Orange Permits Include Two New Homes
Churches and houses in Orange are still undergoing repairs from Harvey damage. In November, the City of Orange issued building permits to four churches and three houses. Harvey repairs are being made...
View ArticleNewton Co. Sheriff Weekly Report
by Newton Co. Sheriff Billy Rowles Happy New Year everyone. Let’s have a great 2019. We have been working an Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child. Turns out there is three victims here in Newton County...
View ArticleSixteenth Was Once Country Road
The two-lane, asphalt country road was a perfect place to build a cottage and raise a family on the outskirts of the city. Veterans returning from World War II got G.I. Bill loans to buy the cottages....
View ArticleGunshots Fired Outside Club
Gunshots were fired late Saturday night at a club in the 200 block of Cypress Avenue off Simmons Drive. Orange police were called about 11:30 p.m., however the shooter was not found. Detective Captain...
View ArticleMan Arrested After Threatening Church
Vidor Police Chief Rod Carroll this afternoon said the armed man arrested in Sequin Sunday morning was targeting First Baptist Church of Vidor. A caller notified Sequin police about 7 a.m. after seeing...
View ArticleFire Burns Business On Hwy. 62
Firefighters from across Orange County worked this afternoon to put out a blaze at Clark & Co. in the 17000 block of Highway 62, about a mile north of FM 105. The company makes and sells cleaning...
View ArticleNew Year…More Rain
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles is watching the potential for some heavy rainfall to develop across the area Wednesday into Thursday with rainfall amounts of 2 to 5 inches with locally...
View Article2018: Bridge City and Orangefield
Like the other cities in Orange County, 2018 started for Bridge City as a rebound from the disaster Tropical Storm Harvey. The disaster may not have been as bad as Hurricane Ike for Bridge City, but...
View ArticleOC Food Inspections For December
Orange County Health Inspector James Scales made 48 food inspections in December and found mold in ice machines at several stores. Most of the scores were in the 90s and high 80s. The lowest score was...
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County Officials Sworn In Jan. 1
County elected officials were sworn in Tuesday at the 128th District Courtroom in the Orange County Courthouse. Three members of the Commissioners Court, three justices of the peace, and one county...
View Article2018: A Look Back
The year 2018 featured carry-overs from the previous year plus some changes and new faces. Orange County continued to rebuild after Harvey flooded thousands of buildings on August 30, 2017. People...
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SRA Opens Gates To Three Feet
At 2pm today (Jan. 2) the Sabine River Authority opened all 11 gates at Toledo Bend Dam to three feet, increasing the CFS to 46,400. Toledo Bend had reached 173.10 when the SRA decided to raise the...
View ArticleNew Court Meets For First Time
The Commissioners Court held its first meeting of the year Wednesday. Commissioners Theresa Beauchamp and Robert Viator took their seats on the dais for their first Court session. After approving the...
View ArticleSRA Raises Gates To 4 Feet Thursday Morning
All 11 gates at the Toledo Bend Dam have been raised from 3 feet to 4 feet as of early Thursday morning following Wednesday’s rains. That increases the CFS to 57,400 from 34,590. The Sabine River at...
View ArticleTwo Spend NYE In Jail
A couple of women from Orange had a New Year’s Eve to remember. They were arrested for misdemeanor fighting in public and ended up in the county jail. Orange police went to the Park Manor Apartments,...
View ArticleOC Sheriff’s Office Calls Dec. 24-Jan. 1
Orange County Sheriff’s Office Calls December 24-January 1 Sexual assault, 9:24 p.m. December 24, 4100 block of Oak Drive in Vidor. Disturbance, 10:55 p.m. December 24, Noah Drive in Orangefield....
View ArticleRestaurant Owner Asks For Date Change
The owner of the Boardwalk Grille in downtown is asking the Orange City Council to delay the contracted construction date for his new restaurant along the riverwalk. Jake LeMoine in a letter to the...
View ArticleNewton, Orange County Preparing For High Water
Newton County Judge Kenneth Weeks Thursday signed a disaster declaration for that county as the Sabine River is now expected to get to the major flood stage. Orange County Emergency Management Director...
View ArticleFriday Morning Update: Good News
The good news for the Sabine River Friday morning is that Toledo Bend Reservoir stayed at the same level through the night. For the past couple of days, the lake has risen even with all the spillway...
View ArticleStill 350 FEMA Trailers In Orange County
Over 450 families in Orange County are still needing assistance to get their homes and their lives back to where they were prior to Tropical Storm Harvey. Many people have moved back into their...
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