Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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The following is a tip that could save you a day of fishing on Toledo Bend.If you arrive at a boat launch and it appears that you are the first to arrive…..get a grip before hurrying to launch! Walk down to the ramp and check it out before backing your boat in the lake.The two problems we encountered due to the low water were the end of the ramp wasn’t deep enough and the clay covering the newly exposed concrete offered very little traction. We didn’t initially try a public launch because a neighborhood launch closer to th...
Yes, I am presenting you with a recipe I composed. I like it because it is comfort food. I also think it is pretty good. One reason I enjoy soups and stews so much is that I feel like I am creating a food item, kind of like an artist creates a piece of work. It really is fun for me to cook! Now, go cook, my friends! Equipment needed: Large soup or stew pot with lid Large spoon for large pot Measuring cup Measuring spoons Knife Cutting board (for cutting chicken breasts) Ingredients: 3-4 chicken breasts with 4 cups water...
KAZ’S KORNER Whenever the Labor Day weekend rolls around, several things are certain to happen—summer as we know it ends, the threat of hurricanes subsides somewhat, cooler weather is right around the corner AND the National Football League starts playing games “for real.” But the 2019 edition of the NFL’s first week was put on the back burner as two of the game’s premier performers—Ezekiel Elliott and Antonio Brown-- were holding out and getting most of the pro football headlines. The Dallas Cowboys were faced with Elliott,...
Games This Week WEST ORANGE-STARK over NEWTON—I’ve decided to pick the Mustangs to do something no other Texas high school has been able to do in the past three years—beat the Newton Eagles and do it up in Newton. After getting beaten soundly last year, the Mustangs have been on a vendetta to avenge that humiliating loss to the Eagles. But the Mustangs will have to play better than in their first two victories. ORANGEFIELD over SHEPHERD—The Bobcats are playing sound football at F.L. McClain Stadium and will need another...
Pictured Left to Right: Maria Gonzalez, Ernesto Gonzalez, Alex Gonzalez, Lucy Fields, Assistant Principal Grady Welborn, and Counselor Allisha Bonneaux. Photo courtesy of the Bridge City Chamber of Commerce The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce has announced that the September Student of the Month for Bridge City High School is Alex Gonzalez. Alex was presented his certificate and gift bag by Board Member/Ambassador, Lucy Fields, Bridge City Council Member, at the September...
Pictured left to right: Counselor Candi Patterson, Grandfather Davis Cormier, Grandmother Nethel Cormier, Mother Vicky Cormier, Shayla Cormier, Father Mike Cormier, Kristen Placette, and Principal Zach Quinn Photo courtesy of the Bridge City Chamber of Commerce The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce announced that the September Student of the Month for Orangefield High School is Shayla Cormier. Shayla was presented her certificate and gift bag by Bridge City Chamber Ambassador,...
The Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony and open house for our new member Queen Bee Supply, LLC located at 3758 N. 16th St. in Orange. Owners Shawn and Christie Ray are proud to service Orange County and the surrounding area with bee keeping supplies, advice on honey, honey extraction classes, how to handle bee infestations, and so much more. The nearest store other than Queen Bee Supply is in Marshall TX, so this store is a much needed...
Photo: Reese Raven craft as Ann and Woody Almazan as John get acquainted at the Rustic Saloon in this screenshot from the Fresh Production short film “Shhh” shot by Travis Myers. Larry Johnson For the Record It was a busy weekend shooting “Shhh,” a short film written and directed by Penny LeLeux. Bridge City’s Rustic Saloon was one of two locations filmed Saturday. The other was an International Apartment on Meeks Drive in Orange. “I can’t wait to see it when it’s finished...
Gerry L. Dickert For the Record West Orange-Stark 36, Little Cypress-Mauriceville 14 West Orange-Stark went back to the basics when Little Cypress-Mauriceville threatened to make it a game this past Friday night. After all, defense wins championships, right. The Mustangs stayed perfect at 2-0 after the 36-14 cross-county rivalry with the Bears at Mustangs Stadium although early it appeared that LC-M might have figured out how to top the Blue and Silver. WO-S started the...
