Recent rains have resulted in a hatch off of flood water mosquitoes not only in Orange County, but also in neighboring counties and parishes according to Mosquito Control Director Patrick Beebe. He said the biggest problem is with the very aggressive salt marsh mosquitoes. Beebe stated the salt marsh mosquito does not bite just in the normal early morning and evening periods, but all day long. Beebe and the Orange County Mosquito Control Department have brought out the big gun doing aerial spraying to knock down the swarms of mosquitoes especially in the south end of Orange County. Beebe … [Read more...] about Battling Skeeters

On Wednesday, Nov. 11, at 10:40PM, Officers with the Orange Police Department Narcotics Division, assisted by the Orange County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division, executed a search warrant at 411 Crepe Myrtle. Officers recovered approximately 6 grams of crack cocaine, approximately ½ ounce of marijuana, 15 Hydrocodone pills, and two handguns. The two residents of the home, Heather Davis, 26, and Aaron Williams, 25, were arrested and taken to the Orange County Jail. Both subjects were charged with possession of a controlled substance, a 2nd degree felony, and possession of marijuana, a … [Read more...] about Bust on Crepe Myrtle

Orange police and firefighters gave emergency aid Wednesday afternoon to a man that had been stabbed in the thigh. He was being driven in a car to a hospital by woman speeding southbound on Highway 87 North. She called authorities about 3:30 p.m. to tell them about the stabbing. Police and firefighters met the car at the intersection of Martin Luther King Drive to help the man until Acadian Ambulance arrived. The man was able to hop to the ambulance gurney and was taken to the hospital. The stabbing was outside the Orange city limits and is being investigated by the Orange County Sheriff's … [Read more...] about Man Stabbed Wednesday

Orange's new splash pad in Navy Park is now under construction and should be ready for play for next summer. The city received a building permit for the $58,500 splash pad in October. Federal community development block grants designated for low-income neighborhoods are being used to pay for the splash pad. October building permits included three new houses$90,000 being built by James Turner Construction. The houses are part of a federal hurricane recovery program to help low-income homeowners whose houses were destroyed in hurricanes. The new houses are being built on Huntsman Street, Orange … [Read more...] about Orange Building Permits