Bust on Crepe Myrtle
On Wednesday, Nov. 11, at 10:40PM, Officers with the Orange Police Department Narcotics Division, assisted by the Orange County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division, executed a search warrant at 411...
View ArticleBattling Skeeters
Recent rains have resulted in a hatch off of flood water mosquitoes not only in Orange County, but also in neighboring counties and parishes according to Mosquito Control Director Patrick Beebe. He...
View ArticleMarriage Licenses Nov. 9-13
Marriage License Issued By The Office of Brandy Robertson, Orange County Clerk For the Week of November 9, 2015 thru November 13, 2015 Cody B. Edwards and Lindsay R. Willey Timothy R. Welch and Misty...
View ArticleVideo Features Orange History
The Texas Historical Commission is guiding visitors to the Orange Riverfront Pavilion and Boardwalk for a look at World War II history. The commission made video featuring interviews with local...
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Tower Gets Makeover
The water tower just off Simmons Drive received a new coat of paint and updated logo this week. The post Tower Gets Makeover appeared first on KOGT.
View ArticleFiling Begins For March Primary
Filing began Saturday, Nov. 14 to run in the Republican and Democratic primary races on March 1. Each party conducts its own election. Candidates for Orange County will file with Republican Chair...
View ArticleOrange Police Weekend Briefs
The Shell convenience store on Edgar Brown Drive at Bluebonnet was robbed by a man carrying a rifle at 1:14 a.m. Saturday. Orange police later arrested a man driving a car described as being at the...
View ArticleSales Tax Figures
The City of Pinehurst is the only entity in Orange County that has seen dropping sales tax revenues so far in 2015. The Texas Comptroller’s Office sent monthly sales tax payments last week covering...
View ArticleTeacher Arrested
An Orange County narcotics team Monday night arrested a Vidor High School teacher with a reported 9.6 ounces of methamphetamine in the car. The arrested began as a traffic stop about 8 p.m. on...
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New Chief Appointed
The West Orange Volunteer Fire Department has a new chief. The West Orange City Council approved the appointment of Terry Veitch by Mayor Roy McDonald as the new fire chief. Veitch has been with the...
View ArticleBurglar Steals Shoes
A house burglar locked the family dog in a bathroom as Nike shoes and video games were stolen. A woman living at a house in the 3600 block of Hemlock Street told Orange police she left about 2:30...
View ArticleCommissioners Meet
The Commissioners Court approved Tuesday a recommendation to designate Missy Pillsbury a department head as Risk Manager for the county. Pillsbury as Risk Manager oversees investigating any accidents...
View ArticleOC Sheriff’s Calls November 10-16
Orange County Sheriff’s Calls November 10-16 Theft, 7:58 a.m. November 10, 6800 block Highway 62 North in McLewis. Disturbance, 11:10 a.m. November 10, 1200 block Liberty Street in Vidor. Disturbance,...
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One Arrest Turns Into Three
Narcotics officers early Tuesday morning searched a Pinehurst house and arrested a man for having methamphetamine and a stolen shotgun. In addition, the officers found almost $2,000 in cash plus four...
View ArticleWater Main Break In WO
A contractor boring into the ground Wednesday broke a water main in West Orange, leading to a boil water notice for residents living east of Dayton Street. The Orange County Water Control and...
View ArticleCrash Involves Patrol Vehicle
At approximately 2:30pm Wednesday, a Vidor police officer observed a large piece of debris in the eastbound right lane of Interstate 10 in Vidor. The police officer turned on all emergency lights and...
View ArticleRobber Gets 30 Years
State District Judge Dennis Powell is sending an armed robber to prison for 30 years. 23-year-old Freddie Crochett IV of Orange pleaded guilty to aggravated robbery for pointing a long-gun at two...
View ArticleRaw Sewage Dumped Into Sam Rayburn
On Tuesday, November 17, 2015, the Angelina & Neches River Authority (ANRA) experienced a catastrophic failure of the sanitary sewer collection system at its North Angelina County Regional...
View ArticleEDC Has A Heartbeat
The board of directors for the Orange County Economic Development Corporation met for almost three hours Friday. The meeting was held in the Port District offices and was chaired by Port of Orange...
View ArticleAccident Friday on MacArthur
A collision on MacArthur Drive Friday about noon sent one person to a hospital. Orange police said a Chevrolet Camaro was being driven from the Granger properties. The Camaro was crossing from the...
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