Heels steal soles The Horseman Store's 'shoe mobile' is missing soles. Orange Police Officer M.T. Roush reported that 16 pairs of work boots worth $2,145 were stolen sometime between Friday and Saturday. Store personnel called police Tuesday afternoon to report the theft. Officer Roush said the shoe mobile is a box trailer that was modified into a sales office and was parked behind the main store off Interstate 10 East. The trailer had been forced open. The work boots were various brands and sizes. Man wants to go to jail, brings crack to police Orange police made a cocaine … [Read more...] about Heels Steal Soles, Crack Turned In
Mathilda Wright
Matilda Wright, 93, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 11, 2015. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00am, Friday, August 14, 2015, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Father Sinclair Oubre. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00pm-8:00pm, with a Rosary at 8:00pm, Thursday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in New Iberia, Louisiana, on March 25, 1922, she was the daughter of Damon Broussard and Philomena Broussard. Matilda was a member of St. Theresa Altar Society, Catholic Daughter’s … [Read more...] about Mathilda Wright
Janie Garrett
Janie Victoria Colburn Garrett, 96, of Orange, Texas passed away on August 11, 2015, at The Meadows in Orange. A memorial service will be held at 10:00am, Monday, August 17, 2015 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Barry Bradley of First Baptist Church in Orange. Visitation will be held prior to the service beginning at 9:00am. Born in Orange, Texas on December 11, 1918, she was the daughter of Joseph Monroe Colburn and Mary Elizabeth “Mamie” Depwe Colburn. Janie was a former Stark High School Bengal Guard and worked as a surgical nurse at Orange Memorial … [Read more...] about Janie Garrett
Frankie Sherlin
Frankie Lee (Riddle) Sherlin, 80, of Deweyville passed away on Monday, August 10, 2015 at her residence. Frankie was born on May 18, 1935 in Eugene, Oregon to parents Blanche Mae (Sherlin) and Robert “Zeke” Riddle. She had lived in the Deweyville area for the last 10 year; prior in Houston and North Carolina. She enjoyed reading and listening to music. Frankie was a loving mother, sister, grandmother, aunt and friend, who loved spending time with her family. She was preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Macie Marie Schwarzburg, Amilee Riddle and brothers, Robert Joseph Riddle, … [Read more...] about Frankie Sherlin
RAIN Tuesday Afternoon
A thunderstorm moved through Orange County Tuesday afternoon and brought a relieving drop in the temperature plus bit of rain to parched grass. The National Weather Service station at the Orange County Airport recorded a temperature of 100 degrees at 1:15 p.m. By mid-afternoon it had dropped to 99 and when the storm came it dropped to 79 degrees within a few minutes. The temperature eventually dropped to 73. The airport and the Sabine River Authority gauge on Pier Road each had a little more than half an inch of rain. Entergy scattered power outages affecting about 600 Orange County … [Read more...] about RAIN Tuesday Afternoon
BC Automotive Wins Award
The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that Bridge City Automotive has been named Business Member of the Month for August 2015. Mark Benton, Bryan Boldt, Alicia Garza, Charles Marie, and Corey Gerity accepted the award, sponsored by Sabine River Ford, from Ambassador Beth Arnold, marketing director of Wellspring Credit Union at the August Coffee hosted by Sabine Federal Credit Union. Bridge City Automotive received gifts from Tiger Rock Martial Arts of Bridge City and Mary Kelone, LMT. Bridge City Automotive is locally owned and operated by Bryan Boldt and Mark Benton. … [Read more...] about BC Automotive Wins Award
Kiwanis Donates to Stay and Play
The expansion of a playground designed for special needs students at Little Cypress Intermediate recently got a $600 boost from the Kiwanis Club of Orange, Texas. The Stay and Play Recreational Area, the first fully inclusive playground in the area, is currently a 40x40 foot area for both safety and comfort of special needs students. The expansion will add an additional 16 feet of play area and will allow for a raised grass pad level with a rubberized cushioned surface creating a smooth transition for wheelchairs and walkers. Expansion plans also include adding a picnic table and a … [Read more...] about Kiwanis Donates to Stay and Play
Chase Ends With Arrest
On August 11, 2015 at approximately 1:45pm West Orange Police Lt. John Tarver was at the Walmart located at 3115 Edgar Brown Drive in West Orange. As he was sitting in an unmarked Police Vehicle on the West side of the Walmart close to the Garden center, he observed a white male exit the Garden Center who was carrying a pop up style canopy. Once the person exited through the chain link fence area and was past all points of sale he begin to run with the canopy giving Lt. Tarver rise to suspect that it had just been stolen. The suspect was able to get into a gray Pontiac G6 and exit the parking … [Read more...] about Chase Ends With Arrest
International Paper To Invest $80 Million
The City of Orange is getting a promise from International Paper to invest $80 million at the containerboard mill for improvements and upgrades. In addition, the company is pledging to keep at least 300 employees. Those are among the terms of an economic development agreement for the city to annex the paper mill on Highway 87 North. The company will give the city a yearly payment instead of full taxes and the city will not keep the 1.5 percent sales tax on items sold by the company. The city will provide police and fire protect but not water and sewer service. International Paper requested … [Read more...] about International Paper To Invest $80 Million
OFISD Asking For Tax Increase
The Orangefield school board is asking voters in the school district to approve a tax increase to make up for lost income from state financing. The district has set a special Tax Ratification Election (TRE) for Saturday, October 3, with early voting to start September 16. "The state is not making a commitment to fund public schools," Superintendent Dr. Stephen Patterson said. The board is proposing to keep the local 20 percent homestead exemption and increase the tax rate from $1.04 per $100 valuation to $1.17 per $100 valuation for the maintenance and operations part of the budget. That … [Read more...] about OFISD Asking For Tax Increase
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