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Childs Jumps On Board
Orange City Councilor Brad Childs will be representing the city on the Orange County Economic Development Corporation advisory board. The City Council Tuesday voted to buy another advisory seat on the...
View ArticleOne In Hospital After Accident
A 19-year-old man was injured Tuesday morning after a car crashed into his Dodge Charger, sending the Charger into a utility pole. The collision was about 8:30 a.m. at the intersection of Fifth Street...
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New Orange City Hall Opens July 1
City of Orange offices should be open at the new city hall on July 1. Public Works Director Jim Wolf told the City Council that is the target date to have everything moved and ready to operate out of...
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Phelan Passes Disaster Prep Legislation
Wednesday the Texas House of Representatives passed four pieces of legislation authored by Representative Dade Phelan (R-Beaumont) in response to the devastation of Hurricane Harvey and to help Texas...
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Courthouse Contractor Approved
A contractor to restore the marble façade on the front of the Orange County Courthouse was approved Wednesday by the Commissioners Court. Marsh Waterproofing of Vidor will handle the historic...
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A Chance To Clear Your Name
People across Orange County with arrest warrants for most misdemeanor offenses will soon get a chance to go to court and work out their fines without being arrested. Orange Mayor Larry Spears Jr. and...
View ArticleWO Dealing With Feral Felines
The City of West Orange will be getting needed improvements for the city’s waste water treatment plant. The City Council met Monday and approved engaging a grant administrator and an engineer to...
View ArticleRoque Indicted For Capital Murder
An Orange County grand jury this week indicted 26-year-old Yovahnis Roque for capital murder in connection with bludgeoning his 2-year-old daughter to death with a hammer in February. He has been in...
View Article17 Year Old Dies In Accident
(DPS preciously released the deceased as a 12 year old. We have learned she is a 17 year old from Orange) At approximately 1:00a.m. Sunday, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Troopers...
View ArticleCandidates Speak At Forum
Candidates running for Orange City Council are foreseeing the town exploding soon and they want to serve citizens. They also want to eliminate litter and improve the appearance of Orange. In addition,...
View ArticleNewton Co. Sheriff’s Report
by Sheriff Billy Rowles This week is telecommunicators week. Please remember to hug and thank your 911 operators. We can’t function without them. They are the real heroes in our world. Please...
View ArticleOPD Weekend Reports
A man from Orange was injured early Saturday morning when the car he was driving went off an Interstate 10 frontage road and hit a road sign along with a group of trees. 33-year-old Orenthal James...
View ArticleSales Tax Down For February
Sales across Orange County continue a slow drop from the same time last year as reconstruction after Hurricane Harvey is dwindling. The entities collecting sales taxes continued to see drops in sales...
View ArticleMan Struck By Vehicle
An auto pedestrian crash on MacArthur Drive Tuesday at about 2:00 PM resulted in minor injuries for the pedestrian. The crash was handled by the Orange Police Department. Lieutenant G. D. Keaton of...
View ArticleBC Approves Tax Exemptions
Tax Exemptions approved April 17, 2019 The City Council in Bridge City approved a resolution Tuesday covering the tax exemptions for homeowners during the 2019 tax year. There...
View ArticleCommissioners Meet Tuesday
The Sheriff’s Office will be getting some new equipment for handling prisoners at the Orange County Jail. The Commissioners Court approved Tuesday the purchase of two restraint chairs to hold...
View ArticleBarlow Charged With Murder
A 20-year-old Orange County Jail inmate has been charged with murder after a DNA sample connected him to the apartment where a man had been shot to death in December. The affidavit of probable cause...
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Fiery Accident Halts I10 Traffic
At approximately 4:30p.m. Wednesday, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) received a report of a multiple vehicle crash on Interstate 10 in Orange County. The crash occurred near mile marker...
View ArticleProtect Your Belongings
Three thefts or burglaries were reported to Orange police on Monday. Officers went to the Waffle House, 4212 27th Street, at 4:12 a.m. because of items taken from a parked vehicle. A resident in the...
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OC Sheriff’s Calls April 8-14
Warm weather is enticing thieves to get outside. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office had several calls last week about thefts and burglaries, including 10 thefts from vehicles. Of those, five were...
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