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Articles from the September 25, 2015 edition


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  • Police Reports Sept. 24-25

    Updated Sep 25, 2015

    Officers from the Orange Police Department responded to the following calls between Sept. 24 and the morning of Sept. 25: Traffic accident, 16th and Park Assault, 604 Lilac St. Traffic accident, 2103 N. 3rd St. Traffic accident, 2400 block Simmons Dr. at S. Service Rd. Sell of amphetamine, 201 8th St. Trespassing, 7253 IH-10/Corner Store Criminal trespass, 405 W. Hickory Ave. Warrant service, MacArthur Dr./What-A-Burger...

  • TxDOT reminds drivers to be kind to cyclists

    Updated Sep 25, 2015

    Non-profit organization Please BE KIND to Cyclists and the Texas Department of Transportation jointly developed a series of 10 public service announcements (PSAs) from its DriveKind RideKind program centering on motorist and cyclist safety while sharing the roadways. A report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), shows that 743 cyclists were killed in motor vehicle related collisions in 2013. Of these 743 cyclists, 48 of them were killed on Texas...

  • H-E-B’S help end hunger campaign donates 2.1 million to Texas food banks

    Updated Sep 25, 2015

    Eddie Garcia, H-E-B; Dan Maher, Southeast Texas Food Bank; Doreen Borel, H-E-B; and Danny Flores, H-E-B. H-E-B customers in Texas took a stand against hunger with another record-breaking Help End Hunger campaign, raising $611,200 to benefit 17 Texas Feeding America food banks. A check in the amount of $8,700 was presented to the food bank as result of a tear-pad campaign that ran May 6 - July 19. Tear-off coupons in the amounts of $1, $3 and $5 were located at checkout stands...

  • Music and Nature Unite for “Symphony at Shangri La”

    Updated Sep 25, 2015

    Symphony of Southeast Texas Music Director Chelsea Tipton II practices conducting amidst the beautiful landscape of Shangri La in preparation for the sunset pops concert "Symphony at Shangri La" to be held on Sunday, Oct. 18. Photo credit: Sara Welch Photography The Lutcher Theater, Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center and the Symphony of Southeast Texas (SOST) have joined together for an artistic collaboration of epic proportions. On Sunday, Oct. 18, at 5:30 p.m....

  • OCEDC funding on commissioners' agenda

    Updated Sep 25, 2015

    David Ball - For The Record The Orange County Commissioners Court will consider funding for the Orange County Economic Development Corporation for the remainder of the year when they meet at 2 p.m. on the afternoon of Monday, September 28 in the Commissioners' Courtroom of the Orange County Administration Building, 123 South 6th St. in Orange. Commissioners will consider the following agenda items: Accepting the contract between the Orange County Economic Development Corporation and the county through Dec. 31, 2015....

  • Mustangs travel to Baytown for game against Richmond-Foster

    Updated Sep 25, 2015

    The WO-S Varsity Football game against Richmond-Foster, will be played on Saturday, Sept. 26, at 6:00pm at Stallworth Stadium in Baytown. All tickets at the gates are $8. Directions to Stallworth Stadium, 2100 East Archer Road Baytown, corner of Sjolander & Archer Rd. - Follow I-10 W to Beaumont - Continue I-10 W to Baytown - Exit Sjolander Rd., turn south, travel approximately one mile to Archer Road and turn right on Archer. Stadium is visible on the left....

  • CCS students attend See You at the Pole, grandparents' day

    Updated Sep 25, 2015

    Community Christian School’s "See You At The Pole/Grandparents’ Day" was their biggest turnout to date. Students, teachers, parents and grandparents united together in prayer which then kicked off Grandparents’ Day. The 7th – 12th grade students enjoyed breakfast with their grandparents and elementary students presented their grandparents with hand crafted gifts. To top it all off, the Grandparents’ Day program was so precious with kindergarten student, Kenli Vacek, opening t...

  • OES kindergartners parade different kinds of hats

    Updated Sep 25, 2015

    Kindergartners, at Orangefield Elementary School concluded the week with the annual "Hat Parade". Students were asked to design and/or wear a hat to school, because "H" was the letter of the week. Students lined the hallways while the Kindergarten students paraded through the halls of the elementary playing musical instruments....

  • Monument unveiled for Bridge City 1966 State Championship Football Team

    Updated Sep 25, 2015

    Photo: Members of the 1966 Bridge City Cardinal state championship football team gather around the newly installed monument memorializing their achievement. Nearly 100 people attended the unveiling ceremony for the Texas-shaped, black granite monument memorializing the Bridge City Cardinal 1966 State Football Championship Team on Friday. The monument, a gift of former BCISD school board member and longtime community servant Tom Orozco and family, is now a permanent fixture at...

  • Game of the Week: Bridge City Cardinals down Cleveland 42-35

    Gerry L Dickert - For The Record|Updated Sep 25, 2015

    Photo: BC Cardinal quarterback Camden DuBois trudges for yardage against Cleveland. Photo: Mark Dunn BRIDGE CITY – It wasn’t pretty, but it was a win. On a night when fumbles, penalties and a porous defense nearly spelled doom for Bridge City, the Cardinals were happy to escape with a 42-35 win over District 10-4A, Division I foe Cleveland on Friday night at Larry B. Ward Stadium. “If you had told me they would have scored 35 on us tonight, I wouldn’t have believe you,” B...

  • Stallions come away with trio of wins over Short Horns

    Updated Sep 25, 2015

    The WOSMS Stallions traveled to Hamshire-Fannett Thursday night and brought home three wins. The combined B team kicked off the night winning by a score of 6-0 thanks to a touchdown from Kaiden Berry. The defense was stingy all night long with Davion Coleman recovering a fumble and Armani Wallace intercepting a pass from the Short Horns. The 7A team jumped out to an early lead and never looked back winning 22-6. Jerren Terrell connected with Patrick Mickey for a touchdown pass and Andre Thomas rushed for two td's. Kylan...