Commissioners To Vote On Hiring Freeze
The vote will be taken Tuesday during the regular meeting, but the discussion was done Monday during a workshop on whether the county should keep its policy of a six-weeks hiring freeze for new...
View ArticleThefts Reported Include Another Mower
Another lawn mower was stolen from a garage when the resident left the garage door open. Monday about 9 a.m. a man who lives in the 2000 block of Wildwood Avenue called Orange police to report his...
View ArticleHiring Freeze Eliminated By Commissioners
A mandatory six-week hiring freeze for filling job vacancies at the Courthouse was eliminated Tuesday. The policy had been implemented four years ago during a budget crunch caused by a large number of...
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Hard To Believe No Injuries
At approximately 12:45p.m., the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Troopers responded to a single vehicle crash on Interstate 10, near Womack, in Orange County. Preliminary reports indicate that a...
View ArticlePolice Looking For Liquor Thief (video)
This theft occurred at Reds Liquor located at 2948 16th Street on July 19. If anyone can identify or has any information about this theft please contact the City of Orange Detective Division...
View ArticleCC Workshops Continue Wednesday
Orange County provides health insurance for its employees paying 100 percent of the coverage. Employees’ dependents can also be covered at the discretion of the employee, but the county only pays 40...
View ArticleCooper’s Gully Receives More Concrete
After years of working, waiting and worrying, the city of Orange will be lining more of Cooper’s Gully with concrete. The city council Tuesday voted to award a contract for $2.85 million of work. The...
View ArticleOrange Ends Harvey Pickup Aug. 17
People living in the city of Orange must have Harvey-related debris from home damage to the curb by August 17, City Manager Dr. Shawn Oubre told the city council Tuesday. FEMA is supposed to reimburse...
View ArticleVidor Men Charged With Multiple Thefts
Two men from Vidor have been arrested and charged in Jasper County with multiple thefts and more charges could be coming. According to KJAS Radio, 49-year-old Willie Cowart (right) and 39-year-old...
View ArticleDecisions To Be Made From Workshops
The Commissioners Court will decide next Tuesday whether Orange County will provide its own janitorial workers or will go to a new commercial janitorial company to clean the Courthouse and other county...
View ArticleOC Sheriff Calls July 16-22
Orange County Sheriff’s Office Calls July 16-22 Fraud, 2:47 p.m. July 16, Cajun Way in Orangefield. Theft, 4:57 p.m. July 16, 7000 block of Foxtrot Drive in Mauriceville. Theft,7:10 p.m. July 16, 5000...
View ArticleBurke Guilty Of Continuous Sexual Abuse
A jury this week decided a 61-year-old man should spend 50 years in prison for the continuous sexual abuse of a six-year-old girl. The jury first found Charles Edward Burke guilty of the charges and...
View Article16th St at I10 Closed During Night Next Week
The Texas Department of Transportation will be closing the Interstate 10 overpass at 16th Street for four nights next week. The closing means through traffic on 16th Street will have to be re-routed...
View ArticleHuffman Charged With Murder
Darrell Huffman, 57, of Newton, has been booked into the Newton County Jail on Capital Murder in the death of 59 year old Dora Lynn Johnson. Her body was discovered in the remains of the burned house...
View ArticleAccident Slows Eastbound Traffic Friday
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) investigated a three vehicle crash Friday afternoon around 1pm on IH-10 near MM 878. The preliminary crash investigation indicates at approximately 12:30...
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Parts Of BC Under Boil Water Notice
The area under a boil water notice off of East Roundbunch. The post Parts Of BC Under Boil Water Notice appeared first on KOGT.
View ArticleFire Damages Harvey Home Under Repair
Friday afternoon the Orange Fire Department was called to 4435 Hillbrook and when they arrived flames were visible. The Wilkerson’s we’re working inside their home after being flooded by Harvey when a...
View ArticleBC Budget Details Prepared
The final budget workshop on Thursday has helped finalize the numbers for next year’s budget in Bridge City. City Manager Jerry Jones said the budget shows an increase over the current year’s. The...
View ArticleCounty Receives Large FEMA Check
Orange County received some good news on Friday. County Judge Dean Crooks shared that the much anticipated first check from FEMA was deposited that day. Confirmation was received on Friday of a check...
View ArticleW. Bluff Residents Looking For Answers
West Bluff Road off Highway 87 North meanders through woods down to the Sabine River. People who live along the road love the scenery, the nature, and the fishing. They hate the road. It’s almost as if...
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