Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Constable Lane Mooney, left, and Deputy Constable Matt Ortego have worked together in the Precinct 4 office. Dave Rogers For The Record Orange County’s newest commissioner and a four-term judge at-law face competition next year and a candidate for constable brings light to a quirky law. Working backward, campaign treasurer designation filings at the Elections Administration Office show: * Precinct 4 Deputy Constable Matt Ortego has filed to be Precinct 4 Constable; *Assistant...
Lions Club members Rusty Honeycutt, left, and James Wickham, check out the Tilt-A-Whirl ride Tuesday in preparation for the 79th Annual Orange Club Charity Carnival at Lions Den Park. Barring a rainout, ribbon-cutting is set for 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16, with the fair opening at 6:30 p.m. The two weekend event is set to run Oct. 16-19 and Oct. 23-26....
KAZ’S KORNER After getting “Verlander’d” in the first game and “Cole’d” in Game No. 2, the Tampa Bay Rays returned home with their backs against the wall and completely turned the tables on the Houston Astros Monday in Game 3 of the American League Division Series with a convincing 10-3 victory. The Rays jumped on the Astros’ No. 3 starter Zack Greinke Monday, pounding three home runs which accounted for all five runs off the crafty right-hander, who lasted less than four innings. In the meantime, Ray’s starter Charlie M...
The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce has announced that the October Student of the Month for Orangefield High School is Peyton Beebe. Peyton was presented her certificate and gift bag by Bridge City Chamber Ambassador/Board Member, Rani Dillow, Mortgage Loan Originator at Westin Mortgage Group, at the October coffee hosted by Trendz. Peyton is the daughter of Patrick and Cindy Beebe. Peyton’s awards and honors include: National Honor Society 2018-present and the Rotary You L...
The Orangefield community and students have been preparing for this Friday’s Homecoming Game. Each day the students are participating in different themed activities at their campuses. On Friday everyone is encouraged to wear Orange for the big Orange Out and the District Homecoming Pep Rally begins at 2 pm at the F.L. McClain Field where the Bobcats will be hosting the East Chambers Buccaneers later that evening, with kickoff at 7:30 pm. During halftime festivities the H...
Games This Week WEST ORANGE-STARK over SILSBEE—It’s strange that the two teams picked to be the District 10-4A Div. II champion play in the very first district game. Silsbee could very well be favored because the Tigers are at home, but the Mustangs have been working on this game all season long. And the ‘Stangs will pull off this upset. LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE over BRIDGE CITY—The Battlin’ Bears have the home field advantage in this cross-county District 11-4A Div. I match-up and have had a bit more success that the Card...
The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce announced that the October Student of the Month for Bridge City High School is Camren Dionne. Camren was presented her certificate and gift bag by Board Member/Lifetime Ambassador, Scot C. Shaffer, Owner of the Scot C. Shaffer Insurance Agency, at the October Networking Coffee hosted by Trendz!. Camren is the daughter of Maricela and Tim Dionne. She is ranked #2 of 177 with a GPA 4.61. Camren’s Awards and Honors include Stark Museum S...
Photo: Abby Frank bakes her great-great-grandmother’s pumpkin Bundt cake recipe while wearing her great-grandmother’s apron to raise money for area flood victims. Photo courtesy of Ann Brown. Penny LeLeux For The Record Abby Frank, 8, dons her great-grandmother’s apron in her grandmother’s kitchen. She love’s baking with her Maw-maw Ann Brown of Bridge City. Brown said Abby has always loved to bake with her since she was big enough to stand on a stool to reach the counter....
Photo: Notables at Saturday’s 50th birthday party for IBEW Local 2286 included past and current 2286 business managers George Crawford, Clinton Trahan, Johnny Johnson and IBEW Region vice president Jon Gardner, who helped organize the organization representing employees of Gulf States Utilities and Entergy Texas. Dave Rogers For The Record To say that the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers has been a huge part of George Crawford’s life would be like saying oxy...
Dave Rogers For The Record Mildred Prejean Piggott Purifoy turned 102 last week and celebrated with a pink birthday cake to match her outfit, one topped by a tiara befitting royalty. The whole gang was there – children, grandchildren, great grandchildren and friends. So how does it feel to be 102? “I feel about the same as I did before I was 102,” she said. “We celebrated and had a lot of company.” Purifoy, a native of a Cajun community of Lawtell, La., was born in 1917 and...
Dave Rogers For The Record Drainage meetings for communities affected by Tropical Storm Imelda will be held for Orange County Precincts 1, 3 and 4 later this month. And if they’re as well-attended as the one in Precinct 2, those seeking close-in parking should come early. More than 250 people showed up Sept. 30 at the Top Deck warehouse in Mauriceville (Precinct 2) to voice their drainage concerns at a meeting hosted by the Mauriceville Heritage Association and attended by State Rep. Dade Phelan and officials with the c...
Photo: Dan Mohon, a former Orange mayor, was appointed mayor of Pinehurst Tuesday night and didn’t rule out running in May’s election to keep the office. RECORD Photo: Dave Rogers Dan Mohon, a former two-term mayor of the City of Orange, is taking over as mayor of the City of Pinehurst. City council members voted 3-0 to appoint Mohon, 79, to fill the spot previously held by Joseph L. “Pete” Runnels. Runnels, 76, resigned effective Oct. 3 after serving two multipl...
