OC Sheriff’s Calls July 12-17
Orange County Sheriff’s Calls July 12-17 Recovered stolen property, 1:45 p.m. July 12, Hickory Bend and Big Bend roads in Mauriceville. Criminal trespassing, 7:55 p.m. July 12, Cheryl Lane in...
View ArticleOrange Police Reports
Orange police arrested a 43-year-old woman for misdemeanor public intoxication after she was seen trying to break the glass door and window of a business on Park Avenue Wednesday night. Officer S.J....
View ArticleSales Tax Numbers
Sales tax collections across Orange County in the month of May were stagnant or a little lower than the same time in 2016. Orange County is down nearly 11 percent for collections in the first five...
View ArticleShelter Looking For Good Pet Owners
The City of Orange’s Animal Shelter is located on Simmons Drive close to the Orange Boat Ramp. It is a busy place. The shelter comes under the authority of the Orange Fire Department within the city....
View ArticleThree Wrecks Shut Down Traffic
At approximately 11:00a.m. Friday morning, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) received a report of a multiple vehicle crash in the westbound traffic lanes of Interstate 10, near FM 1136, in...
View ArticlePut On A Happy Face
The Orange police station was full of happy faces Friday. Each desk had a yellow ‘Smiley Face’ mug filled with red carnations, thanks to the Teleflora Make Someone Smile Week. The South Texas Unit of...
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History Shows Motor Co. in Orange
A dapper young engineer-developer-entrepreneur came to Orange as World War I was ending to set up the Blumberg Motor Manufacturing Company branch. A century later, only mysteries remain. Where was the...
View ArticleNewton Co. Report
Newton Co. SHERIFF’S REPORT by Sheriff Billy Rowles 07/24/2017 Hope everyone had a good week! No so far for us. We have spent all week dealing with the evidence problem we talked about last...
View ArticleOrange Police Reports
A convenience store clerk Sunday night told Orange police a man broke into his locked car and stole the bank deposit bag when he went back inside the store the turn out the lights. Police went to the...
View ArticleCastellanos Leaving Orange
Orange is losing its only cardiologist. Dr. Miguel Castellanos will be moving to Palestine, Texas, in August. “I am leaving Orange because there is no hospital for me to practice cardiology and to take...
View ArticleDelinquent Taxpayer List
A partial list of area delinquent taxpayers follows from the Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson Law Firm . The list includes the name of the assessed party as well as the total tax amount...
View ArticleHouse Fire on Simpson Street
A man and his three children escaped injury Tuesday evening after his home caught fire. The Orange Fire Dept. responded to 1925 Simpson, which is located behind the Taco Bell on 16th St. The homeowner...
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Commissioners Approve Raise Proposal
The Commissioners Court approved Tuesday the proposed salaries for elected officials going into the next fiscal year. The plan for salaries as proposed by Human Resources Director Lori Ardoin was...
View ArticleCollins Trial Underway
A sadness could be felt throughout the biggest courtroom at the Orange County Courthouse Tuesday. Two families were broken. An aisle divided them into sides. On one side sat the family and friends of...
View ArticlePolice Looking For King
The City of Orange Police Department currently has an active AGGRAVATED ROBBERY warrant on Jaworski King. King is suspected of committing a robbery while using a firearm at a barber shop located on...
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Treasure Hunt Certificate Found Wednesday
– CLUE 1: Monday; July 24 Are you ready for some Treasure Hunting? Well as the saying goes, every trek of a thousand miles must begin with that first step. So Where do you Start? Elementary, my...
View ArticleCollins Testifies Wednesday
Testimony and evidence ended Wednesday in the punishment trial of a man who killed two people while driving drunk. The jury will hear a legal charge and final arguments from lawyers before deciding...
View ArticleMan Robs Donut Shop Thursday
Pinehurst Police are investigating a robbery early Thursday morning at the Snow Flake Donut restaurant on Strickland Drive. Pinehurst Police Chief Fred Hanauer reported that a black male suspect...
View ArticleMan Shot In Mauriceville
On Wednesday, July 26th at 10:44pm the Orange County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call in reference to a subject that had been shot in the stomach. Sheriff’s deputies and Acadian Ambulance arrived...
View ArticleCollins Sentenced To 15 Years
A jury Thursday gave a punishment of 15 years in prison and a $10,000 fine to a 31-year-old man who pleaded guilty to intoxication manslaughter for killing a couple on a motorcycle in a horrific...
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