GLO announces HUD guidance for Harvey funds
GLO announces publication of HUD guidance for Harvey long-term disaster recovery funds AUSTIN – Today Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush announced the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban...
View ArticleCar Burglary Suspect Arrested
A teenager wanted on four warrants for car burglary was arrested for possession of marijuana about 3 a.m. Wednesday near Little Cypress subdivisions. The arrest was made by Orange Detective Sergeant...
View ArticleHarvey Still Pushing Sales Tax
Sales tax receipts for local entities have continued to increase with the recovery after Tropical Storm Harvey. The Texas Comptroller’s Office this week mailed sales tax shares to cities and counties....
View ArticleNew Ag Agent Ready For Opportunity
Don’t go into the new Orange County ag agent’s office expecting to find an Aggie. “You’re not going to catch me in maroon and white, not ever,” Heston Henry said. The recent graduate of Texas Tech...
View ArticleRollover On Tulane Monday
A 53-year-old Vidor man was injured Monday morning after his pickup truck rolled over several times after going off the roadway of Tulane Road. However, his injuries are not considered to be...
View ArticleWeekend Orange Police Reports
Orange police Sunday afternoon talked a man in Navy Park from shooting himself. The man stood with a pistol pointed at his head for 45 minutes starting about 2 p.m. He was outside in the area around...
View ArticleVidor Calls For Special Election
The City of Vidor has scheduled a Special Election for May 5, 2018 to fill the unexpired term for Ward 6 of the Vidor City Council. The Special Election will be held concurrently with the General...
View ArticleNewton Co. Sheriffs Report
NEWTON COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT 02/12/2018 by Sheriff Billy Rowles Do you think the sun will ever pop out. I’m starting to wonder. We have been bowed up. Let’s see what’s been going on. We had a...
View ArticleArlanxeo To Invest In Area
Arlanxeo plans to invest $19 million on its Chemical Row plant to keep the current level of 289 full-time jobs. Tuesday, the Orange City Council passed a resolution supporting the company applying for...
View ArticleOC Commissioners Hold Weekly Court
Orange County Road and Bridge Engineer Clark Slacum was approved Tuesday to get trucks for his department by the Commissioner Court. The trucks will be used to help with continued recovery from...
View ArticleAccident Shuts Down Hwy. 62
Orange County deputy Andrew Hollier was injured Tuesday night when the patrol car he was driving collided with pickup truck driven by a pizza delivery man. The collision was about 7:15 p.m. on Highway...
View ArticleFriday Filing Deadline For May Election
Pat Pullen filed Wednesday to run for his second three-year term on the Orange City Council. Pullen holds the Single-Member District 1 seat and is so far the only person to file for the position. On...
View ArticleDebris Pickup Thru February For Pinehurst
Debris pickup in Pinehurst will conclude by the end of February. City Administrator Robbie Hood addressed the Pinehurst City Council on Tuesday informing them of his intention to cease the removal of...
View ArticleBurglars Find More Unlocked Vehicles
Two doughnut shops in Orange have been hit by burglars in five days. Detectives are looking for any crumbs of evidence to catch the crooks. Early Wednesday morning, employees at the Donut Palace, 5603...
View ArticleGovernor Promises Money For Mitigation Projects
Governor Greg Abbott Tuesday announced that about $1 billion will be available for hazard mitigation projects along the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Harvey. The money from FEMA will pay for projects...
View ArticleFiling Deadline Is TODAY
Friday at 5 p.m. is the deadline to file as a candidate for city, school board and special district elections, which will be held on May 5. Even offices that are not usually open at that time will stay...
View ArticleSmash and Dash on 16th
Another 16th Street business in Orange was hit by burglars on Wednesday night. Employees of Martha’s Seafood (formerly Crystal Seafood) arrived at work Thursday to discover the glass front door had...
View ArticleHouse Fire Being Investigated
Orange Fire Marshal John Bilbo is investigating the cause of a Wednesday afternoon fire at a house where police were called two and a half hours earlier when a man threw a brick at a person. The house...
View ArticleAre Burglaries Connected?
A total of three burglaries and one attempted burglary of businesses were reported to Orange police on Thursday. Three of the businesses were on 16th Street and the other was off Interstate 10 near the...
View ArticleRestaurant Reports
Orange County Health Inspections February 1-15 Shipley Donuts, 710 North Main Street in Vidor: 95. Foods inside coolers and storage units needed to be covered. Same pan lines were used multiple times...
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