Bridge City Volunteer Fire and surrounding agencies were called to a two-story house fire at the dead end of Beverly St.  Wednesday afternoon.   The home was vacant and has been since Hurricane Ike. … [Read more...] about Fire in Bridge City

The Commissioners Court approved the budget for next fiscal year during a Special Court Session Wednesday morning. The $46 million budget matches revenues with expenditures for the county according to County Judge Brint Carlton who completed his first budget for the county. Carlton said that he was glad to have the budget complete and it was done with a lot of hard work and compromise by everyone in the county. The judge added it was the first time as far as he could determine that the county actually had a zero balanced budget where revenues matched expenses, and he wishes congress could do … [Read more...] about Commissioners Approve Budget

Wednesday morning police stations around the area held or hosted a prayer event to show support for all men and women in blue.  Lyndell Hodgkinson organized the "See You At The Station" event at the Orange County Courthouse.  More than one hundred showed up to show their support for local law enforcement and to pray for their safety.     In Pinehurst,  Pinehurst Police Officer Kevin Norton prayed for his fellow officers both locally and across the nation as many council members, city employees and citizens joined in.  The prayer was followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. … [Read more...] about See You At The Station

On Tuesday, September 22, 2015, at 2041 hrs., Officers with the City of Orange Police Department were dispatched to 3110 16th Street, Qwick Stop # 4, in reference to an Aggravated Robbery. Upon arrival, officers made contact with store employees. The suspect was identified by employees as a black male who entered the business, brandishing a firearm and demanding money. The male obtained an undetermined amount of currency and fled the store.  If anyone has any information regarding this robbery or the identity of the suspect, please contact the City of Orange Police Department at 409-883-1026 … [Read more...] about Armed Robbery on 16th

The Orange City Council Tuesday morning awarded a contract for the installation of a spray park at Navy Park. Public Works Director Jim Wolf said the city received only one bid for the installation of the equipment that has been previously purchased. The contract is going to L & L Construction of Beaumont for $58,500. (photo is an example of a spray park) In other business, the council agreed to declare about three-fourths of an acre of city right-of-way along 15th Street north as surplus. City Planning Director Kelvin Knauf said the Planning and Zoning Commission earlier in the month … [Read more...] about Navy Park Gets Spray Park

A 34-year-old man on a bicycle was beaten and robbed of a pack of Kools cigarettes Monday morning. The man called Orange police about 9 a.m. to come to Sunset Park along 16th Street. The man told Officer M.C. Bernard that he was riding his bike home from work when a man he knew asked for a cigarette. The man asking for the smoke ran up behind the bicyclist and started punching him in the face. The bicyclist fell onto the ground and the assailant reached in his pocket and stole the cigarettes. Officer Bernard reported the victim had blood, abrasions and cuts on his face.   Two thefts … [Read more...] about Friend Steals Cigs