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Deweyville ISD Makes Bond Refund

On September 1, 2014, the Deweyville Independent School District accelerated $800,000 in additional bond payments saving the district nearly $440,000 in interest over the next 12 years. The additional funds collected are a result of rising property values in the district beginning in 2011. The initial boost increased the debt service fund balance to $600,000 in 2012. After that year, the Board of Trustees executed a plan to accelerate the repayment of future bonds by setting a tax rate that enabled the district to collect an additional $200,000 each year. Still, the Board has been able to … [Read more...] about Deweyville ISD Makes Bond Refund

Orange Police Arrest Nude, Inebriated Clerk at Jack in the Box

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

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