Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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A brisk north wind Saturday accompanied Santa to Roberts Ford and blew out the rain before the dealership's Second Annual Jingle Bell Rockout festival. Sarah Helm, marketing manager for the dealership, said the event is a way for the community to get to know the Roberts Ford family and for the business to help the community. That help includes letting small businesses set up booths to sell or get familiar with their products. Helm said the weather forecast of rain kept some...
The Port of Orange is getting $18.1 million from the state and will be able to do new projects to help local industry, thanks to a first-time allocation from the Texas Legislature. Texas Speaker of the House, Dade Phelan, who represents Orange County and part of Jefferson County, and Texas Senator Robert Nichols, whose district includes Orange and Jefferson counties, were at the Port of Orange on Monday to announce the allocation. The four ports in Southeast Texas are...
Lamar State College Orange has once again broken a graduation record with 327 degrees and certificates awarded to 244 graduates at commencement on Friday, December 15, 2023. This represents more than a 12% increase in the number of graduates from last year's Fall commencement in December 2022. "Commencement is without a doubt, my favorite event at Lamar State College Orange," President Thomas Johnson said. "Each and every one of these students has accomplished something...
People in Mauriceville who have an opinion on noisy engine braking on big truck rigs will have a chance to tell Orange County Commissioners Court at 8:30 a.m. on January 9. Precinct 2 Commissioner Chris Sowell has recommended the county adopt a "no engine braking" zone at the intersection of Texas Highways 62 and 12. The court will hold a public hearing for the zone during that time before going into a workshop meeting at 9 a.m. The court had its last meeting of the year on...
The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce annual dinner has been set for January 29, and the deadline is approaching for nominees as "citizen of the year" and "business of the year." The nominating deadline is January 5 and submissions may be made by email, postage mail, or at the chamber office. The 2024 recipients of the two honors will be announced dinner. Tickets to the annual dinner, which will be at the Bridge City Community Center at 6 p.m. January 29, are $20 for each person...
WELCOME TO OUR CHRISTMAS ISSUE We have rolled up on another Christmas and are very grateful to be here with you and still be able to knock out this weekly column and bring “The Record” to you. We thank our faithful readers who have made us the most popular and most read publications in Orange County. Christmastime is a great time to say thanks to our writers who are always current, informative and interesting. Our staff, week after week, does a yeoman’s job of putting out a...
For months the faithful waited in anticipation for opening day and in what seems to be the blink of an eye the 2023-24 duck season is just about gone. With a few weeks to go before the end many water fowl hunters have resorted to road trips to get that last little fix in before the party ends. For many hunters the coast has been the destination, especially the Rockport and Port O’ Conner areas since they have been covered up with ducks for most of the season. The stories about...
Young Cris had been going fishing since he was old enough to walk. Gramps, as he had called him, was raising Chris as best he could, living on a fixed income. Cris’ parents were taken from him in a car crash wen he was only six months old, and his Gramps was just like a dad to him. Gramps had lost his wife to cancer a year before Cris was born, so the two of them needed each other very much. Living within a mile of one of Texas’ largest bays, Cris enjoyed the time he and his g...
Huw and Martha Howells of Orangefield were surprised to see a touch of Orange, Texas, when they visited crime writer Agatha Christie's home in Devon, England, this summer. In the home's library is a mural painted by Lt. Marshall Lee of the United States Navy showing the route his landing craft infantry (LCI) ship took out of the Orange shipyard in February 1943 on the way to North Africa, Sicily and on to England to participate in the DDay events. "The mural began in the left...
The final week of 2023 has arrived and what a year it has been, but there have been several announcements already for summer of 2024 and it is shaping up to be a big year featuring numerous headlining artists around the region. Recently announced events include Def Leppard and Journey, Styx and Foreigner, Creed and 3 Doors Down, Limp Bizkit and so many others. Check out the listings here and visit www.therecordlive.com for the full schedule that is currently available for the...
For many, the smell of sweet, peppery BBQ smoke evokes many memories, traditions and flavors. Whether smoking for a tailgate or family and friends, BBQ never ceases to provide the inviting comradery of cooking. Originating from leftover meat at meat markets smoked in the ground with hot coals, BBQ and meat smoking methods have evolved over centuries while never losing their value, only expanding it. More importantly, the tradition of meat smoking has made itself a staple in...
