Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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It was a great night for most of Orange County's high school football teams with West Orange-Stark, Orangefield and Little Cypress-Mauriceville each picking up district victories this past Friday night. The Mustangs remain unbeaten at 6-0 overall and 5-0 in District 11-4A, Division II play, while Orangefield edged closer to the postseason berth at 3-3 overall and 2-2 in district. West Orange-Stark gets the week off this Friday while Orangefield travels to Hamshire-Fannett for...
Mauriceville Elementary School named Student Council Officers for the 2020-2021 year. They are, President-Peyton Brewer, Vice President-Lanie Reynolds, Secretary-Rachel McDow, Treasurer-Greysen Weir, Historian-Addy Farwell, Parliamentarian-Bailee Watkins, Senator-Kaylie Leffew and Representatives- Aadi Day, Baylee Bonnin and Paisley Gorham....
Friday night the WOS volleyball team returned to the court to celebrate their seniors and play the last game against Lumberton. Seniors pictured left to right, Jaz'Lynn Franks, Libni Hermosillo, Kamille Queen, Ja'Myria Garrett...
I came into this world as Franklin D. Roosevelt became the 32nd president, in the mist of the great Hoover depression. Hoover, a wealthy New York businessman with no experience in government, had somehow gotten the Republicans to elect him. He had taken over a healthy economy and then had people jumping out of high-rise buildings and off of bridges. The businessman totally destroyed the country and put everyone in the poor house. FDR started the process of rebuilding the...
Maddy is a student at Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School. She is a talented young writer whose columns offer unique insights from the perspective of a local high school student. Intended primarily for young people, all of The Record readers are welcome to enjoy our columns by Maddy Smith. Mental illness is something very relevant in society today especially in teenagers. Approximately 9% of children from the ages of 2-17 have been diagnosed with ADHD, 8% of teenagers...
FOUR YEAR NIGHTMARE It was four years ago that I wrote if Trump was elected he would destroy the GOP as we know it. I pointed to how he wasn't a conservative. No record exist that he ever voted Republican. He conned the American people into believing he was New York's greatest businessman, the best deal maker and builder. It was lies then and its lies now. He was sued over 4,000 times, had to file bankruptcy six times. As for being the greatest builder, all you have to do is...
Every 4 years during the elections I have always given a perspective on the candidates from the standpoint of those of us who enjoy outdoor pursuits such as hunters and fishermen. Each person has certain things that they deem more important than others and its those things that help shape the way they vote on certain issues and or candidates. Obviously for me the stance of a candidate regarding things such as the second amendment, public lands and usage as well as...
Unlike the feeble Dallas Cowboys, the Houston Texans are pond-water weak without losing their franchise quarterback. They are horrible in both offense and defense and their 1-6 record so far in 2020 is proof positive. Many National Football League teams who experience this same malady opt to dump many of their high-dollar stars and rebuild their future teams with draft choices. However, several media outlets close to the Texans are speculating the team is seriously considering...
Games This Week LIVINGSTON over LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE—The Battlin’ Bears posted their first victory last week 14-13 when Lumberton failed on a two-point conversion to win and must know that this week’s foe will be a tougher task plus the game being on the road. Hopefully the Bears can build on that win and upset the Lions Friday night. LIBERTY over BRIDGE CITY—The Redbirds got soundly blanked by rival Orangefield in the Bayou Bowl last week and will face an angry b...
Orange County Commissioners Court, with members on the back row, celebrate the county receiving a $125,000 check from the Sabine River Authority for Hurricane Laura disaster recovery assistance at Tuesday's meeting. Front row, from left, includes Lanie Brown of U.S. Rep Brian Babin's office, SRA board member Kevin Williams, State Rep. Dade Phelan and David Montagne, SRA general manager. SRA will also be presenting checks to the cities of Orange, West Orange and Bridge...
