Archives for 2018

The Orange City Council on Tuesday will discuss what streets to improve with $4 million worth of bonds to be sold. The council is having a workshop at 5:30 p.m. in the Danny Gray Community Room at the police station. Earlier this year, the council decided to issue up to $8 million in bonds with $4 million going to improve streets. The other big project will be a covered pavilion at the Boat Ramp off Simmons Drive. The city is paying off $10 million in bonds and will be able to issue more without increasing taxes. Interim City Manager Kelvin Knauf called the workshop to get the council … [Read more...] about Improving Streets In Orange

A hungry thief grabbed a pizza from a deliveryman Thursday night at the Sunset Grove Apartments on Sunset Drive. Orange police went to the complex about 9:40. The deliveryman said he knocked on the door of the apartment listed as ordering the pie. However, the occupants said they didn't order anything. The deliveryman then started walking back to his vehicle. A young-looking man, tried to cut him off. When the deliveryman said "excuse me," to pass the man, the man suddenly grabbed the pizza in the hot bag and ran away. The deliveryman was not injured. The hot bag is valued at … [Read more...] about OPD Deals With Hungry and Foul Mouthed

Disturbances in rural Vidor led the number of calls the Orange County Sheriff's Office made during Thanksgiving week. Deputies were called to ten disturbances, or fights, around Vidor. In addition, three cases of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle were reported. The cases were from the Vidor, West Orange, and Mauriceville areas. A complete list of the calls: Orange County Sheriff's Office Calls November 19-25 Animal bite, 10:04 a.m. November 19, 9100 block of Lynne Circle in Orangefield. Theft, 1:28 p.m. November 19, 17000 block of Interstate 10 in Vidor. Unauthorized use of a … [Read more...] about OC Sheriffs Calls Nov. 19-25

The Jeff Davis Parish Sheriff’s Office reports that a woman who lives in Orange has been arrested after a warrant was issued for her regarding theft and 50 counts of forgery. KPLC in Lake Charles says the Sheriff’s Office says that they received a complaint of theft from an employer on August 21, 2018. A warrant was issued for Frances Christina Sturless, who was living in Orange.  She was arrested by the Orange Co. Sheriff's Department and transported to the Jeff Davis Parish Jail. Full story here … [Read more...] about Orange Woman Arrested For Forgery

The Orange County Convention and Expo Center houses the county’s Road and Bridge Department, the Emergency Management Office, and the Texas Agri-Life Office.  During disaster situations the Emergency Operations Center is activated in the Convention Center located on FM 1442. Communications is important for all those offices, but there is a problem with the cell phone service at the Convention Center.  County Maintenance Director Kurt Guidry has been working to get a cell phone booster to improve the service at the Convention Center. Guidry has been in contact with Maverick Communication … [Read more...] about Expo Center “Can You Hear Me Now?”