Archives for 2018

  The Pinehurst City Council appointed a new assistant city attorney Tuesday.  Doug Manning was the unanimous choice to serve in the position just created by the City of Pinehurst. Manning retired in January after 20 years with the Orange County District Attorney’s office and now works for the Orange County Drainage District as a purchasing agent.  Manning explained he accepted the position as assistant city attorney for Pinehurst to remain active as an attorney in the community.  “I’ll only be acting under the instruction and supervision of the city attorney at his request, so I’m … [Read more...] about Manning Appointed In Pinehurst

One man was killed Tuesday in a three car accident on Hwy. 105 near Woodcock Rd. in Orange. Around 11:30am a Kia Soul was traveling eastbound towards Orangefield on 105.  A Chevy Tahoe was stopped to turn left on McGuire Lane when the Kia struck it from behind, pushing it into oncoming westbound traffic.   Kenneth LeBlanc, 59, of Orangefield, was driving a Chevy Cobalt and struck the Tahoe head on.  LeBlanc was pronounced dead at the scene by JP Joy Dubose Simonton.  Orange Police did not have information on the others involved in the accident, but said they were minor injuries.  The … [Read more...] about Fatality Accident on Hwy. 105

The Orange City Council is ready to start a spring spruce-up of the city after Harvey. On Tuesday, the council instructed the city staff to start enforcing codes like no advertising signs on the street right-of-ways. "We have so many activities and we want our city to look good," said District 3 Councilor Terrie Salter. In the six months since Tropical Storm Harvey flooded the city, the city was lax on some of the codes to allow people to put back their homes and properties. Advertising signs for contractors were placed along roadways, especially at corners of subdivisions that were … [Read more...] about Orange To Enforce Codes

The Commissioners Court on Tuesday approved extending the lease agreement with FEMA to use the Orange County Convention and Expo Center as a Disaster Recovery Center (DRC).  The lease was to expire this Saturday, March 17, but the Commissioners approved extending the lease for another two weeks until Saturday, March 31. FEMA is using the LAPC room at the Expo Center for its DRC which is the same room the Orange County Emergency Management Office uses during emergencies.  With the approach of the hurricane season in June the county may ask to see if FEMA could move to another room in the … [Read more...] about Commissioner Court Held Tuesday

Newton Co. Sheriffs Report by Sheriff Billy Rowles   Hope everyone had a good week. We have been bowed up around here   Everyone needs to be on the lookout for counterfeit $100 bills, we have recovered several. If you have a question about any counterfeit bills, give us a call. I was told by the Fed’s you can buy them off the internet. Don’t get caught up in this kind of scam.   We recovered a stolen tractor for Jasper County and one from Tyler County. We also got a wood splitter back that was stolen from my hunting club. One bad guy is still in our jail and … [Read more...] about Newton Co. Sheriffs Report

A tight election got even tighter with the recount Monday. The winner is still the challenger Theresa Beauchamp. Beauchamp had a four-vote lead after the ballots were counted last Tuesday for the Precinct 2 County Commissioner in the Republican primary. Beauchamp won by only two votes over incumbent Barry Burton to be the Republican nominee following Monday’s recount. The recount took over three hours for the four election judges to complete in the Orange County Elections Administration Office. Beauchamp was out of breath, but obviously ecstatic when the recount was done. Beauchamp stated, … [Read more...] about Beauchamp Wins Recount