West Orange News

Fun, food and holiday festivities are all available today at the West Orange Holiday in the Park.

The owners of a house which was heavily damaged during a fire were out of town Monday when it occurred.

On 10-16-09 Officer Foley was dispatched to an apartment complex located in the 3300 block of W. Park Orange, Texas 77630 in reference to a burglary of a motor vehicle.

Orange County commissioners worked Monday during a meeting on being prepared in the event there is another hurricane in Southeast Texas.

In an effort to "go green," the West Orange City Council voted Monday evening to apply for a grant which will help the city become more energy efficient.

Tammi Fisette and manager Candi Loerwald of Wal-Mart of West Orange presented a check for $1,000 to Commander Dewey Vaughan and Gary Alford, both of American Legion Post 7 , for the American Legion's "Operation Camo Christmas" program on Friday afternoon.

With the arrival of fall, you know the Lions Club Carnival cannot be far behind.

On Monday afternoon, the seed to provide additional educational opportunities for students of the West Orange-Cove school district was planted.

Although the community of West Orange received less attention to its hurricane ravaged community than its nearby communities such as Bridge City and Orange, the damage was equally as severe in some areas.

Orange-area residents will soon have another option when shopping for clothing and accessories and home goods.

Pinehurst Police Department 09/10/2007 through 09/17/2009 On 09-12-09, at about 12:27 a.m. Officer Jason Demontmollin, conducted a traffic stop on Interstate 10 near the 875 mile marker.

On this recently historic day, Sept. 11, in America that citizens refer to as 9-11, there were 33 first responders from the State of Texas that were being honored by the Governor at the Texas Capitol.

For Hurricane Ike victims who may have given up hope and not yet been able to repair their houses, help may be available.

West Orange city council members adopted the budget for the 2009-2010 fiscal year.

This Sunday the community of Bridge City will celebrate it's triumph over adversity and Hurricane Ike with a special event known as "We Remember." Unfortunately, Mother Nature looks to be in a less than cooperative mood as the National Weather Service has a 50 percent chance of scattered storms forecast for Sunday with highs in the upper 80s.

A Beaumont firefighter and a police officer from West Orange are among the newest stars of Texas.

Thirty-five West Orange-Cove 21st Century Community Learning Center students attended the Workforce Solutions Southeast Texas and Powerzone Summer Celebration "Growing Our Own Destiny" and received a $100 bonus, as well as a T-shirt and MP3 player.

Abundant fuel supplies and crude oil prices below $70 per barrel are credited for a 4-cent drop in the per-gallon retail price of regular gasoline in Texas.

At approximately 1:30pm on Tuesday officers of the West Orange Police Department responded to a burglary in progress call at a residence.

A wallet found in the roadway by an Orange County employee led to the arrest of a sex offender from Waco.