The City Council of West Orange voted Tuesday to continue its support of the Orange County Economic Development Corporation (EDC).  Mayor Roy McDonald said the council did have questions for County Judge Brint Carlton who spoke in support of a revised EDC.  McDonald informed that council members asked the judge about the makeup of the revised corporation and what would be West Orange’s expected financial responsibility to be a part of it.  The council agreed to fund the EDC through the end of the current fiscal year at approximately $4,800 which is the same level it contributes at this present … [Read more...] about WO City Council Meets

Orange police before noon Tuesday arrested 17-year-old David Anthony Riggs Jr., who has been charged with aggravated robbery. Detective Captain Cliff Hargrave said officers had a tip that Riggs was in the Sabine Park Apartments at 111 Pine Avenue. They found him hiding behind a shower curtain in a bathtub in an apartment. Riggs has been charged in connection with the December 2 armed robbery of the Get-N-Go store at 2419 16th Street.     … [Read more...] about Wanted Man Caught

Restaurant owner Mike Lemoine lost his head and he wants it back. "It's the biggest deer I ever shot," he said. Lemoine had the eight-point buck head and the head of another deer in the back of his pickup truck at his home in the Cypress Bayou subdivision. He left the heads outside in preparation for mounting. But last week when he went to get them, they were gone. His truck was parked in the driveway of his house. At first he thought an animal might have taken the heads, but he found no scratch marks showing a raccoon or other critter climbed up. He speculates kids may have taken the heads … [Read more...] about Lost His Head

The Sabine River Authority has opened gates at Toledo Bend Reservoir and Deweyville is under a flood warning for low-level flooding of the river. SRA has 5 gates open at 1 foot each. The lake level this morning was at 172.36 feet with the lake considered full at 172 feet. The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for the Sabine River at Deweyville. The river is expected to reach the flood stage of 24 feet by Wednesday morning and could rise to 25 feet in the next few days. … [Read more...] about SRA Opens Gates

Five months after voting to cut funding to the Orange County Economic Development Corporation (EDC), the Commissioners Court Tuesday voted to fund the economic corporation through the remainder of the fiscal year. County Judge Brint Carlton reversed his vote from back in July and made the motion to fund the EDC adding he believes there is a future for a revised Economic Development Corporation in Orange County. Commissioners Barry Burton and David Dubose expressed strong support for keeping the EDC alive emphasizing the importance it has for economic development in the county. Commissioner … [Read more...] about Ardoin New HR Director