Commissioners Still Discussing Harvey Issues
The Commissioners Court followed through Tuesday with a promise to support the City of Vidor in its endeavor to request the General Land Office to remove the requirement of choosing either the Buyout...
View ArticleZoning Request Denied in BC
The Bridge City Planning and Zoning Commission held a public hearing Monday with the City Council. The hearing was done to receive public comments on a request to change the zoning for a stretch of FM...
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More Assistance For Harvey Homes
When a new assistance program for homeowners with Harvey-damaged houses is available, applicants will be able to go the Orange County Expo Center for help. The Homeowner Assistance Program is setting...
View ArticleOrange You Ready For Improvements?
Sixteenth Street could look better with brick sidewalks, models of the fruit orange, new light poles, and more code enforcement by the city. Those were some of the ideas mentions during an hour and...
View ArticleSupport Shown For Garbage Men
The green ribbons decorating mailboxes in the Cypress Bayou subdivision aren’t for Christmas. They are a tribute to the men working on Waste Management garbage trucks. The neighborhood decided to honor...
View ArticleStill 300+ FEMA Trailers In County
Orange County still has more than 300 FEMA trailers serving as houses for people displaced by the Tropical Storm Harvey Flood. County Emergency Management Director Joel Ardoin said the county is...
View ArticleExpo Center “Can You Hear Me Now?”
The Orange County Convention and Expo Center houses the county’s Road and Bridge Department, the Emergency Management Office, and the Texas Agri-Life Office. During disaster situations the Emergency...
View ArticleOrange Woman Arrested For Forgery
The Jeff Davis Parish Sheriff’s Office reports that a woman who lives in Orange has been arrested after a warrant was issued for her regarding theft and 50 counts of forgery. KPLC in Lake Charles says...
View ArticleOC Sheriffs Calls Nov. 19-25
Disturbances in rural Vidor led the number of calls the Orange County Sheriff’s Office made during Thanksgiving week. Deputies were called to ten disturbances, or fights, around Vidor. In addition,...
View ArticleOPD Deals With Hungry and Foul Mouthed
A hungry thief grabbed a pizza from a deliveryman Thursday night at the Sunset Grove Apartments on Sunset Drive. Orange police went to the complex about 9:40. The deliveryman said he knocked on the...
View ArticleImproving Streets In Orange
The Orange City Council on Tuesday will discuss what streets to improve with $4 million worth of bonds to be sold. The council is having a workshop at 5:30 p.m. in the Danny Gray Community Room at the...
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Cooler Temps This Week
First part of the week in Orange County looks very good in the weather department. Unfortunately an 80% chance of rain is in the forecast for Friday night. The post Cooler Temps This Week appeared...
View ArticleNewton Co Sheriffs Weekly Report
Newton Co Sheriffs Weekly Report by Sheriff Billy Rowles Hope everyone had a great week. Things were pretty good around here. Let me start off by inviting everyone to come to Newton and take a...
View ArticleNo Disrespect With Flag At Full Staff
Jim Surber of Sabine River Ford has received a complaint about the business’s giant American flag not flying at half-staff in honor of President George H.W. Bush. Surber said the flag cannot be flown...
View ArticleOrange Christmas Parade Moved To Monday
The Orange Christmas Parade, sponsored by the Kiwanis Club, has been moved from Friday to Monday because of Friday’s weather forecast. The parade will start at 6pm. The post Orange Christmas Parade...
View ArticleWeekend Police Reports
A 47-year-old man is in a local hospital with head injuries after he was hit by a car during an argument with his girlfriend. Police went to the 2800 block of Enner Road about 11:30 Saturday morning...
View ArticleHealth Inspections For November
Mold in ice machines and drink dispensers, along with spider webs and mice feces in a store room were found during November health inspections at food serving businesses and institutions. Orange County...
View ArticleHouse Fire On Cherry
Orange firefighters battled a house fire early Tuesday morning at a home in the 1400 block of Cherry Street. No one was home at the time. The home sustained serious damage on the inside. The post...
View ArticleGas Stolen From School Bus
Someone got away with about 20 gallons of gasoline after stealing from a school bus at Tekoa Academy. The school’s bus driver called Orange police Monday morning to report the burglary of a vehicle. He...
View ArticleHousing Assistance Off To Positive Start
The Texas General Land Office (GLO) kicked off its Housing Assistance Program (HAP) at the Orange County Convention and Expo Center Tuesday. It turned out the contractor for the GLO was a little...
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