Orange County News

Businesses affected by Hurricane Ike may have another funding option at their fingertips.

The Port of Orange celebrated the completion of one project and began another with combined ceremonies on Monday morning.

On Monday, November 2, 2009, at approximately 10:00 AM the Orange County Sheriff's Office received information regarding a missing person that was last seen at 8869 Creek Road in Orangefield.

A Vidor salvage yard owner returned Monday to commissioners court to learn the fate of his business after he was told to be in compliance or lose his license.

They come out at night, baring their big teeth and disappear before the sun comes out.

Southeast Texans displaced by Hurricane Ike who are still living in federally-provided mobile home units have just four months to find alternative housing.

A 12-year-old girl had finally had enough when she made an "outcry" to school officials following years of allegedly being molested by a Bridge City man.

Investigators say they have evidence teenagers might be responsible for setting a fire on Carla Street off Highway 105 in Vidor.

Operation Blue Santa is now under way and your help is needed. The Vidor Police Department's annual Operation Blue Santa program began earlier this week and is gearing up for one of its biggest years ever in an effort to make sure the children in western Orange County have a happy holiday season.

A Mauriceville man was found dead Friday at his residence located at 12281 North Highway 62.

On November 2, 2009, the Orange County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigations were advised of a possible aggravated sexual assault of a child.

Deputies from the Orange County Sheriff's Office responded about 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, to 9295 Oliver Road in Mauriceville concerning a disturbance with a firearm.

Election day has arrived and many area voters are still unsure on whether to vote for or against the 11 constitutional issues on the ballot, and the one local issue facing a certain group of area residents.

The death of a 42-year-old Bridge City woman found in an Orangefield-area ditch Sunday morning has no signs of foul play, investigators say.

Investigators from the Orange County Sheriff's Office are investigating the death of a 42- year old Bridge City woman.

Orange County Sheriff Department press release - On Sunday November 11, 2009 at approximately 7:10AM the Orange County Sheriff's Office received a call of a deceased female in the ditch in the 8800 block of Cajun Way in Orangefield.

County officials hosted a grand opening Wednesday of the Orange County Sheriff's Office substation and Precinct 2 Commissioner Owen Burton's office.

The Texas Department of Public Safety says alcohol contributed to an accident that killed three people and critically injured a three-year-old girl.

Can You Even Call and Get Answers from State Officials Without Cost or Delay? Trying to contact our Texas State Legislators can be a pain.

Flood warnings issued Thursday morning for Jefferson and Orange County, Texas have been lifted, and first responders say there've been no further high water rescues prompted by heavy rain falling in a short period of time.