Marriage Licenses Oct. 19-23
Marriage License: Issued By The Office of Brandy Robertson, Orange County Clerk For the Week of October 19, 2015 thru October 23, 2015. Christopher L. Jones and Meyshoia B. Carter Ty A. Sonnier and...
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Wild Weather Weekend
There are two significant weather problems forecast for Sunday: 1) heavy rain and flash flooding and 2) high tides and coastal flooding. The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has increased the...
View ArticleLark St. Sewer Construction Underway
Residents on Lark Street in Pinehurst will be seeing construction of new sewer lines in their neighborhood. Pinehurst City Administrator Robbie Hood said the contractors have been delivering...
View Article16 Firefighters Resign
A volunteer firefighter for the Mauriceville-McLewis fire department said Friday morning that 16 members of the department have resigned. Richard Jones said he submitted a resignation list with the...
View ArticleTollway in Orange County?
The Commissioners Court will consider issuing a resolution Tuesday regarding a new tollway of approximately 10 miles extending from the intersection of State Highway 105 and U. S. Highway 69 in...
View ArticleBack When
For kids, Halloween was the top holiday next to Christmas. It’s almost hard to choose the best part when I was a kid because so many aspects were exciting. First was picking a costume. Most of the time...
View ArticleFillyaw Running For County Judge
Bobby Fillyaw will leave as Orange County’s Economic Development Director in December. And Monday he announced his intention to run for Newton County Judge. My name is Bobby Fillyaw and I am announcing...
View ArticleAccident Claims Three
A two-vehicle head-on collision Monday about four miles east of Lufkin on State Highway 103 has resulted in three fatalities. A Dodge Neon attempted to pass another car when it ran head on into a...
View ArticleSeveral Accidents Over Weekend
An SUV rolled over after hitting a culvert off North Highway 62 Sunday night and the driver had to be taken to a Beaumont hospital. It was one of three accidents with injuries that Orange police...
View ArticleHoliday in the Park Sold Out
The West Orange City Council met without Mayor Roy McDonald or City Secretary Theresa Van Meter on Monday. Shirley Bonnin chaired the meeting as Mayor Pro Tempore, and Ramona Block served in Van...
View ArticleCommissioners Discuss Sheriffs Vehicles
The Sheriff’s Office needs patrol vehicles. The county says it does not have the money to buy new cars for the Sheriff’s Office. After half an hour of discussing the problem Tuesday the result was the...
View ArticleOC Sheriff’s Calls October 20-26
Orange County Sheriff’s Office calls October 20-26 Theft, 10:04 a.m. October 20, Dixie Drive in Vidor. Reckless damage to property, 11:30 a.m. October 20, 800 block Cherokee Street in Vidor. Burglary...
View ArticleCity Buys Vehicles
The Orange City Council on Tuesday agreed to buy five new Tahoe SUVs for the Police Department. The new vehicles will cost a total of $203,000 with an added police package. Chief Lane Martin said the...
View ArticleVoting is Slow
Early voting for the seven state constitutional amendments has been slow in Orange County even though one will lower school property taxes if it passes and another recognizes the right of citizens to...
View ArticleTwo Caught
Orange police Wednesday night caught two juveniles at an apartment complex laundry room where two previous break-ins had occurred during the past few days. Officer Brian Latiolais reported that Officer...
View ArticleBig Permit Issued
Orange County has issued a permit for construction of a $40 million terminal near the Neches River for liquefied gas. Enterprise Terminalling LLC is part of Enterprise Products. The site is off Old...
View ArticleOFD Responds to Fire
The Orange Fire Department responded to a smoked filled house at 4217 Willowglen St. in the Greenway Addition about 5:35pm Thursday afternoon. The cause is believed to be a grease fire started while...
View ArticleMan Shot In Vidor Identified
On Thursday, October 29, 2015, around 9:10 p.m., the Orange County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence in the 400 block of Florence St., in Orange County, just outside the city limits of Vidor,...
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Update on Murder for Hire Case
An undercover officer went to the house of a couple charged with murder for hire Thursday afternoon. The officer recorded the couple offering to give a vehicle in exchange for killing a man who invaded...
View ArticleOC Marriage Licenses Oct. 26-30
Marriage Licenses Issued By The Office of Brandy Robertson, Orange County Clerk For the Week of October 26, 2015 through October 30, 2015 Andrew Guy Dunwoody and Jessica Deana Coleson Brent Harrison...
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