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Around 9:45
Wednesday the Orange
Fire Department
responded to a house
fire at 3721
Ridgemont.
They found heavy
smoke when they
arrived and put out
the fire that had
started in a
bedroom. All
nine people living
inside got out
safely. The
cause is under
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A
couple of Orange
boys have created a
four wheelin'
phenomenon that has
the rest of the
country paying
attention.
They've taught four
wheelers how to
swim.
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At 12:51
a.m. Wednesday morning, the
Orange County Sheriff’s
Office received a 911 call
from a female on Ricksha
Street in the Vidor area.
The female said her father
had been assaulted after
trying to stop unknown
suspects from burglarizing
his home. The victim lives
on Ricksha as well. Orange
County Deputies and Acadian
Ambulance responded to the
victim’s home. The victim
was transported to St.
Elizabeth Hospital for
injuries to the upper
portion of his body and is
in stable condition. Orange
County Investigators took
two white males into custody
on unrelated charges
Wednesday and are considered
persons of interest in this
case. Anyone having any
information in reference to
this crime is encouraged to
contact the Orange County
Sheriff’s Office at
409-883-2612.
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In an emergency
we're taught to fill
the bathtub with
water. The Orange
Chapter of the
American Red Cross
is selling "The
WaterBob." The
WaterBOB is a
bladder liner for
your tub that has a
filter and pump for
easy and safe use.
Contact the ARC for
more info. |
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Orange
Police report the theft of a
red 4-door Chevy Lumina. A
woman was with a friend at
the Bayou Club on Simmons
when they met two men. They
decided to go to a club in
Louisiana but she had been
drinking and didn't want to
drive. She rode with her
friend and let the two men
take her car. They never
showed up.

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John Thomas,
Director of OCARC in
Orange, holds a
handmade walking
stick carved by
Brenda Lyttle.
It features
different fish that
are caught during
the OCARC Fishing
Tournament which is
the first weekend in
August. The
walking stick is
being auctioned off
with the money going
to OCARC. You
can see the stick
and bid on it at the
KOGT Studios.
The highest bidder
will be announced
during the weigh-in
on August 2. |
Competition for water is
increasing daily and this is
especially true in the
Sabine River basin. As part
of state-wide studies to
help ensure that enough
water flows in rivers for a
healthy environment, Texas
state agencies and the
public will collaborate on
scientific studies designed
to underpin water policy for
the State of Texas.
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Look Left and "Cast Your Vote"
The Little
Cypress-Mauriceville Texas
Classroom Teachers
Association has chosen five
2008 LCM High School
graduates to receive
scholarships for the Fall of
2008. These graduates will
pursue a degree in education
at various colleges and
universities around the
state of Texas. The
graduates are Ashley
Ducharme, Jillian Green,
Monica Hambrick, Rachel
Miller, and Caitlen Simon.
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First Day of School
the Same for Most |
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St. Mary |
August 13 |
BC,
LCM,
OF,
WOS, Vidor,
Community,
Deweyville |
August 25 |
You can now get a better
look of where Entergy power
outages are and when power
will be restored. Go to
www.entergy-texas.com and
click on the View Outages
link to the right. You can
get information on where
power outages are taking
place, how many there are
and how many customers are
involved and when power is
expected to be restored.
LCM T.C.T.A. officers for
the 2008-09 school year have
been elected. Serving as
president will be Brigitte
Mangham. A Little Cypress
Junior High mathematics
teacher, she was recently
elected to also serve the
District 5 area on the state
level as a T.C.T.A. District
Director. Other officers
include: Alana Peddy-vice
president and membership
chairman, Brandee Morvent-secretary,
Dianna Wimberley-treasurer,
and Myra Sanders-public
relations chairman. Campus
representatives at each LCM
campus are: Angel
Parsons-LCM High School,
Brigitte Mangham-LCJH, Becky
Davis-MMS, Kathy Hodge-LCI,
Sandra Davis-LCE, and
Sharron Wood-MVE. Past
president Ginger Williams
will be the local club's
consultant. Texas Classroom
Teachers Association was
founded in Texas in 1927 by
teachers to represent the
needs and interests of
teachers. For more
information on this
organization visit the
website, www.tcta.org. The
LCM T.C.T.A. will conduct a
board meeting August 13 in
the home of Alana Peddy.
Fall enrollment for
interested teachers will
begin at orientation time
for new teachers. To obtain
more information about the
LCM T.C.T.A., contact Myra
Sanders, at 883-8764, or
sanders@exp.net.
With gas
prices topping $4.00 per
gallon, more and more Texans
are trading their
gas-guzzling SUVs and pickup
trucks for more
fuel-efficient motorcycles
to save at the pump. More
motorcycles on the road
means more motorcyclists may
crash and ultimately die on
Texas roadways. That’s why
the Texas Department of
Transportation (TxDOT) is
launching a motorcycle
safety campaign encouraging
drivers to take extra
caution watching for
motorcyclists on roadways.
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The City of West Orange
continues efforts to clean
up the City and remove
stockpiled trash, green
waste and construction
debris. In order to expedite
these efforts, the citizens
of West Orange are urged to
follow these
guidelines.
Burton
Street between 11th and 15th
streets in Orange continue
to be closed following
the major phone lines that
were cut several weeks ago.
AT&T continues to work in
the area and expect to have
the road closed for
approximately two weeks.
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Ferry
Drive in Bridge City is
closed to thru traffic due
to new street reconstruction
that will take 18 – 24
months. Also, no thru
traffic will be allowed on
N. John. (map of area
attached). Traffic
should plan on taking Hwy 87
to FM 1442/W Roundbunch.
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