Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Starlight COGIC at 2800 Bob Hall Rd invite you to join them for their 60th Church Anniversary, December 1st-4th. The theme is Still Standing. The Guest Speaker is Dr. Charles Hawthorne of Detroit, Michigan. On Thursday, December 1st, the focus them is "Great God". This night is old fashion dress up night and a tambourine contest will be held. On Friday, December 2nd, the focus theme is "Great Vision... Remember When". Saturday, December 3rd, a Musical will be held at 6:00 pm. The Musical will be featuring Psalms 100 choir,...
Shanna Bozeman Alspaugh, 60, of Orange, died Saturday, November 26, 2016. A memorial service will be held Saturday, December 10, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Keith Giblin, pastor at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Orange. Born in American Fork, Utah, on June 23, 1956, she was the daughter of Mildred (Hebert) Bozeman and Ellis W. Bozeman. She had worked as a Business Process Analyst at Goodyear in Beaumont. Shanna was preceded in death by her father, Ellis W. B...
Kerry K. O’Dell, 83, of Beaumont, died Sunday, November 27, 2016, at Harbor Hospice, Beaumont. A native and lifelong resident of this area, he was born on April 7, 1933, to Beaulah Faybert Justus and James LaVerne O’Dell. Kerry was a graduate of Beaumont High School and worked as a draftsman and structural designer at USS and Alliance Engineering. He loved his family, children, grandchildren, and his church. Survivors include his wife of sixty-four years, Vivian O’Dell; sons,...
The Record The holiday season is now in full swing and there are big events across Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana each week until the end of 2016, so make plans to enjoy a night out of live entertainment at any of the area’s great live entertainment venues. Be sure to visit www.localmusicguide.net for upcoming events, and information on local artists and venues. Wednesday, Nov. 30 Phillip Glyn Band @ The Boudain Hut Clint Faulk @ Cafe Del Rio Thomas Teague @ The C...
Josephine “Jo” Maye Martin, 83, of Beaumont, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, November 27, 2016. She was born in Luling, Texas, on October 23, 1933, to Aaron and Cora Penry. Jo died peacefully in her sleep in Houston, where she was residing while battling Alzheimer’s for many years. She moved to Beaumont at age seven and lived there for over seventy years. During her healthy years, she faithfully attended LaBelle Baptist Church. Jo attended South Park High S...
The Bridge City Light Parade Entry Deadline has been extended to December 1, 2016. Applications can be faxed to 4097456588 or emailed to [email protected] or dropped off at 150 W. Roundbunch Rd, Bridge City Tx 77611 through the slot in the front door....
Burl Curtis LaSalle ,61,Orangefield Texas passed away on November 28, 2016. Burl was born on April 4th, 1955 in Port Arthur Texas to Leonard and Mary Ruby LaSalle at St. Mary's Hospital. Burl grew up in Bridge City Texas and graduated from Bridge City High School in 1973. He attended College at Lamar in Orange, after that he worked at various jobs in Beaumont area. Burl was a quiet man that lived a simple life and would go out of his way to help anyone. He had a love of music...
Arnold Fletcher Swearingen, Jr., 74, of Kountze, died Monday, November 28, 2016, at Harbor Hospice, Beaumont. He was born on August 31, 1942, in Loeb, to Ella Mae Snider and Arnold Fletcher Swearingen, Sr. Arnold worked at Collision and Classics in Beaumont as an autobody repair man for many years. He loved his work family as if they were his own family. Survivors include his children, Lisa McLemore and her husband, Kenneth, of Silsbee; Leslie Cordell and her husband, Sonny,...
Laura Navarre, 48, of Orange, Texas, passed away on November 24, 2016. A memorial gathering will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Thursday December 1, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas, on April 3, 1968, she was the daughter of Chester Navarre and Madelyn Brown. Laura loved animals, enjoyed working out, and staying active. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Lee and Lilly Ward and Patricia Norsworthy. Laura is survived by her...
For The Record- Debby Schamber A wreck Sept. 22 has left Linsey Williamson trying to rebuild what is left of her life. Her vehicle struck a tractor-trailer and left her clinging to life. She remains in a Beaumont hospital. Recovery has proven to be an uphill battle Surviving a wreck is only the beginning On Sept. 22, mistakes are made and life as Linsey Williamson. 28, of Bridge City, knew it, changed forever. Williamson was headed home about 7:30 p.m. in a 2006 Chevrolet Colo...
IN SEARCH OF THE STATE CROWN The West Orange-Stark Mustangs, coming off a 49-7 win over Bellville in Porter last week, return to Texas Drive Stadium in Porter Friday at 7:30 to face Giddings. The two teams are vying for the 2016 UIL football state championship in 4-A Division 2. WO-S is the defending state champion. The Mustangs are 13-0, with eight shutouts, scoring 690 points while allowing only 51 points to five teams, 21-2-7-14-7. The Giddings Buffalos have an 11-2 win-loss record scoring 487 points while allowing 274. Th...
