Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Mike Louviere For The Record Changes on the Pinehurst City Council were the major orders of business at the meeting Tuesday May 22. Outgoing mayor T.W. Permenter and outgoing council member Bob Williams elected to not attend, leaving the seat of the mayor and Mayor Pro Tem unoccupied. Sitting council members Dan Barclay, Dan Mohon, and John Zerko conferred among themselves and appointed Mohon to chair the meeting until the new mayor and council members were sworn in. Election...
REMEMBERING THOSE WHO GAVE ALL Memorial Day is a most special day because it’s the day set aside to honor our fallen heroes. It’s a time to reflect on the lives given in sacrifice, given by so many throughout all of our wars. Since World War I, nearly a million youngsters have died and their families were left to live with the ultimate loss of a loved one who gave his or hers life for the better good of the rest of us. My heart also bleeds for the many youngsters I see return beyond recognition. In this week’s issue, we are d...
David Ball For The Record An Orange teenager who murdered a 63 year old West Orange man will have to serve at least 15 years of a sentence before he can be eligible for parole. Braeden Richter, 15, was sentenced on Monday to 30 years after pleading guilty to the May 25, 2011 shooting death of Charles Henry Southard. He was sentenced in Judge Buddie Hahn’s 260th District Court. Richter was certified last week to stand trial as an adult for the murder and indicted by a Grand J...
Wednesday afternoon, Orange police responded to the 500 block of Lilac in reference to a call of a woman walking through the backyards of several residences. The woman was also trying door handles. Upon arrival at the scene, Officer Michael Roush observed the female walking in the street and Lilac and Zinnia. Roush made contact with the woman who identified herself as Valerie Lynn Berwick, 41, of Orange. While officers were speaking with Berwick, she was observed to have red, glassy eyes and was unsteady on her feet. She had...
