Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Dickie Colburn "could tell a joke like nobody else," Frank Beauchamp said the other day. Beauchamp, who was Colburn's lifelong friend, could never get enough of his friend's company and sadly, won't ever be able to. Colburn, longtime Southeast Texas fishing guide and outdoors columnist for The Record Newspapers, died Wednesday, Oct. 27 in a traffic accident. He was 75. "We lost a good man, that's all I can say," said Beauchamp, the retired heavy equipment salesman who is...
Michelle Burch said had just enough warning of the tornado bearing down on her tied-down double-wide mobile home to make it into her bedroom closet. "We could hear it from about a mile away," she said of the 130-mile-per-hour winds that hit at mid-morning Wednesday, Oct. 27. "It happened so quick. We were flipping through the air. I was, 'Oh my God, oh my God,' and it was over." Burch's home on Farm to Market Road 1130 ended upside down about 20 feet north of the cinder...
What's the secret to living to be 100 years old? Bridge City's Cedric Stout, who turns 100 on Sunday, Nov. 7, is like a cat with many lives. "I've done died so many times," he said the other day. "I died from sea sickness so many times in the Navy. Sometimes I'd go without food for a week, I was so sick. "And it didn't matter if I was up on deck, or below deck, I'd get sick. If you've never been seasick, it's one of the worst kinds of sick there is." Of course, when it comes...
World War II veteran Cedric Stout was honored at Tuesday night's Bridge City Council meeting with a proclamation honoring his 100th birthday, a key to the city and a reception with cake and punch....
Every year during either the World Series or the Super Bowl, many trivial stories are either written or talked about the fallacies of the sport in season and what to do to make it more “politically correct.” The most popular topic at this time of the year is the usual complaint that any team whose mascot has some kind of Native American connotation MUST be changed. One group of dissenters actually did sell their bill of goods to major league baseball’s long-standing Cleveland...
Games This Week WEST ORANGE-STARK over BRIDGE CITY—The Mustangs are trying to finish District 10-4A-II with a perfect 6-0 mark but must not look ahead to next week’s opening round of the state playoffs. Head Coach Cornel Thompson is pretty adept at keeping his players focused on the game at hand and not anything in the future. The Cards have been steadily improving, but need a monster game to consider an upset. LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE over SPLENDORA—The Battlin’ Bears are...
This is the final week of the district play and the regular season, and it all comes down to this week for playoff positioning. Most of our local teams have secured a trip to the Bi-District round, but many of those teams are now looking to solidify the best seeding possible with victories this week. The No. 4 state-ranked West Orange-Stark Mustangs (7-1, 5-0) have clinched a 12th consecutive district title and are coming off a bye week just in time for the final district game against a scrappy Bridge City Cardinals team....
Orange could be getting nearly 200 new hotel rooms and up to 150 new homes. Those were among the items on the agenda for Tuesday night's Planning and Zoning Commission to consider. ISHA Investments LLC is seeking a rezoning request so that it may build two or more hotels and a restaurant south of the Pilot Travel Center on Texas Route 62. The owner, who also owns the Quality Inn and Suites in Bridge City, has told the city he already has a commitment from Marriott to build a...
Bill Clements was only the second governor to have served as governor, suffered a defeat and made a return. The other governor sharing this unique election experience was Ma Ferguson. Mark White was not able to survive his failure to keep several promises, including the one to grant school teachers a large pay raise. He lost his bid for re-election to Bill Clements. Clements’ second term was fairly non-eventful as he continued his policy of retribution against those of us D...
Anybody from our part of the world who fishes has in some way been influenced by the man everyone referred to as "Dickie", he cut a wide path and will forever be remembered for his exploits both on and off the water. I can honestly say his influence on my life was a big reason for many of the good things that have happened to me personally and professionally. As a young aspiring guide, I clung to his every word, from his weekly column in The Record Newspapers, on the...
Quote from Roy Dunn publisher "The staff of The Record Newspapers is deeply saddened by the tragic death of our popular fishing columnist, longtime fishing guide, Dickie Colburn." On a personal note, "I didn't want to believe the news that Dickie had left us. He's the last person I would have believed would have lost his life due to an accident. As a guide he was always very cautious and alert. I had trouble going to sleep and I woke up with him on my mind. He was easy to...
As you drive around your neighborhoods and city streets and highways, you no doubt notice some work going on throughout Bridge City and wonder what is taking place. Well, let me fill you in on some of what’s been happening over the last few months and some things you can expect to see in the next few months. Then I’ll share some exciting news on something that is coming real soon! Our City crews have been busy lately, working on a number of projects. The Water & Sewer departme...
ORANGE, TX – Lamar State College Orange announced that the college has received nearly $840,000 in grant awards from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) in recent days. The awards come in the form of three different grants to support modernization of reporting, increasing training offerings to prepare students to take CDL Class A or B exams, and the purchasing of equipment needed to launch a Mechanical, Manufacturing, and Maintenance program. THECB Awards R...
Richard Edward "Dickie" Colburn, Jr., 75, of Orange, passed away on October 27, 2021. A celebration of life and interment will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, November 1, 2021, at First Presbyterian Church in Orange. A reception will follow directly after the services in the Gillespie Family Life Center at First Presbyterian Church. Dickie was born in Orange on April 24, 1946, and lived in Orange most of his life. He was a star guard and linebacker at Stark High School, and...
