Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Photo by Tommy Mann Jr. Legendary entertainer Wayne Newton, also known as Mr. Las Vegas,” arrived in Southeast Texas this past weekend for a performance on Saturday night (July 27, 2019) at the Julie Rogers Theater in downtown Beaumont. Newton mesmerized the hundreds of fans in attendance with music, comedy and stories which left the audience begging for more....
Photo by Tommy Mann Jr. Rock act Seether, featuring vocalist and guitarist Shaun Morgan, returned to Southwest Louisiana this past Friday (July 26, 2019) as the band performed as part of the H2O Pool concert series at the Golden Nugget Casino in Lake Charles, La. The group performed many of its hits, including “Gasoline,” “Fine Again,” “Rise Above This,” and “Remedy,” as well as new material “Stoke the Fire” and “Betray and Degrade....
The weather could go to pot by the weekend, but thus far scattered thunderstorms have not lasted long and runoff has not been a major problem. That is good news for the folks planning on spending this Saturday fishing the OCARC event. The following breakdown, as in past years, will hopefully get you pointed in the right direction if you haven’t been on the water much of late. My number one recommendation is to take along way more water than you ever thought you would drink and put on your sunscreen before you ever leave t...
Levan Myers, 96, of Orangefield, Texas, passed away on July 28, 2019, at Jefferson Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August 3, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Jeff Sanders of Orangefield United Pentecostal Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Friday, August 2, 2019, at Claybar...
Photo: Bridge City City Council members Mike Reed, left, Mayor David Rutledge, Terri Gauthier, Tammi Fisette, Danny Harrington, Lucy Fields and Carl Harbert listen as City Manager Jerry Jones, far right, explains his 2020 budget proposals. RECORD PHOTO: Dave Rogers Mike Reed, a 10-year veteran of the Bridge City City Council was brought back by council to fill the Place 2 position. That spot was previously held by Kirk Roccaforte, who resigned to accept appointment to Orange...
Photo: County Tax Assessor-Collector Karen Fisher presented Commissioners’ Court with finalized tax values and key tax rate information Tuesday afternoon. Dave Rogers For The Record Three departments down, about $3 million on the capital expense wish list. Orange County Commissioners held their first workshop for the 2020 budget Tuesday morning and spent nearly three hours listening as the heads of three of the county’s biggest departments listed their needs. All this against...
HATE ESCALATES IN THE COUNTRY Another month has flown by and here it is August already. School begins in a couple of weeks. Kids today have short summers. In my day we didn’t start until September or when the crops were in, sometimes nearly October.*****What saddens me today is the escalation of hatred in this country. Sunday at the Garlic Festival inGilroy, California, a 19 years old, reported to be a White Supremacist, killed three people and injured 12 others using an AK-47-type assault weapon. A six year old boy, a 13 y...
Photo: A worker from Aftermath Disaster Recovery operates a grapple on a barge to scoop up trees and tree limbs that are blocking the Adams Bayou waterway in a “de-snagging” operation overseen by the Orange County Drainage District. RECORD PHOTO: Dave Rogers Dave Rogers For The Record De-snagging is going full steam on the north end of Adams Bayou in Orange. Crews from the Orange County Drainage District, with contract help from Aftermath Disaster Recovery, are pulling tre...
Photo: Orange County Commissioner checks out the view from the helm of a ship simulator at Lamar State College Orange during the school’s recent Maritime Day. Photo: Destiny Johnson of Orange tries her hand at guiding a ship through the intracoastal waterway during a Maritime Day hands-on demonstration of the new ship simulator at Lamar State College Orange. The maritime industry is expected to be one of the fastest growing careers in Texas and Lamar State College Orange is r...
Photo: Orange County Judge John Gothia and Bridge City Council member Terri Gauthier take their oaths of office on the Southeast Texas Regional Planning Commission Executive Committee during the organization’s monthly meeting held Wednesday, July 24. Photo: Orange County Chief Sheriff’s Deputy John Tarver was honored by the Southeast Texas Regional Planning Commission for his service on the group’s Coordinated Terrorist Preparedness Initiative. Steve Curran, Prepa...
Dave Rogers For The Record The City of Orange could name a new city manager during a special called meeting at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 1, at Council Chambers at the Orange Public Library. “Deliberation with City Attorney … regarding personnel matters … presentation by SGR regarding City Manager search process” and “action as necessary” regarding that deliberation are the only two agenda items. Shawn Oubre resigned in October after 13 years in the job in order to become city manager for the Waco suburb of Woodway. Kelvin Knau...
Photo: Orange filmmaker Travis Myers is Director of Photography on multiple short films being shot in Southeast Texas this summer. Record Photo:Penny LeLeux Penny LeLeux For The Record Not all filmmakers live in Hollywood, or Georgia, or even Austin. There is a small group of independent filmmakers that are creating movie magic right here in Southeast Texas. Granted, Orange County isn’t the first place that comes to mind when you think of movie making, but there are some p...
