Voting Begins Monday For Runoff
Early voting for the Orange City Council runoff election for single-member District 3 starts Monday at the Orange Public Library. The runoff is between Terrie T. Salter and Michael Smith for the seat...
View ArticleRoy To Get New Trial
The Ninth Court of Appeals in Beaumont has ruled that man convicted of murder for a collision that killed a Vidor teenager three years ago will get a new trial. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in...
View ArticleSkimmer Found On Gas Pump
Employees at a convenience store on FM 1130 found an illegal credit card skimmer on a pump Wednesday and called Orange police. Officer T.P. Pruitt reported the pumps had been checked on Tuesday...
View ArticleCourt Holds Budget Workshop
The first budget workshop for the coming fiscal year was held Thursday morning. The Commissioners Court heard requests by department heads and discussed past, present, and future budget needs for...
View ArticleOC Marriage Licenses May 30-June 2
Marriage Licenses Issued By The Office of Brandy Robertson, Orange County Clerk For the Week of May 30, 2017 through June 2, 2017 Kenneth L. Roberts Jr. and Candice L. N. Landry Daniel Delafuente...
View ArticleMan Tries Stealing From Charity (video)
If you can identify the male in this video, please contact the Orange Police Department Detective Division at 409-883-1095. This male is suspected of damaging the Children’s Miracle Network fund...
View ArticleInteresting Weekend For Orange Police
Three people were hurt during a fight about 9 Saturday night at a house on Childers Drive, a cul-de-sac off 20th Street. The injured include a man that witnesses said came into the house and began...
View ArticleNewton Co Sheriff’s Report
NEWTON COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT 06/05/2017 Hope everyone had a great week. I’m ready for it to dry out. My dog has gotten web feet. We received a 911 call where a 3 year old was missing. Seems the...
View ArticleVPD Arrests Two For Car Burglaries
On Monday, June 4, 2017 Vidor Police Officers were patrolling in the area of South Archie Street. The Officers were near Faith Assembly of God Church. Officers saw a suspicious female behind the...
View ArticleGates Expected To Open Due To Rain
ADVISORY #1 – June 6, 2017 TOLEDO BEND RESERVOIR – WATER RELEASES Persons having interests in the Sabine River Basin below the reservoir are hereby advised that on Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at 1600 hours,...
View ArticleThieves Hit Neighborhoods
Money, various items and a gun were taken from unlocked vehicles in the Oak Creek Village and International neighborhoods early Monday morning. Orange police have gathered several home surveillance...
View ArticleCC Held In Bridge City Tuesday
The Commissioners Court held a possibly first ever meeting in Bridge City Tuesday. The Commissioners Courtroom in the Administration Building was having work done on the air ducts causing the change...
View ArticleOC Sheriffs Calls May 30-June 5
Orange County Sheriff’s Office Calls May 30-June 5 Trespass, 9:50 a.m. May 30, 5000 block Rebel Road in Vidor. Cruelty to animals, 11:41 p.m. May 30, 3100 block Claire Drive in Orangefield. Criminal...
View ArticleBC Council Still Discussing Water
The City Council in Bridge City heard a citizen complain about the dirty water that the city is working to correct. Kenneth Prosperie aimed his message not so much at the city’s water department, but...
View ArticleOrange Building Permits For May
The new First State Bank building led construction during May in the city of Orange, according to building permits issued by the city. Contractors for the bank took out two permits for a total of...
View ArticleOC Down In Sales Tax Revenues
Orange County is down more than $340,000 in sales tax revenues for the first six months of the calendar year compared to last year. The Texas Comptroller’s Office on Wednesday sent monthly checks to...
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THC Inspects OC Courthouse
The Texas Historical Commission took an up close look at the Orange County Courthouse Wednesday. Architect Brit Barr with the commission visited the courthouse with Commissioner Barry Burton,...
View ArticleSRA Hoping To Avoid Opening Gates
The Sabine River Authority was expected to open their gates at the Toledo Bend Dam Wednesday morning but they decided to wait because the levels had dropped a little. Then Wednesday afternoon they saw...
View ArticleSRA Makes It Official, Gates Remain Closed
As KOGT reported Wednesday afternoon, the Sabine River Authority was hoping to leave the flood gates closed after new information was gathered following their original announcement Tuesday that gates...
View ArticleFFB Starts Construction In July
First Financial Bank is preparing for a July ground-breaking to begin construction on a new regional office. The front of the building will face the intersection of 16th Street and Park Avenue on the...
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