Orangefield Water Supply Corporation customers having problems with sewer systems working during heavy rainfalls need to check their own equipment, said General Manager Joe Morton. On Thursday, the corporation issued a statement saying "Due to heavy rains today, some sewer service could be interrupted. Please limit sewer use if flushing becomes a problem." The statement advised people not to try to flush toilets when the water was not going down the sewer lines. Continuing to try to flush would make the toilets overflow. Morton said the corporation's sewer system operates by the … [Read more...] about Heavy Rains Causing Water Problems in Orangefield

A woman driving on the Interstate 10 access road Sunday night ended upside down in a ditch after she tried to avoid hitting a bag of trash. Lieutenant Eric Ellison said the ditch had several inches of water in it because of the recent rains. However the woman said she was not injured. Lieutenant Ellison reported 28-year-old Julia Christen Bradley of Orange was traveling eastbound in the 8400 block of South Lutcher Drive near Mimosa Street. She saw the bag of trash and swerved to the right to avoid hitting it. She lost control and went too far. The Hyundai Elantro sedan rolled over into the … [Read more...] about Orange Police Reports

During the latter part of May, Orange County Health Inspector James Scales went to 22 food service businesses and gave out four perfect scores. Most of the scores were in the 90s and three were in the 80s. Two businesses tied for the lowest score with 85. They were the Exxon Food Mart on Interstate 10 West and Church's Chicken on Interstate 10 East. The Exxon Food Mart had a sign next to the toilet instructing people to put used toilet paper in the trash can instead of flushing it. Scales said he ordered the sign to be immediately removed. The perfect scores went to the Star and Crescent Moon … [Read more...] about OC Health Inspections

Sunday night the Sabine River Authority opened more gates at Toledo Bend dam to increase the water coming through the spillway down river. Currently seven gates are open one foot and two gates are open at two feet for 11,144 cubic feet of water per second.  With the generator, a total of 18,099 cubic feet per second is being released. The lake level Sunday night was at 172.59 feet. The lake is full at 172 feet. At Deweyville Monday afternoon, the Sabine River was cresting at slightly more than 25 feet, which is considered minor flooding. The gauge on Cow Bayou near Mauriceville is past … [Read more...] about SRA opens more gates Sunday

Child safety seats are a precaution that can save a young person’s life in a car crash.  Installing the correct child safety seat for your child and in the proper manner is vitally important to insure your child’s safety while traveling in your vehicle. Jordan Bennett with the Orange Fire Department said almost three out of four car seats are not installed correctly or are the wrong size for the child in them.  In fact in Texas according to Bennett 73 percent of protective child car seats are not safe for the child in them.  Local communities provide car seat checkup events for the … [Read more...] about 73 Percent Have Improper Child Seats