As the year is ending, sales tax returns across most of Orange County are up with cities and the county getting increased income. However, Pinehurst is still down for sales taxes. The Texas Comptroller's Office reports the county received a check for $385,157 this month to cover the taxes collected for sales in October. The county for the first 10 months of the year has received $5.14 million. The Orange County Emergency Services District No. 3 for Little Cypress will continue to get sales taxes from International Paper until the end of 2015. The payment covering October is $41,616 for a … [Read more...] about Local Sales Tax Figures

The Orange County Courthouse along with city halls across the county will be closed Thursday and Friday for the Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. All cities will not have garbage pickup on Friday. The regularly scheduled Friday routes will be picked up on Saturday. Vidor is the only city with Saturday pickup and both Friday and Saturday garbage routes will be on Saturday. Vidor city officials are asking customers to have their garbage placed outside by 6 a.m. on Thursday and Saturday.     … [Read more...] about Holiday Closings

My name is David Cagle and I am honored to be serving as the Constable of Precinct 2 in Orange County. I am asking for your vote and support for my re-election. I am married to Kathy (Whitehead) Cagle and we are residents of Mauriceville. We have five children and five grandchildren between us. We are active members of First Baptist Church Mauriceville. I have been the Constable of Precinct 2 for the past three years. I have punctually served all the civil process papers that have come through my office resulting in thousands of dollars being paid to Orange County. I have diligently … [Read more...] about Re-Elect Cagle For Constable

Orange police are investigating a gunshot that hit the windshield of a vehicle with three young adults inside. Detective Captain Cliff Hargrave said one of the men inside was slightly cut by glass that was broken by the shot. According to Officer Brian Latiolais, the shooting was about 5 a.m. Sunday at Eddleman Road near the cutoff to Interstate 10. Two men and a woman, all age 19 and from the Little Cypress area, were in the vehicle. Officer Latiolais reported one of the men is in the military and the other man is a student at Texas A&M. The three told police the shot was fired at … [Read more...] about Bullet Hits Windshield

Thieves stole Christmas presents for children and other items from two houses in Orange in the past days. Police were called to Bowling Lane on Friday night and to Sixth Street in the Brownwood area on Saturday night. In both cases, the residents weren't home and the burglars broke windows. Officer Logan Holland said the Friday break-in was reported about 9:50 p.m. in the 3400 block of Bowling Lane. Clothes and about 20 wrapped presents were stolen. The resident did not know the value of the presents because they were gifts. The resident had been gone about nine hours.   On … [Read more...] about Presents Stolen

Colorful new playground equipment for Sunset Park has arrived, but children may not get to play on it by Christmas because of the weather. City of Orange workers need to assemble the slides, climbing bars and other gear. Rain is in the forecast for the week and the workers won't be able to set up the playground. The city in October ordered the $41,000 equipment to replace old playground that was worn and becoming hazardous. The city is also planning a small skate park the site along 16th Street. Money for the improvements is coming through federal Community Development Block grants … [Read more...] about Playground Equipment Has Arrived