Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Wife Susan came tearing out of our computer room and announced that if I wanted to go to Las Vegas, she saw the perfect deal on Expedia. She gave me the details—which sounded really great—but added we must do something soon because the deal will disappear quickly. The package included round-trip air fare, shuttle service to and from the airport and five days/four nights at a 5A hotel (Bellagio) on the Las Vegas strip. The third week of July seemed to work for both of us, so she booked it after selecting two shows we wou...
Cutline: Shaney Fragstein, left, helps her grandmother Irene Brady, second from left, load her Senior Food Boxes recently at Orange’s Optimist Village, where Brady resides. Helping with the food distribution are Matthew Alberici and Alina Gutierrez from the Houston Food Bank. Senior Food Box Program seeks enrollees Dave Rogers For The Record Hundreds of slots are still available for low-income elderly to enroll to receive free monthly boxes of food from the government’s Com...
Photo by Tommy Mann Jr. The patio at Café Del Rio in Beaumont will be red hot this Friday night as The Bogarts return to the stage for what will surely be a standing room only event featuring a great mix of dance and rock music. Entertainment for the week By Tommy Mann Jr. TThe summer heat is finally in full swing this weekend, but at least it isn’t raining and that means plenty of great activities, both indoors and outside. Live music can be found across the region this week, as well as community theater in Port Arthur. Ch...
For The Record The 30th annual OCARC Fishing Tournament, Friday, Aug. 4 and Saturday, Aug. 5, is open to anglers of all ages. But forgive John Thomas if he sees Orange County’s longest running rod and reel rodeo as more Opie Taylor than Todd Faircloth. “My tournament is more of a kids’ tournament,” said the director of OCARC, who has been with that organization for 43 years. “I’ve got some kids who fished in my tournament who are bringing their kids now. I usually have 30 to...
Davy Dearing, born December 7, 1970, in Houston, Texas, entered into eternity on June 6, 2017 at his home in Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania, in the loving arms of his wife, Shannon. Davy is survived by two sons, Phineas, 11, and Brock, 9. He is the beloved son of his mother and step-father, Linda and Curtis Koonce of Frisco, Texas; and brother to his sister Amanda and her husband Chris Farrar and uncle to their children, Hannah, Abby and his namesake, William Robert, also of...
Maxine Patin, age 82, peacefully went home to the Lord on July 24, 2017, after several years of declining health. Born in Paint Rock, Concho County, Texas on June 16, 1935, Dorothy Maxine Patin was the eldest daughter of Claby Vernon Allgood and Agnes Earle Humphries. She was preceded in death by her parents and in 2011 by her sister Vernell Deslatte. A recent resident of Sabine Place in Orange, she and her devoted husband Les Patin had lived on Manley Circle in Orange for 55...
Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School cheerleaders and mascots went to Universal Cheerleaders Association (UCA) camp, June 6 through June 9, at Texas A&M University. The group received Gold Superior Crowd Leading Cheer, Gold Superior X-treme Routine, Spirit Stick each night and Reese Cricchio and Saylor Dronett were in the jump off finals. Reese Cricchio won the jump off for the 9th/JV division, Skylar Henry and Saylor Dronett received the "Pin it Forward" award, Skylar...
The timing for the AustynStrong Benefit tournament could not have been any better.Not only did they raise a whopping $50,000, but the twenty five teams also weighed in some very solid catches in spite of little or no help on Mother Nature’s part. Bubba Sparrow and a dedicated group of volunteers quickly pulled together a group of equally dedicated fishermen and sponsors eager to make this fund raising event a reality.“Austyn’s smile and determination made this a heartfelt work of love for all involved!” The fact that the pop...
Photo by Debby Schamber: Travis Collins, 30, of Orange, takes a break in between court testimony. He is charged with two counts of intoxication manslaughter for the May 2015 deaths of Riley and Emily Portie. He has already pleaded guilty and a jury will decide his punishment. For the Record The trial of Travis Obrian Collins, 30, of Orange began Monday with jury selection after he previously entered the plea of guilty on two counts of intoxication manslaughter before 128th...
Photo: Shaney Fragstein, left, helps her grandmother Irene Brady, second from left, load her Senior Food Boxes recently at Orange’s Optimist Village, where Brady resides. Helping with the food distribution are Matthew Alberici and Alina Gutierrez from the Houston Food Bank. Dave Rogers For The Record Hundreds of slots are still available for low-income elderly to enroll to receive free monthly boxes of food from the government’s Commodity Support Food Program, also known as...
For The Record The 30th annual OCARC Fishing Tournament, Friday, Aug. 4 and Saturday, Aug. 5, is open to anglers of all ages. But forgive John Thomas if he sees Orange County’s longest running rod and reel rodeo as more Opie Taylor than Todd Faircloth. “My tournament is more of a kids’ tournament,” said the director of OCARC, who has been with that organization for 43 years. “I’ve got some kids who fished in my tournament who are bringing their kids now. I usually have 30 to...
Photo: The community showed their support for last year's inaugural Bicycle event and gift giving for deserving kids spearheaded by Brittany Hilton. For the Record There are 22 weeks until Christmas and it's not too early to start planning for the annual Bridge City Police Department bicycle and gift giveaway to area needy children. What began as a simple request has become something much larger but also a way to make a child's Christmas merry and bright. Initially, Hilton...
TRUMP ATTACKS AG SESSIONS PUBLICLY Attorney General Jeff Sessions has done virtually everything Trump wanted, except protect the boss from a special counsel investigation. Trump, undercutting one of his earliest and most faithful supporters, means he’s motivated by more, like trying to squeeze the AG out as part of the strategy to take control over the Russian inquiry. Sesssions removal would allow Trump to pick an attorney gereral nominee that would take control of the investigation from special counsel Robert Muller. T...
Photo: Lori Ardoin, Orange County director of human resources, spoke before commissioners’ court during Tuesday’s discussion of possible pay raises for elected officials. Dave Rogers For The Record Orange County commissioners Tuesday took tentative first steps toward what they hope is a pay raise for all of the county’s 250-odd non-sworn employees. They did it by voting 4-1 in favor of a proposal to raise the total salary, cell phone and car allowances of 18 elected offic...
Photo: Construction has begun at the intersection of MLK and I10 for corporate headquarters for First State Bank, which is expected to open in February 2018. Dave Rogers For The Record Vowing to “bring good local banking back to Southeast Texas,” Orange’s Damon Vacek is keeping a close eye on progress at the corner of Interstate 10 and Martin Luther King Drive. That’s where First State Bank is building its 8,500-square foot corporate headquarters. “If the rain will hold up,...