The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is delighted to announce that Bry Salazar with Bridge City ISD has been named December Employee of the Month....
The Bridge City Strutters revealed the 2024-2025 line last Friday. The team consists of: Seniors: Madelyn Bryant, Kaylee DeRouen, Isabella Houston, Raely Ply, and Olivia Romero, Juniors: Marleigh Boyd, Zoee Buchanan, Karli Cooper, Catherine Doan, Atalyn Hale, Brooklyn Landry, Eisley Stansbury, Anaiss Torres, and Addisyn Watts. Sophomores: Jaelyn Bandeau, Hadley Fults, Avery Hernandez, Landry Theriot, and Taylor Tran. Freshmen: Tarah Bradley, Bryleigh Cummings, Chrislynn...
The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce has announced that the December Student of the Month for Bridge City is Ester Saldana. Ester is ranked 31 of 199 with a GPA of 4.4...
The Orangefield HOSA-Future Health Professionals student organization along with the Health Science classes made Christmas cards and collected items to be donated to local long term living facilities, Focused Care and Stonewood. The HOSA officers delivered the items that will be used to spread holiday cheer. We wish the residents and staff a very Merry Christmas from OHS....
The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is delighted to announce that Friends of the Bridge City Library has been named Business of the Month for December 2023. They were presented an award at the December Networking Coffee hosted by Bridge City High School....
Roberta Draughn, a long-time resident of Bridge City, Texas, and formerly of North Bend, Ohio, died on December 12, 2023. Roberta was born on October 17, 1948, in Dayton, Ohio, to Clifford Robert Meyer and Francis Parcher. Roberta spent her early life in the Cincinnati and Dayton, Ohio areas. Roberta was a beautician by trade and a mother by choice. Roberta met, married, and began a family with the love of her life, Steve Nelson Draughn. They had been married for 55 years at...
David Huerta was born on March 22nd, 1969, in Orange, Texas, to Daniel Huerta Sr. and Cristela Riojas Huerta and died Thursday, December 7th, 2023, in Houston. Texas David embarked on his journey with the Lord around 23 years ago, dedicating his time, mind, and soul to spread the word of God to anyone who would listen During his time among family and friends, he married his best friend and love, Belinda Pesina Huerta, and raised three sons. David Huerta built his small...
Bridge City native Josh Smalley is going home. Smalley has been chosen as the new athletic director and head football coach at Bridge City High School. Superintendent Dr. Mike Kelly submitted Smalley as the candidate to fill the two positions of athletic director and head football coach at a meeting of the Bridge City school board on Wednesday, December 13. The school trustees unanimously approved the superintendent's recommendation. Dr. Kelly said he and the school trustees...
District action started for three of four local boys basketball teams the second week of December. Bridge City, West Orange-Stark, and Orangefield all have played one game in their respective districts while Little Cypress Mauriceville will play their first district game on January 2. Bridge City, Little Cypress Mauriceville, and West Orange-Stark are members of District 19-4A. Other district opponents include Jasper, Lumberton, Silsbee, and Vidor. The opening night in the...
Local girls basketball had its second week of district action last Friday. All four of the teams but Little Cypress Mauriceville had played three district games at that time. The Lady Bears had their second district game against the Silsbee Lady Tigers on Tuesday, December 12, at the Dr. Pauline Colburn Hargrove Gymnasium. Silsbee won 76-30 dropping LCM to 1-1 in district action. The Bridge City Lady Cardinals took on the tough Lady Tigers the following Friday night in Bridge...
Thelma Whitehead Lusignan, 95, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on December. 15, 2023 at the home she lived in for 68 years. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 19, 2023, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Father Ernie Carpio of St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Burial will follow at hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will begin prior to the service at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 19, 2023, at Claybar...
Milton Doyle Vallery, 66, a longtime resident of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 10, 2023. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, December 16, 2023, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Brother David Millner. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday, December 15, 2023, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Long Beach, California, on February 26, 1957, he was the son...
