Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Games This Week WEST ORANGE-STARK over JASPER—This will be a clash of two titans with identical 3-1 records. The Bulldogs are coming off a 63-6 blowout win over La Marque while the Mustangs cruised to a 46-7 victory over rival Bridge City. If the ‘Stangs do have an edge Friday night it has to be the home field advantage. VIDOR over PORT NECHES-GROVES—This will be my Upset Special of the Week as the Pirates are only one-point away from being undefeated in both District 12-5A Div. II and for the season. However, the India...
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP is pledging $100,000 to the United Way offices in the Southeast Texas region to provide assistance for those residents recently impacted by the floods associates with Tropical Storm Imelda. This assistance is in addition to the company’s normal philanthropic donations and and will be targeted specifically for flood relief via four United Way offices: the United Way of Greater Houston, the United Way of Mid & South Jefferson County, the U...
Oldtimers have claimed since the first day they picked up a baseball that pitching comprises 75 per cent of the game’s success. The Houston Astros are a perfect modern example of this graybeard saying as they sit near the top of the heap for nearly every pitching statistic accomplished during the 2019 major league baseball season. No other team has a 20-game winner this season—the Houston Astros have two in Justin Verlander (21-6) and Gerrit Cole (20-5). No other MLB team has a pitcher with 300 strikeouts—the Houston Astro...
Texas Well Owner Network (TWON) will hold a water screening at our Orange County Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office, located inside the Orange County Convention & Expo Center on FM 1442. Sample bottles, form and instructions will be available at the AgriLife office. Samples will be returned to AgriLife on Tuesday, October 15th between 8:30 am and 10 am. TWON will test the bag sample on the spot for salinity and nitrate. The bottle sample will be tested for E. Coli overnight. Wednesday, October 16th at 5 pm will be an open...
The St. Mary Church Altar Society is holding its Annual Gift Shop on Thursday, November 14th, in the Parish Hall at 912 West Cherry, from 9 A.M. to 2 P.M. The Gift Shop will have homemade baked & canned goods, frozen entrees, holiday gifts, crafts, jewelry, a Silent Auction and much more. A BBQ Chicken luncheon will be sold from 11 A.M. to 1 P.M. consisting of half a chicken, potato salad, beans, dessert, and tea all for $8. Take-out meals are available (containers furnished). The delicious chicken is prepared by the Knights...
First Saturday Sale at Thrift & Gift is celebrating Fall and 46 years in Orange. Best prices in town on new fall wreaths and table arrangements We have handmade quilts, baby items, aprons, etc. We thank the public who contribute generously. Racks of clothing will be $1.00 and .50 cents. On this Saturday, October 5, Our First Saturday Sale we open at 9 am and will close at 1 pm. and the Shop and Bargain Room will be open as well. We are located at 350 37th Street which is off Strickland Drive between the Salvation Army and...
The American Legion Post 49 located at 108 Green Ave. in Orange, will hold a Fried Fish Plate Lunch fund raiser from 11 am to 1 pm, on Thursday, October 3. The meal will consist of: Fried Fish, potato salad, cole slaw, green beans, bread and a dessert for $9.00. Walk-ins welcome and delivery is available. Please call 409-886-1241 after noon on Wednesday, October 2 and before 9 am on Thursday, October 3 for Orders and Deliveries....
“Oh, there was no doubt I was tired of pulling wet sheetrock off the wall,” said Joe Deshotel.So it came to pass that I had to move my boat to make room to load the trash on my utility trailer and I never looked back.” By the time his wife, Michelle, called to see where the heck he had gone he was already past Newton.“I told her I was running up to the camp to get my compressor and nail gun, but she was standing by the compressor when she called,” said Joe.So much for that lie! “She just laughed and said she needed a break to...
Paint ducks. Save ducks. Join the Stark Museum of Art for a special screening of the award-winning documentary film, The Million Dollar Duck,on Saturday, October 5, 2019 from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. This one-hour documentary takes a close look at what it means to compete in the Federal Duck Stamp Contest. Whether you are an art, conservation, or duck enthusiast, you will be in awe of the high stakes for artists who compete in this annual contest. Following the screening, Adam Grimm, two-time Federal Duck Stamp Contest winner, w...
