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Man Hit With Stray Bullet

A 59-year-old man sleeping on the couch in his apartment was shot in the arm early Friday by a stray bullet from a shooting outside. A younger man outside was hit by multiple gunshots. Both are in stable condition at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont and are expected to survive, Orange police report. The shooting was about 2:30 a.m. at the Sabine Park Apartments, formerly The Oaks, at 111 Pine Avenue. Detective Captain Robert Enmon said the man shot in the arm is Donald Freeman, who lives at the apartments. The other victim is 20-year-old Lorenzo Barrow of Houma, Louisiana, who was visting … [Read more...] about Man Hit With Stray Bullet

Chasing Chase

This will be a big weekend for a 2006 graduate of Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School. Chase Murray will be competing in the National Hot Rod Association’s drag races in Baytown. He is hoping to make a big impression. Murray has always been interested in motors, cars, and racing. He started practicing with a junior racer in the old Sears parking lot when he was only six years old and began organized racing when he was eight. His dad Walter serves as Murray’s chief mechanic. His family’s ties to the sport are strong. Walter Murray has always been Chase’s crew chief and working … [Read more...] about Chasing Chase

Hugh Gibson Jones

Hugh Gibson Jones, age 96 of Orange, Texas passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, April 25, 2016. Hugh was born in Dodson, Louisiana on Monday, September 15, 1919 to the late Jane Hutto and Hugh Alson Jones. He was a resident of Orange, Texas where he lived the majority of his life with his loving wife of 76 years, Evelyn. Hugh served valiantly in World War II in the United States Army, in which he held the rank of Staff Sergeant, and worked, as a mechanic. After Hugh stepped down from active duty service, he was hired at what is now known as DuPont, where he worked for 36 years … [Read more...] about Hugh Gibson Jones

Auction a Success

Bidding was fierce Wednesday evening for a black-and-white photograph of a landmark Orange live oak tree. The work by West Orange-Stark High student Roxy Martinez entitled "Dancing Oak," sold for $235. The money is going to charity. Student photographers at WO-S raised $2,285 for four local groups by selling their artwork. Under teacher Lacey Hale, the students went on a field trip around town with cameras and imagination. Their works were printed and mounted or framed for sale. Local businesses Infocus and Pinehurst Gallery helped with the project. A grant from the West Orange-Cove … [Read more...] about Auction a Success

Courmier Appointed To Council

Two-term Little Cypress-Mauriceville CISD School Board member, Marlene Courmier, has been appointed to the Texas Association of School Boards Legislative Advisory Council. The Council consists of 20 Regions and 130 members and alternates. Legislative Advisory Council (LAC) members serve a two year term to develop and approve legislative position statements to recommend to the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) Legislative Committee and Board of Directors for final adoption as part of the Associations Advocacy Agenda.  The first item on the Council's agenda is to take an … [Read more...] about Courmier Appointed To Council

Former Chief Indicted

Grady Gray, a former chief for the Pinehurst Volunteer Fire Department, was indicted Wednesday on a felony charge of indecency with a child by touching. He was arrested and booked into the Orange County Jail. He is now released on a $15,000 bond. District Attorney John Kimbrough said the West Orange Police Department investigated the case and presented it to the grand jury. He said the victim was a child under the age of 17. The case has been assigned to Judge Courtney Arkeen in the 128th District Court. The punishment of the felony is from five to 20 years in state prison. The 44-year-old … [Read more...] about Former Chief Indicted

Police Looking For Shooter

Orange police are looking for the driver of a tan Honda Accord who fired a gun at a pickup truck outside a convenience Wednesday morning. No one was hurt. Police at 7:40 a.m. went to the Star Stop at 1101 Green Avenue, the corner with 10th Street. Detective Captain Robert Enmon said two men were arguing in the store and outside the store. One of the men got into a Dodge Ram 2500 pickup and was driving away. When he got to 10th Street and Main Avenue, a few yards away, the truck was hit. Police are looking for a tan, four-door Honda Accord in connection with the shooting. … [Read more...] about Police Looking For Shooter

Man Killed By 18-Wheeler

On April 28, 2016 at about 4:45 pm the Orange Police Department responded to the report of an auto-pedestrian accident on the south IH-10 Service Road at the intersection with State Highway 62. Officers arrived to find that Ernest Lee Brown, a fifty-five year old white male from Vidor, Texas, had attempted to cross the south service road in front of a stopped truck tractor. As Ernest Brown was crossing the street, the truck tractor proceeded through the intersection when the stop light turned green. The truck tractor struck Ernest Brown, resulting in his death. The investigation in … [Read more...] about Man Killed By 18-Wheeler

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