Search Warrant Ends In Arrest
On September 5, 2018 City of Orange Narcotic Investigators and Orange County Sheriff’s Investigators executed a search warrant at 509 W. Park Ave, Orange, Texas. Upon executing the warrant, the...
View ArticleOrange Building Permits Include Speck Homes
New single-family houses in the Cypresswood Village subdivision led the building permits issued by the city of Orange for August. DSLD Homes Southwest obtained five permits for houses valued at a total...
View ArticleAccident Knocks Out Power In The Cove
Around 9:30pm Wednesday almost 600 Entergy customers in the the Cove area of Orange lost power after a van struck a power pole in the 1100 block of DuPont Drive. As of midnight some 120 homes were...
View ArticleMan Beaten With Stick
A 37-year-old man from Orange suffered a broken arm and a severe cut to his head after being beaten with a wooden stick. Orange Detective Captain Robert Enmon said the man was attacked at a house....
View ArticleCouncil To Vote On Ice Cream Trucks
The music of ice cream trucks could be sounding through the streets of Orange if the city council approves new ordinances setting up rules for the long-prohibited traveling snack vendors. The city...
View ArticleFriday Night Lights
Besides getting to watch the game, the band and the cheerleaders, one of the biggest thrills for the youngsters on Friday nights, is running through the tunnel before the game as you can see from the...
View ArticleWoodway Chooses Oubre As New City Manager
Longtime Orange City Manager Dr. Shawn Oubre has been offered the same position with the city of Woodway, Texas following an interview on Friday. Woodway is a town of 8900 located southwest of Waco....
View ArticleNovrosky’s Robbed Sunday
A masked gunman robbed Novrosky’s Sunday night and escaped a police search. Orange Police Department Captain Charlie Stephenson said the restaurant at 501 16th Street called police at 9:43 p.m. The...
View ArticleNewton Co. Sheriffs Report
Newton Co. Sheriffs Report by Sheriff Billy Rowles Hope everyone had a good week. Let’s see what’s been going on around the county. Chief Deputy Hall recovered a stolen 4-wheeler Wednesday. We...
View ArticleEDC Supported At Workshop
The Commissioners Court, representatives from most of the municipalities, and business leaders from across the county discussed for over two hours on Monday what amount the county should fund the...
View ArticleOrange Police Weekend Reports
Many of the weekend calls to the Orange Police Department involved family disputes, including one in which a husband and wife fought about a Facebook post. In another case, an ex-partner is suspected...
View ArticleWO Approves Tax Rate
The City Council in West Orange unanimously approved its budget and the tax rate for next year during its meeting Monday. The tax rate was increased to $0.47 per $100 value. Mayor Roy McDonald...
View ArticleCommissioners Change Day and Time For Meeting
In a vote that was more or less previewed at a workshop on Monday, the Commissioners Court approved Tuesday supporting the Orange County Economic Development Corporation (EDC). The county will fund...
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Turn Left Then Turn Left
Wrong GPS directions caused a tree injury Monday morning and led an 18-wheel truck rig to call Orange police. Officers at 7 a.m. went to 20th Street and Burton Avenue because a tree limb had become...
View ArticleBigger Lot, Ice Cream Trucks Approved
The Orange City Council voted to spend $50,000 in economic development money for Mike Lemoine and Spanky’s Barbecue on 16th Street to expand a parking lot. The council Tuesday voted on the grant, which...
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Rain, But No Isaac Is Good News
The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a broad area of low pressure in the central Gulf of Mexico. Upper level winds are expected to become more favorable for tropical development on Thursday,...
View ArticlePolice Reports Include Contractor Arrest
A subcontractor at West Orange-Stark Middle School was arrested Tuesday for having methamphetamine and a meth pipe on campus. Orange Police Detective Captain Robert Enmon said the man was not a school...
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Hurricane Ike-10 Years Ago Today
Hurricane Ike started forming off the coast of Africa on August 28, 2008. By Sept. 4 it had reached maximum sustained winds of 145mph, making it a category 4 storm. Just after 2am on Sept. 13, Ike made...
View ArticleSales Tax Numbers Still Up
Sales taxes are beginning to slow down after Tropical Storm Harvey, but are still up across Orange County compared to pre-Harvey levels. Harvey brought up to 60 inches of rain late last August and...
View ArticleNews of the Day
You know you’re in a small town when the when the story “most trending” is a visit from a small blimp. But we agree, it’s pretty cool and it’s been a while since we’ve seen one in Orange. Carnival...
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