Commissioners Meet, Approve Hiring
The Commissioners Court on Tuesday authorized the hiring of an assistant district attorney to handle the child protective service docket in Orange County. District Attorney John Kimbrough told the...
View ArticleOne Killed In Accident In BC
Wednesday night authorities were called to the intersection of Ferry Drive and Meadowlawn in Bridge City for an accident. The BC Police Department said a man driving a three wheel motorcycle from...
View ArticleStreets, Pavilion On Councils to-do List
The Orange City Council Thursday morning decided to borrow money to pay for street repairs and a covered pavilion with a stage at the Boat Ramp off Simmons Drive. The city will borrow about $4 million...
View ArticleSt. Mary Church Vandalized
A swastika, numbers 666, and phalluses were spray-painted on the back of St. Mary Catholic Church in the Old Orange Historic District. Orange police are investigating the graffiti as a misdemeanor...
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Judge Hahn To Retire Early
Thirty-four years of serving as a district judge in Orange County will come to end for Buddie Hahn in another month. Hahn has officially resigned from his position sending his letter of resignation to...
View ArticleBC BOA Adds Two Members
The Bridge City Board of Adjustment met Thursday night. The first order of business was swearing in new alternate members on the board. Beverly Perry and Michael Gauthier received their oaths of...
View ArticlePinehurst Improving West Park
Pinehurst is making strides to improve the city’s West Park. Work is continuing to build a walking track around the park. A beach volleyball court should be ready for play in the next week. Two...
View ArticleOrange P&Z To Review Subdivision Plans
The Orange Planning and Zoning Commission will once again review the plans for the Cypress Shadows Estates II subdivision by Sam Peveto. Last year, the commission, along with the city council, rejected...
View ArticleNewton Co. Sheriffs Report
Newton Co. Sheriffs Report by Sheriff Billy Rowles We don’t need any more weeks like we just had. Let’s see what it was all about. We received a report of a naked man running around his car up...
View ArticleDPS Investigates Two Accidents Sunday
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is investigating two crashes that occurred in Orange County at about the same time on Sunday night. Sergeant Stephanie Davis with the DPS reported that...
View ArticleAccident Stops Eastbound Traffic
At approximately 8:45a.m. Monday, the Texas Department of Public Safety responded to a multiple vehicle crash on Interstate 10 in Orange. The crash occurred just East of SH 62. Initial reports indicate...
View ArticlePolice Briefs-ATM Thieves Cooperating
The FBI is involved in the investigation of a the break-in and theft of the Capital One ATM, 3738 16th Street. Orange Police Detective Captain Robert Enmon said the theft might be tied to others in...
View ArticleOC Health Inspections for May
Orange County Health Inspector James Scales went to 31 food service businesses during May. Here are the reports: Cypress Plaza, 7014 North Highway 87 in Orange: Inspector pulled several expired foods...
View ArticleBurglary On Beagle
Two handguns and a smart TV were stolen from a house on Beagle Road off FM 1130 during the weekend. The homeowners called Orange police at 6:43 a.m. Monday after returning home to discover the garage...
View ArticleThieves As Hot As Weather
The thieves came out with the hot weather as people living in the rural areas reported 20 thefts, frauds or burglaries last week. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office logs show seven thefts were...
View ArticleCounty Discussing Front Door Repairs
The Commissioners Court discussed for about an hour Tuesday morning during a workshop what to do with several buildings that were seriously damaged in Tropical Storm Harvey. In Vidor the welfare...
View ArticleBC Meeting Includes Honor, Apology
The City Council met in Bridge City Tuesday evening. The meeting was highlighted by a couple of announcements at the start. Mayor David Rutledge apologized to the City Council for the way he had...
View ArticleAnother Game Room Raided
Monday, June 4, 2018, the Orange County Sheriff’s office executed a search warrant at a game room located at 5600 block of N.Main in Vidor. The Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Orange Police...
View ArticleJudge Powell Rules Mistrial
A state district judge this week called a mistrial before a jury could be picked for the re-trial of a Beaumont man convicted in 2014 of murder for the death of a Vidor teenager in a car crash. 163rd...
View ArticleCity Starts Demolition Project
The city of Orange has started the annual demolition of dilapidated houses, including three on Main Avenue. The city uses federal Community Development Block Grants each year to remove the old houses,...
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