Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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It’s a familiar scene that is played out all along the gulf coast from Texas to Florida, anglers armed with light tackle weapons probe the shallow shorelines for the bullies of the marsh. The whole encounter is a sensory overload from the get go, it is always visually stimulating to see cruising redfish roam the banks and wreak havoc like only they can. Your ears are often treated to the sounds of vicious strikes as these heavyweights flex their muscles on mullet or crabs with equal zest. Yes, it is a moment like no other as...
On Monday, 7/31/2017 at approximately 9:45pm, Pinehurst Police Officer K. Norton responded to Carl's Jr. restaurant located at 228 Strickland Drive in Pinehurst, in reference to aggravated robbery. The manager of the business reported that a black male wearing black pants and an orange hoodie approached her and displayed a black semi-automatic handgun. He was wearing a red bandanna over the bottom part of his face. The suspect placed the weapon to the manager's head, placed his arm around her throat and demanded she open the...
Photo by Tommy Mann Jr. Local acoustic duo Norma Hopson, at left, and Jason Touchette, better known as Curse and the Cure, will perform at the Pine Tree Lodge in LaBelle on Friday night and at Joe’s Just One More on Simmons Drive in Orange this Saturday. Entertainment for the week By Tommy Mann Jr. The Record Another month has arrived and more great musical events are on tap as well across the region. Visit Local Music Guide on Facebook to get your updated daily listings and announcements. Wednesday, Aug. 2 The Slags @ B...
It’s not very often the state of Texas has three historical events that happen on the same day.Sunday was one of those rare occasions when Houston Astros slugger Jeff Bagwell became the second true Astros player inducted in Baseball’s Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N. Y., Texas Rangers’ third baseman Adrian Beltre banged out his 3,000th major league hit and former Texas Longhorn golfer Jhonattan Vegas successfully defended his title in the PGA Tour Canadian Open.Bagwell, along with teammate Craig Biggio who was inducted two y...
SCHEDULE OF SALES 2016 Season ticket holders may renew tickets b mail or in person before July 28, 2017 No Tickets Will Be Mailed Out. Mail in orders can be picked up at your convenience. All tickets to be picked up in Athletic Director’s Office~ 2690 Texas Ave. ~ BCHS 2016 Season ticket holders may exchange or buy more tickets July 31 – August 2nd (Call in advance 735-1641). The 2017 Season Tickets go on sale to the General Public August 15 – August 25 from 8:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. at the Athletic Director’s office....
The Little Cypress Junior High School cheerleaders and mascots attended the National Cheerleaders Association (NCA) camp, July 18 through July 21, at Moody Gardens in Galveston. The group won the Top Team Game Day Division trophy, the coveted spirit stick to take home, Superior Ribbons for daily evaluations, and the Herkie award. Those nominated for All-American Cheerleader were Blake Clingaman, Conner Trawhon, and Halle Lewis. Congratulations to Conner Trawhon for being selected to the All-American Team. The Cub mascots, Mon...
Well…..here we are for the 30th consecutive year getting our boats and fishing tackle ready for this weekend’s annual OCARC fishing tournament.It is the main fund raiser for John Thomas and the folks at the Center located on 8^th and Park and they look forward to you and your family joining them. Lots of phone calls, lots of miles on the truck and an unspoken pact with Mother Nature are all necessary elements of hosting yet another successful event.While the OCARC is ble...
For The Record After an offer to pay deputies certification pay withheld since June, Orange County and its law enforcers appear close to finally agreeing on a new work contract. Or at least amendments that effectively update most of the employment rules under which the deputies work. “The news story is going to be the week after next,” Sgt. Jimmy LeBouef, president of the Orange County Sheriff’s Deputy Association, said, referring to the next scheduled meeting between the b...
Photo: Joyce Simon is ready to greet customers at the Bridge City Farmer's Market. She offers a variety of seasonal vegetables such as tomatoes, squash and cucumbers and has fresh eggs. What she doesn't sell she gives to family or friends, but, with all the hard work of harvesting she lets nothing go to waste and cans the rest. This will be the last Saturday for the market, but it will return in mid September. For the Record Although time is running out, it's still not too...
Photo: Todd Lintzen, Bridge City schools superintendent, checks out the headphones that are part of the reading station that’s part of a new classroom at Bridge City Intermediate School. Bridge City schools start classes Aug. 16. Dave Rogers For The Record Teachers are putting final touches on their new classrooms in the new $1.3-million addition to Bridge City Intermediate School and school days are just around the corner in Big Red Land. After the Bridge City ISD went t...
For The Record Orange County Commissioners stopped for a rare applause break Tuesday afternoon after they unanimously voted to give the county’s 250 non-elected, non-union employees a 5 percent pay hike. The motion also included adjustments to the employee pay matrix designed to award higher starting salaries and also reward long-time employees. “I’m sure most people have heard by now we are doing much better financially this year than in any point in the last four years...
Work on the swing bridge on E. Roundbunch Road has made it to the middle and contractors for the Texas Department of Transportation have removed the deck from the turntable pedestal. The $9-million, 18-month repair job began after inspectors declared it unsafe in March....
