Municipal Election Called in Bridge City
The City Council in Bridge City called for the municipal election during its meeting Tuesday night. The election is scheduled for Saturday, May 2. Four positions will be on the ballot including the...
View ArticleOPD Wednesday Reports
Orange narcotics officers Wednesday arrested a man for possession of marijuana and synthetic marijuana after a traffic stop. According to a police report, two narcotics detectives were patrolling...
View ArticleLog Truck Driver Dies After Accident On Hwy. 62
A 42-year-old log truck driver was killed in a two-vehicle collision this morning about 9:15 on Highway 62 north of Mauriceville. The Texas Department of Public Safety reports the man was Raymond...
View ArticleBoil Water Notice for North Orange Customers
Due to low distribution water pressures (<20psi) caused by power outage, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has required North Orange Water & Sewer, LLC to notify all customers,...
View ArticlePower Outage Leaves Many In The Dark
A widespread power outage about 10 p.m. Thursday affected about 4,800 Entergy customers, mostly in Pinehurst and the Little Cypress-Mauriceville area. The outage came as the temperature in the early...
View ArticlePavillion Could See Added Improvements
Improvements for the Riverside Pavilion, including a gift of a floating boat ramp, are on the agenda for the Orange City Council on Tuesday. The council is set to go into a closed-door executive...
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Annual KOGT Mardi Gras Treasure Hunt Starts Today
This year’s KOGT Treasure Hunt sponsored by Sabine Federal Credit Union has a Broadway theme. Correctly identifying the Broadway show will get you closer to the hidden treasure. You are looking for...
View ArticleNewton Co. Sheriff’s Report
by Sheriff Billy Rowles Went to another Deputy Sheriff’s funeral Saturday. He was shot several months ago and passed away last week. That’s two Deputy Sheriff’s funerals I’ve been to in two months....
View ArticleCould Orange County Have Levee System by 2026?
The first bid has been awarded toward a 26.7 mile flood protection system along southern Orange County. The $1.9 billion project will include seven pump stations to help water drain out past levees...
View ArticleOrange Accepts Fence Money
The Orange City Council Tuesday continued working on development of riverfront properties. The council accepted money from the county to help with the Riverside Pavilion off Simmons Drive. In...
View ArticleCozart Pleads Guilty
A 30-year-old Vidor man pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to being a felon in possession of a firearm. Taylor Graham Cozart made the plea before U.S. Magistrate Judge Keith F. Giblin in...
View ArticleClaliborne Park Repairs Completed
The Commissioners Court met Tuesday with two of its members out-of-town attending mandatory education classes. County Judge John Gothia and Commissioner Johnny Trahan were gone. The other three...
View ArticlePolice Arrest Theft Suspect
Orange police Tuesday night arrested a suspect for stealing from a truck parked at the Hampton Inn, 2080 Interstate 10. Officer M.T. Roush also recovered a tool box and a cooler that had been stolen....
View ArticlePainted Fence OK’d By Group
A resident in the Old Orange Historic District, which falls under special city rules, has permission to paint an ivy and flower design on a wooden fence. However, Christine Vermeulen Hanchey, who made...
View ArticlePH Looks At Properties, More
The City of Pinehurst is a few steps closer to using $6.8 million to rehabilitate the community that was flooded during Harvey two years ago. The City Council on Tuesday approved contracting with...
View ArticleAccident Ejects Two
On Wednesday, February 12, 2020, the Vidor Police Department Dispatch Center received a call at approximately 6:04 PM in reference to a major accident in the 5800 Block of Hwy 12 in Vidor. The caller...
View ArticleOPD Finds Two Pounds of Pot
Narcotics officers with the Orange Police Department found two pounds of marijuana after a traffic stop Wednesday. Sergeant J.C. Steele reported he and Sergeant Stephen Ward were patrolling and saw a...
View ArticleHotels Not Paying Up
The city of Orange has filed lawsuits against owners of three local hotels for not paying the proper amount of the hotel occupancy taxes. The city claims the hotels owe a total of $113,400 in taxes....
View ArticleLandlord Arrested For Assault
Orange police arrested a 62-year-old man for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon Wednesday evening. The assault began after two men were drinking and got into an argument. One pointed a rifle at...
View ArticleTreasure Has Been Found
The KOGT and Sabine Federal Credit Union Treasure Hunt was solved by Tawana Taylor and Nelda Swiere on Thursday afternoon. The pair found the hidden treasure certificate beneath one of the benches in...
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