Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Debby Schamber For The Record Throughout history there have been two significant peaks in the numbers of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. One was in 1930 during alcohol prohibition when 304 police officers lost their lives. The other hits closer to home in 1974 when the number of shootings began to rise. Danny Gray, of the Orange Police Department, was one of the 280 officers who lost his life that year. Captain Danny Gray, 31, became the third police...
Pictured from left, are Beth Arnold, Rachel Oceguera, Maggie Stump and Hannah Faulk. Staff Report For The Record The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that Serendipity Chicks has been named Member of the Month for September 2016. Owner Rachel Oceguera accepted the award, sponsored by Sabine River Ford, from Ambassador Beth Arnold, Marketing Director for Wellspring Credit Union, at the September Networking Coffee hosted by Complete Staffing. Serendipity Chi...
Omar Edith Sue Martin (Hunt), 64, of Orange, passed away Sept. 26, at her home surrounded by loved ones. Born in San Antonio, July 3, 1952, she was the daughter of Jewel Hunt. She enjoyed quilting, reading, writing short stories and shopping, which she said was “shopping me to the poor house”. She loved to bake pies and cook big meals for Thanksgiving and especially Christmas, as it was her favorite holiday. She enjoyed singing and loved her family more than anything. She wil...
Capt. Chuck Uzzle For The Record It happens every year at this time, they come in huge numbers with that panicked look of “I am way behind schedule” etched all over their faces. They scurry to the shooting table with a rifle that has not seen daylight since last hunting season or a cleaning kit since who knows when? As they line up and start blasting away at the down range targets each one hopes that they can just put together a group that will kill a deer. Invariably these groups are sloppy and unpredictable at best, not...
Ralph Wesley Bussell, 55, of Orange, passed away at his home, Sunday, Sept. 25. Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, Sept. 29, at 11:00 AM, at Dorman Funeral Home, with Roy Lee Helm officiating. A visitation for family and friends will be held at Dorman Funeral Home one hour prior to funeral services. Ralph was born Aug. 15, 1961 in Fort Worth, to Wanda (Calvert) and Roland Eugene Bussell. Prior to moving to Orange, Ralph lived in San Augustine, with his loving wife of...
Valeria Francis Kubala Loiacano, born Dec. 22, 1930 in Houston, to Julius and Rosalie Kubala. Reunited with Anthony, Sept. 25. Forever together. Preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Andrew and JJ (Sonny) Kubala; husband, Anthony Loiacano; son, Marion Julius (MJ) Loiacano and sister, Connie Kubala. She is survived by daughters, Christine Loiacano and Cecilia Nettles both of Mauriceville, Roseanne Loiacano of Houston; son Allan A Loiacano of Mohave, Az; sisters: Rose...
Prentis Baker, 87, of West Orange, passed away Sept. 24, in Beaumont. Funeral services were Tuesday, September 27, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating was t he Rev. Randall Branch of Wesley United Methodist Church in Orange. Burial was to follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in Orange. Born in Pinehill, June 26, 1929, he was the son of Dellie Ray Baker and Annie Bee (Posey) Baker. Prentis was a supervisor at Firestone. He graduated from Sam Houston State University...
ANNIVERSARY ISSUE HONORS HARMON Carlton J. “Corky” Harmon is the recipient of the “2016 Person of the Year” award. Over many years he and his wife Betty have been active in promoting our community. Betty, who has served on many boards from P.T.A. to bank boards, has been involved in most civic endeavors. For several years she was manager of the Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce. She was the more public of the two, often attending evening meetings and functions. Corky often depending on the microwave for his meal bu...
The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce will honor local First Responders at the first annual Bridge City National Night Out from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4 at Bridge City Park Pavilion, 101 Parkside Dr. The event is free. Booths will provide entertainment, food, events, games, children’s activities. “The Ambassadors and the board decided we’d like to have an event that would honor First Responders and give our citizens a chance to get out and meet one another,” said Barbara Jane Hanneman, administrative assistant for the C...
Dave Rogers For The Record In a move they hope will save their district about $2 million in interest payments over the next 22 years, West Orange-Cove school trustees voted Monday night to authorize the refinancing of about $9.2 million worth of construction bonds issued in 2008. Lewis A. Wilks of U.S. Capital Advisors, the district’s longtime public finance consultant, predicted quick action could lower the interest rate due on the bonds from 4.69 percent to 2.57 percent. That, he said, would lower the finance cost 16.2 p...
Orange Lions Club members Rusty Honeycutt, President and Chris Gunstream, Carnival Chairperson inspect rides before the carnival's opening on Wednesday at Lion's City Park. Dave Rogers For The Record Load up grandma and the kids. It’s time for some Orange Texa-cana tradition and fun for the whole family. The Orange Lions Club Carnival will open up its two-week run Wednesday at Lions City Park, 16th Street and MacArthur Drive, Orange. If you’re scoring at home – or on your...
