Early Voting Still Heavy On Day Two
Early voting Tuesday surpassed the numbers on Monday as people took advantage of the extended hours. The Orange County Elections Administration Office reported another 3,014 people voted in person,...
View ArticleHealth Inspector Hands Out Six Perfect Scores
Mold, live roaches, spiders, and faulty hand-washing stations were among the problems Orange County Health Inspector James Scales found at restaurants and food businesses. The Star and Crescent Moon...
View ArticleNew Dealership May Be Coming To Orange
A new car dealership will be built off Highway 62 South of Interstate 10 in Orange on the acreage known as Eagle Point. The City of Orange Economic Development Corporation will be spending up to...
View ArticleOrange Thanks Pinehurst, West Orange
The Orange City Council bought a new grapple truck Tuesday as part of the effort to clean the city. The truck cost nearly $200,000 and the council previously decided to include it in the new budget,...
View ArticleTwo Arrested After Gambling Raid
Orange police Tuesday night arrested two men in connection with suspected illegal gambling with eight-liner games at three convenience stores. Police had search warrants and, with Orange County...
View ArticleSheriffs Office Not Asking For Money
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office wants to warn the public about scammers allegedly posing as sheriff’s officers and asking victims for money over the phone. The agency has received several reports...
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Walk Takes Place After Warrant Round-Up
Assistant District Attorney Krispen Walker organized a walk Thursday to mark National Domestic Violence Awareness Month and the Orange County Sheriff’s Office ran a warrant round-up on people wanted...
View ArticleEarly Votes Surpass 10K
Orange County on Thursday surpassed 10,000 early votes, even though the voting slowed. The county now has a total of 10,354 votes cast for the November 6 general election with seven more days of early...
View ArticleMore Delays On Hwy. 87
Motorists on State Highway 87 in Orange County have found the drive rough at both the north and south ends of the county. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has started construction...
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Bowen Charged With Intoxication Manslaughter
Following an investigation, Blake Travis Bowen, 36, was taken into custody Friday and charged with Intoxication Manslaughter in the death of 72 year old Vivian Markle in June. The crash on occurred on...
View ArticleAccident Sends Orange Woman To Hospital
At approximately 3:45a.m., the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) received a report of a multiple vehicle crash on Interstate 10 in Orange County. The crash occurred on the Purple Heart Memorial...
View ArticleReports Include Two Arrested For Break In
A call from a citizen Thursday afternoon led Orange police to arrest two men suspected of breaking into a vacant commercial building at 1212 Park Avenue. The caller at 3 p.m. gave police descriptions...
View ArticleWeekend Police Reports
Orange police found amphetamines, marijuana, and synthetic marijuana at a house in Greenway Park when they had a search warrant. They arrested 39-year-old Kendrick Lloyd Jones of Orange. He faces a...
View ArticleNewton Co Sheriffs Report
by Sheriff Billy Rowles Hope everyone had great week. Not too bad here. Let’s see what went on. Let me start out by thanking everyone who was here at the square Friday. It was great to see the...
View ArticleFatality Accident On 1442 Monday Morning
At 6:42 Monday morning Bridge City Police were call to a two car accident in the 3000 block of FM 1442. A maroon Chevrolet Impala was traveling on 1442 when the driver crossed the center line, striking...
View ArticleHebrew Cemetery Vandalized
A groundskeeper at the Hebrew Rest Cemetery in Orange Monday morning discovered tombstones had been overturned and a ceramic pot broken. The cemetery is fenced and locked. Orange Detective Captain...
View ArticleCounty Holds Tax Abatement Workshop
A workshop Monday night on possible changes to the tax abatement policy in Orange County filled the Commissioners Courtroom. Mayors, city officials, port district commissioners, school...
View ArticleCypresswood Ready For Phase Two
The Cypresswood Village subdivision has grown so much ITEX is ready to develop the second phase. The Orange City Council on Tuesday will have a special called meeting to hold a public hearing on the...
View ArticleShots Fired Off Ridgemont
Gunshots were fired Monday evening at a house in the Ridgemont subdivision, but no one was injured. Orange police are trying to piece together what happened. Detective Captain Robert Enmon said people...
View ArticleHOT Funds Distributed At CC
Seventeen sponsors were awarded money from Hotel Occupancy Tax Funding Tuesday by the Commissioners Court. The Hotel Occupancy Tax or HOT funds will be distributed in Fiscal Year 2018-2019 totaling...
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