Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Lercy Joseph Braus, 89, of Bridge City, passed away Monday, Aug. 12, at his residence. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 15, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City with the Rev. Steven Leger officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Serving as Pallbearers will be James Braus, Jeff Braus, Brad Braus, Andrew Braus, Chris Braus and Russell Robinson. Honorary Pallbearers will be Melanie Braus Benlein and husband, Ryan...
Paul “MB” Babineaux, 73, of Orange, passed away Monday, Aug. 12, at his residence. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 a.m. Friday, Aug. 16, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange, with the Rev. Joseph P. Daleo officiating. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Serving as Pallbearers will be Michael Babineaux, Billy Babineaux, Brett Babineaux, David Babineaux, Bradley Babineaux and Brayden Babineaux. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Wed...
ANOTHER WEEK TO BE THANKFUL FOR Well, as we embark on another column it is still hot and dry and still no storm heading our way. However we need the high pressure to return and stay until October. ****Meanwhile, Boston mobster James “Whitey” Bulger, 83, was convicted on 31 of 32 counts of murder and racketeering. He’s eligible for a life sentence plus 30 years. His case will be appealed on the grounds that the Justice Department had a deal with him. They promised him immunity from prosecution in exchange for protecting the li...
OC Farmers’ Market waiting on fall gardens If you’re looking for watermelon, you’ll find them at the Orange County Farmers’ Market, as well as lots of yard plants and house plants, homemade baked goods and homemade granola. Jams, jellies, and pickles will be back in September. Garden produce is a little scarce right now, but there will be a large variety of fresh produce to choose from as soon as the fall gardens are ready. Some gardens will be ready earlier than others, so stop by the farmers’ market often to see what’s av...
Officers from the Orange Police Department responded to the following calls between Aug. 12, and the morning of Aug. 13: Miscellaneous incidents, 4103 IH-10/Cecil Atkisson Warrant service, 1510 Link Ave. Miscellaneous incidents, 305 Amarylis St. Stolen vehicle, 1601 Missouri St. Theft, 1955 MLK Jr. Dr./Shell Station Warrant service, 201 8th St. Possession of opium derivative, 2502 Hwy. 62/Studio 6 Hotel Evading detention, 6th St. and North St. Assault/family violence, 3301 Lincoln Dr....
A few weeks ago, Tami Guidry, of Bridge City, read an article in The Record about a contest to award a deserving caregiver a cruise for two and care for their loved one while away on the trip. That sounded wonderful to Guidry. She had always wanted to go on a cruise and recently missed out on one with a good friend, Stephanie Edgerly. Edgerly and her husband recently celebrated their 25th anniversary with a cruise out of Galveston. All though Guidry’s daughter Mallory went o...
FEMA officials addressed commissioners court this week concerning the request of Henry R. Stevenson to “grandfather” a dredge spoil levee located on his property on or near the Neches River. Stevenson requested the grandfathering to repair the levee that is more than 100 years old. Last week commissioners tabled the matter until they could get some feedback from FEMA. Jack Graham, senior compliance officer from FEMA and risk analyst Larry Boyce came to Orange County to acc...
Coming in fourth is getting old for the Orangefield Bobcats. So like every team in the state, the Bobcats are setting their eyes on much higher achievements. Second year coach Josh Smalley said the first goal is a district championship. This can be considered a very lofty goal considering West Orange-Stark has won the District 21-3A every year it’s been in Class 3A except one year when Silsbee took the crown. Talk around camps also suggest this could be one of the best T...
