Spillway releases from the Toledo Bend Reservoir are continuing to be reduced as lake levels lower in the aftermath of the major rain event which dropped 18 inches of water directly over Toledo Bend. Toledo Bend Reservoir, operated by the Sabine River Authority of Texas and the Sabine River Authority, State of Louisiana reached a record level high of 174.36 feet mean sea level (msl) at 6:00 a.m. on March 10, 2016 due to the rainfall event. The current gauge reading at 2:00 pm Monday is 172.77 feet msl. Currently 9 gates are open to 8 feet and one generator is running 24 hours per day … [Read more...] about Gates Down To 8 Feet

• Orange County Emergency Management has called a mandatory evacuation for everyone north of Interstate 10 and east of Texas Highway 87. • A Red Cross shelter will be set up at North Orange Baptist Church, 4775 16th Street in Orange. People needing transportation to the shelter need to call 409-745-9762. • In the city of Orange, a voluntary evacuation is still in effect for the Cove neighborhood and everything south of Interstate 10 and east of 10th Street and Bob Hall Road. • The city of West Orange has a voluntary evacuation for the area south of Western Avenue and east of Dayton Street. … [Read more...] about 2pm Monday Update

The county has decided to change the area between 87 and the Sabine River that is north of I-10 into a mandatory evacuation instead of voluntary. … [Read more...] about Mandatory Evacuation

Monday morning Pinehurst and West Orange joined Orange and have called voluntary evacuations for people living near Adams Bayou. West Orange Mayor Roy McDonald said the lowest areas include Dayton Street and anything east of Dayton. Sandbag supplies are available at the West Orange Police Department, 2700 Austin Street behind city hall. The sand has run out at the Orange Boat Ramp off Simmons Drive and will not be replaced. The sand bag supplies at the old armory on Meeks Drive are being moved to Memorial Field. The Orange County Drainage District on Old Highway 90 in McLewis also has … [Read more...] about Evacs/Closures on Monday, 10am

Picture from Orange Boat Ramp at 8:30pm last night and the other is at 6:30am Monday morning. … [Read more...] about Water Rising

Due to the impending floods, the City of Pinehurst has Declared a state of emergency for areas near Adams Bayou and low-lying adjacent areas. This includes residents and businesses near Macarthur Drive at Adams Bayou, 29th, 30th, 31st, 33rd Streets as well as areas of Camelot, Lancelot, Somerset, Enchanted Oaks and Concord previously affected by hurricane Ike. Mayor Pete Runnells has called for a voluntary evacuation for those areas effective immediately. City of Pinehurst workers will be making contact in person and via Blackboard Connect with those residents and businesses expected to be … [Read more...] about Pinehurst Voluntary Evacuation

Stay tuned to KOGT Radio, KOGT.com and KOGT Facebook for latest information concerning Orange County. … [Read more...] about Sunday 3pm Report from NWS

The Pinehurst Police Department is seeking your help in locating a vehicle that struck the Johnson's Mini Storage building located at 2400 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Pinehurst building on Wednesday, March 02, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. Surveillance video shows a white in color GMC or Chevy truck enter the parking lot and stop in front of a building on the northeast end of the property. The truck, which appears to possibly be 4-wheel drive due to its high stance, suddenly drove into the building. The driver then drove away at a high rate of speed. The owner is offering a $500 reward for anyone with … [Read more...] about Do You Know This Truck?