El Paso to Orange: Soldiers travel 1000 miles in wake of Harvey
On Aug. 28th, Gov. Greg Abbott mobilized approximately 12,000 members of the Texas Military Department after Hurricane Harvey ravaged the Texas Coast with high winds and upwards to 50 inches of rain –...
View ArticleMen Come From Kansas To Rescue Residents
Three men from Kansas saw what Hurricane Harvey was doing to the Texas Gulf Coast. They heard the call for flat bottom boats and that’s all they needed to hear to make the TWELVE hour drive to...
View ArticleCommissioners Hold Meeting Friday
After learning the county tax rate was not going up this year, several citizens Friday asked the Orange County Commissioners Court to lower the rate because of the recent flood disaster. “Right now...
View ArticleMotorcycle Accident Claims Two-Update
At approximately 1:30p.m., the Texas Department of Public Safety responded to a two vehicle crash at the intersection of State Highway (SH) 12 and Woodridge Drive in Orange County. Preliminary reports...
View ArticleFact Sheet: Home Inspections for Hurricane Harvey Survivors
After you register for disaster assistance with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, a FEMA inspector will contact you to schedule an inspection for your damaged home. What you need to know: If...
View ArticleCartlidge Arrested On Meth Charge
On Monday, September 18, 2017 at 3:46 p.m., Investigators with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office Special Services Division initiated a traffic stop on a passenger car in the 1300 of Highway 1132 in...
View ArticleCBA Tentatively Reached
It took over five months of negotiations to reach a collective bargaining agreement between the Sheriff’s Office Employees Association and Orange County, but the two parties reached a tentative...
View ArticleHarvey To Change Home Values
Property tax bills may arrive before the storm debris is removed and homeowners will be upset having to pay for a full-valued house when it’s uninhabitable. But state law requires all appraisals to be...
View ArticleMore Than $1 Billion in Federal Funds Approved for Texas Survivors
AUSTIN, Texas – Three weeks after the federal disaster declaration for Hurricane Harvey, $1.09 billion in federal funds have been provided directly to Texans to aid in their personal recovery. The...
View ArticleDebris Removal Underway In Orange
City officials have confirmed the removal of curbside damaged debris is underway in areas within the City of Orange where homes were affected by the recent flooding due to Tropical Storm Harvey and...
View ArticleBC Tax Rate Approved
The City Council in Bridge City on Tuesday night unanimously approved the same tax rate for next fiscal year. Mayor David Rutledge clarified before the vote that the 52 cents per 100 dollars...
View ArticleFire Station Targeted for Flood Repairs
The Orange Fire Station No. 2 on Alllie Payne flooded, but could be fixed in about three weeks because the Orange City Council Tuesday approved special emergency action to forgo the bidding process....
View ArticleCourt Reduces Tax Rate
The Commissioners Court held a 40-minute public hearing Tuesday on the budget which also led to discussion of the proposed tax rate for next fiscal year. Afterwards, during their regular court session...
View ArticleOrange Tax Rate Doesn’t Change
The Orange City Council Tuesday on first reading approved the property tax rate of 71.7 cents per $100 valuation, the same rate as currently in effect. The same rate will increase city tax income by...
View ArticleEntergy Asks Some Customers To Limit Electricity Today
Roughly 2,000 customers in the Vidor area will be receiving phone calls from Entergy Texas, Inc. today, requesting them to voluntarily reduce their electricity usage between 1 p.m. and 9 p.m. This...
View ArticleScams Pop Up After Disasters
A senior citizen widow in Orange had damage from Harvey and has filed for help from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. A couple of days ago, she received a phone call from someone identifying...
View ArticleNewton Co. Weekly Update
Newton Co. Update by Sheriff Billy Rowles Hope everyone has had a good week. Things are going ok in the county considering the storm. Wonder where all the mosquitos come from. I tried to work at my...
View ArticleRepairs Need Permits
Less than three weeks after Tropical Storm Harvey flooded the county with four to five feet of rain, the rebuilding has begun. Building permits will be required from cities or the county for people...
View ArticleCounty Building Tent Shelter
The Commissioners Court met Thursday afternoon and during its meeting County Judge Brint Carlton announced that the first tented shelter for Harvey evacuees will be opened in Orange County next week....
View ArticleHarvey Town Hall Meeting Held Friday
FEMA and flood insurance adjusters do not need to see damaged appliances, furniture and other belongings. Homeowners and renters who lost items should “document, document, document” the losses with...
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