Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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The Orangefield High School choir students recently competed in rounds 1 and 2 of the All Region Choir competition. Thirteen students competed and 3 made the choir. Congratulations to Tyler Bailey, Lauren Williams, and Hunter Beard for qualifying for the mixed choir. The concert will be tonight at 7 p.m. at the Julie Rogers Theater and is open to the public. Additionally, all three students qualified to advance to the Pre-Area round of competition on November 29. (Pictured...
Sidney Louise Armfield, 81, of Orange, Texas, passed away on November 4, 2018, in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, November 8, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend David Turner of Little Cypress Baptist Church. Burial will follow the service at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Oak Grove, Louisiana, on...
Thomas "Bob" Robert Lane, age 81, of Orange, Texas, passed away on Thursday, November 1, 2018. A memorial gathering to honor his life will be held at Dorman Funeral Home on Thursday, November 8, 2018 from 5:00 until 7:00 PM, with Pastor Keith Giblin giving the message. Bob was born on Thursday, November 19, 1936, in Orange, Texas to parents, Elouise (Davis) and Richard Lane. He was a lifetime resident of Orange, Texas and attended church at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in...
Jonathon “J.J.” Wade Jordan, 40, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on November 4, 2018, in Beaumont, Texas surrounded by his family and friends. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, November 8, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Brother Keith Pennington of New Life Assembly of God Church. Burial will follow at Granger Cemetery in Duncan Woods, Texas. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, at Claybar Funeral Hom...
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office secured an arrest warrant for 17 year old William Ordonez for the offense of Terroristic Threat earlier today. Ordonez is currently in custody at the Orange County Correctional Facility awaiting arraignment and bond to be set. This arrest comes after Ordonez made comments on a social media group chat, involving numerous Orangefield High School students, to commit acts of violence at the high school. The Sheriff’s Office was made aware of the...
Have you ever noticed that most National Football League teams that reach the playoffs each have an outstanding quarterback and a well-respected coach? Just take a look at the current standings at the halfway point in the 2018 season—all four teams currently leading their respective divisions in the American Football Conference fall into this category. Our Houston Texans would have to be classified as “newcomers” to his scenario as Head Coach Bill O’Brien continues to get accolades from his peers as he brings along young q...
WEST ORANGE-STARK over HAMSHIRE-FANNETT—The Mustangs have already wrapped up the District 10-4A-II title, but need to head into next week’s bi-district round of the state playoffs with their current winning streak. The ‘Stangs also have won 45 straight league games over the past decade and want to keep that streak going. The Longhorns also should make the bi-districts, so they will be playing like it’s already a playoff game. LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE over LUMBERTON—This game will determine the position of these two teams...
“Don’t tell me you finally got on some trout wading,” I asked Larry Dixon as soon as I climbed out of the truck Saturday afternoon. “Not a chance,” he snapped back while still filling one leg of a pair of waders with a water hose.“This always feels so stupid, but I don’t know of a better way of finding leaks.” “I can’t remember which pair leaked the last time we were out and duck season opens Saturday.It’s supposed to be colder this weekend so I figured I better take care of the leaking problem.” By the time I finally tired o...
St. Mary Catholic School students making the Honor Roll for the 1st Nine Week period were recognized. The Honor Roll recipients are: Distinguished Honor Roll (95& Above) 1st Grade Penny Boehme Elizabeth Ewing Brance Johnson Jacob King Madison Riedel 2nd Grade Katie Boehme Audrey Broussard 5th Grade Paige McKee 8th Grade Jacob Gonzalez 90 & Above Honor Roll 1st Grade Ronan Watters 2nd Grade Emma Davidson Matthew Nguyen 4th Grade Allie Broussard Preston Ewing 5th Grade...
Photo by Tommy Mann Jr. 3 Doors Down returns to Southwest Louisiana in 2019 with its acoustic “Back Porch Jam” tour. Tickets go on sale Friday, Nov. 9, at www.goldennuggetlc.com. The band also has VIP packages available through its website at www.3doorsdown.com. The Record The new year is already shaping up to be a memorable one for live music as 3 Doors Down just added a showcase to the growing schedule. 3 Doors Down announced earlier this week it was bringing its aco...
Photo: Reps Lopez & Spadaccini at last years Workforce Solutions Veterans Job Fair The 7th annual statewide "Hiring Red, White & You!" Veterans Job Fair will be hosted by Workforce Solutions Southeast Texas this coming Thursday, November 8. The job fair – which is focused on connecting veterans and local employers – will be held at the downtown Beaumont Workforce Solutions Center on Park Street from 9:00 am - 12:00 noon. This special hiring event is held by all workforce dev...
