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STAN is the Southeast Texas Alerting Network which provides messaging and notifications system that informs Southeast Texas residents informed about emergencies and other important events for residents in Jefferson, Orange, Hardin, and Jasper Counties.

Once registered, residents will receive notifications about emergencies, industry, or weather events occurring in Southeast Texas. In the event of an emergency, STAN will call residential and commercial telephones in the affected areas. STAN uses geographic calling zones and is able to alert specific areas that are affected by an emergency.

Since you’re not always at home, you can register to make sure you receive notifications no matter where you are. That way, if you’re at work and something happens near your home, you’ll know about it. Register here to sign up for cell phone notifications via voice or text or to sign up for email notifications. You can also sign up to receive outreach messages.

Local emergency management uses STAN to send two types of messages to the public:

• Emergency messages: If an event warrants public action, local emergency management can send emergency messages describing what actions need to be taken in response.
• Outreach messages: Additionally, emergency management uses STAN to send local notifications, or outreach messages, to the community, such as water outages, street closures or traffic notices.

Residents can go here to register. The process takes just a few minutes to complete. For more information, download this PDF.

STAN is sponsored by the Southeast Texas Regional Planning Commission, the Industry of Southeast Texas, local media and the Local Emergency Planning Committees of Jefferson, Orange, Hardin and Jasper Counties.

The City of Orange Fire Department’s Deputy Fire Chief Payton Smith recently completed all the training and satisfied the requirements of the Texas Fire Chiefs Academy to become a Certified Fire Executive, CFE

The Texas Fire Chiefs Academy is a comprehensive training opportunity for current fire chiefs and those who aspire to be fire chiefs. After completing Year 2 training, they earn a Certified Fire Executive “CFE” professional designation. This Academy is quickly becoming a desired/required credential for fire chief positions throughout the state, as seen in several recent job postings.

On July 9, 2024,, the Orange City Council unanimously voted to appoint Ronnie A.E. Crockett to the Convention and Visitors Bureau Advisory Board. This advisory board assists the City in properly operating the CVB by recommending the expenditure of hotel/motel tax revenues to encourage tourism within the City of Orange.

As the Head Pastor at Mt. Olive Baptist Church and a resident of Orange for 35 years, Crockett is a community leader and mentor and has provided guidance and support to many in the community.

Looking for some fun and friendly competition? The Orange Public Library hosts Game Night from 4:00 – 6:30 pm every Thursday.

Explore the library’s diverse collection of classic board games, intense card battles, strategic tabletop adventures, and video games, or bring your favorite game to showcase your skills and challenge your friends. Whether you’re a seasoned strategist or a casual player, there’s something for everyone.

This program is free to anyone who would like to attend. There is no need to register—just drop in whenever you like and come and go as you please.

For more information, call the library at 409-883-1086.

The city of Pinehurst will be picking up storm-related green debris (limbs, leaves, etc.) caused by Beryl starting Friday, July 19, 2024. They ask that all green debris be piled by the road by the end of the day on Thursday, July 18, 2024.

For the safety of employees, please ensure that the piles are away from any powerlines and cut into pieces, no longer than 4-foot lengths. Because this is storm-related, all fees will be waived. Please do not mix any construction debris, trash, or any other items with the green debris. Piles will not be picked up in this case.

Additionally, if there are situational circumstances that prevent meeting the timeline, please contact the city to speak with the Public Works Director to arrange pickup.