Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Officers from the Orange Police Department responded to the following calls between Aug. 4, 5 and the morning of Aug. 6: Burglary, 510 Bridal Wreath St. Burglary, 3333 Ridgemont Dr. Theft, 2020 IH-10 Warrant service, 201 8th St. Burglary, 409 Arkansas Ave. Traffic accident, 24th and Sunset Traffic accident, FM 1130 at Sherwood Warrant service, Green and 7th Traffic arrest, Simmons and Dewey Traffic accident, Link and 16th St. Fraud/illegal use of credit cards, Zeto Dr. Damaged property, 3751 Hemlock Public intoxication, John...
Wanda Dean Webb Lovett, 76, of Beaumont, died Wednesday, Aug. 5. She was born Dec. 10, 1938, in Orange, to Vessie Davenport Webb and Howard Webb, and had been a longtime resident of Beaumont. Wanda was a retired office administrator. She is survived by her son, Kevin Bret Lovett and his wife, Leslie and their son, Hunter, of Bevil Oaks; daughter, Laura Lovett Michel, of Beaumont and brother, Howard Webb, of Bayou Pigeon, La. Wanda is preceded in death by her parents; son,...
Texas Workforce Solutions will host a youth career expo Oct. 15, from 8 am-3 pm, at Ford, Park, 5115 IH-10 S, Beaumont. High school students enrolled in Career and Technology classes from Orange County are invited to attend. In addition to the interactive demonstrations, students will attend an interviewing and orientation workshop to increase their job readiness skills. To register, please visit [email protected]@setworks.org, or call 409-7194750....
An early life in the hot days of August on bad cotton land has kept my feet firmly planted. Roy Dunn - Down Life's Highway Columnist For The Record The roots of my raising are never too far away. The hot summers of long ago are burned in my memory. The month of August meant long days under the sun with row after row of back breaking cotton plants. I don’t believe South Louisiana land was ever meant to raise cotton on--sugar cane and rice, but not cotton. In the Delta c...
Photo: Friday the Houston Astros obtained left-handed starting pitcher Scott Kazmir. Kaz's Korner- Joe Kazmar - For The Record When the 2015 major league baseball season began four months ago, there wasn’t a soul who knew anything about the sport that picked the Houston Astros to do any good as far as winning anything was concerned. But here it is with less than two months remaining in the season and the Astros have amazed those knowledgeable folks by claiming first place i...
Local Fishing - Capt. Dickie Colburn There are those that would write it off as simply a coincidence, but Trey Smith called me last week and reminded me that the tough fishing in the river and Sabine Lake was almost over.“The bite turns around every year, regardless of conditions, as soon as the OCARC tournament is in the books.” Fortunately, for the 275 fishermen that fished the event last weekend, the bite actually turned around the day before the tournament.We were ble...
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TRUMPS EVERYTHING This Thursday evening, the first Republican presidential debate will be held, broadcast by by FOX News. The co-moderators are Chris Wallace, Bret Baier and Fox’s own Megyn Kelly, 44, who is married to novelist Douglas Brunt. The mother of three is no pushover. She can be as sarcastic as Donald Trump, the one who’s bringing so much interest to the debate. Without Trump it might be a dull affair. The lineup of GOP candidates is not a benchmark of personalities that begs watching and lis...
The National Weather Service is expecting a continuation of the hot and dry weather for much of the next week. The hottest days will be Sunday through Tuesday, when many places in east Texas and central Louisiana will be over 100 F. Maximum heat indices will be over 110 F in some places. There will be a small chance for rain next Wednesday. In the tropics, we are expecting quiet conditions in the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, and Atlantic Ocean....
Gisela Houseman will donate $50,000 to Lamar Institute of Technology in order to fund the Gisela Houseman Scholarship Endowment for scholarships for all educational programs at LIT. Houseman will sign the endowment at 11:00 a.m. on Aug. 12 at the Houseman Development Company in Orange. Houseman is well-known throughout the community for her philanthropic work in Southeast Texas. A native of Hamburg, Germany, she became a U.S. citizen in 1950. For 25 years, Houseman was an insu...
William “Mr. Bill” Loyd, 78, of Bridge City, died Wednesday, Aug. 5, at Christus DuBuis Hospital in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 9, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Pastor Mark Bunch of St. Paul United Methodist Church in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00 p.m., Saturday at the funeral home in Bridge City. Born in Deep Water, Mo., on Aug. 11, 1936, Mr. Bil...
A woman with ties to the Orange area led Jasper police on a chase from Jasper to Buna before she stopped and was taken into custody. The chase began at about 10:30 this morning when officers responded to a shoplifting call at Walmart, in the 800 block of W. Gibson St. in Jasper. Before officers could get to the store the woman left in a stolen truck. Officers spotted the woman on Hwy. 190 W. at FM 252, in the stolen 1991 pickup truck that was reported stolen from Atlanta, Tx. Police said the woman is from the Atlanta area,...
Gloria Mildred Pettersen, 86, of Orange, recently residing in Newton, passed away Aug. 4, at Jasper Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, Aug. 7, at Grace Lutheran Church in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Thomas P. Haas. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 1:00 p.m. Born in Palatka, Fla, Dec. 30, 1928, she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hambrick. Gloria was a...
