Sales Tax Still Adding Up In Orange County
Once again, sales tax revenues for local entities are up compared to the same time last year. The Texas Comptroller’s Office has issued payments to cities, the county and a special district covering...
View ArticleCommissioners Approve Insurance Coverage
Employees at the Orange County Courthouse will see an increase in their insurance coverage next fiscal year. The Commissioners Court held a workshop Tuesday to hear from the Texas Association of...
View ArticleVPD Responds To Suspicious Package
On Wednesday, July 18, 2018, at approximately 3:51 PM the Vidor Police Department was contacted in reference to a suspicious package that had been located in the 800 block of N. Main in the Crossroads...
View ArticleBC Employees See Reduction In Insurance Costs
Municipal employees in Bridge City will see a reduction in their insurance costs next fiscal year. Dale Etheridge who serves on the committee seeking insurance for Bridge City informed the City...
View ArticleHarvey Relief Money Among Cities Discussed
Hundreds of millions of dollars in Harvey relief money is starting to flow from Washington, and already, Vidor officials are not happy with the city’s share of one round. The Southeast Texas Regional...
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Surveillance Produces Meth Bust
On Wednesday July 18th, 2018 Investigators with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division were conducting surveillance of the parking lot of the gas station located at 12099 FM 1442 in...
View ArticleHouse Trashed On Edgemont
A 22-year-old woman was arrested Wednesday night for burglary after a house was trashed on Edgemont Drive. Orange police said the resident of the house said the woman was his ex-girlfriend. Police went...
View ArticleBuilding Permits For Orange in June
Churches across Orange helped boost building-related business in June, according to building permits issued by the city of Orange. Two churches are getting remodelings. One is the FMC Church at 1301...
View ArticleCC Holds Reclassification Workshop
Three department heads spoke to the Commissioners Court on Thursday during a workshop on requests for reclassification of certain county employees. Since it was only a workshop any decision on the...
View ArticlePort Commissioner Resigns
Longtime Orange County Port Commissioner John W. Young Jr. of Vidor resigned earlier this month. Port Director Gene Bouillion said the board of commissioners will likely appoint a replacement to fill...
View ArticleBusiness Shut Down For Delinquent Taxes
A local business has had its assets seized for non-payment of local property taxes. Attorney Steve Bird with Linebarger, Goggan, Blair, & Sampson which handles garnering delinquent taxes in Orange...
View ArticlePHPD Looking For Thief
On Monday, July 16 at 5:40 P.M. Officer J. Lockett responded to Planet Fitness located at 2270 Mac Arthur Drive in Pinehurst in reference to a burglary of a vehicle. The complainant reported that...
View ArticleMan Shot In Leg
A man was shot in the thigh Thursday night, but Orange police didn’t find out about it until he went to an emergency clinic. Officers first went to the Park Manor Apartments at 10:53 p.m. because of a...
View ArticleSecond Budget Workshop Held Friday
The second budget workshop of the week on Friday gave the Commissioners Court another opportunity to hear from department heads about their needs and concerns for next fiscal. Four departments...
View ArticleAssets Seized From Business For Delinquent Taxes (Update)
Update: Mr. Bird has informed KOGT that Mattress One has now taken care of their delinquent taxes and are back in business. – A local business has had its assets seized for non-payment of local...
View ArticleNewton Co. Sheriffs Report
Newton Co. Sheriffs Report by Sheriff Billy Rowles Please remember Ross and Peggy Talmadge of Buna in your prayers. Anyone with any information about their daughter, Jessica’s death, please contact...
View ArticleOrange Police Weekend Reports
Domestic violence kept Orange police busy during the weekend, including one stabbing and one fight in which gunshots were fired. However, detectives have a mystery. No one, not even the victim, knows...
View ArticleWoman Seriously Injured In ATV Accident
A 28-year-old woman suffered a serious head injury Sunday evening in an ATV accident in the LaPray Lane area near Vidor. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said the woman was taken by medical...
View ArticleCounty Dump Truck Stolen
Sheriff’s deputies Saturday recovered a dump truck that had been stolen from the Orange County Precinct 2 “barn” off Lawrence Road on Friday night. Investigations Captain Cliff Hargrave said the Ford...
View ArticleWest Nile Virus Reported in Orange
A 20-year-old woman in Orange contracted West Nile virus and is now recuperating at home after being released from a hospital. Orange County. Orange County Mosquito Control Director Patrick Beebe...
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