Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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This morning, Tuesday, November 19, 2019 the Bridge City Chamber of Commerce held a Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for The Stuffed Mushroom Kitchen and Catering Company. Owner Katherine Aras cut the ribbon to officially start the celebration of her second location. The Stuffed Mushroom is locally owned and operated by Katherine Aras who specializes in meals to go & catering. The Stuffed Mushroom is now serving lunch Monday-Friday inside The Rustic Saloon located at 1195 Texas Avenue...
Our early morning meeting on the north revetment wall on Pleasure Island had nothing to do with fishing, but Marvin Freeland brought a rod and a few lures just in case.By the time I arrived, he was precariously navigating the unstable rocks with a keeper trout in hand. “I only need one more fish for a limit and I haven’t been here thirty minutes,” he shouted.“I have another rod in the truck if you want to join me.” I passed on his gracious offer and was immediately thankful that I did.Marvin never caught his fifth keeper.Th...
Photo by Tommy Mann Jr. Foreigner is just one of several music acts making return appearances in Southwest Louisiana and Southeast Texas in 2020. The band will perform at the Golden Nugget Casino in Lake Charles, La., on Feb. 15, 2020. Other big events have been added for the coming year in Lake Charles, Lafayette, Beaumont and the Houston area. See the schedule below for details. The Record Just when you thought the concert schedule for national acts was slowing down,...
The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is delighted to announce that Floyd Johnson, Janitor for Orange County Maintenance, has been named November Employee of the Month. Floyd accepted his award from Ambassador Michelle Tubbleville, Director of Orange County Disaster Rebuild, at the chamber’s November Networking Coffee hosted by Bridge City Bank. Floyd received gifts and gift certificates from the following businesses: Sabine River Ford, Sabine Federal Credit Union, Total I...
A record number of Tiger Rock Martial Arts of Bridge City students competed at the November 9, 2019 District Tournament. This tournament was held at the Bridge City Elementary School Gym and Cafeteria and hosted by Grand Master Wayne Mathews and Mrs. Elyse Thibodeaux, owners of the Tiger Rock Mid-County and Bridge City academies, respectively. It was attended by students from Tiger Rock in both Bridge City and Mid-County. This is the first of three competition events in this...
Photo: Orangefield native Stanley Simon returned from World War II and found his reward in the arms of Gladys. The couple marked 73 years of marriage on Nov. 9, 2019. RECORD Photo: Dave Rogers Dave Rogers For The Record Gladys Simon remembers where she was the first time she saw her husband. And his memory is as sharp as a tack on that subject. “Oh boy,” Stanley Simon exclaimed, his eyes lighting up. “Yeah, I said, ‘I want to date her.’ “She was a beautiful woman, was very we...
LOCAL DIGNATERIES DIE IN 1988 PLANE CRASH I first met Marlin Thompson when he arrived in Orange as their first full time city attorney and was elevated to city manager from 1957 to 1959. He later joined the Ward Stephenson Law Firm. Ward, along with his legal secretary Jackie Bean pioneered and developed the art of civil practice in asbestos related cases. The firm saw instant success. Ward died shortly after as a young age. Marlin, with the help of Mrs. Bean, who guided him through lawsuits, became wealthy overnight. He and...
Gerry L. Dickert For the Record BRIDGE CITY CARDINALS Nov. 19 at Vidor, 7 p.m. Nov. 23 at Nederland, 6 p.m. Nov. 26 Kountze, 2:15 p.m. Dec. 3 Kirbyville, 6:30 p.m. Dec. 5-7 Nederland Bulldog Classic Dec. 10 at Port Neches-Groves, 7 p.m. Dec. 12-14 Nacogdoches Central Heights Tournament Dec. 17 Port Arthur Tekoa, 6 p.m. Dec. 20 Port Arthur Bob Hope, 2:30 p.m. Dec. 27 Lake Charles (LA) St. Louis, 1 p.m. Dec. 30-31 Little Cypress-Mauriceville Tournament Jan. 3 Silsbee, 7:30 p.m.* Jan. 7 at Hamshire-Fannett, 7:30 p.m.* Jan. 10...
Mauriceville Middle School Band Director Kathy Smith announced that 18 of her musicians earned chairs in the Association of Texas Small School Bands All Region Band. Over 500 students and 19 schools auditioned for 75 coveted positions. The concert is January 25, at Silsbee High School, 5:00 p.m. Attached photo: Students are, front row, Sheradon Helms, Carson Goins, Kristian Gordon, Kendall Ordon, Caleb Hamilton, Makenzy Powell, Erik Garza and Jayden Benton. Back row - Tucker...
Gerry L. Dickert For the Record Photo: Mustang Andre Thomas caught the only pass of the night from quarterback Jayson Zeigler, but also caught one from Huntington's Devin Luker, that he returned for a 34 yard touchdown. RECORD PHOTO: Meri Elen Jacobs Faustina Academy 82, Community Christian 35 In spite of having just one senior among its ranks, the Community Christian School Lions broke into the postseason before finishing its season with an 82-35 loss to Faustina Academy...
Photo: Katherine Aras opened The Stuffed Mushroom inside of Bridge City's Rustic Saloon. RECORD PHOTO:PENNY LELEUX Penny LeLeux For The Record Creative space sharing is a concept that started a decade or so ago. People share jobs and use the same desk, some share community conference space and share costs in office rental. It’s some that makes good sense economically. The Rustic Saloon and the Stuffed Mushroom are the newest ones on the shared space bandwagon. Paul Bryant o...
Photo: Melanie Charleston of the law firm Walsh Gallegos tells members of the Orangefield school board, including Brad Frye, right, how her company also offers a superintendent search service during Monday night’s meeting in the high school library. RECORD Photo: Dave Rogers Dave Rogers For The Record Shaun McAlpin, acting superintendent for Orangefield schools, has been employed with the district since 2001 and has been assistant superintendent for eight years. Co-workers m...
Dave Rogers For The Record Local non-profits are hosting a first-come, first-served free Imelda Winter Recovery Event at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 22 at the Orange County Convention & Expo Center. Michelle Tubbleville, the county’s special events coordinator, announced the giveaway at Tuesday’s meeting of the Orange County Commissioners’ Court. The recovery boxes will include turkey, food box, first aid kit, blanket and cleaning supplies. To be eligible, one must have proof of residency in Orange County. Orange County Disas...
