Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Officers from the Pinehurst Police Department responded to the following calls between July 10 and July 20: July 10: Officer Jocelyn Trussell conducted a traffic stop in the 2500 block of MLK Jr. Drive. A 29 year old white female, identified as Crystal Catherine Broomes was subsequently placed under arrest for an outstanding warrant for a probation violation issued in Hardin County. Officer Leonard Roff conducted a traffic stop in the 3000 block of MacArthur Drive. A 20 year old white male identified as Marcus Espinoza was...
Officers from the Orange Police Department responded to the following calls between July 19, 20, 21, and the morning of July 22: Warrant service, Park and 16th St. Illegal use of credit cards, 108 Lutcher Theft, 4201 FM 105 Warrant service, 1408 Main Ave. Warrant service, 3709 N. 16th St. Possession of a weapon, 2304 Alden St. Burglary, 908 14th St. Controlled substance, 2900 IH-10 Miscellaneous incidents, 1416 5th St. Public intoxication/warrant service, 2323 Lutcher Dr. Traffic accident, FM 3247 and Hwy, 87 Public...
Officers from the Orange Police Department responded to the following calls between July 23, and the morning of July 24: Abandoned vehicle, 1000 block Henderson Warrant service, 8th St. Assault, 14 Byron Rd. Traffic accident, 1600 16th St. Traffic accident, S. Service Rd at Hwy. 62 Robbery, 2502 Hwy. 62 Traffic accident, Edgar Brown Dr./Wal Mart Warrant service, 1600 16th St. Miscellaneous incidents, 2309 4th St....
Patsy Ruth Evans Flanagan, 75, of Orange passed away Sunday, July 14, at her home. She was born Ja. 30, 1938 in Henderson, to Van Dale and Ella Mae (Jeans) Evans. She graduated Stark High School in 1956, and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Mrs. Flanagan was also a member at the VFW for 30 years and was a ToPs member. Mrs. Flanagan is preceded in death by her husband, Harry Flanagan. She is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Doris and Ken Twombly of Olympia, WA., and Debbie and Samuel “Bubba” Sanchez of Mau...
A 34-year-old Port Neches man has been sentenced to federal prison for child pornography violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today. Jeremiah Paul Selman pleaded guilty on Mar. 21, to possession of child pornography and was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison today by U.S. District Judge Marcia Crone. According to information presented in court, on Oct. 26, 2011, federal officials executed a search warrant at Selman’s residence in Port Neches. A computer was seized during t...
WILL AND KATE’S BABY--ROYAL PRINCE ARRIVES The first royal baby of the Facebook, Twitter age arrived Monday, July 22, 2013. The future monarch, Prince of Cambridge, is the third in line to the throne. If he ever becomes king, it will be far down the road. Approaching her senior years it doesn’t look like the Queen is preparing to give up her crown anytime in the near future. After her, the monarchy passes to Prince Charles, who would someday pass it on to the baby’s father, Prince William. The new prince weighed in at 8 pou...
Data and communications at the Shelter of Last Resort are expected to be complete Aug. 12, according to Mark Wimberly, county maintenance director. Furniture is being assembled and they are working on getting monitors installed. “I honestly thought we would have them in there by this session. We should have the departments in there by the end of August,” said Wimberly. “As soon as I have an operational phone and date system working in that building, I’m going to move those departments in. We’re going to prioritize them, movin...
The Newton County Grand Jury has returned an indictment against Joshua Latham, 26, of Mauriceville, on charges of murder. Latham is accused of murdering 41-year-old Tami Higginbotham, of Vinton, La. He faces up to 99 years in prison for the first degree felony. Before he can be extradited to Newton County to face the charges, he must first complete the jail term in the Orange County Jail, according to Robert Smith, of the Texas Rangers. Latham is currently in the Orange...
Daily thunderstorms laced with some frightening lightning and gustier south west winds than forecast by local weathermen made the catching a little more difficult for local anglers this past week. As strange as this may sound, even with the extra runoff the Sabine River is still much clearer than the lake! The teams fishing south in the Tail Chaser Tournament hosted out of Ancelet’s Marina last Saturday were forced to deal with some nasty weather even earlier than predicted. The bulk of the system didn’t roll across the north...
Quartz crystals can be found in everything from watches to radios as the mineral can be used to store information, conduct electricity and makes a great transmitter. In the metaphysical world they are used for healing, transformation and a myriad of purposes. Crystals of all sizes valued from pennies to thousands of dollars, depending on the size, properties and quality of individual pieces can be found everywhere in Arkansas, the crystal capitol of the world. A fun and inexpe...
The boards of directors of AgriLand Farm Credit and Texas AgFinance are pleased to announce that they have signed a Letter of Intent to Merge. AgriLand, headquartered in Tyler, Texas, and Texas AgFinance, with headquarters in Robstown, Texas, are targeting a Jan. 1, 2014, merger date. Mark Miller, chief executive officer of Texas AgFinance, anticipates the merger will bring additional value to stockholders of both financing cooperatives. “This merger will allow our associations the opportunity to expand our product o...
WO Christian Church to host Mega Sports Camp The West Orange Christian Church, located at 900 Lansing St. (one block off Western Ave.) will host a Vacation Bible School at 6:30 p.m. through July 26. This year’s theme will be “Mega Sports Camp Breaking Free.” They will be providing fun, games, crafts and snacks. This VBS is free to the public. For more information, please call Kurtis at 409-779-3440 or Nelda at 409-719-3992; or log on to www.westorangechurch.org. LC Bapt. Church to host VBS, Family Night Little Cypress Bapti...
You can feel it in the air, in the water, anywhere in Arkansas, but especially in Hot Springs. Sylvia Dickey Smith and her husband Bill were drawn to the energy of Hot Springs and recently moved there, selling their home in Georgetown, Texas. Smith is the author of the popular Sidra Smart Mystery Series that is based in Orange. She also penned the equally well received historical novel, “A War of Her Own.” It is set in the World War II era of the booming shipbuilding ind...
Family caregivers understand all too well the stress of caring for an aging loved one. What better way to relieve that stress than a getaway? That’s why Texas residents are invited to nominate deserving family caregivers – including themselves – for the opportunity to win a free, four-night, five-day cruise. Home Instead, Inc., franchisor of the Home Instead Senior Care® network, is sponsoring the cruise for one lucky caregiving hero and guest. Submit your nomination and vo...
