Orange County Office of Emergency Management Sabine River Area We are issuing a voluntary evacuation for all areas east of Highway 87 and north of I-10 and also all low-lying areas near waterways in adjacent areas. We will keep you updated on possible mandatory evacuation and sheltering locations. Neches River Area We are issuing a voluntary evacuation for the Lake View Area to include Four Oaks Ranch Road and also all low-lying areas near waterways in adjacent areas. … [Read more...] about Voluntary Evacuation

**MAJOR CLOSURE** Due to a mandatory evacuation along the Sabine River in Newton County, DPS has closed SH 12 from SH 87 to the state line. Drivers can NOT access Louisiana by US 190, SH 63 or SH 12. Louisiana IS accessible by IH 10. … [Read more...] about Bridges Closed

Friday was another day of preparing and waiting for people living along the Sabine River as water continued to rush downstream from Toledo Bend dam. The American Red Cross opened a shelter in Mauriceville at the First United Methodist Church, 11929 Highway 12. In the afternoon, the National Weather Service predicted the river in Orange would reach up to seven feet in Orange. City Emergency Management Director Lee Anne Brown said the rise of the river could flood streets and affect buildings in low-lying areas. The areas in Orange that will likely be affected are the downtown, Cove, … [Read more...] about Saturday Morning Update

The City of Orange is monitoring the Sabine River flood stage.  As of 2:00 pm, the National Weather Service predicts up to seven (7) feet of water in the Sabine River, which may impact streets and structures in low lying areas.  Lee Anne Brown, Orange Emergency Management Coordinator says areas of concern are downtown Orange, Cove, Brownwood, Hillbrook Estates, and Cypress bayou neighborhoods.  Predicting an exact timing is difficult, but weather conditions indicate the impact of rising water as early as Sunday evening.  At this time the City is recommending that residents in these low lying … [Read more...] about Low Lying Areas Of Orange

On Thursday, March 10, 2016 at 4:51 pm, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call in reference to a shooting at a trailer park in the 12000 block of Highway 62 North. The caller stated a male subject had been shot and another male was still in the area with a shotgun. As Deputies and Detectives arrived at the trailer park, they observed an injured man, identified as 33 year old Jason Bourgeois, lying near his residence. Another man, 55 year old Marc Benoit, was standing in the roadway of the trailer park and was identified by others living in the trailer park as the second … [Read more...] about One Shot In Altercation

Pickup trucks, some pulling trailers, were pulled up to the piles of sand in Deweyville by the Newton County sub courthouse. Men and women with shovels were filling the provided bags with the sand. It's a ritual for a low-lying community along the Sabine River. But this time, the National Weather Service is predicting "major, catastrophic flooding" for Deweyville. Still, people like 75-year-old Darrell Hryhorchuk say they're staying in their homes and not evacuating. Hryhorchuk sandbagged his house at Ruliff Road back in the May 1989 flood which surpassed 29 feet. The National Weather … [Read more...] about Deweyville Preparing For Floodwater