Mauriceville Woman Stabbed To Death
The Newton County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call in reference to a woman being stabbed. Officers from the Newton County Sheriff’s Office and an ambulance were dispatched to CR 3144 just south of...
View ArticleSheriff Investigating Two Deaths
Newton Co. Sheriff’s Reportby Sheriff Billy Rowles Wow! What a busy week. Let’s see what’s been going on. Friday we received a 911 call where one lady stabbed the other. Deputies and first responders...
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Green Shirts Start Monday
Citizens in Orange County are dealing with the effects from Tropical Storm Imelda which hit last September. Many are still recovering from the flooding caused by Harvey which struck the county over...
View ArticlePermits Slow In December
After a big construction month in November, building permits in the city of Orange slowed in December. Residential building led the permits with two new houses going up in the Cypress Bayou addition....
View ArticleVidor Once Visited Vidor
The “King” of Vidor lived to be 88 years old, but spent only about three hours of his life in the town named for his father. King Wallis Vidor was a pioneer movie maker and ended up directing many...
View ArticleOPD Weekend Reports
House in Roselawn Hit by Bullets Gunshots hit a house on Circle C in Roselawn Sunday evening and Orange police are searching for a shooter. No one was hurt and Detective Captain Robert Enmon said it...
View ArticleAbatement Vote Feb. 18
A vote on the Chevron Phillips Chemical abatement agreement could occur as early as February 18. The Commissioners Court met Tuesday and at the conclusion of the meeting County Judge John Gothia said...
View ArticleBC Awards Contract For Ditch Cleaning
Bridge City will be getting some ditches cleared and regraded in the coming months. The City Council on Tuesday awarded Jet Aeration the contract for regrading and reshaping ten roadside ditches....
View ArticleOC Sheriffs Calls Jan. 13-20
Thefts and burglaries last week in rural Orange County were spread across the Vidor and Mauriceville areas. In addition, a man was accidentally shot with a pellet gun in Vidor and assaults were...
View ArticleFelon With Gun Convicted
41-year-old Desmond Deray Gatson of Newton was convicted Thursday of federal firearms violations of being a felon in possession of a gun. He faces up to 10 years in federal prison. U.S. District Judge...
View ArticleFraud Cases Reported
Three different fraud cases were reported to Orange police on Wednesday and in an unrelated incident, a local woman was arrested after a traffic stop for an arrest warrant from Los Angeles for fraud....
View ArticleOrange Firefighters Save Dog
Orange Firefighters were called to 89 Park Street just before dark Friday, it’s the last house before you get to Simmons Drive. The occupants arrived home to find heavy smoke coming from the home. A...
View ArticleCouncil To Vote On Lining Ditch On Meeks Drive
The Orange City Council Tuesday will vote on taking the first step for a concrete lining in the Meeks Drive drainage ditch by Oak Creek Village. The council will vote on paying a maximum $14,500 to...
View ArticleTxDOT Planning Big Change For MacArthur Drive
The Texas Department of Public Transportation is planning a major traffic change for MacArthur Drive that will create a sidewalk-bike trail lane. MacArthur is part of Texas Highway 87. MacArthur...
View ArticleNewton Co. Sheriffs Report
by Sheriff Billy Rowles I had to go to Austin last week for a couple of days. Big thanks to all the guys and gals here at the office for holding down the fort. Let’s see what’s been going on. Can’t...
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Collection Station Fees Return on March 3
Operations at the Citizens’ Collection Station at the Orange County landfill will be changing in March. Fees for use of the landfill by citizens following both Harvey and Imelda were dropped and the...
View ArticleGunshots Reported Over Weekend in Orange
Orange police were called to two separate incidents of gunshots during the weekend, but no one was hurt and no damage was reported. One incident was Saturday morning at Willow Bend Apartments on Sikes...
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‘Bunny’ Hopped Through Orange in 1935
Free entertainment draws crowds and the Orange Retail Merchants Association knew it. In 1935, the group brought famous wire walker Bunny Dryden to downtown. He performed on a wire strung across Fifth...
View ArticleTrooper Involved In Accident
A DPS patrol vehicle was struck from behind Tuesday afternoon. The crash occurred on the westbound side of I-10 just west of the 1442 overpass in Orange County. No one was seriously injured in the...
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Payments Made, Debris Removed at CC Meeting
It is always a good day when someone gives you money. Tuesday was a good day for Orange County as Jefferson Energy Terminal presented the Commissioners Court five checks totaling over $4.65 million....
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