Newton Co Sheriffs Report
by Sheriff Billy Rowles We have been busy all week. Things were quite until Tuesday when I got back from the Sheriff’s Association training conference. Then Bam! We received a report of a house...
View ArticleFord Finally Caught
On Sunday, July 29, 2018, at approximately 8:29 PM an officer on patrol spotted an individual traveling the wrong direction in the 900 block of N. Main Street causing traffic to swerve to avoid him....
View ArticleFull Moon Kept Police Busy
A man accused of breaking into an apartment and attacking a woman had to get medical care after neighbors coming to the rescue stopped him and he fought back. 32-year-old Anthony Galloway was arrested...
View ArticleOfficer Injured Trying To Stop Thief
A police officer and a shoplifting suspect were injured during a fracas Monday when the suspect refused to stop, drop a stick and comply with the officer. Orange police report 36-year-old LeeRonald...
View Article16th Street At I-10 Construction
Tuesday night is the first of four nights that 16th Street at the Interstate 10 overpass will be closed. The hours are 8 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The Texas Department of...
View ArticleCommissioners Busy At Tuesday Meeting
Orange County will have a change in who cleans the Courthouse and other county buildings after the Commissioners Court voted Tuesday to go with in-house janitors instead of a commercial janitorial...
View ArticleOrange Council Discussing Budget
The Orange City Council will be dealing with the budget for 2018-19 during three special called meetings next week. City Manager Dr. Shawn Oubre will present the proposed budget to the council during a...
View ArticleCounty Planning Ahead
Orange County received a grant from the Rebuild Texas Fund this week that will be used to help the county be better prepared when a severe weather event occurs. The $82,139 grant has been used to...
View ArticleAccident on FM 105 Thursday
At approximately 6:15a.m., the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Troopers responded to a single vehicle crash on FM 105 in Jasper County. The crash occurred near the Jasper-Orange county line....
View ArticleDrainage Hotline Coming Soon
In the weeks since the Orange County Commissioners Court sponsored two workshops on drainage issues in the county work has been on going to clean, clear, and dig ditches for better drainage. The work...
View ArticleVeterans Park Vandalized
Someone vandalized a Vietnam Memorial at Veterans Park in Vidor Friday. Vidor City Manager Mike Kunst told KOGT the memorial was purchased by the 1969 senior class at Vidor High School. It features...
View ArticleOC Sheriff’s Office Calls July 23-30
Orange County Sheriff’s Office Calls July 23-30 Criminal mischief, 9:39 a.m. July 23, Gulf Coast Washes, 10400 block of Highway 12 in Mauriceville. Fraud-forgery, 1 p.m. July 24, Market Basket, 11900...
View ArticleOC Building Permits for July
MICAH REINHARDT 1955 SUMMERVILLE $ 360,000.00 $ 640.25 RYAN SHAW 9240 WINLIN $300.00 $ 25.00 REYMOND BUTLER 1580 CHEYENNE $200.00 $ 25.00 GUIDRY 4, LLC...
View ArticleAccident on 16th; Two Arrested For Drugs
A 57-year-old woman from Orange was hurt Thursday morning when an SUV hit her as she crossed 16th Street at Link Avenue. Orange police gave her a ticket for failure to yield the right-of-way. Police...
View ArticleRestaurant Reports
Two restaurants and a convenience store selling food scored below 80 in July. Orange County Health Inspector James Scales went to 35 food businesses during the month and only two had perfect scores....
View ArticleAirport Already Seeing Positive Change
Orange County took over as the Fixed Based Operator (FBO) of the county airport on July 1. The airfield had diminished use by local pilots during the time it was run by a commercial FBO. Activities...
View ArticleNewton Co. Sheriffs Report
Newton Co. Sheriffs Report by Sheriff Billy Rowles First part of the week was ok. The last part not so good. Let’s see what it was all about. Sunday, we got a call reference to a self-inflicted...
View ArticleOrange Homeowners Facing Tax Increase
Property owners in the city of Orange are facing a tax rate increase because damage from Tropical Storm Harvey dropped property values $80.16 million. The same problem is facing other property-taxing...
View ArticleMan on Meth Arrested on Top of Shed
Orange police arrested a Louisiana man for possession of methamphetamine Saturday morning after a call that a shirtless man was climbing on the top of a shed in the yard of a house on Tenth Street....
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Mother, Son Receive As Much As They Give
Janet Encalade and her son Dr. Grant Encalade spent their foreign vacation on their feet all day in humid 103 degree temperatures. They can’t wait to do it again. Encalade, who lives in Bridge City, is...
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