Last month the director of the Orange County Meals on Wheels spoke to the Commissioners Court expressing the programs need for more money.  Linda Hughes informed the Court her clients would continue to get their meals, but because of funding cuts and a lack of grant funds it may have to be outsourced to someone else. Commissioner David Dubose raised the question of additional funding from the county this week when the Court approved several line item transfers to the county’s contingency fund.  Orange County spends roughly $30,000 annually providing vans and drivers for the Meals on Wheels … [Read more...] about Possible Help For Meals On Wheels

The Orange County Mosquito Control District’s office was notified by the Texas Department of State Health Services that a horse from the Vidor area has tested positive for Eastern equine encephalitis. The horse was pastured in the northern part of Vidor, North of I-10 and West of Hwy 105. According to the report received it is not clear whether or not the animal had been vaccinated for EEE and as a result had to be euthanized. Eastern equine encephalitis more commonly occurs in the Eastern part of the United States, as it’s name implies.  Texas is along the outer fringe of the disease’s … [Read more...] about Horse Euthanized For Having EEE

U.S. Congressman Brian Babin (TX-36) announced today that he will be hosting a Veterans Town Hall meeting at the North Orange Baptist Church on Thursday, August 18th from 6:00pm to 7:30pm CT.  The event, which is open to all veterans, will feature a team of experts from a variety of organizations to assist local veterans with their claims and discuss any issue they may be having with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).   Who:               U.S. Congressman Brian Babin (TX-36) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Texas Veterans Commission … [Read more...] about Babin to Host Veterans Town Hall on August 18th

Orange County Sheriff's Office Calls August 8-15 Disturbance, 2:14 p.m. August 8, 600 block Kennedy Street in Vidor. Criminal trespass, 4:51 p.m. August 8, 3200 block Little Cypress Drive in Little Cypress. Discharge of a firearm, 11:26 p.m. August 8, 6800 block Chevron Street in Orangefield. One man arrested for unlawfully carrying a weapon Criminal mischief, 11:17 a.m. August 9, Orange County Range off FM 1442. Theft, 12:19 p.m. August 9, 400 block Spoonmore Road in Vidor. Disturbance, 12:28 p.m. August 9, 7800 block Gail Street in Mauriceville. Theft, 1:35 p.m. August 9, 300 block … [Read more...] about OC Sheriffs Office Calls Aug. 8-15

Bridge City held a public hearing Tuesday evening on the city’s proposed budget and proposed tax rate for next year.  There were no comments concerning the budget, but citizen Skipper Nixon spoke against the proposed increase in the city’s tax rate.  Nixon said he is retired from the Air Force.  He and his wife take care of their two disabled daughters on a fixed income.  Insurance for their home and for their vehicles have gone up according to Nixon, but they still pay all their bills every month.  The increase in the city’s tax rate he said would make this difficult for his family. Bridge … [Read more...] about BC Tax Rate Hearing

The Orange County Jail will need a new vendor to provide prescription drugs to its inmates. The more than a century old pharmacy Sholars Medicine Chest which was renewed as the contracted pharmacy for the jail in May is closing as of this Friday after being bought out by CVS. Commissioner David Dubose said Tuesday it was a sad for the Commissioners Court to lose Sholars as a vendor and especially for him since he owned the pharmacy for 18 years before becoming a county commissioner. Dubose recalled that he was the fourth of five owners for Sholars which has been open since the 1890s. The next … [Read more...] about County Looking For New Drug Store

Three businesses on 16th Street had glass shattered during the early darkness Monday and money was taken from an ATM inside the Family Dollar. "We are investigating these as being connected," Orange Detective Captain Robert Enmon said. Patrol officers report an alarm went off about 1:30 a.m. Monday at the Market Basket, 3709 16th Street. Officer J.L. Goins said the glass on the north public entrance side had been broken and the glass into the foyer was also broken. However, no one was inside and nothing has been reported missing. Employees at Dollar General, 1301 16th Street discovered … [Read more...] about Three Break-Ins Possibly Connected