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Children Unharmed in Bus Accident

The back of a school bus from the West Orange-Cove CISD ended up in a ditch this afternoon but no one was hurt. The accident was about 3 in the Brownwood neighborhood on Neches Street. The streets do not have curb and gutters and are surrounded by drainage ditches. A bus with young students missed a right turn and the back left wheels landed in the ditch. The bus tipped slightly to the side. Another bus from the district came and picked up the students from the stuck bus. A tow company had to get the bus out of the ditch. The Orange Fire Department, police department and Acadian Ambulance … [Read more...] about Children Unharmed in Bus Accident

Sales Taxes Up 7.5% Year-to-Year

The state comptroller's office has announced that statewide, the sales taxes were up 7.5 percent for this August compared to the same time last year. Even Pinehurst had an increase in sales tax collections for August. Pinehurst, which has had steady drops in monthly sales tax receipts, is getting $50,421 this month, an extra $997 in sales taxes from last year. Still the city remains slightly behind in the year-to-date comparisons. Pinehurst, Orange, Bridge City and Vidor have a 1.5 percent sales tax, as does the Orange County Emergency Services District No. 3 for the Little Cypress area. The … [Read more...] about Sales Taxes Up 7.5% Year-to-Year

Members’ Building Maintenance Awarded Janitorial Contract

Last week Commissioner’s Court approved a contract for janitorial service to Member’s Building Maintenance for $166,000 to start in October. Monday the court voted to award a revised contract to Members’ Building Maintenance. County Judge Carl Thibodeaux wanted to save the jobs of the 7 or 8 county employees who work as janitors. A compromise was reached where the two janitors with the most seniority would be retained to work at the County Expo Center and the other offices on FM 1442. Judge Thibodeaux made the motion to approve the amended contract saying it was legal to accept a partial bid … [Read more...] about Members’ Building Maintenance Awarded Janitorial Contract

Bridge City’s Homecoming Court

Bridge City's Homecoming Week festivities are underway, culminating with a football game on Friday against Liberty. 2014 Homecoming Court- Standing: Freshmen, Abby Faulk, Junior, Delaney Voegeli, Senior, Hannah Faulk, Senior, Kelly Zoch, Junior, Bailee Bacon, Sophomore, Hannah Hall. Seated: Freshmen, Halle Huckabay, Senior, Malorie Becker, Senior, Kellyn Cormier, Freshmen, Tori Aras. … [Read more...] about Bridge City’s Homecoming Court

September and October Declared Ovarian and Breast Cancer Awareness Months

September and October have been declared as Ovarian and Breast Cancer Awareness months in Orange County by the Commissioners’ Court. Christina Morris with the Julie Rogers Gift of Life spoke to the commissioners about the main goal of the Gift of Life Program is to prevent ovarian and breast cancer. The Court also recognized Monday, September 15, as Julie Rogers Gift of Life Program Day. … [Read more...] about September and October Declared Ovarian and Breast Cancer Awareness Months

Remembering Orange’s Most Severe Hurricanes

As the sun began to rise in Orange on September 13, the wind was coming in from the northeast. But if the citizens were thinking they might be getting a fall cool front, they were wrong. That Wednesday ended as the most deadly day in local history as a hurricane with winds blew more than 100 miles per hour landed in the small town that was already suffering from a loss of local men after the Civil War. The year was 1865. The Texas Hurricane History by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says that 25 people died in Orange, killed mostly by falling debris and flying timbers. The … [Read more...] about Remembering Orange’s Most Severe Hurricanes

Bridge City Solves Brown Water Problem

Bridge City seems to be getting a handle on the brown water problem. The first week of September the city received only a few calls on the colored water. City Manager Jerry Jones reports a similar low volume of complaints during the second week of the month. Jones says the city has corrected the calibrations on all the pumps, is still flushing the system, and looping the lines. Jones believes the ultimate solution to the brown water will be installing a filter on the Bridge City water system. Jones points out the filtering systems are very expensive, and he is looking for ways to fund one of … [Read more...] about Bridge City Solves Brown Water Problem

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