At approximately 6:20p.m. on Wednesday, the Texas Department of Public Safety received a report of a two vehicle crash at the intersection of Highway 62 and FM 2802 in Orange County. A 1994 Ford pickup truck was traveling northbound on Highway 62. A 1999 Honda passenger vehicle was traveling southbound on Highway 62. The driver of the Ford attempted to make left turn onto FM 2802 and struck the Honda. The driver of the Honda, 27-year-old Rebecca Pearl of Orange, was transported by ambulance to St. Elizabeth hospital. Her injuries did not appear to be life threatening. The driver of the … [Read more...] about Accident at 62 & 2802

The Orange City Council Tuesday rejected a plan to build restrooms at the Riverfront Pavilion but will reconsider the proposal at another meeting. The restrooms had been eliminated from original plans for the pavilion, park and riverwalk four years ago after the cost was two high. City Economic Development Director Jay Trahan said the plans were to gradually add more features to the overall project, including the restrooms. The city opened the riverfront pavilion three years ago and has rented portable potties for events. The city has saved money for three years from special funds to pay … [Read more...] about Council Turns Down Restrooms

A 27-year-old man was injured Monday night after he ran off the roadway in the 5600 block of Meeks Drive and hit two trees in a yard. Orange Police report Devin Scott Baugh was not seriously injured and a patrol officer drove him to Baptist Hospital Orange Emergency Room. Police report the collision was about 10 p.m. Monday in a house north of the Allie Payne Road intersection. Baugh was driving a Ford F-150 pickup truck northbound. The truck left the roadway to the right, sideswiped a tree, continued through the yard until the front of the truck hit another tree. … [Read more...] about One Vehicle Accident Monday

Orange County Sheriff's Office Calls August 15-22 Disturbance, 10:50 a.m. August 15, 7200 block Highway 62 North in Mauriceville. Fraud, 11:14 a.m. August 15, 3100 block Texas Avenue in Bridge City. Fraud, 11:15 a.m. August 15, 1200 block Four Oaks Ranch Road in Vidor. Burglary of a building, 6 p.m. August 15, 1500 block Texla Road in Vidor. Fraud, 5:36 p.m. August 15, 8900 block Vireo Drive in Bridge City. Possession of methamphetamine, 2:36 a.m. August 16, 2100 block FM 1131 in Vidor. Patrol deputy found a truck in the ditch. One man arrested for possession of a controlled … [Read more...] about OC Sheriffs Calls August 15-22

When Captain Keith Longlois of the Orange Police Department goes home after work he takes off his bullet-proof vest and trades it for a different style of protective gear. On goes the wide-brim hat with the long netting. On go the long-sleeved gloves. Out comes the portable smoker. He's ready to get his buzz. Earlier this year, Longlois decided to become a backyard beekeeper as a way to eliminate the stress of his job as a patrol captain. People with melissophobia, or a fear of bees, would not understand his new relaxation hobby. But it's not new for him. "My dad and grandfather had bees … [Read more...] about Beekeeper With A Badge

Routine business made up most of the Commissioners Court’s agenda Tuesday with approval of line item transfers of funds.  One of them that was not routine dealt with the transfer of over $12,000 to pay a part-time employee in Records Management.  Commissioner Jody Crump did not recall the Court approving the part-timer and there was no money allocated previously in the account to pay the employee.  Crump was in favor of terminating the employee at the end of the next pay period which would reduce the transferring of funds from contingency to $3,330 instead of $4,600 which would be through the … [Read more...] about Court Discusses Line Item Transfers