Elderly Man Found Tied Up
Two men and a woman from Orange are in jail in connection with tying up an elderly Starks, Louisiana, man and stealing from him. The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reports a Meals on Wheels delivery...
View ArticleI-10 Closures Wednesday
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) will conduct a crash reconstruction causing multiple lane closures on Interstate 10, near mile marker 861, in Orange County beginning at 9a.m. on April 26,...
View ArticleMan Defends Himself With Skillet
A resident in the Navy Park neighborhood fended off a man from getting into his house by hitting him in the head with a metal kitchen skillet. The resident had been awakened at 3:44 a.m. Monday by the...
View ArticleCertificate Pay For SO Extended
Certificate pay for sheriff’s deputies has been extended for at least another two weeks after action by the Commissioners Court Tuesday. The extra pay for deputies was scheduled to be cut off if...
View ArticleTwo Homes Coming Down
The city of Orange Historical Preservation Commission Monday approved demolition plans for two different houses in the Old Orange Historic District. One of the houses is at 1304 West John Avenue. The...
View ArticleOPD Knauf Addresses City Council
Rejection of the preliminary plat for an upscale subdivision does not mean the project will not be built, Orange Planning Director Kelvin Knauf told the Orange City Council Tuesday. The council...
View ArticleOrange Woman Acquitted
A state court jury Wednesday acquitted an Orange County woman of possession of methamphetamine. 38-year-old Tiffany Lee Elmore had been indicted on the felony charge in September last year. The trial...
View ArticlePolice Respond To Shooting
Orange Police and Fire Department responded to the Executive Inn Wednesday afternoon to a call of someone being shot in a room. They found a 19 year old in the room with a self inflicted gunshot...
View ArticleJudge Rescinds Order Against WOC
State District Judge Courtney Arkeen has rescinded a temporary restraining order against the West Orange-Cove school district and others to prevent high school senior Morris Joseph from going to an...
View ArticlePhone Scam, Accident Reported
The manager of a Dollar General store told Orange police Wednesday evening that she fell victim to a phone scam. Police went to the store at 4725 North 16th Street about 7 p.m. Wednesday. The manager...
View ArticleOrange Council Looking For Replacement
The Orange City Council will have a special called meeting Friday to accept a council member’s resignation and to set an election to replace him. Last month Dr. Wayne Guidry was named as lone finalist...
View ArticleMan Gets 35 Years In Prison
A Vidor man was sentenced Thursday to 35 years in prison for intoxication manslaughter for killing a bicyclist on Highway 12 in October 2015. 41-year-old Ralph Bridwell of Vidor appeared before 128th...
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Protesters At WOCCISD
A group of 20 or more are in front of the West Orange-Cove Administration Building protesting the school’s handling of students Morris Joseph and Rufus Joseph, who were the students allegedly involved...
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Group Protests Against WOC
Demonstrators with hand-lettered signs were at the West Orange-Cove CISD administration building Friday morning to march against putting two senior football players into the Academic Education Center....
View ArticleWho Wants It?
Candidates to fill vacated District 2 seat on the Orange City Council will have until Monday, May 8, to file. The election will be Saturday, June 17. The Orange City Council Friday called for the...
View ArticleMan Defends Himself With Skillet
A resident in the Navy Park neighborhood fended off a man from getting into his house by hitting him in the head with a metal kitchen skillet. The resident had been awakened at 3:44 a.m. Monday by the...
View ArticleNewton Co. Man Dies In Fire
The Newton County Sheriff’s Office and the State Fire Marshal’s Office are investigating the death of a man who was found in a house fire Saturday evening. Sheriff Billy Rowles identified the man as...
View ArticleTuesday Last Early Vote Day
Tuesday is the last day for early voting in Saturday’s city, school and special district elections. Extended hours will be held at all the sites. Bridge City voters in for the school board and city...
View ArticleMan Arrested With Meth-Police Reports
A Little Cypress man was arrested Sunday night after Orange police found equipment and chemicals used to make methamphetamine inside his car. They also found the drug. Officer M.C. Bernard reported...
View ArticleApril Health Inspector Scores
County Health Inspector James Scales was busy handing out good grades to restaurants and food businesses during the latter part of April. He went to 32 establishments and handed out 11 perfect scores....
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