Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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As the time for the 2018 National Football League’s training camps gets nearer, I’m really confused about the status of Orange’s Earl Thomas with the Seattle Seahawks. Thomas was expecting the final year of his current contract to be extended by the team soon after the 2017 season ended early this year. After all, that’s the normal procedure of what NFL teams do with their stars. And by being a Pro Bowler in six of his eight years and a first team All-Pro three times with the Seahawks, Thomas definitely fits into the categor...
Local law enforcement and fire fighters are hosting Cuffs & Hoses Blood Drives this July throughout Orange County. Members of the organizations are giving blood and inviting the public to join them in making a difference in someone else’s life through blood donation. Participating blood donors will receive a limited edition Cuffs & Hoses t-shirt, while supplies last. “First responders know that having blood available in times of emergency is truly lifesaving. We hope the community will join them and their colleagues to help o...
Reminder: Our BCHS Alumni Association Classic Cardinal Reunion (classes 1957-1968 and any other interested alumni) is scheduled for October 13th. Please help us continue interest in our alumni group by planning to attend. More information will be sent later about the cost and time. Please put this date on your calendar. It is theSaturday after BCHS' Homecoming on Friday. Our BCHS family is saddened by the loss of the following alumni members: Tommie Sue Fincher Fleming ('65), Brenda Dotson Clayton ('67), Jimmy Dan Roberts...
It wasn’t the first time that I had made the same mistake, but in this case I wasn’t disappointed at all.The mistake was running all the way to the south end of the lake first thing out of the box hoping to take advantage of a tip shared with me the day before. A youngster in Home Depot helping me locate the best drill bit for the job asked why I wasn’t fishing and my answer obviously had something to do with the “honey-do” at hand.“My Dad and I just killed the fish twice last week and we hadn’t been catching anything” he...
The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is delighted to announce that Logan Hoffpauir who works at California Corndogs has been named July Employee of the Month. Logan was presented his award, sponsored by Sabine River Ford, by B. J. Hanneman, Director of the Bridge City Chamber of Commerce, at the chamber’s July Networking Coffee hosted by CASA of the Sabine Neches Region. She received gifts and gift certificates from the following businesses: Sabine Federal Credit Union, T...
Even Hurricane and Tropical Storm Harvey couldn't stop Domino's in West Orange from progressing. Kathy Brown, franchise owner along with her husband, Randy, said they had three feet of water in their former store on MacArthur Drive. The old store, however, was demolished to make room for a new store. They held a grand opening and ribbon cutting on July 7 at the same location that will have the same address. "It was heartbreaking to tear down our first store," she said. But som...
Who knows? Maybe the next musical superstar may hail from Bridge City, Texas. The Pinnacle Music Academy, housed inside Good Shepherd Lutheran Church at 945 W. Roundbunch Rd. in Bridge City — though they're not affiliated with the church — opened for business in May. Maybe they'll play a role in that next superstar or someone who just wants to play music as a hobby. For instance, Kendal Kailo, 8, an incoming Bridge City Intermediate School student, is taking vocal lessons and...
There was a new city councilman seated on the West Orange City Council. The Rev. Randy Branch was appointed and sworn in at the regular meeting of the city council on Monday. He will fill the vacancy left when Carl Thibodeaux, former Orange County judge, was appointed as a municipal court judge for the city of West Orange at their regular meeting last month. He officially and immediately resigned his city council. As a municipal court judge, Thibodeaux will handle third...
A variety of farmers and craftsmen gathered this Saturday near the community center in Bridge City as they always do during warm weather to sell their wares at the Bridge City Farmer's Market. Betty Vail, one of the organizers for the market, said there was a petting zoo, "very good" local honey, blueberries and other vendors to name a few for that day. For instance, Kayla McKinley is a Bridge City resident who has a green thumb. Her business is selling plants and and...
Cutline: Britten Barr, architect with the Texas Historical Commission, congratulates Orange County Commissioners Tuesday for earning a $177,000 grant to repair the marble front to the County Courthouse, which was built in 1937. Dave Rogers For The Record Any Orange County homeowners who haven’t removed storm damage from last summer’s Tropical Storm Harvey have until Aug. 1 to get their debris to the right-of-way. “It has to be original tear-out debris [for damage caused by Har...
Dave Rogers For The Record Orange County Judge Dean Crooks said there is “no way” Orange County will be able to pay the 35 percent local match requirement that goes along with the proposed $1.9 billion Orange County Hurricane Flood Protection Levee unveiled by the U.S. Corps of Engineers last Friday. “Orange County’s portion would be $665 million,” Crooks said. “We don’t have $665 million. We've never had.” Friday’s announced $4 billion seawall and levee system designed to protect Southeast Texas from storm surge, received p...
Photo: The 1977 Bridge City High School class ring of Greg Hock is back on its owner’s finger Tuesday after being missing for nearly 40 years. Dave Rogers For The News As reunions go, Greg Hock figured the Beatles had a better chance of getting back together than he did of ever again seeing the 1977 Bridge City class ring he’d lost before he was 20. But Hock didn’t know the power of Facebook ... The help of folks like Frank Scales, Charlotte Schexnider Chiasson, the creator of...
THE MIRACLE RESCUE FROM THAI CAVE A daring rescue mission in the treacherous confines of a flooded Thai cave saved all 12 boys and their soccer coach trapped deep within the labyrinth, ending a grueling, 18-day ordeal that claimed the life of an experienced volunteer diver and riveted people around the world. Eight boys were rescued by a team of Thai and international drivers on Sunday and Monday. The remaining four boys and their 25-year-old coach were all brought out safely Tuesday. We are not sure if this is a miracle, a...
