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Fourth of July brings holiday office closures
With the approaching Fourth of July holiday on Saturday, many local, state, and federal agencies will take Friday off in observance of the holiday.
All city offices in Orange, West Orange, Pinehurst, Bridge City, Vidor, Rose City and Pine Forest will be closed for business Friday and reopen for normal business hours on Monday.
Garbage collection services will run as scheduled for each community in Orange County as well.
All Orange County government offices will be closed on Friday as well, including the Orange County Courthouse.
The United States Postal Service will deliver mail as normal on Friday, but will not deliver mail on Saturday, which is the actual holiday. Most federal offices will be closed on Friday, since the holiday is on Saturday.
Orange Savings Bank, Community Bank, and Capital One Bank will be open for business during normal banking hours on Friday, but the banks with motor banks open on Saturday will be closed Saturday.
Sabine Federal Credit Union and MCT Credit Union will be closed Friday in observance of the Fourth of July holiday, as will most credit unions.
The Orange Leader office on Dal Sasso Drive will also be closed Friday in observance of the Fourth of July holiday, but will reopen at 8 a.m., Monday.
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Ship captain describes day of oil spill
The captain of the Eagle Otome told of the events leading up to a Jan. 23 collision that closed the Sabine-Neches Waterway and spilling hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil into the channel in the worst Texas oil spill in 15 years during a formal hearing on Tuesday.
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Ship captain describes day of oil spill
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Coast Guard begins hearing on Texas oil spill
In the minutes before an 800-foot tanker collided with a tugboat pushing two barges off the Gulf Coast in January, causing the worst oil spill in Texas in 15 years, the pilots of the vessels tell dispatchers they are aware of one another, and one tries to slow down upon entering a narrow waterway.
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Laughlin appointed DuPont Sabine River Works plant manager
John R. Bobby Laughlin has been appointed Plant Manager of the DuPont Sabine River Works Site, effective March 15, 2010.
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Man receives 8 years probation for robbery
An Orange man was sentenced Friday to 8 years probation and a $3,000 fine after pleading guilty in December 2009 on robbery charges.
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Thibodeaux to attend meetings for Ike Dike
Orange County Judge Carl Thibodeaux said in the Orange County Commissioners Court meeting Monday that he will attend a meeting on March 19 with 6 county judges from the area to get more information on the proposed “Gulf Coast Community Protection and Recovery District, Inc.”
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Candidates file for elections
Monday was the day for residents to get their names in for the May general elections.
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OCS readies for annual food fundraiser
Orange Christian Services’ (OCS) ministry program provides food, clothing, and some financial assistance with rent, utilities, prescriptions, and medical and dental visits to Orange County indigent families. OCS has continued to see increases in the number of families requiring assistance since Hurricane Ike and during 2009 due to the current economic hardships. Forty-three member churches along with individuals and organizations provide donations to help fund these needs.
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