Rainbow Bridge Reopens
After more than two years of work, the Texas Department of Transportation has opened both lanes of the Rainbow Bridge across the Neches River. TxDOT spokeswoman Sarah Dupre said any remaining work on...
View ArticleFinancial Capability Signed
The Commissioners Court gave approval Tuesday night for the second week in a row to have County Judge Brint Carlton sign a document stating that Orange County has the financial capability to pay its...
View ArticleBC Water Filters Installed
The City Council in Bridge City had a short meeting Tuesday, but the council did hear some good news. City Manager Jerry Jones said filters have been installed in two of the three water wells in...
View ArticleTraffic Stop Turns To Drug Arrest
On Monday, May 1 at 10:25 Officer J. Trussell of the Pinehurst Police Department responded to the 1200 block of 28th Street in Pinehurst in reference to a suspicious person on a motorcycle. Upon...
View ArticleHarmon Passes At 89
Orange native and longtime businessman Carlton “Corky” Harmon died early Wednesday morning. He was 89 and had been hospitalized recently. Harmon and his family were in the car business for decades and...
View ArticleDo you recognize this man? (video)
On April 30, an unknown suspect stole several items out of a vehicle in the 1900 block of Decker. If you can identify the suspect in this video, please contact Det. Ward at 409-883-1095. The post Do...
View ArticlePhones Ringing At Appraisal District
The envelopes have been opened and the phones at the Orange County Appraisal District have been ringing. Property values are up across Orange County and homeowners are not happy. The letters informing...
View ArticleVacant House Fire Thursday
A vacant house off 16th Street was damaged by fire Thursday morning. The Orange Fire Department went to house about 6:30 a.m. to the house in the 1400 block of 15th Street, behind Walgreen’s. Captain...
View ArticleNational Day of Prayer
Thursday was the 66th observance of the National Day of Prayer. Ceremonies were held in Orange County at Bridge City and at the Courthouse in Orange. Prayers were given by different citizens for the...
View ArticleTwo Year Old Drowns
A 2-year-old boy drowned Thursday night in a pond outside of his house on Terry Road. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office reported the child was flown by medical helicopter to St. Elizabeth Hospital in...
View ArticleCandidate Files For Guidry’s Seat
The Orange City Council has a special election set for June 17 to replace Dr. Wayne Guidry, who resigned to become superintendent of the Hubbard ISD. Friday, businessman Brad Childs filed to run for...
View ArticleOne Accident, One Arrest
Three people were injured, one seriously, during a rear-end collision about 9:30 Friday morning at the intersection of FM 105 and FM 1132. Sergeant Stephanie Davis with the Texas Department of Public...
View ArticleWO Audit Contract Terminated
The City of West Orange has waited over two months for a municipal audit from the accounting firm of Sandersen and Scheffer, but has still not received a completed audit. The City Council in West...
View ArticleSaturday Is Election Day
Election Day for cities, school districts and special districts is on Saturday and polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voters may have to go to two different sites for different elections. Box...
View ArticleElection Results
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View ArticleElection Results From Saturday
Orange City Council The Orange City Council will have a run-off race for the Single-Member District 3 position between Terrie T. Salter and Michael Smith. The city charter requires a candidate to win...
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Accident Early Sunday Afternoon
Orange Police are reporting the 37 year old driver of this car, struck another vehicle at Second and Burton early Sunday afternoon. He then left the scene, speeding down Burton when he hit the...
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One Dead In Crash Monday
At approximately 12:00p.m., the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) received a report of a multiple vehicle crash on Highway 62 near FM 1130 in Orange County. DPS confirms that 49- year old Celso...
View ArticleLocal Attorney Kidnapped
Local attorney Jim Sharon Bearden, Jr. told the Orange County Sheriff’s Dept. that he was kidnapped Monday morning around 10am at his home near Bridge City. He was taken by vehicle to a bank in Port...
View ArticlePinehurst Makes Another Meth Bust
Pinehurst Police Chief Fred Hanauer said another person has been found with methamphetamine. Pinehurst officers about 10:48 a.m. Monday confiscated meth, he said, but the investigation is in progress...
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