TxDOT Says It’s Studying Lighting MacArthur Dr.
More street lights along MacArthur Drive may be part of the Texas Department of Transportation’s changes to MacArthur Drive, said department spokeswoman Sarah Dupre. Following the original story on...
View ArticleCity Lining Ditch To Help Drainage
The city of Orange has budgeted $365,000 to line 1,400 linear feet of ditch along Clark Lane. The Oak Creek Village area needs drainage help “really bad,” Public Works Director Jim Wolf told the city...
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Pinehurst Receiving GLO Funds For Harvey Damage
The City of Pinehurst is in line to receive a significant contribution from the Texas General Land Office (GLO) that will allow the city to address roads and infrastructure that were damaged by...
View ArticleAccident Wednesday on Hwy. 12
There were no serious injuries from a two vehicle crash Wednesday night in Orange County. The Texas Department of Public Safety Troopers received a report of a head-on collision in the area of State...
View ArticleOCSO Investigating Homicide
On Friday, January 24th, 2020 the Criminal Investigation Division of the Orange County Sheriff’s Office initiated an investigation, based upon a tip received by a Patrol Deputy. The investigation...
View ArticleTax and Voting Deadlines
Two important deadlines are coming up for taxes and voting. Friday is the deadline to pay property taxes without a penalty. The Orange County Tax Assessor-Collector’s office collects the local taxes...
View ArticleInvestigators Find Burned Bones Near Home on FM1136
Burned human bones are among the evidence for a murder case that the Orange County Sheriff’s Office is building. Investigations Captain Cliff Hargrave said searchers found enough burned human bones to...
View ArticleWolfford’s King and Queen of Mardi Gras
Bobby and Nicole Wolfford were crowned King and Queen of the Orange Mardi Gras Saturday night during the Krewe of Krewe’s Grande Ball held at the VFW Hall on Hwy. 87. You can see more from the ball...
View ArticleOrange P&Z To Meet
The Orange Planning and Zoning Commission will conduct public hearings Tuesday, Feb. 4 on three proposed changes. Stan Floyd of American Airboats on Lutcher Drive at Simmons Drive is requesting...
View ArticleAllie Payne Closed To Thru Traffic
Allie Payne Road will be closed from Meeks Drive to Dartez Road beginning Monday and lasting about two weeks. The city of Orange said the closing is for road construction. The work will depend on...
View ArticleGothia Discusses Drainage and Tax Abatement
The Southeast Texas Flood Control District (STFCD) held its first meeting of the New Year Monday in Beaumont at the offices of the Southeast Texas Planning Commission. County Judge John Gothia and...
View ArticleOPD Weekend Reports
A 36-year-old Mauriceville man was arrested for DWI Saturday morning after a pickup truck hit a brick mailbox, knocked down a gated fence, and ended up in a private pond. Orange police went to the...
View ArticleNewton Co. Sheriff’s Report
by Sheriff Billy Rowles So sick of all this impeachment junk. Let the president alone and start doing what we pay you to do. Let’s see what’s going on here in Newton County. We received a call in the...
View ArticleStarbucks Files Permit
It’s official. Starbucks now has permits for a $1.1 million building on 16th Street at Interstate 10 by the Chick-fil-A that is under construction. The city of Orange issued two permits on January 30...
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Bridge City Chamber Holds 60th Annual Banquet
Monday night inside the Bridge City Community Center the Chamber of Commerce recognized Mayor David Rutledge as its Citizen of the Year. Rutledge is in his second term as Mayor after serving as a...
View ArticlePost Office in Mauriceville Re Opens Following Imelda
The Mauriceville Post Office opened Tuesday for the first time since the Imelda flood more than four months ago. The U.S. Postal Service has been operating a mobile retail unit at the post office site...
View ArticleGuidry Updates Commissioners
The Commissioners Court held its weekly meeting Tuesday and adjourned in less than thirty minutes. Maintenance Director Kurt Guidry provided updates on items related to the recovery from the Imelda...
View ArticleCarey Charged in Murder Case
Ronny Lee Carey Jr. was charged this morning with first degree felony murder in connection with the death of 40-year-old Ryan Michael Sullivan, whose burned bones were found last week. Justice of the...
View ArticleBody Was In House For Four Days Before Being Set On Fire
A man accused of murder shot the victim and moved the body into a bedroom. The body stayed there for four days in December. Then the accused and his girlfriend moved the body to a brush pile on his...
View ArticleOC Sheriff Calls
Orange County Sheriff’s Office Calls January 27-February 2 Burglary of a vehicle, 8:09 a.m. January 27, 800 block of Tralee Drive in Vidor. Disturbance, 11 a.m. January 27, 6100 block of Ashland Drive...
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