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New Dollar General Market opens in Orange County
Residents near Bridge City and Orangefield have a fresh new grocery store to shop at. The Dollar General market 2970 W Round Bunch Road in Orange is now open. The new DG Market store format features an expanded selection of fresh meats, fruits and vegetables, as well as the same categories, brands and products customers […] The post New Dollar General Market opens in Orange County appeared first on Orange Leader.
Blues Fest coming to Orange August 10
Have you got the blues? The City of Orange will on Aug. 10 when Blues Fest takes place at the Riverside Pavillion from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. “We’ve been thinking about doing this for six or seven years, and it’s finally time,” event organizer Benetris Edwards said. According to Edwards, there’s plenty of Zydeco […] The post Blues Fest coming to Orange August 10 appeared first on Orange Leader.
Local law firm holding town halls on chemical release
Local law firm Brent Coon and Associates will hold three town hall meetings Thursday night to answer questions about legal proceedings related to last week’s chemical release in Orange. The meetings will be held July 25 at the Orange Train Depot Museum located at 1210 W. Green Ave. in Orange. The first session begins at […] The post Local law firm holding town halls on chemical release appeared first on Orange Leader.
Calcasieu new three-member team OKs ITEP solar projects in Moss Bluff
Calcasieu Parish’s new three-member committee voted to give two solar facility projects industrial ad valorem tax exemptions Tuesday. The meeting and vote represents the first under directives from Gov. Jeff Landry and Louisiana Economic Development, and echoes the Louisiana Board of Commerce and Industry’s June approval. Saying yes to Crescent Coast Energy Center and Cajun […]
Public riled at lack of warnings about airborne chemical
Cheryl Warren has become experienced in speaking before Orange County Commissioners Court, but Tuesday she was shaking and near tears. Her son and his family live on Foreman Road, the heart of an air-borne chemical accident Thursday, July 18. At least 150 people went to hospitals in Southeast Texas because of the exposure, according to Beaumont lawyer Brent Coon, who has already filed a lawsuit.
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