Photo: Students from Vidor dress up as ghosts and tell the story of 1874 Jett Massacre during a past Ghost Walk in Orange, Texas. More than 40 costumed high school drama students from the area will be turning back the hands of time in the Fourth Annual Heritage House Historic Ghost Walk in downtown Orange. Ghost Walk begins at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12 at the Heritage House Museum, 905 W. Division Ave, a block west from the Orange County Courthouse. The event offers...
Service League of Orange representatives, Rita Ballard and Tricia Stroud, visited Little Cypress Mauriceville School District to deliver a check for $500 to be used for students in need of clothing. The Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce announcement that they were giving $500 to each school district, specifically for students needing clothing. The Service League of Orange voted to match the Chamber’s gift and are delivering checks to districts throughout the County. A...
On 10-2-19 at 10:36 PM, Officers of the Orange Police Department were dispatched to IH-10 W. bound at MLK in reference to assisting another agency with a suicidal female walking in the roadway. While attempting to make contact with the female, she crossed the barrier wall into the east bound lane of traffic where she shot herself in the chest. The female was treated on the scene by Acadian Ambulance personnel and Orange Fire Department first responders. She was then transported to Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont...
Bridge City National Night Out 2019 was a great success! Thank you so much to all who attended. Extra special THANK YOU to our local businesses and organizations that showed their love and support of Bridge City by providing free food, games and lots of giveaways!!!!!! We hope you will join us again next year!!!!...
Games This Week WEST ORANGE-STARK over JASPER—This will be a clash of two titans with identical 3-1 records. The Bulldogs are coming off a 63-6 blowout win over La Marque while the Mustangs cruised to a 46-7 victory over rival Bridge City. If the ‘Stangs do have an edge Friday night it has to be the home field advantage. VIDOR over PORT NECHES-GROVES—This will be my Upset Special of the Week as the Pirates are only one-point away from being undefeated in both District 12-5A Div. II and for the season. However, the India...
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP is pledging $100,000 to the United Way offices in the Southeast Texas region to provide assistance for those residents recently impacted by the floods associates with Tropical Storm Imelda. This assistance is in addition to the company’s normal philanthropic donations and and will be targeted specifically for flood relief via four United Way offices: the United Way of Greater Houston, the United Way of Mid & South Jefferson County, the U...
Texas Well Owner Network (TWON) will hold a water screening at our Orange County Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office, located inside the Orange County Convention & Expo Center on FM 1442. Sample bottles, form and instructions will be available at the AgriLife office. Samples will be returned to AgriLife on Tuesday, October 15th between 8:30 am and 10 am. TWON will test the bag sample on the spot for salinity and nitrate. The bottle sample will be tested for E. Coli overnight. Wednesday, October 16th at 5 pm will be an open...
The St. Mary Church Altar Society is holding its Annual Gift Shop on Thursday, November 14th, in the Parish Hall at 912 West Cherry, from 9 A.M. to 2 P.M. The Gift Shop will have homemade baked & canned goods, frozen entrees, holiday gifts, crafts, jewelry, a Silent Auction and much more. A BBQ Chicken luncheon will be sold from 11 A.M. to 1 P.M. consisting of half a chicken, potato salad, beans, dessert, and tea all for $8. Take-out meals are available (containers furnished). The delicious chicken is prepared by the Knights...
First Saturday Sale at Thrift & Gift is celebrating Fall and 46 years in Orange. Best prices in town on new fall wreaths and table arrangements We have handmade quilts, baby items, aprons, etc. We thank the public who contribute generously. Racks of clothing will be $1.00 and .50 cents. On this Saturday, October 5, Our First Saturday Sale we open at 9 am and will close at 1 pm. and the Shop and Bargain Room will be open as well. We are located at 350 37th Street which is off Strickland Drive between the Salvation Army and...
The American Legion Post 49 located at 108 Green Ave. in Orange, will hold a Fried Fish Plate Lunch fund raiser from 11 am to 1 pm, on Thursday, October 3. The meal will consist of: Fried Fish, potato salad, cole slaw, green beans, bread and a dessert for $9.00. Walk-ins welcome and delivery is available. Please call 409-886-1241 after noon on Wednesday, October 2 and before 9 am on Thursday, October 3 for Orders and Deliveries....
“Oh, there was no doubt I was tired of pulling wet sheetrock off the wall,” said Joe Deshotel.So it came to pass that I had to move my boat to make room to load the trash on my utility trailer and I never looked back.” By the time his wife, Michelle, called to see where the heck he had gone he was already past Newton.“I told her I was running up to the camp to get my compressor and nail gun, but she was standing by the compressor when she called,” said Joe.So much for that lie! “She just laughed and said she needed a break to...
CROCE PLAYS CROCE A.J. Croce performs Croce Plays Croce, Saturday, October 5, at 7:30 p.m. at the Lutcher Theater for the Performing Arts, for one performance only. In this special night of music, A.J. will feature a complete set of classics by his late father Jim Croce, some of his own tunes and songs that influenced both he and his father. Jim Croce was an American folk singer with a short-lived professional recording and touring career, and decades of posthumous fame as one of the greatest songwriters and artists ever....
Photo: The Mustang defense swarms Bridge City's quarterback Ethan Oceguera. The Chain Gang forced the Cardinals to throw the ball and were able to keep them to 173 total yards in the 46-7 win this past Friday night. RECORD PHOTO: Meri Elen Jacobs Gerry L. Dickert For The Record In a cross-county matchup, it turned out to not be much of a matchup at all. West Orange-Stark rolled into Bridge City this past Friday and dominated for a 46-7 win at Ward Stadium. After both teams...
