Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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TURKEY WEEKEND MADE FOOTBALL JUNKIES EXURBERUNT Seventy-five years from now when your great-great grandchildren are playing Trivial Pursuit and they encounter the question “Who is the ONLY losing head coach in college football history to get a Gatorade dousing by his happy team players?” they will turn the card over and read the answer, “Ed Orgeron of the 2018 LSU Football team.” It’s hard to believe this happened Saturday night at Kyle Field in College Station, but the over-zealous players on the LSU bench had just witn...
High School Playoff Games This Weekend WEST ORANGE-STARK (8-4) over JASPER (12-0)—The Mustangs look like their old selves now that playoff time is here--allowing zero touchdowns in the first two post-season contests and showing a potent, but streaky offense. Although the Bulldogs are undefeated in their dozen games this season, I can’t even remember the last time the ‘Stangs lost twice to the same team in the same season. Throw in the fact the Bulldogs’ leading ball carrier, Montavien Hunt, missed the first two playoff...
Jack Douglas Pepper, 85, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on November 23, 2018, in Port Arthur, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City officiated by Mr. Bill Collier. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange, Texas. Visitation will be held prior to the service beginning at 12:00 p.m., at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Born in Coushatta, Louisiana, on August 30, 1933, he...
Larry Johns’ reply to my question regarding the bass bite on Toledo Bend was more of a confession than a report. “It took me about two minutes at the most yesterday to snap to the fact that I am no longer as mad at the fish as I once was!” “We’ve had enough cold weather to fish a jig the way I want to fish it, but I saw the ice on the dock and walked right back up to the camp and cooked pancakes,” said one of the best structure fishermen I ever shared a boat with. Larry will be seventy-eight in December and still fishes 180-...
NOT ONLY TALKING BARBEQUE WITH J.B. A couple of Saturdays ago, I had a nice hour visit with J.B. Arrington at the barbeque place. I had out of state guest coming who said the first think they wanted was real Texas smoked barbeque. That was an easy choice. No one knows more about preparing and smoking meat than J.B. does. He worked for the Barbeque King in Houston and Corsicana when he was just a boy but the sauce comes from his granddad and is all natural. By the way, the brisket and slab of ribs I got were a great hit. Just...
The City of Orange held a public workshop concerning the appearance and safety of 16th Street Tuesday evening at the Orange Public Library. Property owners were invited to participate. Leaders of the discussion, from left, are Orange Mayor Larry Spears, Jr., Economic Development Director Jay Trahan and Fire Chief David Frenzel. RECORD Photo: Anne Payne...
For the Record Things are ramping up in a big way at the Bridge City/Orangefield Ministerial Alliance as they get ready for to make sure area children have a Merry Christmas. It all began with notices being sent out through the local schools seeking parents needing assistance in getting their children Christmas gifts. In Bridge City, parents then went to the Ministerial Alliance and completed an application. Parents in Orangefield received an application and were able to return them. In the end, the result was the same....
Cutline: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has parked four semi trailers that make up its mobile exam center in the Baptist Hospital parking lot on Strickland Dr. The CDC will have a presence there through January as it targets specific neighborhoods and participants to take part in a national health and diet survey. RECORD PHOTO: Dave Rogers Dave Rogers For The Record Orange County is getting national recognition of an odd kind. In return, the Center for...
TxDOT is about to wrap up the pavement overlay project on Texas-87 through Bridge City. Then they have plans to start their next project on the East Roundbunch Swing Bridge near Chemical Row in January. RECORD PHOTO: Mark Dunn For the Record After what seems to be a long, drawn out project by some area residents, the repairs on Texas-87 through Bridge City may soon be completed. According to Sarah Dupre, with the Texas Department of Transportation, the project could wrap up wi...
Dave Rogers For The Record Nelda Stark’s childhood home will be the location for the Dec. 6 Toy Coffee, the 62nd annual fundraiser hosted by the Service League of Orange. The timber heiress, who oversaw the growth of a foundation named after she and her husband, H.J. Lutcher Stark, and the creation of the Lutcher Theater and Stark Museum, grew up as Nelda Childers at 602 W. Orange Ave. “I think it’s going to be very interesting,” says Patsy Kemp, event chairman. “Most people consider that as part of the Stark Foundatio...
Photo: Texas duck hunters will anxiously await the start of the second split. For the Record: Capt. Chuck Uzzle Duck season on hold during the split while geese take center stage The first half of duck season came to an abrupt end for most local Texas Hunters this past weekend and on Sunday it closes for Louisiana hunters as well. Reports from all along the coast were almost mirror images of one another, plenty of water meant plenty of food and areas for birds to get...
Dave Rogers For The Record Orange County commissioners joined the city of Vidor in asking the Texas General Land Office to ease complications with Harvey recovery efforts. With Commissioner Barry Burton absent, the vote was 4-0 to “support and join” the city of Vidor in requesting the GLO to eliminate its requirement that local government entities choose either “buyouts” or “acquisitions” of properties to receive Community Development Block Grant Disaster Relief funds. Burt...
Maybe there are some of you that celebrated Thanksgiving with a small group. Maybe you don't know exactly what to do with leftovers of turkey or chicken. This recipe might be a helpful solution. By the way, it is okay to use a hen, chicken, Cornish game hens, or turkey for Thanksgiving! Some even cook gumbo, ham, shrimp, crab, ribs, brisket, or roast beef for Turkey Day. (Also, I have made this recipe in a crock pot with frozen cooked chicken or turkey strips, as well as on...
