A MERRY CHRISTMAS and Happy Holidays to you from the Orange County Tribune.

“Tis the season to be jolly ….” And a little bit relaxed and lazy.

The staff of the Orange County Tribune is going to take a few days to enjoy time with family, friends and such. We will be unwrapping, cooking, eating that ham and turkey, listening to that music and enjoying the greetings of the seasons.

We will still be monitoring and reporting major local news events as needed, but otherwise we will be taking a bit of a breather until Dec. 28. We hope you can take some time off as well.

The Orange County Tribune wishes you a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Happy Hanukkah (a little late) and (an early) Happy New Year. Stay safe and will see you with some new stuff in 2018.