Thomas Frank Bernard, 66, of Beaumont, died Tuesday, November 29, 2016. He was born on October 25, 1950, in Beaumont, to Rachel Danna Bernard and Rynell Paul Bernard, and was a lifelong resident of the area. A gathering of Mr. Bernard’s family and friends will be from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., Thursday, December 1, 2016, at Broussard’s, 2000 McFaddin Avenue, Beaumont. His funeral service will be at 1:00 p.m., Friday, December 2, 2016, at Broussard’s, with his interment to follow at Forest Lawn memorial Park, Beaum...
For The Record- Chuck Uzzle The first half of duck season sputtered to a merciful end for most local Texas hunters and on this Sunday it closes for Louisiana hunters as well. 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 easily the biggest problem most waterfowlers faced, the steady stream of cold fronts promised by the weather folks bas...
Orange County Friends (OCF) is a social club open to all residents in Orange County. Our dues are $15 per year. Please contact Pam Cox at 409-670-8646 for questions regarding membership or activities. December activities are follows: Dec. 1 - Bridge at 12 noon at The Garden District. Dec. 2 - Out & About - Main Street Market - meet at Northway Shopping Center at 9 am for a day of shopping the Main Street Market in Beaumont. Cost is $10 for admission. Dec. 9 – Day Bunco 10-12 Dec. 12 - Night Bunco & Christmas Cookie Excha...
David Berry, 62, of Nederland, died Monday, November 28, 2016. He was born on May 31, 1954, in Joplin, Missouri. David was the third of five children born to Jake and Florence Berry. The family moved from Missouri to Nederland in 1961 and David was a proud Bulldog fan from that time on. He graduated from Nederland High School in 1972 and enjoyed his young adult life with many lifelong friends. In 1978 he married the love of his life, Billie Suzanne (Williams) Berry, and they shared thirty-eight wonderful years together. They...
For the Record When folks look back on the 2016 Bridge City Cardinals football team, they’ll see a group of players that refused to quit. The clock just ran out on them, as Stafford won the third-round Class 4A Division I playoff game 37-28 last Friday in Channelview. That after Bridge City rallied from a 31-14 deficit to get within three points. Only an unsuccessful onsides kickoff with 1:59 to go separated the never-say-die Cards from a tying field goal or winning t...
For the Record The party line topped judicial experience Tuesday in Orange County, when commissioners court selected a longtime local funeral director over four practicing attorneys to take over for retiring Justice of the Peace Precinct 1 David Peck. Hershel Stagner, Jr., an employee of Claybar Funeral Home for 36 years and the company’s Operations Manager for the last 15, will take the $63,118-per-year office in January and serve through 2018, when he’ll be up for re-electio...
For The Record- By Dave Rogers James Lawrence, a manager of the City of Orange Public Works department, sets up the new Nativity scene on the lawn of Orange City Hall Tuesday afternoon. The city’s holiday display for 2016 includes a 42-foot Christmas tree, said to be the largest to grace the traditional presentation. International Paper Company donates the City Hall tree each year. Workers said this year’s tree comes from the same North Carolina grower that provides the tre...
For The Record- By Meri Elen The Mustangs proved Friday night that they are definitely not a one dimensional team. The Bellville Brahmas were able to slow down the run but were unsuccessful at slowing down the pass as WO-S scored five touchdowns through the air to beat Bellville, 49-7. The win sets up a match-up with the Giddings Buffaloes this Friday at 7:30 pm in Texan Drive Stadium. “We are glad to be 13-0 and are looking to be 14-0,” Head Coach Cornel Thompson said. “Be...
For the Record It’s a performance with a cause, not just applause. So says Terri Gauthier of Thursday’s “The Light of the World” community Christmas program set for a 7 p.m. start at Bridge City High School. Admission for the night of music, dance and more is $5. All proceeds go to the Bridge City/Orangefield Ministerial Alliance to benefit local families in need. About 200 students have signed up to participate and another standing-room-only crowd is expected for the 10th ho...
For the Record It was no fluke that Fallon Foster’s latest photo shoot featured her and a rolling cart of program materials. “I’m constantly going,” says the family and consumer science agent with the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. “I’m go, go, go.” Foster greeted a guest in her office at the Orange County Expo Center on FM 1442, just south of Interstate 10. But she made it clear she spends most of her time on the road. “I just finished up a ‘Do Well, Be Well’ diabetes...
For the Record The City of Pinehurst’s deal to bring an H-E-B grocery store to the vacant MacArthur Shopping Center will refund $1.056 million in sales taxes over what is expected to be a seven-year period. That’s one of the details of the city’s big Nov. 8 announcement revealed in a copy of the Economic Development Agreement (EDA) furnished by the city in answer to a Texas Open Records request. The city’s investment, though, is expected to be paid back many times over be...
