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Concord residence fire Thursday

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Wednesday, July 2, 2025
OCESD#1 Fire Chief Robert L. Smith reports that Thursday OCESD#1, assisted by OCESD#2 and OCESD#4 battled a residential fire on Concord.“On June 26, 2025, at approximately 11:35PM, OCESD#1 was called for service due to a structure fire in the 600 block of Concord.
July 4 took 165 years to become national holiday

July 4 took 165 years to become national holiday

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July 4 took 165 years to become national holiday

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Wednesday, July 2, 2025
Friday is the day we celebrate the Declaration of Independence of our thirteen American Colonies from the rule and authority of King George III of England.

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Council takes no action on city manager selection

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Wednesday, July 2, 2025
The Vidor City Council unanimously voted 6-0 to take no action after interviewing two unnamed candidates for city manager in a closed executive session during a special called meeting Monday evening.
Ned Reese

Ned Reese

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Orange County Sheriff's Office

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Wednesday, June 25, 2025
ORANGE, TX — On Wednesday, June 18, 2025, deputies with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office served an arrest warrant on Ned Reese, a 64-year-old resident of Orange, Texas. Mr. Reese was taken into custody and is charged with Interference with a Public Servant, a Class B Misdemeanor.

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Palestine woman dies in Orange after being hit by truck

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Wednesday, June 25, 2025
On Friday, June 20, 2025, at approximately 7:06 A.M., officers with the City of Orange Police Department were dispatched to the Chevron gas station located at 7120 IH-10 in reference to a vehicle crash involving a pedestrian.
The Vidor Public Library Summer Reading guest for Wednesday, June 25, 2025, was Greg Busceme, Sr. with the Art Studio Inc. The Art Studio was founded in late 1983 in downtown Beaumont, Texas. The present location is at 720 Franklin St. He taught the students about clay and making pinch pots, and they created their own masterpieces. Greg encouraged the audience in art and using their own creativity. The pieces will be fired in the kiln and returned to the students.

The Vidor Public Library Summer Reading guest for Wednesday, June 25, 2025, was Greg Busceme, Sr. with the Art Studio Inc. The Art Studio was founded in late 1983 in downtown Beaumont, Texas. The present location is at 720 Franklin St. He taught the students about clay and making pinch pots, and they created their own masterpieces. Greg encouraged the audience in art and using their own creativity. The pieces will be fired in the kiln and returned to the students.

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Summer Reading hosts pottery class with Art Studio

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Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Texans Boycott Calhoun’s Convention

Texans Boycott Calhoun’s Convention

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Texans Boycott Calhoun’s Convention

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Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Handicapped by a poor turnout and the absence of its sponsor, the long awaited Nashville Convention convened under a cloud on Jun. 30, 1850.The unprecedented get-together was the pet project of John C. Calhoun, the largerthan- life colossus who had dominated Dixie politics for decades.

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Two arrested after firing gun in Orange

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Wednesday, June 25, 2025
On Friday, June 20, 2025, at approximately 12:36 A.M., officers with the City of Orange Police Department received radio traffic reporting that a firearm had been discharged from a vehicle near Simmons Drive.
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