Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Ethel Compton, 90, of Bridge City, passed away, surrounded by her family, Aug. 2. A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, Aug. 8, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be the Rev. Steven Leger. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 5:00-9:00 p.m., with a Cursillo Rosary at 6:00 p.m., Sunday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Born in Biloxi, Ms, May 11, 1926, she was the daughter of John...
Scott Stapp, the voice of the rock band Creed, arrives in Southeast Texas on Thursday, Aug. 4, for a concert at The Gig in downtown Beaumont. Tickets are $20-$25 at the door for ages 18 and older. Tommy Mann Jr. - For The Record The voice of one of the most popular bands in the world of the past 20 years will be performing in concert this week. Scott Stapp, the voice of the popular rock group Creed, will perform Thursday, Aug. 4, at The Gig, which is located in the Crockett...
Pictured are Carlos Vacek and Bill Appelt of County Bancshares, Inc. County Bancshares, Inc. is an investor group headed by Carlos Vacek and includes local business owners, all of whom have substantial bank acquisition and management experience. County Bancshares, Inc. announced that it has received regulatory approval to acquire First Live Oak Bancshares, Inc. and its subsidiary First State Bank, Three Rivers, Texas. The acquisition is expected to be finalized in the third...
The Salvation Army, located at 1950 MLK Dr., in Orange, invites you to a garage sale on Aug. 20. It will be from 8:00 AM-until. The sale proceeds will go to our missions programs. Please come see us for great deals....
Twirlers, front row from left are, Tamra Jacquet, Baylee Bland, Makenzie Meulemans and Maddie Sanderson. Back row are Morgan Fisher, Kaitlyn Ewing, Bailey Manning and Kyley Lachney. The Mauriceville Middle School Twirlcatz are in their third year at the school and are improving with experience. The group and their sponsor, Kristin Robinson, attended twirling camp for five days in July, where the girls learned three new routines. According to Ms. Robinson, “They will c...
UPDATE - William Gant, Sr. was found deceased today. His body was found early this afternoon in the hunting club that his truck and dog were found in Tuesday night. According to Hardin County Sheriff, Ed Cain, foul play is not suspected. A manhunt was started in the hunting club after the discovery of Gant's truck and dog. He had been missing for three days. PREVIOUS REPORT - The Hardin County Sheriff's Office is searching for William Gant, Sr., diagnosed with a cognitive...
The National Weather Service is expecting low rain chances into this weekend, but increasing next week. No widespread severe weather is expected, but stronger storms could produce gusty winds in the 40 to 50 mph range. Temperatures will be in the mid to upper 90s this weekend, before dropping slightly next week due to the rain into the low to mid 90s. Nevertheless, maximum heat indices will be in the 103 to 109 F range, so some locations will reach the heat advisory criteria of 108 F each day in the next week. In the...
A players meeting Wednesday afternoon marked the start of preseason camp for the Lamar University football team as approximately 90 players reported to the Dauphin Athletics Complex. The start of the 2016 campaign marks the seventh season since the sport’s return, all seven under the guidance of head coach Ray Woodard. The players broke into position meetings following the team assembly with the first official workout slated for Thursday evening. Thursday’s practice will be the first of 15 practice dates before the pla...
Richard Carl Bodin was born in Port Arthur, Aug. 28, 1948 to Lloyd and Zoe Bodin. He passed away Aug. 3. Carl had a career with Gulf Oil that became Chevron in Port Arthur. He was a bulk oil supervisor. He coached Little League and Pony Colt baseball in Port Arthur. He enjoyed playing cards with his friends and offshore fishing, but most of all, loved hearing about all the activities of his seven grandchildren. Their visits always were the highlight of his day. He was most...
5 YEARS SINCE MASS SHOOTING--OPEN CARRY GOES IN EFFECT Monday marked 50 years since Charles Whitman, a 25 year old student and former Marine, climbed the tower at the University of Texas with an arsenal of high powered weapons and began killing. For an hour and a half he fired below at students and passers-by, killing 15 people and injuring 30 others in what became known as the first mass murder of its kind in America. To us who lived it that incident stood out in our minds for years. Then came similar shootings around the...
