Mauriceville News

Texas House Speaker Tom Craddick today appointed a special committee to review state and local government response to Hurricane Ike.

Only twice in the more than 200-year history of the First Baptist Church of Orange, located at 5th Street and Green Avenue, has gone without a church service on Sunday.

In case anyone is wondering, state government has a disaster contingency fund to help local governments and their taxpayers recover from catastrophes such as hurricanes.

Back in 2005, in one of the very last times he would set foot in a recording studio, Texas swing master Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown recorded the old Blind Lemon Jefferson Texas blues staple "See That My Grave Is ...

Signal International update Production employees revised return to work date is anticipated for Monday, October 6. The retention payment distribution for production employees will be this Thursday, September 25 ...

People with a valid prescription or their empty prescription bottle can receive a 30-day supply of their medicine through a Red Cross emergency program offered at the Family Pharmacy listed below.

By Van Wade The News-Leader A glance of Orange-area school districts as of Thursday morning: WEST ORANGE-STARK SCHOOL DISTRICT - WO-S superintendent Taylor O. Collins would like to see the school district open ...

When all the dust and muck is settled, citizens of Orange County can look back with appreciation for all the out-of-town folks that came to the rescue of their tight-knit community.

Many Orange County residents know power outages are part of any storm system, but blue skies left a large number of Entergy customers scratching their heads Wednesday.

By Tommy Mann Jr. The Orange Leader The Little Cypress-Mauriceville school district's Board of Trustees welcomed its newest member to the fold on Monday, as David Jones officially assumed the vacated seat.

Hurricane Gustav has come and gone, but its effects are still lingering for local school districts.

Hurricanes were the dominant issue in Monday's meeting of the Orange County Commissioners Court, as officials discussed the county's reaction to Hurricane Gustav and preparation for Hurricane Ike.

SE Texans that are returning from their mandatory evacuation will not be without their football, unless you are fans of West Orange-Stark, Little Cypress-Mauriceville, Jasper and Kirbyville.

Members of the Orange County Sheriff's Office recovered more than $50,000 worth of property believed to have been stolen from residences and businesses in Mauriceville and surrounding areas.

On Tuesday, September 2, 2008, the Orange County Sheriff's Office received a report of a Burglary of a Habitation located in Mauriceville, Texas.

All Orange County schools will be closed on Wednesday, September 3, in addition to the Tuesday, September 2 closure.

First-day attendance figures for area school districts remain varied throughout Orange County.

All Orange County school districts will be closed Tuesday if an official voluntary or mandatory evacuation is called.

The first day of school is always a very memorable event, especially for many children of the Little Cypress-Mauriceville school district on Monday, but not for what you would consider your typical reason.

By EMILY GUEVARA August, 25, 2008 BEAUMONT - Teacher Amanda Gardovsky directed her third-grade students at Fletcher Elementary School like a seasoned professional.