Pine Forest Elementary Students of the Month

In no particular order: Aryn Ball, Mahveen Khan, Aubree Burns, Paxton Law, Brandon Erway, Garrett Powell, Ryder White, Kylee Wilson, Brooklyn Giles, Jett Whittington, Brynn Maines and Drake Stephenson. Not shown is Cassidy Bivens.

John Silovsky named new Wildlife Division Director

John Silovsky has been selected as the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) Wildlife Division Director.

Best Citizens for the first nine weeks at Pine Forest Elementary are as follows:

PreKindergarten: Chloe Schartz, Michael Mata, Paxton West and Lilliana Juarez 1st grade: Coby Collins, Bryan Florenco, Lydia O'Brien, Zoey Rodriguez, Brody Phelps, Skyleigh Travis, Kaidance East, Kaisley Jones, Grayson Garcia and Garrett Keith. Not shown are Camson Villasan and Avery Davis.

Sheriff's Report

Burglary of Habitation On Monday, October 26, 2020 at 11:35 A.M. Deputy Mojica with the Orange County Sheriff's Office was dispatched to the 4500 block of Townsend Street, Vidor, Orange County, Texas in reference to a burglary of a habitation.

Restaurant Report

The Orange County Environmental Health and Code Compliance Department is charged with ensuring the health and safety of the public by inspecting food service establishments throughout the county for compliance with state health and safety regulations.

Texas Mutual donates $50K to Orange County Disaster Rebuild

Texas Mutual Insurance Company, the state’s leading provider of workers’ compensation insurance, today announced a donation of $50,000 to the Orange County Disaster Rebuild, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping individuals and families rebuild and recover after disasters.

Orange County early voting hits 60 percent

Orange County voters turned out in droves to take advantage of the three-week long extended early voting for the November 3 General Election with more than 30,000 ballots cast out of 54,443 eligible voters for the election. That total easily surpassed the 2016 early voting total.