Pine Forest News

With the approaching Fourth of July holiday on Saturday, many local, state, and federal agencies will take Friday off in observance of the holiday.

A wood fire threatening houses north of Pine Forest Thursday afternoon apparently was a controlled burn left unattended, Vidor firefighters said at the scene.

A less than ideal economy has forced city officials to reconsider construction costs of a new City Hall.

It appears one Southeast Texas police officer is under close scrutiny following the arrest and incarceration of an 11-year-old child on Wednesday, May 27, 2009.

Election day is today from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. across Orange County as registered voters decide who will help represent five city governments and three school districts.

In observance of Good Friday and Easter, the majority of non-emergency of city and county governmental offices, as well as many area schools and businesses, will be closed.

Whenever Vidor does decide to expand its city limits, the annexation effort will head north up FM 105, City Council decided Thursday.

Only five official filing days remain for the upcoming May 9 election, and there is finally some activity in many of the races.

For the second consecutive month, even with a national economic slowdown affecting the region, sales tax allocation payments were up from a year ago in every city in Orange County.

The filing deadline for the upcoming May 9 election is less than three weeks away, and some movement is starting to take shape.

The Orange County Sheriff's Office is still investigating the death of a 51-year-old Pine Forest resident after his body was found Thursday afternoon.

Residents in Orange County looking to get out from under their Ike-damaged homes might have an answer.

In the last two weeks, Vidor firefighters have gone from living on top of each other to having the luxury of space in their brand-new station on Texas 12.

The Christmas spirit has persevered. The 2008 annual Classic Car Cruise and Tree Lighting event will take place beginning at 2 p.m., today, in the parking lot of Capital One Bank located at 1255 N. Main.

A program which helps those in need every holiday season is itself in need of a little assistance.