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BCPD Searching For Suspect
The subject in the picture went into the Smoke Shop located at 1740 Texas Avenue in Bridge City, Texas on Thursday, December 22, 2016. The subject stole several different type of tobacco products and...
View ArticleFire Injures Three
Two people, including a baby, were injured in a house fire on Ridgemont Drive during the weekend. One had smoke inhalation and the other suffered burns, but the injuries were not life-threatening....
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Chiasson, Roccaforte Honored At BCCC Banquet
Charlotte Chiasson received her award as Bridge City’s Citizen of the Year at the 57th Annual Banquet held Monday evening at the BC Elementary School. Chiasson (center, with family) has dedicated the...
View ArticleCommissioners Meet Tuesday
Tuesday at the weekly Commissioners Court meeting, Valli Lott the retiring director of the Transportation Department in the county was thanked for her two decades of service to Orange County. Lott,...
View ArticleChamps Recognized By Orange CC
The quiet, well-behaved students sat politely and listened to tributes Tuesday morning from the Orange City Council. “Y’all have done something that’s a magnificent feat,” Councilmember Bill Mello said...
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Former Sheriff Assists Victims
Two teenage girls were seriously injured Tuesday morning when the SUV in which they were riding flipped over end-to-end on a rural Jefferson County road. Help was immediately there. Former Orange...
View ArticleAccident Claims Two From Orange
At approximately 12:15p.m. Tuesday, the Texas Department of Public Safety responded to a multiple vehicle crash on Interstate 10, near Vidor, in Orange County. The crash occurred near mile marker 858....
View ArticlePinehurst Supports Hospital District
The Pinehurst City Council joined other entities in the county Tuesday in passing a resolution supporting the creation of a hospital district for Orange County. Pinehurst City Administrator Robbie...
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Driving Scooter While Intoxicated
A man riding a motorized scooter through a grocery store was arrested Tuesday night for public intoxication. Orange police were called to Kroger, 1600 16th Street, at 7:10 p.m. concerning the man...
View ArticleCounty Sales Tax Numbers
Orange County entities have received the first monthly sales tax payments for 2017. The payments from the Texas Comptroller’s Office cover sales in the month of November. The sales taxes are: Bridge...
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Ice Storm Turns Twenty
As the local hospital closes during the night, a remainder of a local disaster still stands strong after 20 years outside the hospital’s front door. On January 12, 1997, a rare ice storm hit Southeast...
View ArticleIt’s Brighter In Pinehurst
Things are looking brighter in Pinehurst with the announcement back in November by the HEB Grocery Company that it would be opening a 68,000 square-foot store in the old Sears location on MacArthur...
View ArticleLandlord Shoots Tenant
On Friday, January 13, 2017, at approximately 9:25 pm, a patrol unit of the Vidor Police Department was patrolling the 1300 Block of First Street when he heard a shot fired in his vicinity. The officer...
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Retired Sergeant Laid To Rest
Retired Sergeant Sarah Jefferson-Simon was laid to rest Saturday at Magnolia Gardens Cemetery with a police honor guard. Jefferson-Simon served 25 years with the Orange Police Department. She was...
View ArticleHealth Inspection Scores
New state health rules for businesses dealing with food include requiring the businesses to post their latest county health inspection and have a first aid kit. In the first part of January, Orange...
View ArticleOrange Building Permits
Blue Beacon commercial truck wash is adding a $2 million building to Orange. The company had the largest building permit issued by the city during December. The truck wash is being built off Interstate...
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MLK Remembered in Orange Monday
The local march in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. drew a variety of people from those in their 80s to babies in strollers. Franklin Gans, the outgoing president of the NAACP Orange Branch, said he was...
View ArticleCowboys Gear Lands Man In Jail
One man was preparing for Sunday’s playoff game by supporting his favorite team, but his effort put him in jail. The Cowboys “bling tumbler” and Cowboys “fuzzy dice” had to go back to the store and the...
View ArticleCommissioners Meet Tuesday
Golden Triangle Days in Austin are almost two months away, but discussions are already ongoing to share important issues in Orange County with legislators. Ida Schossow with the Greater Orange Area...
View ArticleBridge City Applies For Grant
Bridge City will be applying for a $275,000 grant from the Texas Department of Agriculture. The City Council approved a resolution Tuesday that authorizes the city to apply for the Texas Community...
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