Pillsbury New County EMC
County Judge Brint Carlton has appointed Missy Pillsbury as the new Emergency Management Coordinator (EMC) for Orange County. The appointment comes with the resignation of Charlie Cox as the EMC. Cox...
View ArticlePernell Wants More Participation
A proposal to name former Orange mayor Brown Claybar to the city’s Civil Service Commission failed Tuesday morning after City Councilmember Annette Pernell said she wants more citizens to serve. She...
View ArticleHusband Says Shooting Was An Accident
Orange police are investigating the shooting death of a 24-year-old woman as a homicide and Detective Captain Robert Enmon said the woman’s 52-year-old husband, Robert Hand, is a suspect. Police said...
View ArticleOC Sheriffs Calls Mar. 6-12
Orange County Sheriff’s Office Calls March 6-12 Threats, 9:32 a.m. March 6, 200 block Lawrence Road in McLewis. Disturbance-assault occurred, 10:23 a.m. March 6, 3600 block Granger Lane in Orangefield....
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The Flood – One Year Ago
Darkness still hung around downtown Orange at 6 a.m. March 16, 2016. The temperature was a warm 72 and cool water was still spreading as the Sabine River overflowed its banks in a historic flood. Fog...
View ArticleJudge Carlton Addresses County Issues
Orange County Judge Brint Carlton Thursday appeared before the Press Club of Southeast Texas in Beaumont to update members of the media on county issues and some of the solution The Orange County Jail,...
View ArticleMcKenna Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Mary McKenna of Southeast Texas Hospice in Orange has shown a lifetime of commitment to building Hospice in America from only a few hospices nationwide to the thousands that exist today to serve the...
View ArticleTruck Fire At WOCCISD
Firefighters put out a truck fire at the West Orange-Cove Educational Service Center on Park Street Friday night. Orange firefighters were called after a fire began on the back of a WOC truck in the...
View ArticleWoman Shot On Riverside
On Sunday, March 19, 2017, at 7:50 pm, officers with the City of Orange Police Department were dispatched to the 2300 block of Riverside in reference to a shooting victim. Upon officer’s arrival, a 37...
View ArticleSichko Visits Spears’ Niece
Father Jim Sichko of Orange visited Brittany Spears’ niece after an ATV accident. VIDEO – The post Sichko Visits Spears’ Niece appeared first on KOGT.
View ArticleBurned Baby Under Investigation
A 7-month-old baby from Orange suffered second-degree burns Sunday night and police are investigating the cause. Detective Captain Robert Enmon said St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont contacted police...
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Brush Fire In Orangefield
Several agencies responded to a brush fire that got out of control around noon on Tuesday. The fire started behind Claire Dr. near FM 1442. The south wind carried it away from homes but there were...
View ArticleOC Restaurant Inspections
County Health Inspector James Scales gave poor grades to four food businesses during the first part of March. Three had scores in the 70’s and the Vidor Jack in the Box was the lowest with a 68. Scales...
View ArticleTie Vote On Certificate Pay
The Commissioners Court, the sheriff, and several deputies discussed for about an hour Tuesday continuing certificate pay for the employees of the Sheriff’ Office. Certificate pay was previously part...
View ArticleBC To Install Water Filters
Bridge City has finally received the go ahead from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to install filters in the city’s water wells. The city has been waiting months to get approval...
View ArticleBuilding In Pinehurst To Be Demolished
The structure at 2500 MacArthur Drive will be coming down. The Pinehurst City Council met Tuesday and after a public hearing on the dilapidated condition of the building it was found to be a...
View ArticleWoman Confesses To Bank Robbery
The Vidor woman that robbed the Whitney Bank in Lake Charles on March 18, has confessed to the robbery of the Capital One Bank on 16th Street in Orange back on May 20, 2016. Eva Renee Powell remains...
View ArticleESD 4 Meeting To Discuss Options
The Orange County Emergency Services District 4 is having two tax options for voters in May and will have an informational meeting Saturday. Spence Fuss, president of the district’s board of directors,...
View ArticleSkate Park Open
Installation wasn’t complete on Orange’s new skate park before skate boarders from around the area were trying out the equipment. Parks Manager James Lawrence said the park will have an official...
View ArticleBroussard Pleads Guilty
Carl Broussard, a former West Orange-Stark coach, pleaded guilty Thursday to two counts of failure to stop and render aid in a collision that killed a mother and her 6-year-old daughter. The plea did...
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