Three people were injured, one seriously, during a rear-end collision about 9:30 Friday morning at the intersection of FM 105 and FM 1132. Sergeant Stephanie Davis with the Texas Department of Public Safety said a Ford pickup truck  was stopped at the traffic light at the intersection waiting to make a left turn onto FM 1132. A Nissan passenger vehicle slammed into the back of the pickup. The driver of the Nissan, 66-year-old Sharon Fetterrolf of Silsbee, was taken by medical helicopter to St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Sergeant Davis said Fetterrolf has serious injuries to her … [Read more...] about One Accident, One Arrest

The Orange City Council has a special election set for June 17 to replace Dr. Wayne Guidry, who resigned to become superintendent of the Hubbard ISD. Friday, businessman Brad Childs filed to run for Guidry's spot in the Single Member District 2. The deadline to file for the position will be 5 p.m. Monday. All candidates for the seat must live within the District 2 boundaries, which is mainly the Little Cypress are north of Interstate 10. In the election, only registered voters who live in the district may vote. Guidry served a year of a three-year term. The city charter requires an … [Read more...] about Candidate Files For Guidry’s Seat

A 2-year-old boy drowned Thursday night in a pond outside of his house on Terry Road. The Orange County Sheriff's Office reported the child was flown by medical helicopter to St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont where he was later pronounced deceased. Deputy Janois Grizzaffi said the sheriff's office was called about 8 p.m. to the house in the 1500 block of Terry Road off FM 105 outside of Vidor. Deputies arrived to see people performing CPR on the child and the medical helicopter was called. Family members told deputies the boy had been playing with another siblling inside the house. A … [Read more...] about Two Year Old Drowns

Thursday was the 66th observance of the National Day of Prayer.  Ceremonies were held in Orange County at Bridge City and at the Courthouse in Orange.  Prayers were given by different citizens for the nation, for Israel, for the state of Texas, for the county, our nation’s military, for schools, for churches, for businesses, for families in Orange County, and a closing moment of silent prayer.  County Judge Brint Carlton and Commissioner Jody Crump both spoke during the ceremony.  The Covey Family Singers opened the observance singing the National Anthem and one hymn.  Over 50 people attended … [Read more...] about National Day of Prayer

A vacant house off 16th Street was damaged by fire Thursday morning. The Orange Fire Department went to house about 6:30 a.m. to the house in the 1400 block of 15th Street, behind Walgreen's. Captain Joe Mires said when firefighters arrived, smoke was coming from the eaves. No one is living at the house, which had a 'For Sale' sign in the yard; so no injuries were reported. Mires said firefighters found the back door open. … [Read more...] about Vacant House Fire Thursday

With seven area teams still in the playoffs KOGT Sports will be busy trying to cover as many teams as possible. Friday we will bring you a softball doubleheader from the new turf field at PNG. OF will have a one game playoff vs Hardin-Jefferson at 5pm.  Followed by Game One of a Best of Three series between LCM and Huffman at PNG. - Saturday we'll attempt to bring you three, with the possibility of four baseball games. We'll start with Game Two between WOS and Diboll from Jasper at 10am.  We'll jump to Game Two of the OF/Hudson series unless the Mustang series goes to a … [Read more...] about KOGT Broadcast Schedule