Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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The VFW, located at 5303 N. 16th St., will host a dance featuring Cadillacs', Thursday, Sept. 22, from 7-11 pm. Tickets are $6 per person. The bar is open for beer, wine coolers, sodas and setups; BYOB. For information, call 886-9738....
The community is invited to meet at the Bridge City Police Department, Wednesday, Sept. 21, at 7:30 am, to pray as a community for the protection of the men and women in blue. The police department is located at 110 Rachel, in Bridge City. See you at the Station!...
Bridge City High School competed at the West Hardin Congress Meet on Saturday, Sept. 17. The following are the results from this contest: In Novice Chamber #1, Ruby Sanders placed 1st and Brianna Cross placed 3rd. In Novice Chamber #2, Marlee Bradley took 1st place. The sponsor for Student Congress is Don Miller....
Capt. Dickie Colburn For The Record Larry Breaux and a friend were cinching down the four wheeler in the bed of his truck when I first spotted them in the far corner of the high school parking lot.It was still an hour before kickoff and while the rest of the family had already made their way into the stadium, Larry was checking his list one more time. “I have a serious love-hate relationship with this time of the year,” said Breaux.“There just isn’t enough time!”Sound familiar? “Connie and I went to the JV game last night,...
DALLAS -- On Tuesday, Sept. 20, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with Whole Foods, Inc. over violations of hazardous waste regulations. During a year-long investigation, EPA found Whole Foods improperly identified or mishandled hazardous waste at company facilities throughout Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico and Oklahoma. In addition to correcting the violations, Whole Foods will also pay penalties totaling more than $3.5 million and...
The Julie Rogers Gift of Life will hold a 5K Ribbon Run/Color Rush on Saturday, Oct. 1. Register online early. Participants will receive a color rush t-shirt, swag bag and a medal. There will also be food, fun and prizes. Registration and packet pickup is Tuesday will be Tuesday, Sept. 27, from 9 am-6 pm at the Beaumont Civic Center lobby. Register online at http://event.giftoflifebmt.org/site/TR/Events/General?pg=informational&fr_id=1110&type=fr_informational&sid=1281....
The City of Pinehurst is proud to announce that they will once again meet for “See you at the Station” on Wednesday, Sept. 21, at the Pinehurst City Hall, 2497 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. “See you at the station is patterned after the “See You At The Pole” prayer meetings at some public and private schools across the nation.” Pinehurst Police Chief Fred R. Hanauer III stated, “I am glad our citizens and city leaders feel the need to support our first responders and think it’s important to let them know that we’re behind th...
The West Orange Cove CISD will hold a public meeting at 6 pm, Monday, Sept. 26, in the ESC building, 902 W. Park Ave., Orange. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the school district's financial rating. Public participation in the discussion is invited....
Kaz's Korner Joe Kazmar For The Record When one thinks about winning teams in the National Football League, there usually is a high-powered quarterback whose name is familiar to everyone that is the key to the success of that particular franchise. But that’s not necessarily true anymore as many “unknown” quarterbacks are the reason for their respective team’s early victories. High profile quarterbacks like New Orleans’ Drew Brees, Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers, Kansas City’s Alex...
Joe Kazmar For The Record Games This Week WEST ORANGE-STARK over SILSBEE—With this game being the midpoint of the 2016 high school season, this very well could be the week the Mustangs finally get scored upon. But their undefeated and No. 1 ranking in the state should continue as long as they keep playing the same brand of football that has produced a 4-0 record, 213 points scored and zero points surrendered. ORANGEFIELD over BEAUMONT KELLY—This Homecoming contest should put a halt to the Bobcats three-game losing streak and...
Local cover-party band My Beautiful Disaster will celebrate its seventh anniversary with a performance Saturday, Sept. 24, at The Capri Club in Port Arthur for ages 21 and older. The band, which features Ron Sons of Lumberton, at left, and Tara Latil of Bridge City, is ready to unleash a ton of new material on fans at its show this weekend. Photo by Tommy Mann Jr. The Record Fall has arrived finally and that means there will be plenty of great events featuring local, regional...
Officers from the Orange Police Department responded to the following calls on Monday, Sept. 19: Public intoxication, 45 Cove Dr. Warrant service, 4080 IH-10 Warrant service, 3732 Hemlock St. Theft, 5 Sunset B Circle Fraud/Illegal use of credit cards, 201 8th St. Traffic accident, 2200 16th St. Theft, 201 8th St. Sexual offense, 201 8th St. Warrant service, 205 Border St. Traffic accident, MLK and Strickland Miscellaneous incidents, 201 8th St. Shoplifting, 2425 16th St. Warrant service, 8th and Front...
John Ricky Crafton, 62, of Orange, passed away Sept. 17, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Memorial services will be at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 22, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, with visitation prior to the service from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Born in Baton Rouge, La, June 27, 1954, he was the son of James Isaac Crafton and Doris Faye (Martin) Crafton. Rick worked in sales and IT support for Safety Wear, Inc. in Orange for many years. He loved reading and playing computer...
