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ADVISORY #5-Persons
having interests in
the Sabine River
Basin below the
reservoir are hereby
advised that at 3:15
P.M. on Saturday,
March 13, 2010, the
reservoir elevation
was 172.35' m.s.l.
Currently, both
generators are
operating 24 hours
per day, 7 days per
week. All spillway
gates are closed.
Interested persons
should monitor
current river and
reservoir levels and
reservoir release
amounts since the
river could reach
flood stage and
evacuation of
persons, animals and
property may become
necessary.
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At
approximately
3:52 am
Friday, the
Mauriceville
Volunteer
Fire
Department
responded to
call to
assist
Deweyville
Fire
Department
for an
accident on
Hwy 12
approximately
2 miles west
of Hwy 87 in
Newton
County. The
accident
involved an
18 wheeler
and a full
size Ford
pick up
truck. One
person was
air lifted
by Air
Rescue to
St.
Elizabeth
Hospital in
Beaumont.
The accident
is under
investigation
by Texas DPS. |
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Delis
Chalambaga
and Tim
Burch of
Deweyville
attended the
calf
scramble at
the Houston
Rodeo and
caught a
calf. The
victory
gives them a
certificate
worth
$1250.00 to
purchase a
show calf
and bring it
back next
year to
show. |
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The Orange County
Grand Jury met on
Wednesday, March 10,
2010 and returned
the following true
bills of indictment.
The
allegations are
as follows:
Joel Ardoin, who was
a candidate for JP
Prec. 1, was
defeated Mar. 2 by
David Peck who
garnered 50.6% of
the vote, barely
avoiding a runoff.
Ardoin said election
night that he would
ask for a recount
but on Thursday he
told KOGT after
looking at the
numbers he would not
pursue a recount.
On Tuesday, March 2,
2010, Officer
Leonard Roff of the
Pinehurst Police
Department arrested
a white male for an
outstanding warrant.
Once in custody,
Eugene Robarefound,
58 years of age was
found to be in
possession of a
crack pipe. He was
also charged with
Possession of drug
paraphernalia.
More reports from
Pinehurst PD
For the month of
February the
Mauriceville
Volunteer Fire
Department responded
to 4 fires, 23
medical calls and 1
good intent call for
a total of 28 calls
and a total of 58
calls for the year.
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NASA
Astronaut
Captain Lee
Morin and
NASA
Engineer
Jeff Fox
visited the
Mauriceville
Elementary
recently to
take part in
their Read
Across
America
Celebration.
This year's
theme was
"There's No
Place Like
Space!"
Captain
Morin spoke
to over 700
students and
community
members
about the
importance
of reading
in attaining
your dreams.
An avid
reader,
Captain
Morin has
over 4000
books in his
personal
library. He
also read
Dr. Seuss's,
"Oh The
Places
You'll Go"
to students
in the
library.
Also in
attendance
were Texas
State
Representative
Mike
Hamilton,
The
Astronomical
Society of
South East
Texas, The
Shangri La
Starlab, and
guest
readers Dan
and Marcia
Perrine. |

Tuesday night
officers of the
Orange Police
Department were
dispatched to the
Oaks Apartments at
111 Pine in
reference to a
vehicle that had
struck an apartment
building. Two
victims inside the
apartment were
transported to
Memorial Hermann
Baptist Hospital
Orange by Acadian
Ambulance Service
with minor injuries.
The driver of the
vehicle, a 24 year
old male, was
located a short time
later. The incident
is currently under
investigation by the
Detective Division
of the Orange Police
Department.
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April
Wilson, 23,
of Orange,
told police
she was
driving
south on
16th St.
Monday
afternoon
following a
shower, and
as she went
to change
lanes, she
fish-tailed,
ran up the
curb and
took out a
light pole,
shrubs and a
fence at
Shangri La.
Fortunately
she did not
need medical
attention. |
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Auto Burglary
Prevention Tips from
the OC Sheriff's
Office-
Vehicle burglaries
are very difficult
cases to solve as
there is usually
very little physical
evidence left behind
after one has
occurred. The crimes
usually occur in the
early morning hours
in apartment or
business parking
lots when it is less
likely the thieves
will be seen. In
order to help reduce
the risk of becoming
a victim of a car
burglary we have
provided some
easy tips to follow.
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KOGT has
learned that
Mike
Sanchez,
DuPont
Sabine River
Works Site
Manager,
will be
leaving the
Orange plant
after being
named Global
Program
Director,
Process
Safety
Management.
Sanchez will
work with
the
Operations
Regional
Leaders to
provide
overall
leadership
for the
improvement
of Process
Safety
Management
systems
across
Operations.
He will work
from the
DuPont
Cypress
Station
offices
located just
north of
Houston.
Sanchez
succeeded
Jerry Ehrman
as plant
manager just
over three
years ago.
He will be
replaced by
Bobby
Laughlin who
has been the
plant
manager at
the DuPont
site in
LaPorte. |
Specialty chemicals
producer Lanxess
Group is expanding
global capacity by
50,000 metric
tons/year of its
high-performance
neodymium butadiene
rubber. The $27
million project will
increase production
between the first
quarter of 2011 and
first quarter of
2012 at plants in
Orange; Dormagen,
Germany; and Cabo,
Brazil. In a
statement, the
German company says
the capacity
expansion is needed
because of projected
10% global demand
growth for Nd-BR
rubber in coming
years-especially in
the BRIC markets of
Brazil, Russia,
India and China.
