Two masked men hit a Crawdad's clerk with a pistol and stole money from the cash register Thursday night. The robbery was about 8:30 p.m. at the Crawdad's at Interstate 10 and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Orange. Orange Police Officer Justin Kirkpatrick reported the clerk was not seriously hurt and declined medical attention. The robbers were described as black men with one wearing all black clothing with a yellow mask covering his face. The other was dressed in red with a red mask. They had a black semi-automatic pistol. They drove away in an older-model four-door silver Buick. Anyone with … [Read more...] about Crawdad’s Robbed

For 28 years the OCARC in Orange has been sponsoring a fishing tournament as a fund raiser for its clients. In 1956 a group of parents joined together to form an association to provide an avenue for their children after they completed school. Originally OCARC was located at the Thomen Community Center. Land was donated and buildings were built with private money to relocate OCARC to its present home of 8th Street and Park Avenue. John Thomas (in hat) with OCARC says the tournament started as a result of OCARC getting into the fishing lure business. Thomas recalls they were always looking … [Read more...] about OCARC Fishing Tournament Still Going Strong in 28th Year

Scattered thunderstorms brought a bit of rain and relief to the heat in Orange County Thursday afternoon, but not every neighborhood got rain. The National Weather Service station at the Orange County Airport recorded a temperature of 100 degrees at 2:35 p.m. Thursday. Wednesday's recorded high at the airport was 98. The showers dropped the temperatures down to 84 degrees at the airport, but the heat returned after the rain went by. A wind gust during a thunderstorm was recorded at 28 mph. A gust may have blow over an oak tree that fell on the east side of Northway Park near Drake Memorial … [Read more...] about 100 Temp Included Small Storm