OC Sheriff’s Calls June 17-23
Orange County Sheriff’s Office Calls June 17-23 Burglary of a vehicle, 1:11 a.m. June 17, 18000 block of Highway 62 South in Orange. Disturbance, 1:28 a.m. June 17, 18000 block of Highway 62 South....
View ArticleTwo VPD Officers Honored
Two Vidor police officers on Wednesday were presented with Life Saving awards because of their quick action in giving emergency medical attention to a woman who had shot herself in the chest. The...
View ArticleNichols: My Five Cents
by Senator Robert Nichols On July 4th, we will celebrate our nation’s freedom. The signing of the Declaration of Independence, in 1776, marked the birth of the United States of America as an...
View ArticleCar Thieves Hit Greenway
Car thieves were in the Greenway Park neighborhood early Wednesday morning. They apparently left a vehicle stolen from Beaumont behind, then abandoned another vehicle taken on Robin Avenue. Finally,...
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Link Was Mayor On The Move
“Another enthusiastic meeting of the city council was held last night,” the news story from April 15, 1902, reads. The city council, not held to the modern Texas Open Meetings Act, met in the office...
View ArticleNewton Co. Sheriff’s Report
by Sheriff Billy RowlesJuly 1, 2019 I’m ready for it to dry up. I need to mow. Let’s see what’s been going on here in Newton County. We received a 911 call where a mom and grown son are fighting. Mom...
View ArticleCity May Lease Vehicles
The City of Pinehurst held its first budget workshop during the third week of June to determine the needs for next fiscal year. It was determined the city may need to spend close to $90,000 in...
View ArticleHead On Accident on DuPont Dr.
Two people were seriously injured in a head-on crash on DuPont Drive as first responders had to extricate both drivers from the vehicles. Orange police report 43-year-old Luz Maria Figueroa of Port...
View ArticleOrleck On The Move Again
The USS Orleck is once again looking for a home, and this time, Florida is calling. A naval museum group is looking to tow the World War II-era destroyer built in Orange to Jacksonville. The...
View ArticleThibodeaux Stepping Down
Not totally unexpected County Judge Carl Thibodeaux resigned his position Tuesday as the chief administrator for the county during the meeting of the Commissioners Court. Thibodeaux had been...
View ArticleCouple Assaulted On 44th St.
A couple was injured Friday night when a man broke into their residence and hit them with a baseball bat. The assault was reported at 11:20 p.m. as a burglary. Orange Detective Captain Robert Enmon...
View ArticleMildred Falls Keller
Mildred Falls Keller, 92, returned to her heavenly home on June 24, 2019. Her faith in God and devotion to her family provided the strength she needed to face multiple battles with cancer throughout...
View ArticleOC Sheriff’s Calls June 24-June 30
Orange County Sheriff’s Office Calls June 24-June 30 Burglary of a habitation, 11:20 a.m. June 24, 3900 block of Langham in Orangefield. Theft, 1:17 p.m. June 24, 1800 block of Dublin Drive in Vidor....
View ArticleWO In Real Estate Business
The City of West Orange will have over three million dollars to use in the Acquisition Program as part of the Community Development Block Grant from the General Land Office (GLO). The City Council...
View ArticleGothia Ready For Judge’s Chair
Not totally unexpected County Judge Carl Thibodeaux resigned his position Tuesday as the chief administrator for the county at the beginning of the Commissioners Court meeting. Thibodeaux said the...
View ArticleJuly 4th Closings
All local, state, and federal offices will be closed on Thursday for the Fourth of July. The cities of Orange, Bridge City, and Vidor will have regular garbage pickup on Thursday. In Vidor, customers...
View ArticleAndrus Resigns From BC Council
A resignation was announced during the City Council meeting Tuesday in Bridge City. Alderman Eric Andrus said he would be stepping down from his position on the City Council effective immediately....
View ArticleWO Boil Water Notice
Due to main break, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has required the Orange County Water Control Improvement District #2 public water system IN West Orange to notify Customers to boil...
View ArticleSecond Half Of 2019 Should Be Productive
The demolition of a former gas station-convenience store on 16th Street was the “last piece of the puzzle” before construction can start on development. That includes Chick-fil-a. Mayor Larry Spears...
View ArticleFire On Fireworks Day
The Orange Fire Department was call to a house fire Thursday evening on Gans Ave. near the intersection on 16th St. Thankfully no one was inside and the house is said to be vacant. The cause is under...
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