"Without this
capacity expansion,
there would be a
worldwide product
shortage for this
type of material by
2014," says Axel C.
Heitmann, chairman
of the management
board.
Orange Police
Reports-
The State Farm Office at 3127 16th St in Orange
notified police on
March 9, at 7:53 AM
that they had been
burglarized. A
window had been
broken and a large
amount of computer
hardware had been
stolen.
Orange Police reported an Orange woman being scammed on
her Facebook
account. The victim
said she had been
contacted a subject
identifying
themselves as Milia
Yea on Facebook. Yea
told her she had
been selected to win
a prize of $10,000
and a HP Laptop. All
the victim had to do
is send a total of
$150 to Milia Yea to
cover cost and Yea
would send the
prizes. After
feeling convinced
the woman was
telling the truth
the victim sent $150
to Milia Yea by
Western Union to an
unknown address in
Moorefield West
Virginia. After the
payment had been
accepted, Milia Yea
emailed the victim
back and was asking
for $550.00 more to
cover unexpected
charges. She then
contacted police to
report the crime and
having never
received the prizes.
On Monday, March 8 at approximately 12:37 a.m., Orange
Police responded to
a theft at the
Hampton Inn. The
clerk said someone
had taken a monitor
and a printer from
the business center.
On Monday, March 08, 2010 at 1:47 a.m. and Orange
Police officer on
patrol noticed the
glass on the door of
Red's Liquor was
broken. After the
building search
produced no suspects
the owner was called
who produced
surveillance video
of a black male
throwing a large
rock threw the
window and stealing
two bottles of
vodka.
A shoplifter was caught at HEB on 16th St. after an
employee saw him
place food items
under his clothing.
Alphonse Sean
Larkins was detained
until police
arrived. A check of
Larkins produced
multiple convictions
for other thefts.
Due to the prior
thefts, this Class-C
misdemeanor theft
was enhanced to a
State Jail Felony.
The items stolen
totaled $32.71.
Advisory #4- Persons
having interests in
the Sabine River
Basin below the
reservoir are hereby
advised that at 8:45
A.M. on Tuesday,
March 9, 2010, the
reservoir elevation
was 172.29' m.s.l.
Currently, one
generator is out of
service for repairs
and the other
generator is
operating 24 hours
per day, 7 days per
week. Six (6)
spillway gates are
opened one (1) foot
each for a total
discharge (spillway
& powerhouse) of
13,744 cfs.
One of the three
incumbents running
for re-election on
the Orange City
Council has received
an opponent as Elgin
Browning announced
he is running
against Place 1
Councilwoman Theresa
Beauchamp in the May
8 Election.
Browning, a 1976
graduate of West
Orange High, is the
Emergency Response
Chief for Invista.
The two other
incumbents running
unopposed are
Mayor Brown Claybar
and councilman Jeff
Holland.
Three people have
now applied for Rick
Gandy's (Position 6)
seat on the Little
Cypress-Mauriceville
CISD School Board.
Rex Peveto has
thrown his name into
the hat and will run
against Kent Crow
and Kolby Flowers.
Gandy will not run
for re-election.
Pos. 7 Incumbent
Danielle Heil will
be opposed by
Spencer Fuss. in the
May 8 Election.
Bridge City School
Board members
Rebecca Rutledge -
Place 3, Thad Hill -
Place 4, and Jerry
McInnis- Place 5 all
applied for
re-election and did
not receive any
opposition.
Bridge City Mayor
Kirk Roccaforte will
be opposed by Steven
Bland. In
Place 6, Louis Davis
has elected not to
run again.
Running for that
seat will be Donald
Bartz and Lucy
Fields.
No opposition in
West Orange and
Pinehurst. WO
councilmen Dale
Dardeau, Mike
Shugart and Shirley
Bonin will run
unopposed, as will
Mayor TW Permenter,
Bob Williams, and
John Zerko in
Pinehurst.
Orange County
Building
Permits for Feb.
2010.
Starting Feb 15th
thru April 1st, the
Pinehurst Municipal
Court will offer an
Amnesty Program.
This program will
allow any person
with outstanding
warrants through the
City of Pinehurst,
come in to make
arrangements with
the court. At this
time all warrant
fees will be
dismissed, as long
as the defendant
completes the
arrangement made by
the court. Each case
will be handled on
its on merits, so
this is a second
chance to clear up
the warrants. This
will save you time,
money, and the
embarrassment of
being arrested at
your job or simply
on a traffic stop.
This will also help
those with a hold on
the renewal of their
license. The Judge
will be in court on
Mondays at 3 pm or
Thursdays at 8:30
am. If you are not
sure if you have a
warrant, simply call
409-886-3873.
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Does
the state of Texas
have unclaimed
property that
belongs to you?
click here
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The
Orange print
is available in
4 different sizes at the KOGT Studios on
Meeks Dr.
Prints already
framed are for sale
at Pinehurst
Gallery.
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Hurricane
Ike and Rita
books are
currently
available at
the KOGT
Studios on
Meeks Drive
for a
limited
time.
Office hours
are Mon-Fri
from 9-noon
and 1-5p. |
An email with a
historic pictorial
look on Orange has
been going around.
If you haven't seen
it you can see it
here
CHECK
OUT the KOGT Photo Gallery where you
can purchase photos on-line. Click
on Photo Gallery Button on the left.
New galleries will be added
regularly, so check it often.
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