Carlton "Corky" Harmon is shown with his wife Betty at a past Mardi Gras parade. Harmon has been named The Record Newspapers 2016 Person of the Year. Dave Rogers For The Record John Cash Smith used to eat breakfast at the Old Orange Cafe and recalls the morning his regular waitress announced she was leaving her apron behind. “She said, ‘I’ve been going to Lamar (Orange) and I just finished and I’ve got my operator’s certificate and I got a job at Mobil in Beaumont for $28 a...
Staff Report For The Record In the newspaper business, publishers often come and go like the proverbial water under the bridge, but that hasn’t been the case for the Penny Record and the County Record newspapers. The Penny Record, which was founded here in 1958, has had only four people at the helm while growing from a small handout to a full-sized paper with a circulation of more than 20,000 that includes the distribution of it’s sister publication, the County Record, fou...
Rock outfit Jefferson Starship will perform Saturday night at the Golden Nugget Casino in Lake Charles, La. along with Foghat. Tickets are $20-$35 for ages 21 and older at all Ticketmaster outlets. Tommy Mann Jr. For The Record The fall festival season kicks into high gear this week with the arrival of the Texas Rice Festival in Winnie. As if that isn’t fun enough, be sure to check out the Lions Carnival in Orange this Wednesday through Saturday at Lions Den Park. As far as l...
Dave Rogers For The Record With five players who have never played above middle school or ninth-grade level prior to this season, the Bridge City High volleyball team is feeling some growing pains. “We are super young and inexperienced this year,” veteran coach Becca Peveto said Tuesday. “Because of health problems, we’ve only been playing with a full roster the last week and a half. We’re still trying to set our lineup. But I think we’ll get there.” The Cardinals were set to host Silsbee in a District 22-4A match Tuesday...
Former West Orange-Stark standout Travon Blanchard, a defensive back at Baylor, was named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week after a standout performance against Oklahoma State Saturday. He was a two-time all-stater for the WO-S Mustangs in 2011-12. Dave Rogers For The Record A knee injury kept Travon Blanchard from playing in Baylor University’s first two games this season. But boy, did the junior from Orange play in the next two. The two-time all-state player for West O...
Two veterans of West Orange-Stark’s 2015 state champion football team announced their college sports commitments via Twitter in recent days. Jack Dallas, an all-state quarterback and the most valuable player in last December’s Class 4A state championship win over Celina, was the first to Tweet, saying he plans to play both football and baseball for Lamar University. Dallas is a pitcher for the Mustangs’ baseball team, playing just about any position in the field when not pitching. Morris Joseph followed Dallas’ announc...
Meri Elen Jacobs For The Record The Mustangs took the theme “KO the Tigers” to the extreme as the beat Silsbee, 51-2 this past Friday night. Although the Mustangs danced around in the ring the first half, they came back after half time fired up and didn’t let up at all. “We played in the shadow of the goal posts most of the first 24 minutes,” Head Coach Cornel Thompson said. “Offensively, we played very poor. We had four defensive stops in the red zone and forced two punts in...
Members of the 1966 Bridge City Cardinal state championship football team gather around the newly installed monument memorializing their achievement. Dave Rogers For The Record Bridge City High School will hold a “50 Year Proud” celebration Oct. 7-8 to honor the 50th anniversary of the 1966 state champion football team. According to Ella Stuebing of the Bridge City High School Alumni Association, the 1966 team and its support crew will first be honored at the Friday, Oct. 7 p...
Students at Little Cypress Intermediate try out the new Stay & Play Recreation Area on campus. This area provides a safe play environment for students who are physically or emotionally challenged and are unable to access traditional playgrounds. Dave Rogers For The Record Rachel Choate, Life Skills teacher at Little Cypress Intermediate, was caught in a Catch-22 moment last Friday. She wanted to get the big picture of the new Stay & Play Recreation Area getting its first look...
The following marriage licenses were issued by the office of Brandy Robertson, Orange County Clerk, for the week of Sept. 19-23: Dalton A. Bass and Jazmyn J. Elerson Colton D. Holley and Katelynn N. Mashburn Justin R. Meyers and Kristin M. Bayles Flor P. Gonzalez, III and Zuleica M. Guzman Reyes James T. Chapman and Diana L. Mercer Sylvester J.P. Tibbit and Farhana Islam Rodney G. Jones, Jr. and Jasmine N. Scott Daniel A. Bratton and Jennifer L. Woychesin David R. Norris and Sonja Kennedy Edwin L. Worthy, IV and Katie D....
