Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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After only two weeks, it’s difficult to verify new trends that seem to be evident so far in the National Football League. However, I’ve seen quite a few games in the last two weeks and have closely followed many franchises and have come to the conclusions that many of the teams that usually wereas in the top echelon of their division have already taken it on the chin. I’m referring to the World Champion Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers and New England Patriots just to name a few. Of course, at this time of the season...
Games This Week CROSBY over WEST ORANGE-STARK—The Mustangs were hoping for a breather after being soundly defeated by Newton Friday night. But that’s not going to happen because undefeated Crosby is rated as the second-best Class 5A team in the Houston area. Crosby has defeated powerful Manvel, which slaughtered Sharpstown 67-0 Friday and is the No. 4 Class 5A school around Houston. As far as playing tough teams to get ready for district play, the Mustangs appear to have gone overboard in this category. VIDOR over LITTLE CYP...
The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is delighted to announce that Linda Rose, Office Manager of COS Printing, has been named September Employee of the Month. Linda was presented her award, sponsored by Sabine River Ford, by Chamber Ambassador and Director, Eric Andrus, owner of COS Printing, at the chamber’s September Networking Coffee hosted by Friends of the Bridge City Public Library. Linda received gifts and gift certificates from the following businesses: Sabine Federal Credit Union, Total Impressions, Dupuis Tire & S...
Congratulations to Orangefield High School congressional debaters. The students competed in West Hardin High School's Congress meet on Saturday, September 15. Lindsey Romero placed 3rd in one of the novice chambers. Tatum Garlington served as presiding officer in the varsity chamber and placed 5th. Alexis Sturrock placed 1st in varsity. Other debaters participating include Bella Morgan, Cooper Lowe, and Katelynn Carpenter. Pictured left to right: Bella Morgan, Cooper Lowe,...
The Orange County Sheriff's Office needs your help in identifying these 2 burglary suspects. The 2 white males are suspected of entering a residence located at 5780 N. Main in Vidor in the early morning hours of August 30, 2018 and removing property. Items stolen were described as antique signs, movies, toys, and even an antique bicycle. If you can identify these suspects, contact the Sheriff's Office at 409-670-4125 or you can contact Crime Stoppers at 409-833-TIPS (8477) or...
David Allen Cagle, 57, of Mauriceville, Texas, passed away on September 16, 2018, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, September 20, 2018, at North Orange Baptist Church in Orange, Texas with Reverend Kevin Brown officiating. Burial will follow the service at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 19, 2018, at First Baptist Church in Mauriceville, Texas. Born in Orange,...
“A fly rod works great, but it’s a little too tight for a back cast,” said Kyle Easley as he lifted the tip of his 12-foot fiberglass crappie pole just high enough for the cork and eighteen inches of leader to clear the water. Attached to the business end was a one-eighth ounce chartreuse curly tail jig tipped with a tiny piece of a scented Magic Fish Bite slipped on the hook. “I cut them in half,” said Easley, “and a piece usually lasts about fifteen fish if a grinnel or bass doesn’t get it.” His small torpedo shaped...
One thing for certain — Southeast Texans know what it's like to go through a hurricane and to recover and rebuild from one. First Baptist Church of Orangefield, likewise, is extending that empathy and experience to residents of North Carolina and South Carolina who are suffering from Hurricane Florence. Pastor Cody Hogden said the church and the community started collecting supplies last week to bring to the Carolinas. "We had a distribution center here at the church for t...
Lately, if you've been outside you've noticed mosquitoes have been biting 24/7. Patrick Beebe, director of Orange County Mosquito Control, said there has been a spike in mosquito activity due to a combination of high tides and high rainfall since Labor Day. Also, there is standing water throughout the county and mosquitoes are hatching eggs in the excess water. Beebe said the surveys reveal the number of salt marsh and rice field mosquitoes have increased. Fortunately, this...
Teachers at Orangefield Elementary School lost everything to Hurricane and Tropical Storm Harvey last year, including some of the most basic but necessary learning tools — books. But help was on the way. Lifetouch, the leading provider of school and family photography, teams with the Texas Elementary Principal and Supervisors Association and Scholastic Book Fairs to donator more than 800 new books to the school on Tuesday afternoon in the gym with the OES fourth-grade, t...
