Johnson Seeks Fifth Term
Judge Troy Johnson, at the October meeting of the Orange County Bar Association, announced that he is seeking a fifth term as Judge of the County Court at Law No. 2. Today, he issued the following...
View ArticleWeekend Reports Include A Lot Of Broken Glass
Police Detective Captain Robert Enmon said teenage girls trying to buy marijuana Friday were met by two male robbers who shot their car. Orange police report a bullet went into the passenger side...
View ArticleCounty Still Waiting For FEMA Help
Orange County government still has not been approved for FEMA reimbursements for Imelda debris pickup, but County Judge John Gothia said he expects it will come. Gothia talked Monday morning with...
View ArticleNHC Says 40% Chance
The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a trough of low pressure over central America, which is expected to be in the southern Gulf of Mexico by Wednesday afternoon. As it moves north to northeast...
View ArticleOrange Permits For September
A building add-on by the company that operates Free State Cellars winery led the value of building permits issued by the city of Orange in September. Willow Street Vineyards, LLC, has a permit for...
View ArticleEMC Updates Commissioners
Orange County is waiting to receive a presidential disaster declaration on the public side in order to be eligible for federal relief. The county has completed its paperwork and submitted it to FEMA,...
View ArticleLions Carnival Rained Out Today
The Grand Opening of the Lions Club Carnival has been pushed back to Thursday at 6pm. The post Lions Carnival Rained Out Today appeared first on KOGT.
View ArticleTwo Injured In Collision
Two people were injured Tuesday night during a collision between a pickup truck and an SUV on FM 1130 at Chasse Ridge. Both drivers were taken by ambulance to Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Orange...
View Article10 Propositions On Ballot
Early voting starts Monday on the election for 10 propositions for Texas state constitutional amendments. Proposition 8 will affect Orange County as it will create a permanent flood prevention fund...
View ArticleOn Star Pays Off
An OnStar locator helped Orange police recover an SUV stolen from a local hotel from a family living there because of Imelda flood damage to their house. A Nederland police officer recovered the...
View ArticleOC Sheriff’s Calls Oct. 7-13
Orange County Sheriff’s Office Calls October 7-13 Disturbance, 9 p.m. October 8, 300 block of Peacock Street in Rose City. Viscious animal, 12:09 a.m. October 9, 700 block of Gum Street in Vidor....
View ArticleDRC Open For Assistance
FEMA is open for business in Orange County. The federal agency opened an office Monday, October 14, in the Orange County Convention and Expo Center located on FM 1442. Jerry Kiltz the director of the...
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Coming Down and Moving On
Flooding from Harvey and more recently Imelda has caused the abandonment of several buildings owned by Orange County. Going further back into natural disasters, Hurricane Ike caused flooding in...
View ArticleLions Club Carnival Open
The Orange Lions Club honors Pinehurst Mayor Dan and Manon Mohon, center, at the 79th Lions Club Charity Carnival ribbon cutting Thursday. Mohon has been in the club for 45 years with perfect...
View ArticleSBA Operating From Expo
The federal Small Business Administration is now set up at the Orange County Expo Center to help people affected by Imelda get low-interest disaster loans for recovery projects. Representatives will...
View ArticleNewton Co. Sheriff’s Report
by Sheriff Billy Rowles This storm that came in this morning (Monday) made it a bad way to start a week. The week will get better. Let’s see what’s been going on. Let me start off by asking you to...
View ArticleCounty Not Receiving FEMA Help
FEMA will not reimburse Orange County for the costs of Imelda debris pickup because the area did not meet the required uninsured damage amount. Orange County Judge John Gothia said he received an...
View ArticleFamily Rescued On Rayburn
Game wardens rescued a Deweyville couples with their four-year-old daughter Sunday on Lake Sam Rayburn. The family was boating when they got lost in fog and ran out of gas. KJAS.com in Jasper reports...
View ArticleDriver Lucky in Rollover
At approximately 3:15p.m., the Texas Department of Public Safety Troopers responded to a single vehicle crash on SH 87 in Newton County. The crash occurred approximately two (2) miles north of...
View ArticleWeekend Police Reports
Orange police report a woman sprayed a man with mace or pepper spray when he answered his door Friday afternoon. The man was not seriously injured, but police said the woman kicked the door and...
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