Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Jason Witten has been around the game of football for most of his life and knows a great team when he sees one. After retiring from the game after the 2017 season and going into the ESPN booth as an analyst in 2018, he saw something in his Dallas Cowboys team that he hadn’t seen in the 14 years as a tight end—enough talent to get to the Super Bowl. Witten was so certain of his evaluation that he talked to Head Coach Jason Garrett and owner Jerry Jones about possibly coming out of retirement and rejoining his old team. He resi...
Games This Week WEST ORANGE-STARK over CROSBY--I picked a Mustangs upset victory last week without realizing they would fumble three times and fall for that age-old hook- and-ladder play, which was the one Newton used to win the game. The ‘Stangs return home and will decide Friday night against Crosby whether they are a championship team or not. I still have faith in them!! VIDOR over LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE—This inter-county battle features two teams that appear to be headed in different directions as the hosting Pir...
The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is delighted to announce that Codie Vasquez, Executive Director of CASA of the Sabine Neches Region, has been named September Employee of the Month. Codie accepted her award from Board member/Ambassador Wanda McGraw, Assistant Vice President of Marketing at Wellspring Credit Union, at the chamber’s September Networking Coffee hosted by Wellspring Credit Union. Codie received gifts and gift certificates from the following businesses: Sabine River Ford, Sabine Federal Credit Union, Total I...
On Friday evening, September13, the Little Cypress-Mauriceville District honored two Distinguished Alumni, a Hall of Fame inductee and three servicemen for the Military Wall of Honor. These LCM graduates and longtime educator were selected by an anonymous District committee for these Little Cypress-Mauriceville Awards. The District has given these awards since 2012, as a way to bring recognition to LCM graduates, graduates and employees who have served honorably in the...
Having turned down the offer to hunt fish on Sabine lake the day before, I refused to pass on yet another offer the following day.The fact that it was steadily raining when David Landry pulled up in front of the house with his new boat did little to sway our decision! “One day we are griping about the heat and then it’s raining too hard…..no way,” said Landry.“At least it will be cooler and I want to check out the new boat before running to the lake.” After thirty years of tournament fishing and running around the lake at...
Customers should prepare for possible flooding, power outages BEAUMONT, Texas – Entergy Texas is monitoring Tropical Storm Imelda, which has maximum sustained winds of about 35 to 40 miles per hour. The National Weather Service has issued a Tropical Storm Warning for parts of the Gulf Coast, with some areas in Southeast Texas forecast to sustain heavy rainfall and flash flooding. Some areas could receive more than a foot of rainfall. “As the company continues to prepare, so...
Here are the latest rainfall forecasts from 7 pm tonight through 7 pm Thursday. Six to ten inches in southeast Texas, two to six inches in southwest Louisiana. Always double these numbers to estimate what locally higher amounts are possible. Expect to see street flooding during the periods of the heaviest rains. Roger Erickson Warning Coordination Meteorologist National Weather Service Lake Charles, LA 337.477.5285 ext 223...
Photo: Lawson Burtsfield and Joli took to the marsh this past weekend and enjoyed a good shoot. Capt. Chuck Uzzle For the Record Saturday morning’s early teal season opener began with plenty of odds stacked against most hunters in our area but that fact did not dampen the enthusiasm associated with the opportunity to shoot ducks. Many local hunters actually began to camp out at some of the local public hunting areas on Thursday in hopes of ensuring a prized location for S...
RAINS COME IN BUCKETS A load of rain is headed our way. We have been in a drought so the rain is much needed, however it causes us problems if it rains too much. If your paper gets wet we have plenty available at 300 locations in our trade area. A “Record” is always easy to find. *****I’m way behind and need to move on. Please come along, I promise it won’t do you no harm. TARIFFS CAUSED THE GREAT DEPRESSION IN 1930 One of the most important things voters should be concerned about is the roll tariffs will play in our lives....
Dave Rogers For The Record Orange County Commissioners topped off a busy Tuesday meeting with a long-sought pay raise for Sheriff’s Office deputies. The two-year extension of the collective bargaining agreement between the county and the Orange County Sheriff’s Office Employee Association calls for a 4% hike in pay for deputies, their first raise since 2013. Also, commissioners approved a 2020 fiscal year budget of $47 million and a 2019 tax rate of 54.2 cents per $100 assessed value. The budget included a 2% hike for the...
Photo: Capt. Eli Tate has offered year-round swamp tours on the Sabine River for over 20 years to people from all over the world. Record Photo: Penny LeLeux Penny LeLeux For The Record Have you ever been eye to eye with an alligator in its natural habitat? People come from around the world to see what the Sabine River Swamps have to offer in flora and fauna. Capt. Eli Tate has been regaling visitors with local history and lore of the Texas/Louisiana swamps for over 20 years. T...
Photo: Juliet Smith of Orange, who has been involved with the National Alliance on Mental Illness for many years, is bringing the NAMI Golden Triangle chapter to Orange. Dave Rogers For The Record She knows what it’s like to have questions and now that she’s got some answers, Juliet Smith is ready to share. The Orange woman is bringing NAMI Golden Triangle to a new home in Orange to help Southeast Texans families cope with chronic mental illness. NAMI stand for National Allian...
Photo: With help from other Mustangs, Artevius Samuel pulls Newton's Kevin Watson to the ground. Watson finished the game with only 64 yards. RECORD PHOTO: Meri Elen Jacobs Gerry L. Dickert For the Record Newton 20, West Orange-Stark 14 The Newton Eagles are a tough team to beat. West Orange-Stark found that out first-hand this past Friday night as the Mustangs fell 20-14 at Eagles Stadium. The Eagles, the defending Class 3A Division II state champions, currently own the...
