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Marsh Fire Started Tuesday
It’s that time of year when you’ll start seeing marsh fires or controlled burns between the states of Texas and Louisiana. Tuesday a lot of smoke could be seen from all over the county and if you’re...
View Article2019: A Look Back At Local Stories
Rain, plants, and chicken stayed in the news during the past year. Imelda brought record-making rain in September. A proposed new Chevron-Phillips petrochemical plant dominated talk, along with hopes...
View ArticleMan Found Shot On 24th Street
Orange Police were called to 24th St near Bruce Lane Thursday afternoon. Witnesses say a man went into the street, shot several times in the air before turning the gun on himself. He suffered a...
View ArticleDebris Ready To Be Moved
Orange County is getting close to transferring the debris collected after Tropical Storm Imelda to its final destination at a landfill in Newton County. The Commissioners Court heard a report...
View ArticleBeer Stolen and Fences Knocked Down
Nothing Like a Cold Corona for Breakfast A man who wanted beer on New Year’s Day morning could be facing a robbery charge because he got in a fight with a clerk and left with a cold Corona. Orange...
View ArticleElderly Man Severely Beaten At His Home
A 62-year-old man was severely beaten in his apartment this week but is expected to recover, said Orange Detective Captain Robert Enmon. Friday afternoon the man was in stable condition at a Houston...
View ArticleCreel To Serve 20 Years
A man will serve 20 years in prison for aggravated robbery after his probation was revoked because of him being arrested twice in one weekend for alcohol-related offenses. In December, 163rd District...
View ArticleLandon Smith Reported Missing(update)
Update…Landon was found in a wooded area near his home around 8:15am. He had slept in a sleeping bag with his dog. (3:55am Saturday) The Orange County Sheriff’s Office is currently searching for a...
View ArticleWoman Drives Into Home
At approximately 7:00p.m., the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Troopers responded to a report of a one vehicle crash at the intersection of Highlander Drive and Patillo Road in the Victory...
View ArticleNewton Co. Sheriffs Report
by Sheriff Billy Rowles Hope everyone had a safe New Years Eve. Let’s see what’s been going on. Saturday, we received a call about one man shooting another. They had been feuding for a while. Thank...
View ArticleDriver Dies In Accident on Hwy. 12
On Monday, January 6, 2020, at approximately 4:20 PM, the Vidor Police Department Dispatch Center received a call of a major accident in the 7000 block of Hwy. 12 involving a passenger vehicle and an...
View ArticleMany Thefts Over The Weekend
Orange police have a “person of interest” in a series of vehicle burglaries in Little Cypress reported on Friday and the weekend. Also, two vehicles were reported stolen and later recovered. Detective...
View ArticleOPD Looking For Theft Suspects (video)
The Orange Police Dept. is seeking information in identifying the males and females in these videos. They are wanted for questioning in reference to a theft at Family Dollar in Orange. Any information...
View ArticleOPD Looking For This Woman
The Orange Police Department is seeking information in identifying the female in this picture. They are wanted for questioning in reference to a theft that occurred at Shangri La. The theft occurred...
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Phelan Asking For VA Hospital
Today, State Representative Dade Phelan (R-Beaumont) sent a letter to President Trump voicing his concern for the lack of reliable healthcare options for over 1.6 million veterans in Texas and asking...
View ArticleBoil Water Notice For South Newton Customers
Due to a leak repair, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has required the South Newton Water Supply Corporation TX 1760022 public water system to notify all customers to boil their water...
View ArticleDebris Transfer To Begin
The transferring of debris collected following Imelda in Orange County could start being taken to Newton County in the next week. The Commissioners Court approved on Tuesday the recommendation of...
View ArticleOC Sheriffs Calls Dec. 31-Jan.6
The Little Cypress area outside the Orange city limits also had burglaries during the past week. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office answered two complaints about burglaries of vehicles and three...
View ArticleWhich Seats Are Available?
More than a dozen positions will be on ballots across Orange County for the May 2 city council and school board elections. Filing for candidates will begin Wednesday January 16 and continue through...
View ArticleBoil Notice Lifted For SNWS
The boil water notice has been lifted for South Newton Water Supply. SNWS had called for a boil water notice Jan. 7 after a line had to be repaired. The post Boil Notice Lifted For SNWS appeared first...
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