Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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The Little Cypress High School class of 1959 held a multi-class reunion on Oct. 24, at the VFW Hall in Orange. Those in attendance included (bottom row from left), Allen Bertrand, Butch Honeycutt and Mike Gonzalez and top row, Kay Tiger O'Dell, Doris Collins, Gloria Narducci McAllum, Lois Johnson Barr, Maribelle Albritton Yerby, Claudine Wilburn Hogan and Carol Simar Daigle....
Water was high even before weekend downpour! Captain Dickie Colburn - For The Record Count me as one of that handful of local fishermen foolishness enough to think that we had survived the worst weather 2015 had to offer and were finally looking at closing out the year with two great months of fishing.There was every reason to entertain that thought going into this past weekend as the bite had improved all week long in spite of incoming tides that pushed water over the docks...
Officers from the Orange Police Department responded to the following calls on Oct. 26: Assist other agency, 130 Claire Theft, 300 43rd St. Assault, 542 Gardenia Ave. Burglary, 1040 S. Hwy. 87 Traffic accident, 7112 IH-10...
James Robert Dunaway, Jr., 51, of Hurst passed away Monday, Oct. 5, in Fort Worth. Graveside service was Saturday, Oct. 24, in Moore Memorial Gardens. Dunaway was born May 11, 1964, in Austin to James Robert Dunaway, Sr. and Sandra Halbrook Dunaway. He graduated from LCM High School and received a degree in computer graphics and web design from Lamar University/Kaplan University and spent his working career in this field as a self-employed web designer. He married Ema Kaihau...
St. Mary Catholic School recently released their honor roll and perfect attendance records for the first nine weeks. They are as follows: Distinguished Honor Roll 1st Grade Preston Ewing, Eliese Gravett, Taylor Huckaby, Paisley Lenz, Thomasina Nguyen and Josephine Riedel. 2nd Grade Catherine Doan, Kained Hilliard and Paige McKee. 3rd Grade Hannah Allison, Beonca Harvey, Kiera Howington, Abby Slaughter and Reece Smith. 7th Grade Audrey Johnson, Jagger McCollum and Mark Pesek....
Does everyone have a favorite cooking pot? My favorite pot is a black skillet and lid. It is eleven inches around, three inches deep and many skillet years old. When Hurricane “Ike” flooded our home, my skillet was underwater. My two grandsons, B.J. and Mick Rasberry, rescued it. Somehow they removed all the rust, cleaned and reseasoned it. Then they surprised me with its return. God Bless those "boys"…I just do not know how I could cook without my old black skillet. How about...
The Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominations for Citizen of the Year, Non-profit Community Service Award, and Community Service Business Award. If you know someone who has served the Greater Orange Area community that would qualify as the 2015 Citizen of the Year Award recipient, please send your nomination. Give personal information and details of the work done by the nominee. Non Profit Community Service Award is open to any Non Profit Organization with a 501 (c) 3 tax status located in the Greater...
The Ken Thayer Memorial Blood Drive will be held Friday, Oct. 30, from 9 am-4:30 pm, at the City of Orange Police Department, 201 8th St....
The next meeting of the Orange County Retired Teachers Association will be held on Monday, Nov. 09, at 10:30 am, at the Wesley United Methodist Church, 401 37th Street, Orange. Guest speakers will be Lanie Brown, with Congressman Brian Babin's office, to update us on bills before Congress which may impact our retirement and Jo Harris, with the Little Angels' Rodeo, giving information about the newly developed community garden. This garden was created to give school children an opportunity to study science through...
Pictured are students earning positions in the 2015 All-Region Choir. They include, from front row left, Ciarra Kendall, Caitlyn Sulak, Hailee Sawyer, Rachel Belcher, Nikki Mathis, Hannah Hodges and Victoria Crosson. Second row, from left, are Chase Courtier, Octavia Weimer, Julian Purgahn, Tyren Dews, Logan Brown, Aidan Croaker, Chandler Peveto and Monica Daleo. Fifteen Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School choir students competed and were selected for the Texas Music Educa...
The Orange County Historical Society will have its annual dinner meeting, Nov. 3, at 6 pm, at Sunset Grove Country Club. After dinner speaker will be Bob Crew, who will give a history of Dupont Sabine River Works. Please make reservations by emailing [email protected] or calling 988-5523 and leaving a message. Include your name and number attending. The public is invited....
The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that Sabine Federal Credit Union has been named Business Member of the Month for October. Maureen McAllister, Chief Operating Officer; Kristen Williams, Vice President of Marketing; and Wanda McGraw, Assistant Vice President of Marketing accepted the award, sponsored by Sabine River Ford, from Ambassador Mary Kelone at the October Coffee hosted by The Classy Peacock. Sabine Federal Credit Union received gifts from...
American Legion Post 49, 108 green Ave., will hold a fish fry plate lunch fund raiser from 11 am-2 pm, Thursday, Nov. 5. Diners are $8 and consist of fried fish, potato salad, cole slaw, green beans, bread and dessert. Walk-ins are welcome and delivery is available. Call 886-1241 after noon, Wednesday, Nov. 4 and before 9 am, Thursday, Nov. 5 for orders and deliveries. The post is also looking for people who like to shoot pool. A pool tournament will be starting on Oct. 30. The games begin at 7 pm and is open to anyone who...