Be sure to plan to spend the day with us on Saturday, November 6th at West Orange’s 20th Annual Holiday in the Park. The event is located at 2700 Western Ave and will be held from 9 am to 5 pm. We have been able to extend our booth registration deadline, as additional spaces have been added this year. So if you're interested in getting a booth for the festival, now's the time and if you have one of those fine classic cars or trucks and want to show it off to others, the Holiday in the Park car/truck show will be the place t...
The 5th Annual St Paul UMC Holiday Bazaar is Saturday November 13th from 9-2. We have dozens of local vendors ready to jumpstart your holiday shopping. We will also have pulled pork sandwiches for sale for only $5. Come join us and shop local business and enjoy the start of the holiday season....
The next meeting of the Friends of the Orange Depot will be held on Thursday, November 4, 5:30PM at the Depot at 1210 Green Avenue. Refreshments will be served beforehand to celebrate the success of Depot Day 2021! All interested volunteers are welcome to attend, to help us with upcoming events such as Christmas at the Depot on Sunday, December 7. On the agenda is an election of officers so all board members are encouraged to attend so we will have a quorum. For information, call 409-330-1576 or click www....
Thursday night, the Shorthorns from Hamshire Fannett came to town to take on our Orangefield fighting Bobcats. The 7th grade started the night off, looking for a spark to get them off of their current four-game losing streak. The offense took the field first and looked like they were going to start early, but soon found a tough defense waiting for them. Carson Gonzales and Elijah Jones ran the ball hard, but they were never allowed to break free for any long runs. Cylan Grange...
Week 10 Results Bridge City 21 Liberty 20 LC-M 33 Livingston 15 Hamshire-Fannett 35 Orangefield 28 Hargrave 13 Vidor 7 Deweyville 20 Burkeville 0 Kingwood Park 35 Nederland 22 Texas City 49 PN-G 42 United 34 Baytown Lee 14 C.E. King 35 West Brook 12 PA Memorial 48 Sterling 13 Newton 52 Hemphill 22 Lumberton 35 Splendora 7 Hull-Daisetta 46 High Island 0 Jasper 47 Center 14 Silsbee 49 Hardin-Jefferson 28 Woodville 34 East Chambers 27 Barbers Hill 22 Dayton 19 Evadale 1 Sabine Pass 0 (forfeit) Corrigan-Camden 35 Warren 14 New...
The Bridge City Middle School Football teams traveled to Liberty Thursday night and split the two games with the Panthers. The 7th grade Red team defeated the Panthers 16-12. The offense was led by Hudson Hoffman who had several nice passes to Luke Nelson, and a 34 yard touchdown pass to Joel Williams. Bryce Breeden had a touchdown run and Alex Chappell added a two point conversion run. The defense was led by Joel Williams who had a sack, and Alex Chappell who had a fumble recovery. Linebackers Keagan Trahan and Bryce...
Orange County residents affected by the severe weather today are encouraged to report property damage using the Texas Department of Emergency Management (TDEM) survey. Using the Individual State of Texas Assessment Tool (iSTAT) damage surveys, Orange County can report damage to homes and businesses to the Texas Division of Emergency Management. The information provided in the surveys assist emergency management officials across the state to gain an understanding of damages that occurred and help officials determine if the...
The Stark Museum of Art will open an encore presentation of its exhibit "Christmas from Charlie: Charles M. Russell Holiday Greetings" on Wednesday, November 10, 2021 in the Museum's Lobby gallery. The exhibit will remain on view through January 8, 2022. The artist Charles Marion Russell loved Christmas time. The Stark Museum's exhibit features a selection of holiday greetings the artist sent to friends. His words and pictures spread good cheer. "Charlie Russell is a favorite artist of many western enthusiasts for his humor...
November 6 at First Baptist Church, 200 W Roundbunch, coats, sweaters and jackets will be given away in the parking lot from 11 am - 1 pm. Bibles, children's books and religious pamplets will also be free. Look for the blue canopy....
Marriage License : Issued By The Office of Brandy Robertson, Orange County Clerk For the week of October 25 , 2021 thru October 29, 2021 Owen B. Hanks and Dakota L. Brister Halen R. Borg and Jade D. Sinone John R. Morris and Elizabeth Ganzalez Vidal Kade Reese Anthony and Sadee Elizabeth Eaves Nicholaus G. Craft and Sarah M. Robins Benjamin C. McCabe and Natalie H. Beasley Christopher A. Statum and Maraya D. Turnage Robert C. Riendfliesh and Jamye K. Rhodes Raymond E. McCray and Patricia E. Porras Jacinto Solis, III and...
Christopher Raymond Conley, 33, departed this life on October 20, 2021 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Chris was born on January 9, 1988 in Heerlen, The Netherlands to parents Dana (Clark) and Brad Conley. He attended school and spent his younger years in Bridge City, Texas before later moving to the Houston area. He enjoyed drawing and creating art with his hands at an early age and his artistic ability and passion for art and beauty always remained. Chris made many friends in...
