Two incumbents have filed for re-election in the Bridge City ISD board election. Michael C. Johnson filed for Place 6 and Mark Anderson filed for Place 7. No challengers have filed. Elections for city councils and school boards will be May 6 and filing started on Wednesday. Incumbent Ruth Hancock is the only person to file for the two open seats on the West Orange-Cove school board. The other seat up for election this year was held by Sarah Jefferson-Simon, who passed away two weeks ago. No one has filed to run in the Little Cypress-Mauriceville board race. The open seats this year … [Read more...] about Filings For Election Begin

Two are better than one! The Commissioners Court had a strong response to its Town Hall Meeting in October held at the Courthouse’s Administration Building. Next week the Commissioners will hold two Town Hall Meetings at the Orange County Convention and Expo Center. Both meetings will be on Thursday, January 26, the first at 2:00 PM and the second at 7:00 PM. County Judge Brint Carlton indicates discussions will cover the proposed hospital district for Orange County. Citizens are encouraged to email their questions to Judge Carlton or any of the four commissioners prior to the meetings. Their … [Read more...] about County Town Hall Meetings Next Week

State Representative Dade Phelan has filed House Bill 1188 requiring newly purchased school buses to be equipped with three-point seat belts.  A bus operated by or contracted for use by a school district for the transportation of schoolchildren shall be equipped with a three-point seat belt for each passenger, including the operator.  This legislation does not apply to buses purchased before September 1, 2017. In 2015, the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration reversed their policy and stated that newly purchased school buses should have a three-point seat belt system.  The … [Read more...] about Phelan Files Bill 1188

Justice of the Peace Hershel Stagner Jr. set a total of $30,000 bond Friday on a 21-year-old man arrested for drugs after Orange police searched a house. Several firearms reported as stolen were also found in the house, though charges related to the guns have not been filed. Rodney Dove has been charged with state jail felony possession of marijuana for having more than four ounces. He also faces a felony charge of possession of a controlled substance in connection with Ecstasy pills that were found at the house. Sergeant Jason Laughlin with the Orange Police Department's narcotics … [Read more...] about Man Arrested For Drug Possession

Orange County Sheriff's Calls January 9-16 Burglary in progress, 5 a.m. January 9, North Main Street at Becky Circle in Vidor. Theft, 8 a.m. January 9, 14200 block FM 105 in Orangefield. Recovery of a stolen vehicle, 10 a.m. 4200 block Saint James in Vidor. Burglary, 12:45 p.m. January 9, 5700 block Woodridge Drive in Vidor. Fraud-debit card abuse, 5600 block West Roundbunch Road in Bridge City. Possession of a controlled substance, 5:17 p.m. January 9, Interstate 10 at Canary Street in Rose City. One woman arrested. Threats, 6:14 p.m. January 9, 7300 block Wade Road in … [Read more...] about OC Sheriffs Calls Jan. 9-16

Republican Congressman Dr. Brian Babin is excited about the changes going on in Washington, D.C.  His 36th Congressional District in Texas serves Orange County.  Dr. Babin from Woodville started his second term in the U. S. House of Representatives this month.  Babin was a guest on KOGT's "People in the Know" this week. Friday, January 20, was Inauguration Day in Washington as Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States of America.  Congressman Babin described the atmosphere in the nation’s capital as electric with the change in presidential administrations.  … [Read more...] about Babin Talks Trump, Second Term