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Candidates Speak With KOGT
This week on the KOGT Morning Show we visited with Michael Catt and Rex Peveto, candidates for Judge of the 163rd court, along with the two candidates running for Orange County Sheriff, Jimmy Lane...
View ArticleOC Sales Tax For December
People spent money in Orange County during December, according to collected sales taxes. All entities with the tax had increases from December of 2018. The city of West Orange, which has a Walmart,...
View ArticleHouse Fire On Highland
A family of four escaped their burning house early Monday morning in the Pinemont subdivision off Martin Luther King Jr. Drive north of Interstate 10. The Orange Fire Department arrived Feb. 24 to...
View ArticleNewton Co Sheriff’s Report
by Sheriff Billy Rowles Hope everyone had a good week. Please remember the Brooks family in your prayers. We’re gonna miss Jerry. Let’s see what’s been going on. We have put some security regulations...
View ArticleInvestigation Continues
The Orange County Sheriff’s Department has begun processing the stolen truck used to break in to the ATM at the First Financial Bank in Mauriceville. Detectives are collecting fingerprints and other...
View ArticleWoman Arrested For Meth
Orange police arrested a 41-year-old woman for possession of methamphetamine after making a traffic stop in the 2400 block 16th Street Saturday night. Officer L.T. Holland reported he stopped a 1992...
View ArticleOrange Council To Vote On Chevron IDC
The Orange City Council Tuesday will take a major step in getting the new $5.6 billion Chevron Phillips chemical plant. The council will vote on an industrial district contract for the proposed plant...
View ArticleEarly Voting In Second Week
The Republican primary election on March 3 ended the first week of early voting with 3,779 votes. Of those, 3,677 were cast in person. For the first time in several years, the county had early voting...
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Court To Review Policy; Smith Hired As New Director
The Commissioners Court appointed a committee on Tuesday to review the recommendations of the Policy and Grievance Committee to reinstate two policies that were eliminated about five years ago. The...
View ArticlePH Using Money For Infrastructure
The Texas General Land Office (GLO) and officials with the City of Pinehurst finalized this week the details for a $6.8 million grant to cover infrastructure damage from Harvey. The work will take...
View ArticleMan Struck and Killed by Truck Tuesday
On Tuesday, February 25, 2020, at 11:47 PM, the Vidor Police Department Dispatch Center received a call of an auto-pedestrian accident in the 1600 block of N. Main in front of Our Lady of Lourdes...
View ArticleCity Votes On Chevron Package
The proposed $5.6 billion Chevron Phillips chemical plant will not make payments to the City of Orange for 10 years. The Orange City Council Tuesday approved a contract with the company as part of a...
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Candidates Speak With KOGT
This week on the KOGT Morning Show we visited with Michael Catt and Rex Peveto, candidates for Judge of the 163rd court, along with the two candidates running for Orange County Sheriff, Jimmy Lane...
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OPD Investigating Thefts
The Orange Police Department is investigating a burglary from Wednesday afternoon. Officer Casey was dispatched to 2708 Eddleman Road in reference to an apparent break in of a residence. Casey spoke...
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Friday Last Day To Early Vote
Early Voting Totals through Thursday Democratic below The post Friday Last Day To Early Vote appeared first on KOGT.
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Sikes Road To Be Completed
People traveling on the east section of Sikes Road should be getting a smoother surface soon. Orange Public Works Director Jim Wolf said the city council is set to award a contract for more roadwork...
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Driver indicted for intoxication manslaughter
The driver of the car that hit and killed a Waste Management worker has been indicted for intoxication manslaughter. She surrendered Friday morning to the Orange County Jail. Bond for 19-year-old...
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Early Voting Totals Are In
Early voting for the March 3 Primary wrapped up Friday with 8135 voting in the Republican primary and 1182 in the Democratic primary. If you didn’t early vote you will have to vote at your precinct...
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Anderson’s Killer Gets 58 Years in Prison
A jury Friday decided a man should spend 58 years in prison for killing his roommate in 2017. The jury on Thursday found 23-year-old Samed Faroq Rafiq guilty of murder for killing 22-year-old...
View ArticleMan Dies In House Fire
Orange firefighters are currently fought a house fire at 910 Link Saturday morning. OFD confirms an 81 year old man was found deceased inside the residence. The post Man Dies In House Fire appeared...
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