On Friday, August 14, 2015 at approximately 12:00 AM Deputy James Hollon of the Newton County Sheriffs Dept. conducted a traffic stop in the Hartburg area. The driver, Joel Stipeleovich of Orange, nor the passenger, Sarah Moehle of Orange, possessed a valid driver’s license to operate the vehicle. The registered owner of the vehicle arrived on scene and gave Deputy Hollon verbal consent to search the vehicle before she took possession of it. Deputy Hollon located 15.8 grams of a crystal white substance inside the vehicle. A field test positively tested the substance for methamphetamine. Joel … [Read more...] about Two Arrested For Drugs

Orange police have two suspects in burglaries at car dealerships and have recovered the stolen items in one of them. Detective Captain Cliff Hargrave said employees at Sabine River Ford on Green Avenue called police about 2 Thursday afternoon because they discovered that a laptop computer. The computer was taken from the service department sometime between 12 and 1 p.m. Detectives identified a suspect from surveillance videos at the dealership. Captain Hargrave said the man can be seen walking around the business and then going inside with a backpack. He left carrying the backpack in his … [Read more...] about Police Have Suspects

Marriage License: Issued By The Office of Brandy Robertson, Orange County Clerk For the Week of August 10, 2015 thru August 14, 2015 Dusty D. Jeane and Nichole B. Keyes Brett E. Schexnider and Kimberly M. Hernandez Paul L. Thibault and Charlene D. Brister Taylor S. Weston and Elizabeth H. Flanagan Michael A. Revels and Alyssa L. Martin James M. Roberts and Emilea C. Plake Evan J. L. Hollie and Shaneil A. Gage Claude E. Darby, Jr and Cherlyn M. Thompson James T. Vaughn and Samantha R. Whitesel Eddy Torres Nunez and Jennifer N. Laughlin Quincy I. Teague and … [Read more...] about Marriage Licenses Aug. 10-14

The Orange City Council Friday morning finished all the legal steps for the annexation of the International Paper containerboard mill. The economic development contract was also approved on the final reading. The company requested to be annexed earlier in the year in exchange for economic development incentives that include not paying the city’s 1.5 percent sales tax on items sold from the mill. Mayor Jimmy Sims was absent during the meeting with Mayor Pro Tem Mary McKenna presiding. The council members present voted unanimously on the annexation and economic development contract. The … [Read more...] about Orange, IP Wrap Up Deal

A ribbon cutting ceremony Friday morning in Bridge City celebrated the completion of construction on the swing bridge over Cow Bayou on Highway 87. Bridge City Mayor Kirk Roccaforte had the honor of cutting the red ribbon signifying the bridge will soon be open to traffic. Those attending the ceremony had the special opportunity to actually experience the bridge swing open. On the bridge as it swung to a 90-degree angle to the highway was City Manager Jerry Jones who is excited about the re-opening of the bridge for his town. Jones indicated he spoke to the engineer for the job, and the … [Read more...] about Bridge Cuts Ribbon, But No Cars Yet