Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Photo: Reese Raven craft as Ann and Woody Almazan as John get acquainted at the Rustic Saloon in this screenshot from the Fresh Production short film “Shhh” shot by Travis Myers. Larry Johnson For the Record It was a busy weekend shooting “Shhh,” a short film written and directed by Penny LeLeux. Bridge City’s Rustic Saloon was one of two locations filmed Saturday. The other was an International Apartment on Meeks Drive in Orange. “I can’t wait to see it when it’s finished...
Gerry L. Dickert For the Record West Orange-Stark 36, Little Cypress-Mauriceville 14 West Orange-Stark went back to the basics when Little Cypress-Mauriceville threatened to make it a game this past Friday night. After all, defense wins championships, right. The Mustangs stayed perfect at 2-0 after the 36-14 cross-county rivalry with the Bears at Mustangs Stadium although early it appeared that LC-M might have figured out how to top the Blue and Silver. WO-S started the...
Dave Rogers For The Record Curbside trash recycling could return to Orange County if enough households are willing to pay $10 per month. “We found out about this company and basically they cater to smaller communities that can’t afford to recycle on their own,” explained Sandra Hoke of Keep Orange County Beautiful. She and Deborah Bednar, President of Keep Orange County Beautiful, are set for further talks with Ryan Smith, CEO of Recyclops, a Utah company that says its missi...
Photo: 2019 Athena Award winner Sandra Hoke, second from left, poses with Orange County’s past winners of the award that recognizes women leaders. From back row, left to right, they are Jane Whitfield, Hoke, Vivian DeJohn, Becky Rutledge, Beverly Perry, Pauline Hargrove, Nancy Vincent, Gisela Houseman, Theresa Beauchamp, Pam Honeycutt. Front, Cecil Broom, Katherine Frey, Marcelle Adams, Betty Harmon. Dave Rogers For The Record She’s known around town as one of the Trashy Wom...
THE PEAK OF HURRICANE SEASON By this weekend a tropical system that will move near the southeastern Bahamas and Florida could become more developed and move into the northern Gulf. This system could bring more rain to the Bahamas and Florida. The Bahamas is totally destroyed from Dorian and looks like it’s been bombed. It is a sad situation and no one is rushing to help them. Their economy depends mostly on tourism and it will take several years, if ever, to restore the place. Now another storm approaches.*****I’ve got to...
Photo: Quarterback Jerren Terrell looks for an open receiver early in the rivalry game against the LCM Bears. Terrell finished the 36-14 win with 10 of 18 competitions for 82 yards. Record Photo: Meri Elen Jacobs Meri Elen Jacobs For the Record The cross-town rivalry matchup between the West Orange-Stark Mustangs and the Little Cypress-Mauriceville Bears, where the new turf and scoreboard were the focus for most the first few minutes of the night, did not disappoint the huge...
Photo: Orange City Council agreed on a half-dozen motion to set the stage for the development of the Gisela Houseman Medical Complex on 20 acres at Eagle Point, near the intersection of Interstate 10 and Highway 62. Dave Rogers For The Record The city of Orange wrapped up its $45 million 2020 budget Tuesday and took several big steps regarding the city’s future. Mike Kunst’s agreement to be the new city manager was approved by city council at a salary of $150,000 per yea...
Photo: Josh Fisher swears in as a new member of the Little Cypress-Mauriceville school board Monday night. Fisher takes the place of Kevin Abernathy, Place 2, who resigned. For The Record Little Cypress-Mauriceville schools Monday night named Josh Fisher to serve as school board member. Fisher, a service manager for AWC Valves, finished second to Dr. Chris Riedel with 44 percent of the vote in May’s election for Place 6 on the board. He will be filling the unexpired term of K...
Dave Rogers For The Record West Orange agreed to go forth in seeking a $5 million grant to rebuild its sewer and wastewater treatment plant at its city council meeting Monday. Plans are to build a $6.5 million plant adjacent to the current one, with all crucial components of the plant elevated above the flood plain, explained Melinda Smith of Traylor and Associates. The current plant has been flooded in the past by hurricanes and tropical storms. The local match for the U.S. Economic Development Administration grant would be...
The City of Pinehurst city council will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17, for a final vote on a 2019 tax rate that’s a smidge less than 2018. The total tax rate of 71.393 cents per $100 value is about a penny and a half under last year’s rate of 72.762 cents per $100. Aldermen and women met Tuesday night and held the second tax rate hearing as required by law. There were no citizens at the hearing witnessed only by a couple of news reporters and city staff. The 2019 rate includes 64.215 cents per $100 for maintenance and ope...
Put it in a Letter Express your wishes. Provided by Ian James, Financial Advisor (409)792-0179 Actor Lee Marvin once said, “As soon as people see my face on a movie screen, they [know] two things: first, I’m not going to get the girl, and second, I’ll get a cheap funeral before the picture is over.”1 Most people don’t spend too much time thinking about their own funeral, and yet, many of us have a vision about our memorial service or the handling of our remains. A letter of...
“It only happens to good people,” boasted Len Swanson through a broad smile that belied any thought of his seriously believing that statement. “The only thing scary about last weekend is that I am afraid the good Lord gave it to me as a going away present.If he did it was a good way to go out!” Being a grandparent makes it much easier to understand his unabashed joy, but it was incredibly special regardless of age.Len is seventy-nine going on fifty and one of those folks that make everyone around them feel younger. “Thursday...
