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  • Sherlock Breaux in the Creauxs Nest

    Sherlock Breaux, For the Record|Updated Aug 16, 2022

    TIME ROLLS ON As you get older time does seem to go faster. You look at your 30-year-old Rolodex and over half of the people listed in it are now gone. That’s one reason why elder people don’t have many friends. It’s amazing how many I’ve lost in just the last 10 years. We have a great “people paper” so read us cover to cover. Margaret and staff are doing good work. I have to move on. Please come along, I promise it won’t do you no harm. RECALLING THE WORSTER YEARS “Last One t...

  • Dove season set to crank up and officially start the hunting season

    Capt. Chuck Uzzle, For the Record|Updated Aug 16, 2022

    The easy north wind has already begun to work magic on local hunters as they eagerly await the September 1 opener of dove season here in Texas. North Zone hunters will enjoy a few weeks of hunting before those of us south of IH-10 get into the mix of things. In years past the days leading up to the opener have been filled with some goofy weather that always seems to make an appearance before the season starts. For the past several seasons there have been some heavy rains wash...

  • Patricia Pollard Lawson, 83, Bridge City

    Updated Aug 16, 2022

    Patricia Pollard Lawson, born May 24, 1939, to William E. and Annie Jane Pollard, passed away peacefully on August 14, 2022, in Groves, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, August 18, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 17, 2022, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Patricia was a 1957 graduate of Bridge City High...

  • Texas Renaissance Festival to Host Job Faire

    Updated Aug 16, 2022

    Todd Mission, TX (August 16, 2022) – Texas Renaissance Festival announced today that the Festival and it’s vendors will be hiring more than 400 people for the upcoming 2022 Season. This year, the Job Faire is now open, virtually, and in-person on the festival grounds on Saturday, September 10th, beginning at 9 am. “Texas Renaissance Festival will open it’s gates for 8 weekends, starting on October 8 through November 27 th ” says Carl Foy, Marketing Director for Texas Ren...

  • Kaz's Korner

    Joe Kazmar|Updated Aug 16, 2022

    This is the time of the year that I dislike the most. First of all, the middle of August has always been referred to as “The Dog Days of Summer.” But more importantly, this is the time that the National Football League stages its exhibition football season. Fans fill the stadiums eager to see a football game, even if it’s not what you paid a premium price to see. Many exhibition game tickets are included in the season ticket packet. I used to use these preseason games to fo...