Dave Rogers For The Record Curbside trash recycling could return to Orange County if enough households are willing to pay $10 per month. “We found out about this company and basically they cater to smaller communities that can’t afford to recycle on their own,” explained Sandra Hoke of Keep Orange County Beautiful. She and Deborah Bednar, President of Keep Orange County Beautiful, are set for further talks with Ryan Smith, CEO of Recyclops, a Utah company that says its missi...
Photo: 2019 Athena Award winner Sandra Hoke, second from left, poses with Orange County’s past winners of the award that recognizes women leaders. From back row, left to right, they are Jane Whitfield, Hoke, Vivian DeJohn, Becky Rutledge, Beverly Perry, Pauline Hargrove, Nancy Vincent, Gisela Houseman, Theresa Beauchamp, Pam Honeycutt. Front, Cecil Broom, Katherine Frey, Marcelle Adams, Betty Harmon. Dave Rogers For The Record She’s known around town as one of the Trashy Wom...
THE PEAK OF HURRICANE SEASON By this weekend a tropical system that will move near the southeastern Bahamas and Florida could become more developed and move into the northern Gulf. This system could bring more rain to the Bahamas and Florida. The Bahamas is totally destroyed from Dorian and looks like it’s been bombed. It is a sad situation and no one is rushing to help them. Their economy depends mostly on tourism and it will take several years, if ever, to restore the place. Now another storm approaches.*****I’ve got to...
Photo: Teal season opens Saturday with much anticipation from local hunters. Capt. Chuck Uzzle For the Record In what has become a highly anticipated yearly ritual, wingshooters from all over Texas will make there way to the fields and marshes as the 2019-2020 waterfowl hunting season officially gets underway. The teal season opener has become a real gathering of sorts, almost a social get together if you will. Hunters eagerly awaiting each new hunting season head to the...
Photo: Quarterback Jerren Terrell looks for an open receiver early in the rivalry game against the LCM Bears. Terrell finished the 36-14 win with 10 of 18 competitions for 82 yards. Record Photo: Meri Elen Jacobs Meri Elen Jacobs For the Record The cross-town rivalry matchup between the West Orange-Stark Mustangs and the Little Cypress-Mauriceville Bears, where the new turf and scoreboard were the focus for most the first few minutes of the night, did not disappoint the huge...
Photo: Orange City Council agreed on a half-dozen motion to set the stage for the development of the Gisela Houseman Medical Complex on 20 acres at Eagle Point, near the intersection of Interstate 10 and Highway 62. Dave Rogers For The Record The city of Orange wrapped up its $45 million 2020 budget Tuesday and took several big steps regarding the city’s future. Mike Kunst’s agreement to be the new city manager was approved by city council at a salary of $150,000 per yea...
Photo: Josh Fisher swears in as a new member of the Little Cypress-Mauriceville school board Monday night. Fisher takes the place of Kevin Abernathy, Place 2, who resigned. For The Record Little Cypress-Mauriceville schools Monday night named Josh Fisher to serve as school board member. Fisher, a service manager for AWC Valves, finished second to Dr. Chris Riedel with 44 percent of the vote in May’s election for Place 6 on the board. He will be filling the unexpired term of K...
Dave Rogers For The Record West Orange agreed to go forth in seeking a $5 million grant to rebuild its sewer and wastewater treatment plant at its city council meeting Monday. Plans are to build a $6.5 million plant adjacent to the current one, with all crucial components of the plant elevated above the flood plain, explained Melinda Smith of Traylor and Associates. The current plant has been flooded in the past by hurricanes and tropical storms. The local match for the U.S. Economic Development Administration grant would be...
The City of Pinehurst city council will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17, for a final vote on a 2019 tax rate that’s a smidge less than 2018. The total tax rate of 71.393 cents per $100 value is about a penny and a half under last year’s rate of 72.762 cents per $100. Aldermen and women met Tuesday night and held the second tax rate hearing as required by law. There were no citizens at the hearing witnessed only by a couple of news reporters and city staff. The 2019 rate includes 64.215 cents per $100 for maintenance and ope...