Photo: Jeff Young of Orange wants to be Orange County’s new county judge. The county HVAC specialist goes into the 2020 election cycle aiming to cut pay for the judge and commissioner jobs. Dave Rogers For The Record Jeff Young wants to be the next Orange County Judge and he’s making it personal. “I don’t consider this to be an election. This is a fight between me and him [John Gothia, the current office-holder],” he said. And Young says if he’s elected, he’ll work cheap ...
Photo: Pam Honeycutt inspects Lions Den playground on Friday, Aug. 30. She helped head up the efforts to build the playground in 1999. RECORD PHOTO: Dave Rogers Dave Rogers For The Record An Orange landmark could be headed to the trash heap without a change of priorities at City Hall. The giant wooden Lions Den children’s playground at Lions Den Park, between Adams Bayou and 16th Avenue off MacArthur, is in need of repair or replacement 20 years after it opened. Kelvin K...
Photo: Orange County welcomed the arrival of an 18-foot AirRanger airboat for use by the Emergency Management Department in rescue operations. The boat was purchased with an $87,000 grant from Rebuild Texas Foundation from American Airboats of Orange. From left to right are Commissioner Robert Viator, County Judge John Gothia, Emergency Management Coordinator Joel Ardoin, Commissioner Theresa Beauchamp, Special Projects Director Michelle Tubbleville, Commissioner Johnny...
Photo: Roy plans a trip each year to place flowers on his mother’s grave. Record photo by Mark Dunn OUTLIVING THE OLD MAJESTIC OAK Fifteen years have gone by since Mom died. She passed away on Sept. 2, 2004. Through the years, around the anniversary of her death or on her birthday in July, I try to make my way to the little South Louisiana Cajun town of Abbeville. Last week Phyl and I made plans to make a quick trip like we had done so many times before. We would place f...
Games This Week WEST ORANGE-STARK over LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE—If LC-M’s Friday night’s 21-7 victory over Woodville was considered an upset, then what would a win over the Mustangs be called. The Mustangs were fortunate to escape Bulldog Stadium Friday night with a 21-20 win over Nederland. They found out first- hand how three straight turnovers can affect a game—like 20 unanswered Nederland points—and will have to be much more careful against these hungry Battlin’ Bears. ORANGEFIELD over LIVINGSTON—The Bobcats had b...
Photo: Susan Kazmar, left, and her husband Joe spend time with Orange All-Pro football player Earl Thomas after a 2014 game in Seattle. Dave Rogers For The Record She was born in the Show Me state but for more than 40 years Susan Kazmar showed her math skills to Orange school students. “I was always good at math,” said the veteran of 45 years in classrooms from Columbia, Missouri to Orangefield. “It’s where I made my very best grades.” Kazmar’s love for and skills for teachin...
Preseason exhibition football games are a necessary evil for the National Football League to function properly. Each year more and more of the high-dollar stars don’t even suit out for these lengthy encounters. Other players like the running backs, wide receivers, linebackers and defensive secondary backs must play in these games to get into playing shape where they take licks just like in the regular season. Starting quarterbacks and star defensive linemen can be seen in the first and possibly the second series of the exhibi...
Almost everybody enjoys a good piece of cornbread, but this cornbread has a meat casserole underneath it. The recipe is furnished by my good friend, Diane Sturdivant, but I changed the name of the recipe from Cornbread Skillet Bread to Cornbread Meat Dish. I did not want anyone to be misinformed that this recipe was for cornbread made in an iron skillet! It is a hearty meal serving as a main course or entree. Equipment needed: 8"x10" casserole dish Frying pan Spatula Medium mixing bowl for cornbread mix Spoons Cutting board...
Ralf Mimms of Granger Chevrolet in Orange shows off a beautiful new 2019 Corvette during the annual Granger's Chevrolet All-Star Open House Event at the dealership on Saturday. The event kicked off a month long sale that end Sept. 30 and featured a classic car show, hotdogs, apple pie and Chevrolet. 5Point Credit Union is a co-sponsor of the event offering special rates to new Chevy buyers until the sale ends. RECORD PHOTO: Stump Weatherford...
Photo: Jessica Hill, director of Orange County Economic Development Corporation, appears before county commissioners Tuesday asking for a Reinvestment Zone for land recently purchased by Chevron Phillips Chemical. RECORD PHOTO: Dave Rogers Dave Rogers For The Record Orange County Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to establish a 1,600-acre Reinvestment Zone that might one day be home to one of the world’s largest chemical plants. “This is a big moment for all of us in...
Bridge City ISO is proud to name Kim Swanzy as our district's Elementary Teacher of the Year! Mrs. Swanzy is one of our phenomenal kindergarten teachers, always dedicated to overall growth for each child. Beginning her fourteenth year of teaching, she has been employed with our district four years. Hired to work at BCE initially as an educator in one of the Response to Intervention classrooms, Mrs. Swanzy is beginning her third year as a kindergarten teacher. Mrs. Swanzy's...
A good professional provides important guidance and insight through the years. Provided by Ian James, Financial Advisor (409)792-0179 What kind of role can a financial professional play for an investor? The answer: a very important one. While the value of such a relationship is hard to quantify, the intangible benefits may be significant and long-lasting. There are certain investors who turn to a financial professional with one goal in mind: the “alpha” objective of bea...
Photo: Stephen Patterson, Orangefield schools superintendent, shakes the hand of Kenneth Smith, an owner of K-Dan’s Grocery, as the district presents a Bravo Award to the store after it served free breakfasts to Orangefield students and staffs on the first day of classes. Dave Rogers For The Record Orangefield schools passed a $17.3 million budget for fiscal year 2020 Monday night, setting a tax rate that is 10 cents under last year. The new rate is $1.17835, compared to $...
