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KFC, DG Coming To WO
The rumors are true that a Kentucky Fried Chicken is coming back to the area. KFC as they’re known now is about to start building off of MacArthur Drive in West Orange, directly in front of Robert’s...
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Chick-Fil-A Receives Building Permit
The time is nigh for people in Orange to get a fried chicken breast and dill pickle sandwich. Chick-fil-A has a building permit for the announced restaurant off Interstate 10 at 16th Street. In...
View ArticleFire Believed to Be Arson
Orange Fire Marshal John Bilbo is investigating arson as a possibility in an early morning Sunday fire that destroyed a house in the Cove neighborhood. “I can’t find anything that rules out arson,” he...
View Article$13.5 million in SBA Loans
The federal Small Business Administration reports nearly $13.5 million in low-interest loans have been made to Orange County residents and businesses that had damage from Imelda. SBA Public...
View ArticleWoman Strikes Deer On 1130
The driver of an SUV was not injured in a collision Monday night between the vehicle and a deer crossing the road. Orange police report the deer died, though, and was found near the collision. The...
View ArticleCommissioners Discuss Latest On Imelda Recovery
The Disaster Recovery Center in Orange County will be taking Thanksgiving Day off this week. It will be open for half a day on Friday before returning to regular hours of 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM on...
View ArticleMan Killed Crossing Hwy. 12
A 26-year-old man trying to cross Highway 12 in Mauriceville died Tuesday evening after he was struck by a vehicle as he tried to cross the road with a woman. The woman was not hit. The collision was...
View ArticleExplosion in Port Neches
An explosion at the TPC Plant in Port Neches early Wednesday morning has been felt in parts of Orange County. The plant is located off of 366 near PNG High School. No fatalities have been reported at...
View ArticleThanksgiving Closings
City of Pinehurst employees will get an early holiday start as offices will close at 1 p.m. Wednesday for Thanksgiving. Pinehurst, Orange, West Orange, Bridge City, Vidor, and Orange County will...
View ArticlePurse Stolen At Church
A woman helping at a church Tuesday evening had her purse stolen from an unlocked pickup truck. Orange police at 6:30 p.m. went to First Christian Church, 611 Ninth Street in the Old Orange Historic...
View ArticleNo Evacuation Order For OC
Orange County Judge John Gothia was live on KOGT Wednesday afternoon and said no one in Orange County lives within the four-mile radius of a mandatory evacuation order issued by Jefferson County for...
View ArticleFiling Ends December 9
Filing to run in party primaries for Orange County offices will end on December 9. This year, the county will have an unusual year with two countywide positions being on the ballot at the same time....
View ArticleCounty Still Good From TPC Incident
Orange County and City Officials met Thanksgiving morning for a briefing on the TPC incident. Efforts there are continuing today to keep the fire contained. Weather conditions remain the same with a...
View ArticleEvacuation Lifted
Jefferson County Judge Jeff Brannick Friday morning lifted the mandatory evacuation for people in Port Neches, Nederland, Groves, and North Port Arthur. However, he emphasized police will set up...
View ArticleRobbery Saturday on 16th Street
On November 30, 2019, at 8:38 P.M., officers were dispatched to 1050 16th Street, Smokers Express, in reference to a disturbance in the store. Upon arrival, officers met with the store employees. At...
View ArticleNewton Co. Sheriffs Report
by Sheriff Billy Rowles All us Eagle fans got our hearts broke Friday night. We had a great ride. Hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving. We sure did. Let’s see what’s been going on. Received a call...
View ArticleTwo Rollovers Over Weekend
Retired LSCO President Dr. Michael Shahan was not injured in a crash Sunday afternoon even though the pickup truck he was driving rolled over and landed on the roof. His 2018 Ford F150 pickup truck...
View ArticleReports Include Thefts
Theft Complaint Leads to Heroin, Meth Arrest A 34-year-old Mauriceville woman stopped because of a complaint of stealing at a Dollar general store is facing charges of possession of heroin and...
View ArticleSuspected Wanted By Sheriff
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office is asking for your help in identifying a burglary suspect. On the morning of Wednesday, November 13th a white male cut the chain of a locked gate and drove onto the...
View ArticleVideo of Package Thief
Orange Police went to the 1200 block of Beagle Road off FM 1130 about 10:30 a.m. Saturday because a delivered package had been stolen from outside the door. There are two people but only one can be...
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