Commissioners Seek Bids
Commissioners approved advertising for bids on three items during their meeting Tuesday. The first item was on furnishing waste oil and filter recycling service for the county. The purchasing agent...
View ArticleIn God We Trust
Orange City Councilor Essie Bellfield, who turns 84 in May, said she attended the council meeting to support the slogan “In God We Trust.” “I’m sick but I’m here,” she said. She wants to see the slogan...
View ArticleWreck At Sunset and 16th
A collision at 16th Street and Sunset Drive at 4 p.m. Monday sent two people to the local hospital emergency room. Orange police report that a Honda Civic driven by 16-year-old Hailey Nicole Bishop of...
View ArticleOC Sheriff’s Calls March 1-7
Orange County Sheriff’s Office calls March 1-7 The Orange County Sheriff’s Office calls during the first week of March included two incidents at schools on the first of the month. One was a burglary...
View ArticleFormer Teacher Arrested
A former Vidor teacher was arrested off Interstate 10 in Orange Tuesday afternoon. Orange police report they found about an ounce of methamphetamine in the car she was driving. It was the second...
View ArticleTraffic Stop Ends In Arrest
On Thursday, March 3, 2016 at approximately 11:47PM, Detectives with the City of Orange Police Department and the Orange County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop at the intersection of Texas...
View ArticleFlood Water Could Set Record
The Sabine River Authority at 6 Thursday morning began a record release of water from Toledo Bend Reservoir, spokeswoman Ann Galassi said. Galassi said flooding of the Sabine River in Deweyville is...
View ArticleDeweyville Preparing For Floodwater
Pickup trucks, some pulling trailers, were pulled up to the piles of sand in Deweyville by the Newton County sub courthouse. Men and women with shovels were filling the provided bags with the sand....
View ArticleSheriff’s Detective Resigns
Orange County Sheriff Keith Merritt said detective sergeant Chad Hogan resigned Thursday after federal investigators came to the sheriff’s office and revealed an investigation against Hogan. “My...
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Sandbag Info
Any further info call Ryan Peabody, Orange County EMC, 882 7895 City of Orange residents can also get sandbags at the Orange Boat Ramp, the old armory on Meeks, and 1109 W. Polk. The post Sandbag Info...
View ArticleOne Shot In Altercation
On Thursday, March 10, 2016 at 4:51 pm, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call in reference to a shooting at a trailer park in the 12000 block of Highway 62 North. The caller stated a...
View ArticleLow Lying Areas Of Orange
The City of Orange is monitoring the Sabine River flood stage. As of 2:00 pm, the National Weather Service predicts up to seven (7) feet of water in the Sabine River, which may impact streets and...
View ArticleSaturday Morning Update
Friday was another day of preparing and waiting for people living along the Sabine River as water continued to rush downstream from Toledo Bend dam. The American Red Cross opened a shelter in...
View ArticleBridges Closed
**MAJOR CLOSURE** Due to a mandatory evacuation along the Sabine River in Newton County, DPS has closed SH 12 from SH 87 to the state line. Drivers can NOT access Louisiana by US 190, SH 63 or SH 12....
View ArticleVoluntary Evacuation
Orange County Office of Emergency Management Sabine River Area We are issuing a voluntary evacuation for all areas east of Highway 87 and north of I-10 and also all low-lying areas near waterways in...
View Article3pm Report from NWS
Stay tuned to KOGT Radio, KOGT.com and KOGT Facebook for latest information concerning Orange County. The post 3pm Report from NWS appeared first on KOGT.
View ArticlePinehurst Voluntary Evacuation
Due to the impending floods, the City of Pinehurst has Declared a state of emergency for areas near Adams Bayou and low-lying adjacent areas. This includes residents and businesses near Macarthur Drive...
View ArticleWater Rising
Picture from Orange Boat Ramp at 8:30pm last night and the other is at 6:30am Monday morning. The post Water Rising appeared first on KOGT.
View ArticleEvacs/Closures on Monday, 10am
Monday morning Pinehurst and West Orange joined Orange and have called voluntary evacuations for people living near Adams Bayou. West Orange Mayor Roy McDonald said the lowest areas include Dayton...
View ArticleMandatory Evacuation
The county has decided to change the area between 87 and the Sabine River that is north of I-10 into a mandatory evacuation instead of voluntary. The post Mandatory Evacuation appeared first on KOGT.
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