Alyson Parish of Orange was selected for Texas Partners in Policymaking, a statewide leadership training program designed to impact disability-related policies in Texas. Texas Partners in Policymaking is an advanced leadership development training program for self-advocates and parents of children with developmental disabilities (DD). Graduates from the program will become partners with policymakers in Texas and work to improve the lives of people with DD. Over the course of the nine-month program, participants will attend tr...
Capt. Chuck Uzzle For the Record All along the Texas gulf coast the pattern is the same, cool fronts signal the much anticipated frenzy that is fall fishing. Anglers of every description ready themselves with the latest technology and gear in hopes of finding flocks of gulls working over schools of hungry speckled trout and redfish. Shiny fiberglass cruisers masquerading as bay boats are stocked up with an array of tackle that would make most anglers drool with envy. It is the same scenario in each bay system any and every pl...
CROCE PLAYS CROCE A.J. Croce performs Croce Plays Croce, Saturday, October 5, at 7:30 p.m. at the Lutcher Theater for the Performing Arts, for one performance only. In this special night of music, A.J. will feature a complete set of classics by his late father Jim Croce, some of his own tunes and songs that influenced both he and his father. Jim Croce was an American folk singer with a short-lived professional recording and touring career, and decades of posthumous fame as one of the greatest songwriters and artists ever....
Photo: The Mustang defense swarms Bridge City's quarterback Ethan Oceguera. The Chain Gang forced the Cardinals to throw the ball and were able to keep them to 173 total yards in the 46-7 win this past Friday night. RECORD PHOTO: Meri Elen Jacobs Gerry L. Dickert For The Record In a cross-county matchup, it turned out to not be much of a matchup at all. West Orange-Stark rolled into Bridge City this past Friday and dominated for a 46-7 win at Ward Stadium. After both teams...
Photo: On his way to the end zone, sophomore Elijah Gales leaves a defender on the ground. Gales finished the game with two touchdowns and 117 yards on 14 carries. RECORD PHOTO: Meri Elen Jacobs Meri Elen Jacobs For the Record The Bridge City Cardinals were ready and waiting when the Mustangs pulled into town last Friday night, and although it took WO-S a little while to get going, they were the last ones standing when they left town later that night with a 46-7 win. “I’m ela...
Photo: First Baptist Church Bridge City's Pumpkin Patch is open for business. Pictured is Pastor Keith Royal at one of several photo op settings at the patch. RECORD PHOTO:PENNY LELEUX Penny LeLeux For The Record When Pastor Keith Royal came out of retirement to join First Baptist Church Bridge City he brought some of the traditions he started at Winfree Baptist Church with him. October 1 was opening day of First Baptist Church Bridge City’s first Pumpkin Patch. They have w...
Photo: Athanase “Junior” Benoit has struggled lately to complete simple tasks because he lacks both official government ID and a birth certificate. But he’s hoping to solve that. RECORD Photo: Dave Rogers Dave Rogers For The Record Catch-22 was a Joseph Heller novel written about flyers in World War II dealing with a no-win bureaucracy. Piloting an airplane is about the only thing Athanase “Junior” Benoit didn’t do for his country while serving in the Navy, Air Force, Army...
Dave Rogers For The Record The good news for Orange County folk who follow local meetings is that the tax rates went down for most property owners. The bad news is coming to your mailbox at the end of the month. That’s when Karen Fisher, Orange County Tax Assessor-Collector, sends out the 2019 tax statements telling how much taxpayers owe all the entities in which they live. The owner of an “average homestead” can add more than $200 to last year’s bill in new county, city an...
Cutline: Ryan Smith, CEO of the Utah-based Recyclops, appears before Orange County Commissioners’ Court Tuesday afternoon to detail a new recycling program. RECORD Photo: Dave Rogers Dave Rogers For The Record Orange County Commissioners opened the 2020 fiscal year Tuesday by saying so long to a company many regard as a millstone – Way Services. After talks going back as far as 2013 with the company, the county entered into a $5 million agreement in July of 2016 for new HVA...