National President Donald J. Trump (REP) Joseph R. Biden (DEM) Jo Jorgensen (LIB) Howie Hawkins (GRN) U.S. Senator John Cornyn (REP) Mary "MJ" Hegar (DEM) Kerry Douglas McKennon (LIB) David B. Collins (GRN) U.S. Representative, Dist. 36 Brian Babin (REP) Rashad Lewis (DEM) Chad Abbey (LIB) Hal J. Ridley, Jr. (GRN) State Railroad Commissioner James "Jim" Wright (REP) Chrysta Castaneda (DEM) Matt Sterett (LIB) Katija "Kat" Gruene (GRN) Chief Justice, Supreme Court Nathan Hecht...
With three days left in early voting for the 2020 Presidential election, Orange County has blown past old records. A total of 24,134 voters have cast their ballots in-person at one of the county's four early voting sites with Vidor's Raymond Gould Community Center hosting the most, 7,073. The record for early voting had been 22,730 in 2016, when Donald Trump easily trounced Democrat Hillary Clinton in Orange County. The magic number left to shoot for on Election Day Nov. 3 is...
Jimmy Scales was one of Bridge City's best-known citizens, the grandson of the man who came up with the name Bridge City. Bridge City's longtime municipal court judge, Jimmy Scales was once named Citizen of the Year. Three years after his death, his name has resurfaced in a family face-off over the election for the judge's former seat on the Board of Directors of the Orange County Drainage District. James Scales, Jimmy's son, is running in the Nov. 3 election against longtime...
The slogan "sisters don't let sisters go through cancer alone" took on a new meaning for seven Schexnider sisters from Bridge City, Texas. The catchphrase became more relevant two weeks ago when the youngest of the sisters, Trudy Schexnider Spaeth of Minnesota, became the second sister this year to be diagnosed with breast cancer. In February of 2020 the oldest sister, Charlotte Chiasson, was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer. Her cancer was caught early through a routine...
Orange County Commissioners Court rubber-stamped Tuesday the purchase of a $6,300 drone to replace one that was blasted out of the sky and run over by an armored vehicle during an August shootout in Newton County. It was part of a $100,000 package of items authorized for the Sheriff’s Office to be paid for by the Sheriff’s Office out of drug and cash forfeiture funds. “Thank you. Ya’ll are using forfeiture funds and that is really help to us on our budgetary items, especia...
Congratulations to Nellie Stephens Miller and her LCM high school bass fishing team on their performance in last weekend’s National High School championship on Kentucky Lake. While the fishing conditions could not have been more foreign to a group of southeast Texas high school fishermen, the Bears proved to be quick learners. The team of Dylan Istre and Mckee Ridgaway managed to fish their way through the massive field of 250 qualifiers from all over the country and earn the opportunity to fish championship Saturday with onl...
Thomas L. Gunn, III, 85, of Orange, Texas, passed from this life on October 23, 2020, at Bonne Vie in Port Arthur, TX. A graveside burial for immediate family will be held October 31, 2020, at St. Mary’s Cemetery. Officiating will be Fr. Sinclair Oubre, Pastor of St. Francis of Assisi. Born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, on February 15, 1935, he was the son of T.L. Gunn, Jr. and Mary Sue Gunn. It’s been said “Once a Marine, Always a Marine” and if you knew Tommy, there could be n...
Jody Louis Lemoine, 61, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on October 23, 2020, in Bridge City. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, October 29, 2020, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Father Ernie Carpio. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 28, 2020, with a recitation of the Cursillo Rosary at 6:30 p.m., at Claybar Funeral Home in...
BRIDGE CITY ISD FOOD SERVICE Meals are free for BCISD students, their siblings and other children in the community. Grab n Go Meals: Breakfast and Lunch Location: 1035 W. Roundbunch Rd. in the front of BC Elementary Time: 8:45 am to 9:45 am. Meals are available on all school days. Please note: Social Distancing measures are in effect. Face coverings are required. Kids do not need to be present to pick up meals. Food safety is our top priority. School meal preparation is conducted in strict adherence with federal, state and...
