The Pinehurst Police Department is seeking your help in identifying a theft suspect. On June 24 a white male entered the Dollar Tree located at 170 Strickland Drive and removed personal property including keys, wallet and a cellular telephone that belonged to an employee. Anyone with information as to the identity of this white male is urged to contact the Pinehurst Police Department at 409-886-2221. … [Read more...] about Pinehurst Looking For Suspect

Orange police are investigating a burglary and robbery Friday night in Charlemont that ended with two vehicles colliding on Rio Grande Street. Officers arrested 40-year-old Richard Paul Kibodeaux a short time later in the Northmont area off 23rd Street. Lieutenant Jason Ashworth said police were called about 10:15 p.m. to the 2000 block of Rio Grande for a burglary in progress. While patrol officers were going to the house, they had a report of a stolen pickup truck in the 2300 block of Rio Grande. Lieutenant Ashworth said the first call came because man was entering a house without … [Read more...] about Kibodeaux Charged With Burglary, Robbery

At approximately 3:30p.m., the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) received a report of a one vehicle crash in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 10 near mile marker 875 in Orange County. A 2005 Toyota Sienna was traveling eastbound on Interstate 10 when the vehicle experienced a blowout. The driver lost control and smashed into the inside concrete barrier. The driver was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from the vehicle. The driver of the Toyota, 41-year-old Martha Maldonado of Sugarland, Texas, was pronounced dead at the scene. The two minor children, ages 3 and 6, were not … [Read more...] about One Fatality In Accident

The Orange City Council and its economic development corporation plan to invest $650,000 to build a boulevard to help development at the Eagle Point acreage off Interstate 10. Eagle Point is a 250-acre tract of land on the south side of Interstate 10 east of Highway 62 and is owned by the Houseman Companies. Jay Trahan, city economic development director, said in a memo the city's investment will be contingent on an anchor business to stimulate development. The economic development board of directors will hold a public hearing Tuesday at 5 p.m. on the expenditure. After the public … [Read more...] about Orange Investing $650K

A bit of local history sounds more like a fairy tale. Once upon a time, the city of Pinehurst had no property taxes. The city was able to rely on sales taxes alone for a two-year period. Pinehurst City Council meetings show property taxes were eliminated in August 1989 after voters approved a half-cent per dollar increase in the city sales taxes. The heyday of MacArthur Shopping Center had passed by that time, but the Sears store was still operating in the center off MacArthur Drive. And nearby, K-Mart had a large store at another shopping center and Weiner's was open. Current City … [Read more...] about Back in the Day, No Property Taxes