Crews Wednesday will begin the last rounds of flood debris removal from state highway right-of-way in eastern Newton and Orange counties on Wednesday. Residents need to place flood-generated debris in the right-of-way. The last day for debris removal is June 17. After this date, residents will be responsible for the removal of any additional debris. … [Read more...] about Debris Pickup Begins Final Round

  The Commissioners Court approved a resolution Tuesday opposing the disturbing of the Bessie Heights Marsh area of Orange County.  Barges have been using the marsh as a fleeting area which could have an environmental impact.  County Judge Brint Carlton said the resolution recognizes the environmental and economic impact of the Bessie Heights Marsh area in the county.  The resolution asks both state and federal officials to work to ensure that this type of situation does not happen again. The Commissioners allowed Lisa Reeves of Management Information Systems on Tuesday to purchase … [Read more...] about No Barges In Bessie Heights

Owners of five properties in West Orange have 30 days to get them up to code or the structures will be demolished. The West Orange City Council voted unanimously Monday to have them demolished if the property owners do not make significant improvements to the structures. Alderman Dale Dardeau made the motion to give the owners 30 days, but he would prefer to start tearing down the properties immediately. Dardeau said, “These properties have been that way for years and years. Our business is to try to make the city more attractive and a lot of these properties really have become a hazard … [Read more...] about Substandard Property In WO

The Orange City Council on Tuesday will consider allowing Stan Floyd, owner of American Airboats on Lutcher Drive, to develop and alligator farm, RV park and tourist cabins in the future. City Planning Director Kelvin Knauf in a memo said the city created a Mixed Use Zoning District for the properties north of Interstate 10 at Simmons Drive back in 1999. However, the city never set a development plan for the land. Knauf said Floyd wants to put a billboard on his properties, but billboards are not specified in the zoning unless the city council adopts a plan. Knauf said the plan could … [Read more...] about Orange Council Meets At 9am

Orange police arrested a woman Saturday afternoon for aggravated assault after a man was stabbed with a pair of scissors at a house in the 1000 block of Fourth Street. The man did not have life-threatening injuries. Patrol Officer L.A. Lovelace reported he went to the house about 4:50 p.m. Saturday and saw a man “bleeding excessively from his right arm.” The man also had a wound in his right side of his chest. The victim, who lived at the house, said the woman who lived at the house stabbed him with scissors. Officer Lovelace said the woman had a bloody nose and told him the man had … [Read more...] about Woman Arrested For Assault With Scissors