Body Found in Newton County Creek Bottom
Body remains were found Saturday afternoon in a creek bottom about 11 miles north of Deweyville in Newton County. Newton County Sheriff Billy Rowles said in a release he thinks the remains are of a...
View Article17 Year Old Dies From Gunshot
On April 4, 2020 at 1:09 P.M Orange Police Department received a report of a shooting victim at 1321 16th St., Exceptional ER. Officers arrived and discovered Trey Chanley Gibson (W/M/17 yo) with a...
View ArticleOCSO Employee Tests Positive
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office late on Friday, April 3, 2020 was notified that an employee had tested positive for the COVID-19 virus by the Southeast Texas Emergency Operations Center. In an...
View ArticleHusband Shoots At Wife
On Saturday, April 4, 2020, the Vidor Police Department Dispatch center received a call of an assault in progress in the 1100 block of N. Archie, Vidor, Texas. The caller advised that she and her...
View ArticleFour People Shot In Vidor
On Saturday, April 4, 2020, the Vidor Police Department Dispatch Center received a call of shots fired in the 100 Block of Hebert Street, Vidor, Texas. Arriving Officers found 4 victims that had been...
View ArticleCourthouse Closed For Cleaning
Orange County Offices will be closed starting Monday, April 6, 2020 through Thursday, April 9, 2020. Friday, April 10, 2020 is a county observed holiday for Good Friday. This closure will be evaluated...
View ArticleNewton Co. Sheriff’s Report
by Sheriff Billy Rowles Let’s see what’s been going on. I don’t feel guilty taking my paycheck for the week. Crazy, crazy!! Received a call where there were some stolen items at a camp down the river...
View ArticleJudge Says Number of Calls Going Down
Orange County has closed buildings to sanitize after a sheriff’s office employee tested positive for Covid 19 and other employees have taken the test, but have not learned the results. County Judge...
View ArticlePolice Still Looking For Suspect
The 17-year-old who killed Saturday afternoon was sitting in the front passenger seat of a car in an apartment complex when he was shot in the chest. Trey Chanley Gibson died at Exceptional ER on 16th...
View ArticleApril 6 COVID-19 Update
Orange County has 29 positive cases of Coronavirus as of April 6. That includes 10 from Vidor, 7 in Orange, 4 in Orangefield, 2 in Bridge City, Little Cypress and Mauriceville, and 1 in Forest Heights...
View ArticleArrests Made In Gibson Murder
Orange Police have arrested 21 year old Clifton (Bubba) Hawthorne and 17 year old Davion Tyreese Riggs and charged them with the capital murder of 17 year old Trey Gibson. Both were taken into custody...
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New Staggered Call Times For Unemployment
Important Information from the Texas Workforce CommissionThe Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) recently introduced new staggered call times for those seeking to file unemployment. Effective...
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Call Volume Down Wednesday
Orange County has 31 positive cases of the COVID-19 virus with Vidor having the most cases with seven. The following information from the Southeast Texas Regional Emergency Operations Center...
View ArticleBeaches Closed Apr. 10-17
Galveston County will close the beaches on Bolivar Peninsula to residents and visitors beginning Friday, April 10 and the closure will last until April 17 with the possibility of being extended if...
View ArticleOrange County COVID-19 Timeline Through April 7
February 5 was a “Bow Tie Wednesday” at KOGT. That’s Gary Stelly’s designation for days when LSCO President Dr. Tom Johnson comes by the studio for an on-air chat. Johnson wears bow ties with his...
View ArticleJudge Cautiously Excited Over New Numbers
The word ‘excited’ is overused in Orange County. But County Judge John Gothia Thursday morning said the word is needed because the county now has three people who have recovered from Covid 19. Plus,...
View ArticleWashing Hands is Number One To Dr. Calvin Parker
As people isolate and wear face masks to the grocery, they wonder when the coronavirus will peak. The peak is when the most cases of Covid 19 disease comes and then begin to go down. “I’m not sure...
View ArticleUpdate on Courts and Jury Trials in Orange County
Jury trials scheduled through Friday, June 19, 2020, are cancelled and will be rescheduled and prioritized by the presiding judge of the court where the case is filed. Jurors do not need to report or...
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OC Includes Age and Gender In COVID-19 Numbers
Each afternoon the Office of Emergency Management for Orange County releases the number of new COVID-19 cases and the city or neighborhood where those patients live. On Friday the county added the...
View ArticleOC Offices Reopen Monday
As of Monday, April 13, 2020, the County Offices will be opening back up with limited public access operating at their normal business hours. Citizens are encouraged to phone and email departments to...
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