Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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High School Playoff Games This Week WEST ORANGE-STARK (6-4) over HUNTINGTON (3-7) Thursday 7:30 p.m. at New Caney—Tomorrow (Thursday) begins the third and final segment of the 2018 season. The Mustangs had a tough time with the non-district games and then plowed through their four District 10-4A-II opponents and begin the state playoffs tomorrow against the fourth-place team from District 9-4A-II. WO-S must play with more intensity if they expect to reach the state finals this year. LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE (5-5) over N...
ORANGE’S 3 CLOSEST NFL TEAMS COULD ALL BE PLAYOFF-BOUND After the Dallas Cowboys’ pathetic showing against the ho-hum Tennessee Titans Nov. 4, the fans at AT&T Stadium were stirring with unrest, like there was something very wrong with the team. Word around the Dallas area was that The King (owner Jerry Jones) was going to make a major move by either firing Head Coach Jason Garrett or replace offensive coordinator Scott Linehan because of the lackluster offensive performance the past couple of games. Loyal fans were won...
Dave Rogers For The Record Former Bridge City Mayor John Dubose will serve as Grand Marshal of the 10th annual Christmas Light Parade, the Bridge City Chamber of Commerce announced Wednesday. The parade is set for Saturday, Dec. 8, beginning at 6 p.m. “You stay around long enough, something good will happen,” Dubose joked about being asked to lead the parade. Dubose, a CPA, spent almost a quarter of century in public service to Bridge City and Orange County. He began in 198...
Cutline: Members of the Bridge City Police Department and Bridge City Volunteer Fire Department perform their rendition of "Jingle Bells" during the 2015 Light of the World community Christmas program. RECORD FILE PHOTO: Mark Dunn David Ball For The Record Just the right thing to get you in the Christmas spirit. The Light of the World holiday Christmas performance will be part of the holiday kickoff Dec.7-8. The event will start at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 7 at Bridge City Hi...
Firefighters’ merger gets rocky reception Dave Rogers For The Record A plan to merge the volunteer fire departments of Pinehurst and West Orange is on hold after West Orange firemen strongly objected. What they had at Tuesday night’s West Orange council meeting was a failure to communicate. West Orange Fire Chief Terry Veitch was more than a touch upset that he got little notice of the move that would have put Pinehurst Fire Chief Shon Branham over not only Pinehurst’s 17 vo...
Fifteen World War II veterans from Orange County gathered at Robert's for the Nov. 7 Wednesday's Lunch Bunch to observe Veterans Day and celebrate Cedric Stout's 97th birthday. Seated front, left to right, are Ruby Parks, Burdette Oldbury, Robert Rothrock and Athanase Benoit. Standing, left to right, are Levan Myers, Millard Cox, Paul Roy, John Pittman, J.D. Dixson, Cedric Stout, Tom Brooks, Lennie Benoit, Roy McDaniel, J.B. Arrington and Harry Fulton. Reliable Cleaners'...
AN HONOR TO BE IN THE PRESENCE OF WWll VETS Last Wednesday, Pearl Harbor survivor Cedric Stout, celebrated his 97th birthday with other WWII Veterans and an overflow crowd at the Wednesday Lunch Bunch gathering at Robert’s. County Judge Dean Crooks, read and presented a proclamation declaring Nov. 7, Cedric Stout Day in Orange County. All the old veterans and their champions or care givers dined compliments of Port Director Keith Wallace, owner of Reliable cleaners. Wallace said he was honored to do so, “If it were not for...
Dave Rogers For The Record A total of 44 Orange County homes damaged by last year’s Tropical Storm Harvey have qualified for federal buyouts or elevation. Nancy Beward of Wendorf Beward & Partners, the county’s grants administrator, and Phil Hampsten of Hampsten Consulting were in Orange Tuesday for a Commissioners’ Court workshop and delivered those figures among many. This week’s regular Commissioners’ Court meeting will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Hampsten is the county’s expert on working with FEMA on buyouts and...
Casey Ann Wilkerson, 33, of Orange, Texas, passed away on November 10, 2018. A celebration of her life will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, November 17, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange with Pastor Buddy Zampini officiating. Family and friends are also welcome to come forward and share their memories of Casey. Born in Baytown, Texas, on March 5, 1985, she was the daughter of William Randall Wilkerson and Donna (Clayton) Wilkerson. Casey had a big imagination with a lov...
Capt. Chuck Uzzle For the Record A steady stream of boats, hunters, and dogs crowded the local launches Saturday morning as the Louisiana duck season officially opened. Adams bayou, the Vinton Drain ditch, Cow Bayou, and Hiway 82 towards Holly Beach looked like a parade route as local hunters descended on the marshes in anticipation of legal shooting light and the first flight of ducks. As expected it was a very hit and miss proposition to say the least. The current state of the marsh is very different than in normal years...