Photo by Tommy Mann Jr. Legendary rock outfit Three Dog Night will perform at the Jefferson Theatre in downtown Beaumont on Saturday, Dec. 1. Tickets are available at all Ticketmaster outlets and online at www.ticketmaster.com. The Record There is no shortage of live music events featuring national and international artists for the rest of the fall, winter and well into 2019. Make your plans now and get your tickets asap to one or more of these amazing concerts. Nov. 8 Mickey...
Dave Rogers For The Record Orange County Commissioners saluted Bridge City’s Pearl Harbor survivor by declaring Wednesday, Nov. 7 “Cedric Stout Day.” Wednesday is also the Louisiana native’s 97th birthday. Stout, who moved to Southeast Texas after returning from World War II service, was unable to attend Tuesday’s meeting of County Commissioners’ Court. County Judge Dean Crooks noted that the USS Utah, Stout’s ship that was sunk by Japanese bombs and torpedoes in the sneak attack on Hawaii’s Pearl Harbor, remains on the...
David Ball For The Record Good things come to those who wait and the Orange Lions Club has been waiting for a long time. Heavy rains and soggy grounds postponed the Orange Lions Club Charity Carnival to set up at its typical time in late September and early October, until now. Pam Honeycutt with the Lions said the carnival is a go for tonight. There will be a tribute to veterans at 5:45 p.m. at the Main Street entrance to Lions Den Park. The ribbon cutting ceremony will be...
David Ball For The Record A property owner who wanted to leave the city limits of Bridge City will have to stick around. The Bridge City City Council denied a request from James Chatlosh who wanted to disannex his 6230 W. Roundbunch Road property from the city at their regular meeting Tuesday night. During discussion of the matter, Councilwoman Lucy Fields asked if this were approved would it open other properties outside the city limits to be disannexed. Mayor David Rutledge answered yes, and it would have a domino effect...
Photo: Edna and John Knight are members of the First Baptist Church Bridge City. John, now in hospice care, tells interesting tales about his time in Southeast Asia more than 50 years ago. Dave Rogers For The Record John Knight of Bridge City will be 75 years old as the United States observes the Nov. 11 Veterans Day over this weekend and Monday. Knight never expected to live long enough to be a veteran. The retired iron worker says he spent two years as a Viet Cong prisoner...
Cutline: Willam Felix stands by his Ford Mustang which has Purple Heart plates. Felix was shot in the ankle, shoulder and had schrapnel in his face while fighting in the Vietnam War and serving in the U.S. Army. Photo by Debby Schamber For the Record William Felix was just 18 years old in 1966 when he was drafted into the Army to fight in a war which would leave him permanently scarred in more ways than one. The Vietnam War began in 1954 after a chain of events protracted...
Orange County has at least 22 living World War II veterans, men and women in their 90s who grew up during the Great Depression, gave their blood, sweat and tears to turn back tyranny on multiple fronts, and lived to see the United States prosper again. Reporters from the Record Newspapers have recently been in contact with these veterans to update our listing and many are gathering Wednesday, Nov. 7 to be honored at Wednesday Lunch Bunch at Robert’s. If you know a World War II veteran from Orange County who should be on t...
Dave Rogers For The Record The fifth annual Special Angels Rodeo at T2 Arena will be held Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. That doesn’t mean a break for the founders of the western-flavored special needs event, Lue Harris and her daughter, Jo Harris. “We’re already doing things for next year’s rodeo,” Jo said. But she wouldn’t have it any other way. From about 100 participants in 2014, the first year, the Special Angels Rodeo has grown to serve more than 300 the past two ye...
Texas duck hunters opened the season on a high note. Capt. Chuck Uzzle For the Record Saturday morning will officially usher in the 2018-2019 waterfowl season for all our local hunters and expectations run the gamut from cautiously optimistic to gung ho. Texas duck and goose hunters cranked up last weekend and the initial reports were good overall. Many local marshes that are historically proven early season producers had limits on average which was a welcome sight. High...
HAPPIEST DAY FOR NEWLYWEDS TURNS TRAGIC Will Byler, 24and Bailee Ackerman-Byler, 24, an Orangefield grad, both seniors at Sam Houston, had been married just hours in a wedding held at the Byler family ranch near Uvalde. They were headed to their honeymoon destination when at 1:30 a.m. the family helicopter crashed into a hill in Uvalde County. The Bell 206B helicopter had been piloted for the last 20 years by Gerald Lawrence, 76. The helicopter had been airborne for 10 to 15 minutes before crashing in the brush covered, 400...
Dave Rogers For The Record The Blue Wave was just a trickle once again in Orange County, and Republicans Theresa Beauchamp and Hershel Stagner, Jr. easily won their contested elections for county office Tuesday. In the only other local election with two choices, patrons of West Orange-Cove school district voted in favor of a $25.75 million school bond by a 62-38 percent margin. Just under half of Orange County’s registered voters – 26,400 of 53,400 – turned in ballots for this election. The fact that there were any conte...
