Stephen J. Cox has taken the oath of office to become the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas. Cox was appointed to the position by Attorney General William P. Barr. Cox took the oath of office today from U.S. District Judge Michael Truncale.
Assailant shoots at clerk while holding a hostage during Orange robbery
Shortly before 6 a.m. on Monday, June 1, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office dispatch received a 911 call in reference to a robbery at OJ’s Mobile Mart store, located at 9508 Highway 12 in Orange.
Around 1:30 p.m. May 30, PAPD officers were dispatched to a shooting that occurred at the Prince Hall Apartment Complex, according to a news release.
Officers located a shooting victim between two apartments on the complex’s west side.
Driver license offices in the Southeast Texas Region, including Beaumont, Port Arthur and Orange, will open on June 3 by appointment only, with limited services.
The City of Beaumont will continue it’s 34 year tradition of providing a spectacular fireworks display Saturday, July 4, at 9 p.m. in Downtown Beaumont.
Texas Health and Human Services is working with long-term care providers to prepare for natural disasters ahead of a busy hurricane season forecasted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.