Orange Reports Several Burglaries And Thefts
Thieves were out in neighborhoods the past couple of days. On Monday, two burglaries and a theft were reported to the Orange Police Department. A person living in the 2300 block of Butler Drive...
View ArticleOne Time Pickup For Orange Businesses
The City of Orange will provide a one-time pickup for Harvey debris from businesses and non-profit groups, the city council decided Tuesday. Mayor Jimmy Sims said FEMA last week sent the city a letter...
View ArticleYou Can Appeal FEMA
Hurricane Harvey survivors who registered with FEMA for disaster assistance have the right to appeal the agency’s decision in the determination letter. The initial FEMA determination letter is intended...
View ArticleHotel Stays Extended to Nov. 27 for Eligible Survivors
Eligible Hurricane Harvey survivors receiving Transitional Shelter Assistance (TSA) may receive an extension to stay temporarily in hotels while they look for an alternative place to live. Disaster...
View ArticleCounty Creates Two Positions, EMC Position Now Open
The Commissioners Court approved Tuesday restructuring the Emergency Management Department. Two new positions were created under the Emergency Management Department and two offices were separated from...
View ArticleWreck Takes Down Utility Pole
No one was injured Wednesday morning when a pickup truck hydroplaned on 16th Street in Orange and hit a utility pole. Orange police report the Entergy pole broke in half and part of it fell on the hood...
View ArticleHit and Run Driver Arrested
On Thursday, November 2, 2017 the Vidor Police Department arrested Kevin McClure, age 49, of Orange County. McClure is charged with Failure to Stop and Render Aid with Serious Bodily Injury or Death,...
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Mother Arrested For Taking Children
Three missing Alabama children who were found in Orange County Thursday had been taken more than 600 miles from home by their mother, the Marshall County sheriff said. A traffic stop on Interstate 10...
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OPD Looking For Surveillance Assistance
Orange police are asking people in the Lindenwood subdivision to check their security cameras for help in identifying a man who attempted to kidnap a 9-year-old boy Wednesday afternoon. Detective...
View ArticleCar Part Lead To Arrest
A vehicle grille left behind where a 71-year-old woman was struck and killed led Vidor police to an arrest for the hit-and-run on Thursday. Detective James Blankenship said he found the grille and...
View ArticleSome Courthouse Offices Reopen This Week
The Orange County Courthouse will reopen to the public beginning the week of November 6. During a workshop Friday afternoon, the Commissioners Court discussed with elected officials and department...
View ArticleCounty Hires Valenciano As New EMC
Effective Monday, November 6, Orange County has a new Emergency Management Coordinator. County Judge Brint Carlton has appointed a former county employee Ralph Valenciano as the new head of the...
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Constitutional Election Day Tuesday
Orange County had almost 1,000 people vote early for Tuesday’s state constitutional amendments election. Early voting ended Friday. The county had 344 people going to the four sites to cast ballots...
View ArticleVidor Man Killed In Fred
At approximately 6:45a.m. Nov. 6, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) responded to a two vehicle crash on FM 92 in Tyler County. The crash occurred in front of the post office in Fred, Texas....
View ArticleNewton Co. Sheriffs Report
Newton County Sheriffs Report By Sheriff Billy Rowles Nov. 6, 2017 Hope all the hunters had a great opening weekend. Moon and weather didn’t cooperate. We assisted CPS in removing three children...
View ArticleBurglars hit two businesses on 16th Street
One business on 16th Street was hit by burglars early Sunday while a burglary at another store was unsuccessful. Orange police report the Lucky Wok, 1803 16th Street, was broken into and items were...
View ArticleMan shot in foot during fight
Orange police learned from a hospital that a man had been shot in the foot during a fight Sunday night near Solomon Johnson Park. Officer Grant McLean reported several people had called dispatch...
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Robber pushes woman, breaks her leg
A 56-year-old woman underwent surgery Monday for a fractured leg after an armed robber pushed her down when she refused to give him money early Sunday morning. She was at her house across from Sunset...
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Sixty Year Anniversary Of Tornado Hitting Orange
Some people remember the dark green skies. Others remember the sideways lightning. The evening was ominous, even as the 13- and 14-year-old Carr Junior High students were going to their homecoming...
View ArticleJudge Introduces Valenciano At CC
The Commissioners Court heard Tuesday from a representative with HDR about the Masterplan it is preparing for the Orange County Courthouse. HDR was hired by the county to prepare the Masterplan which...
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