic of abolishing the current elected officials pay matrix system was reached. This topic was originally brought up briefly during pre-budget talks in the summer of 2015 and even touched on...
SOMETIMES THINGS DON’T GO RIGHT I hope you had a good holidayweekend and everyone returned safe and sound. As far as us, we worked on the Fourth to get this issue out. We were still having internet problems but hopefully that‘s now been fixed. It took a near miracle to get a paper out last week. We had absolutely had no internet service and a much needed phone line was down for several hours. We did some maneuvering that finally produced results but it took a long, nerve racking time. I would have bet it couldn’t be done...
