Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Trinity Baptist Church presents the musical drama, Themes of Christmas, Sunday, December 15, at 7:00 pm. Trinity Baptist Church is located at 1819 N. 16th St. in Orange, Texas. The public is invited to attend, no ticket is necessary and admission is free. Themes of Christmas is an original Christmas-themed musical drama performed by Trinity Baptist Orange church members, church choir and instrumentalists. The story includes a mom and daughter who sit down at home to write a Christmas musical for their church and as they work...
The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce announced the December Student of the Month for Orangefield High School is Jaysie Banken. Jaysie was presented her certificate and gift bag by Bridge City Chamber Ambassador, Maureen McAllister, President and CEO of United Way Orange County, at the December coffee hosted by Bridge City ISD. Jaysie is the daughter of Jason Banken and Terri Banken. She is ranked 39 of 120 with a GPA of 3.8. Mrs. Trawhon, Debate, said, “Jaysie Banken has a p...
On Thursday we were in shorts and T-Shirts catching a flounder now and then while watching several nearby fishermen also doing more fishing than catching.I really didn’t care if we got the first bite……I just wanted to question an old friend and one of the best flounder fishermen I know. The following morning it was cold, wet and windy and we weren’t nearly as mad at the fish as we were the day before. I wasn’t at all disappointed when my old friend pulled into a local donut shop rather than the boat launch! It took way too m...
Members of the Orangefield High School Uprising Club volunteered to help the Ministerial Alliance sort toys during Toy Week. The toys were donated by various churches and outlets that participate in the Angel Tree program, as well as those that do toy drives. The kids spent the day hauling in toys, sorting them by age, gender, and category, then helping to "shop" for kids based on their Christmas wish list. Kelli Wallace, Cody Strause, Coree Guerra, Hadley Psencik, Whitley...
OJH Band brought 10 students to TMEA All Region Auditions. We are very proud to announce that we had 3 students earn chairs in the bands. Josh Eckerle earned 2nd Chair in 1st Band Tuba, Blaine Lenard earned 3rd Chair in 1st Band Tenor Sax, and Winnie Ou earned 15th Chair in 2nd Band Flute. Congratulations to these students and OJH Band! Also pictured is Michael Rose - JH Band Director...
The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is delighted to announce that the December Student of the Month for Bridge City High School is Madison Juneau. Madison was presented her certificate and gift bag by Ambassador, Candace Mulhollan, RE/MAX ONE Realtor, at the December Networking Coffee hosted by Bridge City ISD. Madison is the daughter of Amber and Dathan Juneau. She is ranked #58 of 177 with a GPA 3.96. Cathy Riley, English Department Chair and Director of Bridge City...
Capt. Chuck Uzzle For the Record December and January, two months that for a long time were rarely associated with fishing of any kind in this area, have now become almost like any other good month to wet a hook. New techniques that were brought up from the lower coast of Texas have transformed the dismal winter months into a saltwater fisherman’s paradise. Trophy trout of epic proportions have now become synonymous with Sabine Lake, if you don’t believe me just ask around places like Houston and Galveston. Our small lit...
Photo: Dr. Michael Shahan, left, shakes hands with Mayor Dan Mohon after the City of Pinehurst city council appointed Shahan to serve as alderman until the May 2020 election. Shahan is replacing Mohon as alderman after Mohon recently replaced Pete Runnels as mayor. Record Photo: Dave Rogers Dave Rogers For The Record An old hand around Orange is pumping some new blood into the Pinehurst City Council. Tuesday night, the council appointed Dr. Michael Shahan, the retired Lamar St...
Photo: The Bridge City Lions Club donated $484 worth of undergarments and socks to the Bridge City-Orangefield Ministerial Alliance for Christmas distribution. Funds used were part of a grant from Lions International. Pictured L to R Back Row: Melissa Pitts, Melissa Isaacs, Clifton Anderson, Tammie Marshall, Stephanie Leleux, Winn Leleux, Betty Leleux and Donald Flannery. Front row: Brennen Pitts, Gracelynn Flannery and Raelynn Flannery. RECORD PHOTO: Penny LeLeux Penny...
Photo: Jack Smith, local attorney, says he is running for County Democratic Party chairman because it’s time to step out and do something more than put a sign on your car. Dave Rogers For The Record As the only Orange County resident to sign up to run for public office as a Democrat next year, the next Orange County Democratic Party chairman-by-default isn’t too upset about not having any candidates for county office. “I’ve long been of the belief that the people in local j...
Photo: District Attorney John Kimbrough explains the costs involved in death-penalty cases Tuesday while Orange County commissioners considered and ultimately ruled out paying $27,000 per year to join other Texas counties in a share-the-cost agreement to pay public defenders for those trials. Record Photo: Dave Rogers Dave Rogers For The Record Orange County commissioners opted Tuesday to roll the dice on joining a multi-county agreement to defray the costs of paying public de...
REPORT DEBUNKS CLAIMS BY TRUMP ALLIES The Justice Department’s Internal Watchdog report by Inspector General Michael Horowitz concluded the FBI was legally justified in launching its inquiry into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election and that no political bias influenced the FBI decision to conduct these operations. Horowitz also said there was “no evidence” the FBI placed any undercover agents in the Trump campaign. However some minor faults were found in the surveillance of former foreign policy advisor Carter Page to...
