Sept. 11, 2014 Orange police were called to the Jack in the Box restaurant on 16th Street Wednesday evening because a clerk had smoked PCP and was creating a disturbance. It was the second public intoxication case related to PCP in three days. Monday night, a man on PCP stripped naked in the middle of the street. In the past few months, public intoxication arrests involving the use of PCP has became almost as common as the public intoxication cases for alcoholic beverages. Detective Captain Cliff Hargrave with the Orange Police Department said trends of drugs come and go based on … [Read more...] about Orange Police Arrest Nude, Inebriated Clerk at Jack in the Box
Orange County Hotel Occupancy Tax Committee to Hold Public Hearing
The Orange County Hotel Occupancy Tax Committee met on Wednesday, September 3, 2014 to review fourteen qualified applications for funding from the County’s Hotel Occupancy Tax fund. The applications totaled $215,890. The Committee, however, pared down the requested funds to a total of $75,400. The Committee will hold a public hearing on Thursday, September 18th at the Orange County Commissioner’s Courtroom, 123 6th Street, Orange, Texas at 10:00 a.m. The Committee will hear from the entities making application for the funds and from any interested party wishing to comment on the … [Read more...] about Orange County Hotel Occupancy Tax Committee to Hold Public Hearing
Vidor Man Charged with Felony Assault on Wife
A 32-year-old Vidor man has been charged with felony assault for attempting to choke his wife. Precinct 1 Judge David Peck set a bond of $10,000 on Christopher Lee Glassey. Officer Jesus Loredo with the Vidor Police Department said he went to the 500 block of West Railroad Street Monday about a disturbance. In an affidavit of probable cause, Loredo said a woman came out of the woods and said her husband assaulted her. She said he choked her to the point she had a hard time breathing. In addition, she was kicked on her right side. Loredo said he saw red on her neck and some bruising to her back … [Read more...] about Vidor Man Charged with Felony Assault on Wife
Kindergarten Teacher Attends Junior Master Gardener Teacher Leader Training
Mrs. Pam Caswell, a Kindergarten teacher, attended an all day workshop called, Junior Master Gardener Teacher Leader Training. It was held at the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office at the County Facility on FM 1442. This workshop trained teachers to establish and maintain gardens to be used at the school to teach children how to garden, what and when to plant, what to do with the foods produced, etc. Each teacher was provided with a teaching manual that provides activity ideas to make gardening a fun and meaningful experience. The Orange County Master Gardener Association presented … [Read more...] about Kindergarten Teacher Attends Junior Master Gardener Teacher Leader Training
St. Mary Catholic School Announces 2014-2015 Art Club Officers
St. Mary Catholic School is proud to announce the 2014-2015 Art Club Officers. Pictured from right to left back row: Mrs. Cindy Claybar – Art Teacher; Carter Claybar – Treasurer; O’Shan Mitchell – President; Audrey Johnson – Historian; Sydney Schmitt – Chaplain; Jacob Anderson – Sargent at Arms; Front row: Amber Lester – Vice President; Lauren Abrego – Secretary; Mallory Huggins - Reporter … [Read more...] about St. Mary Catholic School Announces 2014-2015 Art Club Officers
City of Orange Cuts Funding of Southeast Texas Arts Council
The City of Orange is cutting its funding to the Southeast Texas Arts Council by $31,163 this year. The city previously gave the arts council $50,000. The director of the arts group told City Council Tuesday that the arts group gives $30,000 of the city money to the Lutcher Theater for performances. Sue Bard said the Stark Foundation pays for the theater building and operations but not the performances. The information came as the City Council held a public hearing on spending about $565,000 in hotel occupancy taxes paid by the people who stay in local hotels. Most of the money, $378,000, … [Read more...] about City of Orange Cuts Funding of Southeast Texas Arts Council
Renovations on Old Southern Printers Building to Begin in Mid-October
Renovations on the old Southern Printers building in downtown could start by early to mid-October, Economic Development Director Jay Trahan told Orange City Council Tuesday. The council and the separate Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors voted once more to invest $350,000 to develop the old building into loft apartments, plus a restaurant and shops. The agreement is with Orange native Michael Wray, a developer with Brazos Urban of Austin. Trahan told the council the city attorney and Wray have not finished the formal contract. The city is supposed to give the money in payments … [Read more...] about Renovations on Old Southern Printers Building to Begin in Mid-October
Officer John Dee Taylor Assigned to Code Enforcement
Orange is now using a uniformed, certified police officer for code enforcements on unkempt yards, dilapidated buildings and junk cars. City Manager Shawn Oubre told City Council this morning that he made the decision after the previous code enforcement officer retired. “We’re not changing how we do it but who is doing it,” Oubre said. Planning Director Jimmie Lewis, who supervises code enforcement, said the change is working because more people are complying with the city's request to clean up their property after a police officer with a badge and gun visit. However, Councilwoman Essie … [Read more...] about Officer John Dee Taylor Assigned to Code Enforcement
Orange Firefighters Negotiating New Contract
The City of Orange and the Orange firefighters can't agree on a contract, but did agree not to declare an impasse for negotiations until Sept. 29. City management met Tuesday with the International Association of Firefighters Local 1432. The city is offering a 2 1/4 percent pay raise. Non-union city employees are getting a 2 percent raise. The firefighters want a 4 percent pay raise for the next three years. Firefighters' negotiator Louis Hebert said Orange firefighters are about $4,000 behind in salary for Nederland, Port Neches and Port Arthur, even though Orange personnel pay about $100 a … [Read more...] about Orange Firefighters Negotiating New Contract
The City of Vidor to Host Trash Off on Saturday, September 20th
The City of Vidor will be hosting a Trash Off on Saturday, September 20 beginning at 7 am, at 155 Watts Street. Any resident of the City of Vidor or any residential customer of the City of Vidor sanitation department may use the roll-off dumpsters for free, with the exception of no contractors or commercial accounts. The normal rules for what is accepted at the City dumpsters apply so no hazardous waste such as motor oil, chemicals, paints, tires, etc. There will be a dumpster to collect metal recyclables and the limb yard will be open for yard debris. Due to the overwhelming response of the … [Read more...] about The City of Vidor to Host Trash Off on Saturday, September 20th
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