Student Brings Fake Gun To School
Late Wednesday afternoon, January 13, 2016, administrators at Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School received a tip that a student had a ”fake” gun that he was trying to sell on campus. The situation...
View ArticleHoke Remembered
Pictured are students who wore their Science Superstar shirts to school the day after Mike died to honor him. The top left is Julianna Sylestine from community, top right from St Mary Matthew Erb,...
View ArticleOrange Royalty
Mike and Cheryl Zeto were crowned King and Queen of the Orange Mardi Gras Ball held Saturday night at the VFW Hall. Mike works for the City of Orange as the IT Manager and Cheryl if the Chief...
View ArticleCommissioners Meet Tuesday
The Commissioners Court will hold its regular weekly meeting Tuesday afternoon. There is a workshop scheduled for Tuesday morning during which the Court will discuss the payment and processing of...
View ArticleOrange Mardi Gras Ball
Above: Mike and Gwen Poutra perform for the crowd during the Orange Mardi Gras Ball held Saturday night at the VFW Hall. The Poutra’s were the Duke Tarzan and Duchess Jane. Mike and Cheryl Zeto were...
View ArticleMarch Held In Orange Monday
Marchers black and white, young and old and in-between sang “This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine” as they traveled on Green Avenue Monday for the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Pastor...
View ArticleAccident on 62 Tuesday
At approximately 6:20am, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) received a report of a two vehicle crash on Highway 62 near Cohenour Road in Orange County. A 2015 Dodge pickup truck towing a...
View ArticleWeekend Police Briefs
If a man and woman had been able to keep their sewage to themselves, they may have kept out of jail. Instead, they were arrested Saturday night for possession of a stolen recreational vehicle. The RV...
View ArticleOC Sheriff’s Calls January 5-11
Orange County Sheriff’s Calls January 5-11 Fraud-credit card abuse, 1:46 p.m. January 5, 11500 block Old Highway 62 in Mauriceville. Recovered motorcycle, 2:43 p.m. January 5, 1900 block FM 1078 in...
View ArticlePayment Order
In an effort to avoid a re-occurrence of this month when gasoline credit cards for the Sheriff’s Office were deactivated, the Commissioners Court approved Tuesday an order that will pay certain bills...
View ArticleFilings for May 7 Election Underway
Bridge City will be getting a new mayor in May because Mayor Kirk Roccaforte has served the maximum amount of time allowed under the city’s term limits. But he told KOGT that he plans on filing for...
View Article16th Store Robbed, Clerk Injured
A convenience store clerk was cut above his right eye after being hit in the head with a pistol during an armed robbery Tuesday night. Orange police report the Star Stop at 1402 16th Street, next to...
View ArticleFilter Equipment Contract in BC
The City Council awarded a contract for water filter equipment to be installed in three Bridge City water wells Tuesday evening. Simco Enterprises will handle the installation of water filtration...
View ArticleSmall Fire At Sunset Apartments
The Orange Fire Department put out a fire at the Sunset Apartments on Sunset Drive Monday afternoon. The fire department was called about 2:15 p.m. and quickly had the fire out. Firefighters report it...
View ArticleAccident Sends Two To Hospital
An employee with the Orange County Jail was seriously injured in an auto accident Tuesday morning in Mauriceville. At approximately 6:20 AM Tuesday, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) received...
View ArticlePinehurst Gas Cards
Orange County has had problems with its gasoline credit cards recently, and the City of Pinehurst has been looking for different credit cards to purchase gasoline as well. Pinehurst City Administrator...
View ArticleRestaurant Reports
Orange County food businesses were spiffed up in the first part of January. All but one of the businesses scored A’s in the health and the lowest score was a B+. County Health Inspector James Scales...
View ArticleQuibodeaux Sentenced
A 67-year-old man from Little Cypress will spend 25 years in state prison without parole after pleading guilty to continuous sexual abuse of a young child. 260th District Judge Buddie Hahn pronounced...
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Large Object Pulled Out Of River
An obstruction that has been snagging boats and possibly damaging boat propellers was removed from the Sabine River canal in Orange Thursday. Stan Floyd with American Airboats used his biggest model...
View ArticleTree Down On Treemont
Thursday’s storm, which included some vicious winds, took down a tree at a home in the 2100 block of Treemont St. in Orange. The weather over the weekend will be much better with a 30% chance of rain...
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