Orange County news

Orange OKs new police department building lease (5/14/2008)
• Orange Town Council approves lease for new Police Department building despite concerns of incoming members

Orange floral shop burns to the ground (5/9/2008)
• It's not clear whether the fire is related to the overnight storms.

Novice, veteran are victors in Orange (5/7/2008)
• Orange elections

Orange turns out incumbents (5/6/2008)
• Orange County election results

Police: Abduction report was a lie (5/5/2008)
• 13-year-old girl now says she made up story about a man trying to take her from local middle school, authorities say.

Man sentenced to two life terms in Orange murders (5/2/2008)
• James Long, Jr. sentenced to two life terms for the March 2005 murders of William Browning and Vicki Truax.

Abduction try sparks school lockdown (5/1/2008)
• Orange County schools go into lockdown after attempted abduction

Orange council elections need spark (5/1/2008)
• Little interest in town council elections

Orange town budget: Little change, little input OTHER BUSINESS (4/23/2008)
• Few complaints about proposed budget in town of Orange

Retail center slated for Orange (4/23/2008)
• Major shops, restaurants, YMCA, amphitheater - along with well-paying jobs - planned for business park on State Route 3 in Orange near the Spotsy line.

Report says LOW operations deficient LOW ASSESSMENT (4/19/2008)
• Management consultant finds numerous deficiencies, gives Lake of the Woods a C-minus for operations

New school issue echoes at Orange budget hearing (4/10/2008)
• Residents raise questions about new school, tax rate at Orange County budget hearing

Orange business closes--for now (4/9/2008)
• Timber Truss shutting down production at Orange plant

Orange buys land, sells police station (4/9/2008)
• Orange Town Council OKs bonds for new sewage-treatment plant

Ex-workers seek to regroup (4/3/2008)
• Former AB&C Group employees try to regroup