Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Photo by Tommy Mann Jr. Orange County rock act 70Times7 will headline Crusade Against Hunger II fundraiser, a concert benefitting the Southeast Texas Food Bank, at 7 p.m., Saturday, July 22, at The Gig in downtown Beaumont. Admission is $7 at the door for ages 18 and older and special guests include Burn Out Brighter, Johnny Atlas and Zach Walcott. Entertainment for the week By Tommy Mann Jr. The Record Another week of quality entertainment is on tap for residents of...
“I am too old to even stay up all night must less stay in tune with a plastic worm crawling across the bottom in twenty feet of water,” said Johnny Hughes.A pipefitter by trade, he fished in Bass Clubs for years and was always the guy you knew you would have to beat before you ever left the landing! “Now that we live on the lake, I am not nearly as mad at those ol’ bass as I once was,” stated Hughes.“As a matter of fact, I now spend more time crappie fishing than chasing bass.They are better to eat and you don’t have...
The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is delighted to announce that Heather Wagner, Cashier at Chicken Express, has been named July Employee of the Month. Heather was presented her award, sponsored by Sabine River Ford, by Ambassador Dave Derosier, owner of OhainWEB.com, at the July Networking Coffee hosted by Sabine River Ford. She received gifts and gift certificates from the following businesses: Sabine Federal Credit Union, Total Impressions, Dupuis Tire & Service Center,...
Dorothy D. Hall, 90, of Bridge City, passed away on July 17, 2017, in Bridge City. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, July 21, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Mr. Al Domangue. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange.Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Thursday, July 20, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City.Born in Louisiana, on September 18, 1926, she was the daughter of Aldest Joseph Domangue and Lucelia Mary (Delino) Domangue -VanSlyke....
For the Record Travis Obrian Collins, 30, of Orange, entered the plea of guilty Thursday on two counts of intoxication manslaughter before 128th District Court Judge Courtney Arkeen for the May 2015 deaths of Riley and Emily Portie. Jury selection will begin July 26 and they will determine his fate. Intoxication manslaughter is a second degree felony and is punishable by up to 20 years in prison. Assistant District Phillip Smith could request the sentence be enhanced by...
For The Record A grass roots event that’s been a Godsend to many of the county’s economically disadvantaged schoolchildren returns 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 5, to Lamar State College-Orange Student Center. It’s called “Back To School Orange County” and the fifth edition will include free school supplies, immunizations, eye screenings, haircuts. “We want every child to have a fair start to school,” said Butch Campbell, Director of Security and External Affairs at LS...
For The Record Saying “it’s time for a change,” Vidor resident Kenneth Luce has signaled his intent to oppose incumbent Jody Crump for Orange County Commissioner in next March’s Republican primary. Luce, 54, is a former Orange County jailer and former Orange County deputy emergency management director. Crump has filed for re-election to a third four-year term as Commissioner of Precinct 4, which encompasses most of Vidor and the northwestern end of Orange County. While the fir...
John “J.P.” Percy Read, 85, of Orange, Texas, passed away on July 16, 2017, at his home surrounded by loved ones.Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, July 20, 2017, at Calvary Baptist Church, 2420 Western Ave., Orange, Texas, 77630. Officiating will be Reverend David Millner and Elder Gerald Read. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery Mausoleum.Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.Born in Port Nec...
TRUMPCARE DIED IN SENATE Since Obama and the Democrats passed the Affordable Care Act Republicans have won the White House and full control of the congress. For seven years their promise to the voters was to repeal and replace Obamacare. Trump, the self-declared ‘great deal maker,’ promised a better health care package that would become law right away. The main reason for repealing Obamacare was to rob nearly $1 trillion dollars from the Medicaid program to give tax breaks to the super rich. If a good workable health bill eve...
For the Record Jorge Elizalde-Sanchez, 41, of Bridge City, has accepted a plea bargain agreement and has been sentenced to 45 years in prison for the September 2016 murder of 27-year-old Kara Willingham. The incident began at about 7 p.m. when officers were dispatched to a residence on Mary Avenue in Bridge City regarding a possible homicide. Upon their arrival they found Kara Willingham lying on the living room floor. A short time later, officers learned, Sanchez and Willingh...
The Orange Lions club held their installation banquet at the Brown Center in Orange recently. Lion Rusty Honeycutt, past President of the Orange Lions Club, congratulates Lion Ed Freiburg as Centennial Lion of the year and Lion Jonathon Davis was named Centennial Rookie of the Year....
For The Record Bridge City’s city council named former Bill Dixon to replace the late James Scales as municipal court judge on a unanimous vote at Tuesday’s city council meeting. The former Bridge City social studies teacher said he was approached and asked to consider the job. “After all those years telling my students to do their civic duty – saying ‘You need to participate’ – I guess I have to put up or shut up.” The council also voted 6-0 to approve an ordinance adopt...
Why do I want to serve as Orange County Judge? I believe that I have the credentials to help make a difference in our County government. Below are a few accomplishments and goals I have for Orange County. Accomplishments: A. 3 1/2 years as administrative assistant to the Orange County Judge. B. 2 Terms as Orange County Judge C. 6 Terms as Mayor of Pinehurst D. The creation of Orange County Ambulance Service E. The completion of the Raymond Gould Community Center F. Purchased...
D.D. Stephenson, of Bridge City, who says he’s “65 years young and retired,” takes advantage of his free time and a sunny day recently for some barefoot waterskiing on Cow Bayou....
Picture: Fallon Foster, left, thanks Orange County commissioners Tuesday afternoon after they appointed her as the new County Coordinator/Department Head for the Orange County Extension Office upon the recommendation of Texas A&M AgriLife Administrator Dale Fritz, right. For The Record County commissioners unanimously promoted Fallon Foster to head what will be a restructured Orange County Extension Office at Tuesday’s session of commissioners court. “I think she’s very quali...
Workers for TxDOT have begun a $5.6 million, year-long project to repair and replace the pavement on Texas 73, also known as Texas Avenue in Bridge City, from the Neches River bridges to Texas 62. Work is taking place overnight, from dusk to 5 a.m. Old Castle Gulf Coast, former APAC, is the contractor....
