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Newton Co. Sheriff’s Report
by Sheriff Billy Rowles Hope everyone had a great week. Not too bad around here. Let me start off by thanking all the area Go Texan Committees here in SE Texas. They work so hard for our kids. Great...
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Orange police recovered two new stolen TVs after noticing one of the boxes in a neighbor’s backyard. The 63-year-old neighbor was arrested for burglary and taken to the Orange County Jail. Officers...
View ArticleCity To Talk Lions Den Park
Two weeks ago, the city of Orange closed the Lions Den Park wooden castle playground after an engineer said it is not safe. Tuesday evening at 5:30, the Orange City Council will have a workshop on...
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Primary Election Results
Contested races in Orange County – (Republican) District Judge, 163rd Judicial DistrictMichael Catt 5479Rex Peveto 7887 Orange County JudgeErnest Bayard 3371John Gothia 9362 Orange County SheriffRob...
View ArticleOC Health Inspections
Orange County Health Inspector James Scales found a number of problems at the Jack in the Box restaurant on 16th Street, giving the store the lowest score of his inspections during the last half of...
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Chase Ends In Orange
Texas Department of Public Safety Troopers, with the assistance of the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office and the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, arrested Alisha Lowe and Johnathan Segeada after they fled...
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Candidates Talk After Winning
Over 13,000 votes were cast in Orange County in the Republican Primary on Tuesday and in early voting the two weeks before. The closest race was for the next Sheriff of Orange County to replace Keith...
View ArticleOC Sheriff’s Calls Feb.24
Orange County Sheriff’s Office Calls February 24-March 1 Disturbance, 8:08 a.m. February 24, 2800 block of Dennis Drive in Little Cypress. Burglary of a motor vehicle, 4 p.m. February 24, 7000 block...
View ArticleBC Approves Plat
The City Council in Bridge City met in a short meeting on Tuesday. The council approved a preliminary plat for a subdivision in the city limits of Bridge City as its only business. The Cardinal...
View ArticleEntergy Says Tree Caused Outage
Entergy reports that about 180 customers lost electrical power Wednesday night. Allison Payne of Entergy said a large limb from an oak tree fell and broke a pole. The National Weather Service reported...
View ArticleGLO Provides Money For Homes
The Texas General Land Office has granted a total of $10.2 million to four Orange County cities to buy out 71 houses hit with repeat flooding. Land Commissioner George P. Bush announced the Harvey...
View ArticleCommunity Wants Playground to Be Rebuilt
It will be closed all summer- Orange taxpayers may not be the only ones paying for a new playground at Lions Den Park. A new communitywide effort like the one that built the 40-foot wooden castle...
View ArticleDardeau Returns To Council
The City of West Orange will not be holding a municipal election in May. The City Council met Monday and accepted a Certification of Unopposed Candidates from City Secretary Theresa Van Meter. The...
View ArticlePeck Indicted For Murder
A Newton County Grand Jury indicted John Michael (Toby) Peck a 41-year-old from Newton for the murder of Randy Holmes. The murder took place on or about November 24, 2017 in Newton County. Peck was...
View ArticleCan You Identify This Woman?
The Orange Police Dept. is seeking assistance with identifying the female in this video. Any information is asked to be forwarded to the Orange Police Dept. Detective Division 409-883-1095 or SETX...
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Demo Hearings In Pinehurst
The Pinehurst City Council will consider condemning two properties when it meets again. The properties were first shown in a PowerPoint presentation to the council at its last meeting in February....
View ArticleNewton Co. Sheriff’s Report
by Sheriff Billy Rowles Hope everyone had a good week. We have been bowed up. Let’s see what’s been going on. Gonna be a new Sheriff in town. Congrats to Robert. Him and Cynthia ran a good race....
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Pedestrian Hit on MacArthur Drive Friday Night A 59-year-old man was injured Friday night while walking across MacArthur Drive and a car hit him. Orange police said the driver could not see the man...
View ArticleRiverfront Restaurant Receives Extension
Parts of Cooper’s Gully through the east side of Orange will be getting landscaped with 701 trees, shrubs, and grass. Also, more than a dozen city streets south of Interstate 10 will be getting...
View ArticleCassidy Retiring After 19 Years
The Commissioners Court met Tuesday for the first time since the Republican Primary which caused the cancellation of last week’s meeting of the Court. The primary saw all three incumbents re-elected...
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