Wesley United Methodist Church is taking orders for their pecan and walnut fundraiser. Durham-Ellis pecans will harvest their crop near the end of October. Delivery is expected mid November. Pecan halves and pieces are $9.50 per 1 pound bag. We will also have walnuts for $8.00 per 1 pound bag. To place your order, please call Jan at 735-5885 or 734-8036, Jeannette at 792-9230 or 313-3559 or the church office at 886-7276....
The West Orange – Stark High School football field will be officially dedicated as Leroy D. Breedlove Field on Friday, Sept. 23. The dedication presentation will occur at 6:30 p.m. during football pre-game activities. The community is invited to attend. Mr. Breedlove is a retired WOCCISD athletic coach and physical education instructor who worked at multiple district campuses from 1964 -1998. During his tenure, he served at M.B. North High School, M.B. North Middle School, Stark High School, and at West Orange – Stark Int...
James "Mike" Riley, 59 of Vinton, died Saturday, Sept. 17, in Lake Charles, La. A gathering of family and friends will be held from 5:00-9:00 PM, with a 7:00 PM prayer service Thursday, Sept. 22, at Dorman Funeral Home Chapel. Mike was born in Orange, Nov. 3, 1956 to James Edward Riley and Mildred Elizabeth Tarver Riley. He had been a long time resident of Orange until moving to Vinton 11 years ago. Mike was a carpenter for many years and enjoyed fishing on his time off. He...
Daniel (Dan) Deneke, 44, of Orange, passed away Sept. 18, at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital in Lake Charles, La. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 24, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be the Rev. Dale Lee, of Cowboy Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Cemetery. Born in Orange, May 5, 1972, he was the son of William Deneke and Jacqueline Ryder. Dan was fun loving and could make everyone laugh. He was also very...
Capt. Chuck Uzzle For The Record The horizon was filled with black clouds gathering over the gulf and lightning strikes were just enough to make you wonder “what am I doing out here?” A close look at the Louisiana shoreline through binoculars revealed no rain but that was just a matter of time. All of us in the boat were in agreement that we stay put until the weather began to clear. While we waited to see if we were going to get to fish or have to run for shelter I noticed the streams of finger mullet and shad rolling out...
The 2016 Orangefield High School homecoming court includes Freshman Duchess, Shayla Cormier; Sophomore Duchess, Emmi Lummus; Junior Duchess, Cameron Choate; Senior Princess, Paris Fregia; Senior Princess, Evie Arceneaux; Football Sweetheart, Gabrielle Smith; Senior Princess, Shelby Perales; Senior Princess, Anna VanPelt and Band Sweetheart, Alexandria Crouch. The homecoming queen will be crowned Friday night during halftime at F.L. McClain stadium....
Starting Wednesday, Sept. 21, at 8:00 a.m., the City of Pinehurst will be resurfacing 35th St., from West Park to Redbird. The road will be closed to all non-residents during the road construction. Pinehurst officials ask that if possible, avoid that area to avoid unnecessary traffic congestion or damage to vehicles due to tar or loose gravel. The work is expected to last for a week, weather permitting. Limb and trash pickup will be postponed this week and until the completion of the construction. Any questions should be...
Garrett Edward Rossi, 52, died Friday, Sept. 16, at his home in Buna. A native of Beaumont, he lived in San Fransico, CA., for the last 20 years before moving back to Texas six months ago. He was a Nederland High School graduate and earned his Bachelor's Degree at Texas A&M University. He worked as a computer programer and loved to travel. Visitation will be Thursday, Sept. 22, from 5:00-6:00 p.m., at Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor, with a Rosary service at 6:00 p.m. Garrett...
The Orange branch of the NAACP will have the following meetings: Sept. 22, Election of Nominating Committee. Members interested in serving as a member of this committee, or elected officer should attend this meeting. Oct. 27, Announcement of NAACP candidates for office meet & greet candidates. Nov. 17, election of officers. Membership cast their votes from 4:00-8:00 PM. All Regular meetings begin at 7:00 pm and are held in the WOCCISD Administration building, 902 W. Park St....
The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is now accepting nominations for Business & Citizen of the Year through November 28, 2016. Nominations can be dropped off or mailed to the Chamber at 150 W. Roundbunch Rd., Bridge City, TX 77611 in a sealed envelope to the attention of the Nominating Committee. A mail slot is available on the front door of the Chamber after hours. Criteria for the Business of the Year-The narrative and supportive materials should stress how the business’ volunteer efforts benefited the quality of life w...
Bryon Christopher Abshire, 56, passed away Saturday, Sept. 17, in his residence. Born in Crowley, La., Bryon's family moved to Fields, La. when he was a young boy. Later in life he moved to Orange, and was currently residing if Sulphur. He worked in retail and loved cooking and traveling. Part of a big family he was well loved and loved his family and friends dearly. Bryon was preceded in death by his father, Denis Abshire; mother, Mary Katherine Abshire; brother Denis W....
Tickets for the WO-S vs. Silsbee football game will be on sale in the athletic office the following dates and times: Thursday, Sept. 22, 9 am-12 pm and 1-3 pm and Friday, Sept. 23, -9 am-12 pm. Ticket prices are $5 for reserved tickets and $3 for students. All tickets at the gates are $5....
