The City of Orange is pleased to report a positive response from the Greyhound Bus Company that it will be returning bus service to the Orange area. Jay Trahan the Director of Economic Development for Orange says that on behalf of Councilmember Essie Bellfield the city staff communicated with Greyhound several months ago to consider bringing bus transportation back to Orange. Greyhound has approved the resuming of bus service from the Exxon service station located at Highway 62 and Interstate 10 on the west side of Orange. No actual date when the bus service will start was given in the … [Read more...] about Hop On The Bus, Gus

Two Amigo's Restaurant on 16th Street was burglarized Tuesday night. The two photos are of the suspect in the case. If you can identify him please call the Orange Police Dept. at 883-1095. … [Read more...] about Mexican Restaurant Burglarized

On January 26, 2016 at 10:12 PM, officer’s from the City of Orange Police Department responded to a burglary alarm at 4514 W. Lutcher, McCoy’s Building Supply.  Officers arrived and discovered a broken window and merchandise missing.  After a search of the area, a suspect was located hiding in a grassy area.  He has been identified as 30 year old Roger Dale Owens.  During a search of the area of arrest several items of evidence were located and seized.  Owens was arrested for Burglary of a Building and Burglary of a Vehicle.     … [Read more...] about Hardware Store Burglarized

After cancelling city council meetings each of the last three months, the Pinehurst City Council approved Tuesday holding just one meeting a month starting in February.  City Administrator Robbie Hood addressed the Council with the idea of holding just one scheduled city council meeting in the evening during a month.  Hood said he would prefer to have his department heads attending to their work then being tied up giving reports which they did at the workshop meetings which were held the second Tuesday morning of each month.  Hood added he could report the status of those departments during … [Read more...] about Pinehurst Meetings Cut In Half

Orange County Sheriffs Log                               January 27, 2016 BURGLARY OF A BUILDING                              1/20/2016 @ 12:14 Deputy Lane Moody was dispatched to 1635 Kenwood Dr. in Vidor for the burglary of a non-residence.   BURGLARY OF A MOTOR VEHICLE                  1/20/2016 @ 18:25 Deputy M. Wappler was dispatched to the 1200 block of West Circle Drive in Vidor for the burglary of motor vehicle.   POSSESSION CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE         1/20/2016 @ 18:53 Detectives Joel Stinnett and Martin Gaskin stopped a 2013 Chevrolet truck on … [Read more...] about OC Sheriffs Log

  The representatives of Way Service gave a report Tuesday to the Commissioners Court on their energy efficiency study of the county’s buildings.  County Judge Brint Carlton summarized the report saying the county will need to make improvements to the electrical, air conditioning, and mechanical equipment in most of the county’s buildings especially the jail.  Way also looked at the options to repairing the marble façade on the front of the courthouse.  Carlton said the Commissioners Court will call a workshop next week to discuss what the scope of the repairs is going to be. Ken Morris … [Read more...] about County Needs Improvements