Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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KAZ’S KORNER After getting “Verlander’d” in the first game and “Cole’d” in Game No. 2, the Tampa Bay Rays returned home with their backs against the wall and completely turned the tables on the Houston Astros Monday in Game 3 of the American League Division Series with a convincing 10-3 victory. The Rays jumped on the Astros’ No. 3 starter Zack Greinke Monday, pounding three home runs which accounted for all five runs off the crafty right-hander, who lasted less than four innings. In the meantime, Ray’s starter Charlie M...
The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce has announced that the October Student of the Month for Orangefield High School is Peyton Beebe. Peyton was presented her certificate and gift bag by Bridge City Chamber Ambassador/Board Member, Rani Dillow, Mortgage Loan Originator at Westin Mortgage Group, at the October coffee hosted by Trendz. Peyton is the daughter of Patrick and Cindy Beebe. Peyton’s awards and honors include: National Honor Society 2018-present and the Rotary You L...
The Orangefield community and students have been preparing for this Friday’s Homecoming Game. Each day the students are participating in different themed activities at their campuses. On Friday everyone is encouraged to wear Orange for the big Orange Out and the District Homecoming Pep Rally begins at 2 pm at the F.L. McClain Field where the Bobcats will be hosting the East Chambers Buccaneers later that evening, with kickoff at 7:30 pm. During halftime festivities the H...
Games This Week WEST ORANGE-STARK over SILSBEE—It’s strange that the two teams picked to be the District 10-4A Div. II champion play in the very first district game. Silsbee could very well be favored because the Tigers are at home, but the Mustangs have been working on this game all season long. And the ‘Stangs will pull off this upset. LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE over BRIDGE CITY—The Battlin’ Bears have the home field advantage in this cross-county District 11-4A Div. I match-up and have had a bit more success that the Card...
The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce announced that the October Student of the Month for Bridge City High School is Camren Dionne. Camren was presented her certificate and gift bag by Board Member/Lifetime Ambassador, Scot C. Shaffer, Owner of the Scot C. Shaffer Insurance Agency, at the October Networking Coffee hosted by Trendz!. Camren is the daughter of Maricela and Tim Dionne. She is ranked #2 of 177 with a GPA 4.61. Camren’s Awards and Honors include Stark Museum S...
Many years ago when I felt invincible or was simply too irresponsible to make the safest of decisions when dealing with Mother Nature, I seldom if ever gave a clap of thunder s second thought.Even when our line would levitate above the water following a cast we failed to acknowledge the warning sign. In 1972, while fishing on Toledo Bend, a very young Mother of two, was fishing alone less than a thousand yards from us when lightning struck her aluminum boat and killed her. It had been thundering all morning and could just...
Photo: Abby Frank bakes her great-great-grandmother’s pumpkin Bundt cake recipe while wearing her great-grandmother’s apron to raise money for area flood victims. Photo courtesy of Ann Brown. Penny LeLeux For The Record Abby Frank, 8, dons her great-grandmother’s apron in her grandmother’s kitchen. She love’s baking with her Maw-maw Ann Brown of Bridge City. Brown said Abby has always loved to bake with her since she was big enough to stand on a stool to reach the counter....
Photo: Notables at Saturday’s 50th birthday party for IBEW Local 2286 included past and current 2286 business managers George Crawford, Clinton Trahan, Johnny Johnson and IBEW Region vice president Jon Gardner, who helped organize the organization representing employees of Gulf States Utilities and Entergy Texas. Dave Rogers For The Record To say that the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers has been a huge part of George Crawford’s life would be like saying oxy...
Dave Rogers For The Record Mildred Prejean Piggott Purifoy turned 102 last week and celebrated with a pink birthday cake to match her outfit, one topped by a tiara befitting royalty. The whole gang was there – children, grandchildren, great grandchildren and friends. So how does it feel to be 102? “I feel about the same as I did before I was 102,” she said. “We celebrated and had a lot of company.” Purifoy, a native of a Cajun community of Lawtell, La., was born in 1917 and...
Capt. Chuck Uzzle For the Record Texas hunters do everything big and that includes purchasing their firearms. Now the bigger is better theory has some merit but not when it comes to smaller hunters such as women or children. Picture this, the moment all hunters prepare for is at hand, the first big buck or giant Canada goose has come in to range and it’s time to take the shot. The trigger is pulled and a shot rings out followed closely by a howl of agony from the shooter and a big “oh no” from their hunting companion. An im...
TURKEY GIVEN GREENLIGHT TO SLAUGHTER KURDES The United States began withdrawing troops from Syria’s border Monday. Opening the door for Turkey to invade and slaughter thousands of Kurds and Christians. Turkish military is expected to target U.S. backed Kurdish forces, men and women who have been fighting along side of American troops against ISIS. This action threatens American security and weakens credibility among our allies, plus the withdrawal of U.S. forces would reignite ISIS. The move plays right into the hands of R...
Dave Rogers For The Record Drainage meetings for communities affected by Tropical Storm Imelda will be held for Orange County Precincts 1, 3 and 4 later this month. And if they’re as well-attended as the one in Precinct 2, those seeking close-in parking should come early. More than 250 people showed up Sept. 30 at the Top Deck warehouse in Mauriceville (Precinct 2) to voice their drainage concerns at a meeting hosted by the Mauriceville Heritage Association and attended by State Rep. Dade Phelan and officials with the c...
Photo: Dan Mohon, a former Orange mayor, was appointed mayor of Pinehurst Tuesday night and didn’t rule out running in May’s election to keep the office. RECORD Photo: Dave Rogers Dan Mohon, a former two-term mayor of the City of Orange, is taking over as mayor of the City of Pinehurst. City council members voted 3-0 to appoint Mohon, 79, to fill the spot previously held by Joseph L. “Pete” Runnels. Runnels, 76, resigned effective Oct. 3 after serving two multipl...
Photo: Students from Vidor dress up as ghosts and tell the story of 1874 Jett Massacre during a past Ghost Walk in Orange, Texas. More than 40 costumed high school drama students from the area will be turning back the hands of time in the Fourth Annual Heritage House Historic Ghost Walk in downtown Orange. Ghost Walk begins at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12 at the Heritage House Museum, 905 W. Division Ave, a block west from the Orange County Courthouse. The event offers...
