Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Dave Rogers For The Record If you believe his Facebook page and Beaumont news reports, Vidor Police Chief Rod Carroll put his right foot in Monday. But by midday Tuesday, he took his right foot out. His Facebook page, “Rod Carroll For Sheriff” said Tuesday night he had done a 180 on “planning to announce plans” to run for Jefferson County Sheriff. “Due to a residency technicality, I feel it is best that I withdraw from the race for Sheriff for Jefferson County 2020,” the Rod Carroll For Sheriff website said Tuesday aft...
Orange Lions Club received a grant to help Imelda flood victims. The organization partnered with Clay Dugas and Orange County Disaster Rebuild to provide turkeys, food, blankets and cleaning supplies to those in need. Pictured L - R: Orange Lions club members Lions Rodney"Bubba" Davis, Butch Campbell, Carlene Ortolon, Pam Scales Honeycutt, Bill Smith, Stump Weatherford, Dan Mohon, Billy Bayliss, Chris Kovatch Not pictured: Lions Ralph Thon and Tony Barrient...
Penny LeLeux For the Record Teacakes. That is what Granny (Alma) Heath was known for. Well, that a chicken and dumplings. It was a cherished family recipe that had been handed down. Sure, they were a little dry, but there was still something about them that the family loved. And as long as you had a cold glass of milk or a cup of coffee…or tea, the dry didn’t matter. They were also a good substitute for sugar cookies if you wanted to do cut-out decorated cookie, but wan...
Photo: A basketball game in his hometown of Port Arthur found Lamar State College Orange President Dr. Thomas Johnson, right, visiting with Dr. Betty Reynard, LSCPA president last weekend. Dave Rogers For The Record Lamar State College Orange’s president, Dr. Thomas Johnson, was back in the city of his youth last Saturday. He was in downtown Port Arthur for an afternoon that was split between friendship and nostalgia. That’s how it’s often been during his first 15 month...
While fishing with a young couple last week I was explaining the negative effect on the fishing thanks to the two epic rain events that parked over this area in a two year period, when the young father of two cast a “who cares” look in my direction. “We haven’t fished with you in the past couple of years because we flooded both times,” said Gary Payne.“We had just moved into a new house two weeks before Harvey hit and finally moved back in a month before Imelda.I transferred here because of a really good job, but all our fam...
Dockside dining and drinks are coming to Cow Bayou. Bridge City developer Wesley Dishon and his wife Ronda are hoping to get the new 'Hi Tides' restaurant and marina open by mid-January. As seen from the historic Cow Bayou Swing Bridge on Friday, construction crews drive pilings for the 22 finger docks that will be available to boaters. The cranes also drove pilings where the non-ethanol fuel stations for easy boat refueling will be. Hi Tides restaurant will feature 3,500...
COUNTING OUR BLESSINGS Even though we start on a sad note with the passing of so many good people, I’m thankful that God chose to put us Cajuns and the crawfish down in the same place. How awful it would have been if he had put the Cajuns in Arizona. Personally, I’m thankful for great friends. We’re thankful for the outstanding readership The Record Newspapers enjoy. Thanks to the business people who support us. We remain today the most popular papers in Orange County. We’re thankful to our staff that are dedicated to thei...
Photo: WOS freshman Jamaal Shaw bursts through the Leopard defense on his way to the end zone. Shaw had 43 yards on 5 carries and scored from 18 yards out. Record Photo Meri Elen Jacobs Meri Elen Jacobs For the Record A stable of ‘Stangs led West Orange-Stark to a definitive 42-14 victory over the Lagrange Leopards this past Friday at Conroe’s Buddy Moorhead Stadium. The Mustangs will face the Bellville Brahmas this coming Friday at 6:30 pm at Randall Reed Stadium (fo...
Photo: 8 year old Austin McGuire and his dad Aaron celebrate a bonus mallard from a recent hunt. Capt. Chuck Uzzle For the Record The first half of duck season for local Texas waterfowl hunters closes this weekend and for some it’s a merciful break. Reports from all along the coast were almost mirror images of one another, the combination of few birds, high bluebird skies, and little wind was the kiss of death for most hunters. The lack of any “hunter friendly” weather was e...
Dave Rogers For The Record For at least the third holiday season in a row, the end of the year is bringing a close look at the Orange County finances. After a second natural disaster flood in three years, money is again tight in that period between the start of the budget year in October and the due date for property taxes on Dec. 31. Commissioners used about half of Tuesday’s hour-long meeting making tough decisions on bill-paying. The longest and toughest-seeming decision was on an “off-cycle” application from the Vidor...