Trinity Baptist Church, 1819 N. 16th St., Orange, will host a Veterans Appreciation Breakfast, Saturday, Nov. 7, from 8-9:30 am. The event is come and go....
Wesley United Methodist Church, 401 37th St., Orange, is having its annual Christmas Bazaar, Saturday, Nov. 14, from 9 am-4 pm. There will be many unique gifts, Christmas decorations, a sweet shop, crafts, jewelry, pecans and walnuts, taco soup (frozen to go), links, door prizes and much more....
The Friends of the Orange Depot will hold the Boogie Woogie Train Gala, Thursday, Nov. 12, from 6:30-10:00 pm, at the Orange County Expo and Event Center. Featured entertainment will be Ezra Charles, who is retired from touring with his band and is now a one man show. Tickets to the show are available for a $30 donation to the Lookin' Good Salon, 3711 N. 16th St., Orange, or from other F.O.O.D. counters. Heavy appetizers will be available from Old Orange Cafe, and wine and beer. There will also be a silent and live auctions....
Evelyn Brandon - For The Record I love everything about catfish. I love it fried, baked, blackened, grilled - well, you get the drift. It's been one of my favorite foods since I was a kid. The thing about catfish is that there are so many ways to fix it. There are literally thousands of variations for each recipe and in my opinion, all good! I found this recipe on Beazell's Cajun Seasoning's Facebook page. Mrs. Hollyn Chellette sure knows how to throw them out there. The...
The Fabulous Boogie Kings will play from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday, October 30 at the VFW Hall at 5303 N.16th St. in Orange. Doors open at 6 p.m. The band roots reach back to the 1950s. David Ball - For The Record Some history will make its way to Orange this weekend. And though some of the names have changed, the music lives on. The Fabulous Boogie Kings will play from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday, October 30 at the VFW Hall at 5303 N.16th St. in Orange. Doors open at 6...
David Ball - For The Record Though no action was taken regarding the Orange County Sheriff's Office patrol car fleet for the remainder of 2015-2016 fiscal year, it was the longest discussed agenda item and at times, the most heated. The Orange County Commissioners Court met on the afternoon of October 27 at the regular meeting. John Banken, Precinct 3 commissioner, said the court promised they would look at the issue after the budget was adopted on October 1 because there was no money left to purchase them. Banken said these...
David Ball - For The Record The First Baptist Church of Mauriceville is offering an alternative for trick or treaters. The church is hosting their annual Harvest Hayday/Fall Festival from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 31 at FBC Mauriceville, 11540 Highway 12. This year there will be carnival games, music, food, candy, balloon animals, face painting, a car show and more. The public is invited. Nova Strickland, organizer and church members, said this event has something for everyone. "This is not only for kids....
Orange County Atheists Adopt A Highway sign on FM 1135 was discovered vandalized on October 27. The signs were erected two weeks ago. Gilley said she contacted someone with the Texas Department of Transportation who said new signs are being ordered at no charge to the group. David Ball - For The Record One Orange County organization had a surprise Tuesday morning albeit not a pleasant one for them. Some members of Orange County Atheists discovered their Adopt A Highway sign on...
Kaelan Long, an eighth-grader at Community Christian School in Orange, has invented more than 10 board games. Pictured, from left, his mother, Haylee Long; Kaelan; and his science teacher, Sallie Haynes. RECORD PHOTO: David Ball Kaelan Long just completed his 10th board game in two years. This game is called HOME-osphere, a science game involving three layers of the atmosphere and the object is to go around the board and get back home to earth. He also made the coins, the...
David Ball - For The Record Some Orange police officers will be sporting new rides. The Orange City Council approved a resolution to purchase five Chevrolet Tahoes through Houston-Galveston Area Council for $174,825 and the approval to purchase equipment through Silsbee Fleet Group for $28,589. The agenda item was approved at the regular meeting of the city council on the evening of October 27. Police chief Lane Martin five vehicles from the fleet have more than 100,000 miles on them. The old vehicles will be placed on the...
Kirk Roccaforte, mayor of Bridge City, was honored with a hurricane theme at the 9th Celebrity Roast, sponsored by the Bridge City Chamber of Commerce at the Bridge City Community Center on the evening of October 22. Former County Judge Carl Thibodeaux, left, gave Roccaforte and "autographed" photo from former Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff. RECORD PHOTO: David Ball David Ball - For The Record The timing was ironic. Kirk Roccaforte, mayor of Bridge City, was...
Keith Longlois, of the Orange Police Department, sits at his desk. Behind the dedicated officer, husband and father is a picture his daughter drew in the first grade. She is now a high school senior, but the picture is still proudly displayed. Editors note; this is part of an ongoing series into the lives of local police officers. The intention is to build a good line of communication between the officers and the public in light of recent headlines in cities across the...
