Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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“One of the good guys” The world lost one of its ‘good guys’ last weekend with the passing of Joseph J. ‘Joe’ Romano, 87, of Orange, on August 5, 2017, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Born in Orange, Texas, on September 28, 1929, he was the son of John Romano and Maria (Ricca) Romano. Joe was employed by Levingston Shipbuilding Co. and the Port of Orange, retiring as Director of Economic Development. A member of the 1st Marine Division Ammo Company, otherwise known a...
The Record Beaumont is on the map for two big national acts this fall. Country music artist Lorrie Morgan and California rockers P.O.D. have both scheduled separate for performances at one downtown Beaumont venue in the coming months and each should please their legion of fans.Morgan will perform at the Jefferson Theatre on Thursday, Nov. 16, which is one week ahead of Thanksgiving. Tickets are $30-$45 each and are on sale now at all Ticketmaster outlets. Morgan’s most r...
Courtesy photo Hip-hop artist Flo-Rida will perform by the H2O Pool at the Golden Nugget Casino in Lake Charles, La., for ages 21 and older on Friday night (Aug. 11, 2017). Tickets are available at all Ticketmaster outlets. Entertainment for the week By Tommy Mann Jr. The Record More great music is on tap this week as summer continues to march right along across the region. Whether you enjoy country, rock or even some great Cajun music, there is always plenty to see and hear...
Applications are now being accepted for students who may be eligible to attend West Orange -Cove CISD’s North Early Learning Center Head Start Program during the 2017-18 school year. Children must reside in Orange County in order to be eligible for the programs. Applications are accepted regardless of sex, color, creed, national origin, or disabling conditions.Applications are accepted at North Early Learning Center, 801 Cordrey, Monday through Friday from 8 – 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. To be eligible for Head Sta...
Leana Marie Broussard, 75, of Orange, passed away on August 5, 2017, in Orange.Funeral services will be 4:00 P.M. Friday, August 11, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Harold Nazworth. Cremation is under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home on Orange.Visitation will be precede the service, starting at 2:00 P.M. Born in Crowley, Louisiana, on August 13, 1941, she was the daughter of Joseph Broussard and Alice Doucet Broussard. Leana was a...
The meeting of the board and volunteers of The Friends of the Orange Depot will be held for the first time in the Depot Museum on Thursday, August 17, at 5:00PM for reception and 5:30PM for the meeting. There will be an update on the progress of the museum exhibits, some special events that will be held this year, and depot rentals. Anyone who is interested in volunteering is welcome to come and enjoy the magical surroundings in the depot. For info on renting the depot or for special tours, call Rose at (409)...
The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is delighted to announce that Candace Aras - RE/MAX ONE Agent has been named Member of the Month for August 2017. Candace accepted the award, sponsored by Sabine River Ford, from Elyse Thibodeaux, Owner of Tiger Rock Martial Arts Bridge City and Chamber President/Ambassador at the August Networking Coffee hosted by Sabine Federal Credit Union. Aras received gifts from Tiger Rock Martial Arts of Bridge City, Delta Life Fitness Orange County,...
On July 19th through July 22nd at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas, Tiger Rock Martial Arts of Bridge City attended the largest Tiger Rock World Championships held to date. This event hosted approximately 2200 competitors from all over the United States. Tiger Rock Martial Arts of Bridge City brought a record 20 students to this event.On Thursday, July 19th high rank testing was held where Elyse Thibodeaux, Owner and Chief Instructor of Tiger Rock Martia...
The 2017-2018 school year has officially begun for St. Mary Catholic School employees. All staff from the schools in the Diocese of Beaumont gathered together at St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica to celebrate a Convocation Mass with Bishop Curtis Guillory to begin the new school year. Teachers will be in trainings and meetings the remainder of the week and beginning of next week. On Wednesday, August 9th the Meet & Greet will take place and classes begin the next day. Pictured...
Photo: Sgt. Jimmy LeBouef is the President of the Orange County Sheriff's Employee Association For The Record So much for warm fuzzies and a quick end to the long standoff on contract negotiations between Orange County and its sheriff’s deputies. The Sheriff’s Office Employees Association doubled its previous salary request – to a 7-percent pay hike demand -- in a bargaining session Monday. County negotiators, led by County Judge Stephen Brint Carlton, appeared flabb...
Did you know that the assistant principal at Bridge City High School, Mike Blakeney, sings? Since he currently doesn’t perform, that might be one of those “secrets” tucked away in a closet somewhere. If you haven’t heard him sing before, you will get the chance, August 19 at the Jefferson Theater in Beaumont, when he will take the stage once again. He performed several times on the Charlie Pruitt Country Music Show between 2001 and 2006. In June, he auditioned for the upcomin...
UPDATE Wednesday 12/09/17: It took jurors about an hour to decide Michal Davis would serve 20 years in prison on charges of intoxication manslaughter. The second degree felony carried a punishment range of 2 to 20 years in prison. Photo: Cynthia Campbell is consoled by her siblings, Jeff and Karen Campbell. Her father, Jerry Campbell, had promised to call her if her needed her. She shows them her phone where the phone called her at 5:21 p.m. on May 15, 2016 when her father...
For the Record Capt. Dickie Colburn The first of two big summer fishing events in Orange is now on the books with the second scheduled for Thursday night.While she made it difficult at times for the fishermen, Mother Nature did little more than cool things off at the weigh-in for the 30^th annual OCARC fishing tournament Saturday afternoon. As predicted, every category was not only filled, but also well represented. Easily the fish of the day was Taylor Guidry’s 6.81 pound bass! Guidry said that he caught his winning fish a...
ENOUGH RAIN ALREADY What would be ideal is if we got a two inch rain every 10 days, year around but weather is never perfect anywhere. I noticed 10 years ago, at this time, we recorded 13 inches of rain in a week. Hopefully it won’t be that bad this week. *****Football two-a-days has started. So far it’s been rainy or overcast. I don’t recall ever practicing in the rain in August. It was always hell hot. No water, just salt tablets and a scorching sun.*****Here at home it looks like the Judge will cave in and give the deput...
Photo: Jo Ann Foster of Orangefield speaks against pay raises for Orange County commissioners during Tuesday’s commissioners’ court meeting in Orange. For The Record In the face of heated rebukes from a trio of citizens and a barrage of criticism on Facebook, Orange County’s three senior members of commissioner’s court voted down a proposed raise for 18 elected county officials Tuesday. “The sheriff’s department, I can’t live without. But I can live without you,” Jo Ann Foster...
For The Record To say Lynae Sanford, new managing director for Orange’s Lutcher Theater, is a perfect fit for the job would be putting it mildly. “I believe God puts you where he wants you at the right time,” she said recently. The Little Cypress-Mauriceville grad, who was promoted from marketing manager after April’s retirement of longtime theater boss Jim Clark, grew up with a love for theater. She first got the bug as a youngster at North Orange Baptist Church, where h...
Cutline: Orange’s “Wheelchair Willie” Hendrickson, 51, won three gold medals at the recent National Veterans Wheelchair Games, winning the motorized slalom competition for the 12th straight year. For The Record Orange’s William “Wheelchair Willie” Hendrickson, 51, won his 12th straight gold medal in the motorized slalom competition at the National Veterans Wheelchair Games held last month in Cincinnati. Hendrickson, an Army veteran and native of California, was left 100 pe...