Constable David Cagle may had not been too boisterous, but his actions spoke louder than words to those who knew him. Cagle, 57, of Mauriceville, died on September 16, in Beaumont, according to his obituary. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, September 20, at North Orange Baptist Church in Orange with the Rev. Kevin Brown officiating. Burial will follow the service at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m., Wednesday,...
It's now official. The Bridge City City Council adopted and levied municipal ad valorem taxes for the 2018 tax year at their regular meeting on Tuesday night. The numbers are as follows: • $.20897 per $100 valuation for the Debt Service Rate (Interest and Sinking) • $.33803 per $100 valuation for Maintenance and Operations Rate • $.54700 per $100 valuation for Total Tax Rate which is a 3.93 percent increase James and Melissa Chatlosh requested their property at 6230 W. Roundbunch Rd. near Bessie Heights Road be disan...
ON A SAD NOTE Services for Constable David Cagle to be Held Most of the community who knew David Cagle, age 57, was shocked to learn of his death Sunday, September 16. He was too young to leave us. The Constable was a real buddy. He was a quite, somewhat shy guy, good natured. He was easy to pick at and I often did just to see him blush. He had an easy laughter and often laughed at himself. His quietness fooled a lot of people about his intelligence. I learned through...
Pictured Left to Right: Lori Johnson of Walmart Bridge City, Kelle Miller (Children’s Librarian) and Diane Richeaux of Walmart Bridge City The Walmart Foundation presented the Friends of the Bridge City Library a $500 check that will be used for the children’s programs at the Library. The Foundation’s mission is to create opportunities so people can live better--one community at a time. The Library is grateful to be included in Walmart’s generosity....
RADIO LEGENDS PHOTO: Having fun at live radio broadcast at Dunn family owned OVN anniversary celebration in 1970’s. Pictured left to right: Gordon Baxter, Richard Corder, Ed Lovelace. Background Joe Kazmar and Jerry Pesson. Note: Joe Kazmar is the only one still living. BBRC-Gone But Not Forgotten Richard passed away Sunday evening, Sept. 22. I first met him around 1954, when we were both youngsters. He worked at KOLE Radio in Port Arthur with Gordon Baxter and Les Ledet. Les...
I am really starting to place priorities on cooking healthier for my husband and me. Therefore, I am using lots of poultry and fish, staying away from beef, fried foods, desserts, and high cholesterol foods as much as possible. I am a diabetic, overweight, suffer from hypothyroidism, have asthma, and tolerate acid reflux disease. As my late parents used to say, "It is tough getting old." I will be 66 on November 16. As one of my former teachers in Oklahoma would say, "Dear Gussie!" How does time pass so quickly sometimes,...
Dave Rogers For The Record Heavy recent rainfall and soggy grounds have caused the Orange Lions Club Charity Carnival to be postponed until mid- and late October. “We got the rides out and started setting them up Sept. 7. Since then, we’ve had rains and haven’t been able to work,” Sandra Williams, president of the Orange Lions Club, said. Originally, the 2018 carnival was to kick off Sept. 26. The new dates are Oct. 17-20 and Oct. 24-27. “I know everybody likes to have it at the end of September and the first of October, but...
Cutline: Ingrid Holmes, program services director of Julie Rogers Gift of Life Program, front left, and volunteer Pat McKee, accept a proclamation declaring October Ovarian and Breast Cancer Awareness Month at Tuesday’s meeting of the Orange County Commissioners’ Court. RECORD Photo: Dave Rogers Dave Rogers For The Record Orange County Judge Dean Crooks knew the job was dangerous when he took it but he went down swinging on the losing end of another 4-1 vote Tuesday. Cro...
Dave Rogers For The Record Pinehurst City Council increased its tax rate by 3 cents per $100 value for 2018 and approved a 2019 budget of $3.1 million at Tuesday night’s monthly city council meeting. Because of widespread flooding in last year’s Tropical Storm Harvey and a drop of 11 percent in property values for the city of 2,000, the tax rate needed to be raised to generate needed city operations funds. But even in going from a rate of 69.762 cents per $100 value to 72.762 cents per $100 value, the tax rate was eff...
