City of Orange Applying for Additional Harvey Disaster Relief Funds

City of Orange Applying for Additional Harvey Disaster Relief Funds

The City of Orange is submitting to the Texas General Land Office a supplemental application for disaster relief funds, Hurricane Harvey, CDBG-DR-4332. The Texas General Land Office is the state administrative agency or “grantee” for the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery funds (CDBG-DR) provided through the United States Department of Housing & Urban Development. … Keep Reading

Governor Abbott Extends Quarantine to 10 States, Including Louisiana

Abbott Rescinds Bar Openings and Reduces Restaurant Occupancy

Governor Greg Abbott today issued an executive order limiting certain businesses and services as part of the state’s effort to contain the spread of COVID-19. This decision comes as the number of people testing positive for COVID-19 and the number of hospitalizations have increased and the positivity rate in Texas increased above 10%, which the … Keep Reading

Governor Abbott Extends Quarantine to 10 States, Including Louisiana

Masks to Be Given to All Tested for COVID-19

Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM), in partnership with the Texas Military Department, will begin distributing 3-ply surgical masks to every Texan who undergoes COVID-19 testing at state-run mobile test collection sites. Beginning tomorrow, each Texan who receives a COVID-19 test at a state-run mobile testing site will … Keep Reading

Fishers of Men and SETX Food Bank Host Food Giveaway June 27

Fishers of Men and SETX Food Bank Host Food Giveaway June 27

The Fishers of Men, in conjunction with the Southeast Texas Food Bank, is hosting a food distribution giveaway on Saturday, June 27, 2020, at Turning Point Church, 3600 N. Main St., in Vidor from 10 AM – 1 PM. Please enter the event from the Spoonmore St. driveway. Participants must stay in their vehicles, and … Keep Reading

WOCCISD Teachers Receive a Raise

WOCCISD Announces Two Initiatives in Support of Black Lives Matter Movement

The West Orange Cove Consolidated Independent School District issued the following statement today to support the Black Lives Matter movement: In light of the current social unrest in our country, and recognizing that we serve a diverse community, the West Orange Cove CISD Board of Trustees and superintendent, with much thought and deliberation, would like … Keep Reading