Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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KAZ’S KORNER There’s not much disagreement that the 2018 edition of the Houston Astros has the strongest starting pitchers in the major leagues. Their defense is more than adequate, but their hitting and ability to score runs is suspect. Houston started the season strong and maintained first place in the American League West throughout the first half of the schedule. The starting pitching staff led the league in most categories—combined wins, earned run average and strikeouts—just to name a few. The team continued to drive i...
Tyler Earl Winfree, 21, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on August 17, 2018. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, August 23, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas. Burial will follow the service at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park in Orange. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 9:00 a.m. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on May 25, 1997, he was the son of Jason Winfree and Tonia Gaspard Smith. Tyler worked as a Lead Man for Tubal Cain. He...
Photo: Will Jenkins and his son, Gator won 1st place in redfish stringer category with 3 reds that weighed a total of 19.84 lbs. Best of all they were all 3 caught on a Fly rod from a Sabine Skiff boat. “I think Jeremy and I are in a good position,” said Tony Viator while standing in the broiling heat watching the final teams weigh in at Saturday’s IFA Elite Redfish Tournament.” His casual assessment was somewhat conservative as he and his partner, Jeremy Reeves, were current...
For one Orange business, it's more of hurry up and wait. Peggy Albair, owner of Peggy's Place on East Roundbunch Road, said she originally thought construction on the swing bridge on Cow Bayou would be completed and reopened by the end of this month or in November at the latest. She was informed by work crews, however, it may be next year before the project is completed. Part of the delay is they need a machine part custom made. "They need a part that makes it swing out...
It's back! The 18th Annual Pinehurst Labor Day Senior Citizen's Day Picnic is returning after a one year absence. The event will start at 10 a.m. on Monday, September 3 at the Family Worship Center, 2300 41st Street in Pinehurst. It should end around 12:30 or 1 p.m. Last year's picnic was postponed due to Hurricane/Tropical Storm Harvey. Robbie Hood, Pinehurst city administrator, said with last year and this year's donations, they should have enough funds to make the 2018 picnic "a pretty good event." Southeast Texas Transit...
After 11 years of service and responding to several hurricanes and other natural disasters, Shaun Davis, executive director of the South East Regional Planning Commission is resigning and moving on to a new career. His last day with the SETRPC will be September 28. Davis, 63, will become vice president of disaster recovery for the Southwest Region for AECOM- an $18 billion Fortune 500 company. His region stretches from Texas to the Carolinas. He said the company became interes...
Shangri La Gardens Reopens Wednesday, September 12, 2018 (ORANGE, TX) – After being closed for more than a year following the devastating flooding associated with Tropical Storm Harvey, Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center will reopen to the public on Wednesday, September 12, 2018. Admission to the gardens is FREE! Plan a visit to an outdoor paradise of beauty right here in southeast Texas for a great family-friendly experience. Whether it’s just a couple of hou...
t's hard to believe Hurricane/Tropical Storm Harvey hit a year ago and flooded much of the area. Many in Orange County have recovered are in the process of recovering and look back when the storm came and what they've been doing ever since. The Amy Family Kira Amy knows what it's like to get floodwater inside her home and to recover. Amy and her family live in Twin Lakes, a new subdivision on Highway 105 near FM 1442 in Orangefield. They received a couple of feet of water in...
Cutline: Commissioners Johnny Trahan, left, Barry Burton, County Judge Dean Crooks and Commissioners John Gothia and Jody Crump voted Tuesday not to raise Orange County’s tax rate despite a drop in available tax funds after last year’s flooding caused by Tropical Storm Harvey. RECORD PHOTO: Dave Rogers Dave Rogers For The Record Orange County leaders are opting to use a chunk of their Rainy Day Fund to help taxpayers. At Tuesday’s County Commissioners’ meeting in downtow...
Photo: Dan R. Hooks Stadium, home of the four-time state champion West Orange-Stark Mustangs football team, could get a new artificial turf field if voters OK a school bond Nov. 6. RECORD PHOTO: Dave Rogers Dave Rogers For The Record West Orange-Cove taxpayers will have eight items to vote for or against in the Nov. 6 bond election for $25.75 in facility updates. One will be updated technology. “The technology, gosh, technology is changing all the time and we’ve got to be able...
THE STATE OF OUR NATION The Bull Market that began under President Obama in March 2009 has lasted nine years, five months and 13 days, a record that few would have predicted coming out of the big recession. For all its longevity and gains, the final verdict on the Bull Market won’t be known until it ends What the White House, Trump and allies don’t want you to know is that the federal budget is already in very bad shape. The Federal Government’s red ink this year is already 21% above 2017. The Trump deficits will soon excee...
