At approximately 5:00am on the morning of August 10, Officers of the West Orange Police Department, Pinehurst Police Department and Orange Police Department responded to an alarm call at the Simoniz Car Wash on MacArthur Drive in West Orange. Upon their arrival, 48 year old Robert Dale Johnson was found by Officers in the parking lot of Simoniz. Officers discovered that a burglary had occurred and that property taken from the business was found on Johnson as well as inside of an abandoned vehicle that was at the business to be cleaned. Johnson was arrested for burglary of a building and … [Read more...] about Johnson Caught Again
Burglars Caught, Released
Orange police have been busy answering calls about burglaries and thefts during the past two weeks. Officers caught two juveniles and an adult in the process of breaking into an apartment about 1 Monday afternoon. However, they were released because the resident of the apartment did not want to press charges, according to Detective Captain Cliff Hargrave. A neighbor called in the burglary at the complex on Cherry Avenue between 15th and 16th Streets. Captain Hargrave said the man who didn't want to file charges was arrested because he had outstanding traffic warrants. As the summer heat … [Read more...] about Burglars Caught, Released
County Under Burn Ban, EDC On Life Support
The Commissioners Court was possibly going to reconsider funding the Orange County Economic Development Corporation (EDC) Monday. Commissioner Barry Burton attended the EDC’s board of directors meeting in place of County Judge Brint Carlton last week. Burton said he was encouraged the EDC might be saved by accepting some suggested changes to its structure until news from the Orange County Port District Monday that it was going to cease funding to the EDC. Burton was disappointed and expressed that Orange County might have reversed its decision not to fund the EDC, but now it is not possible … [Read more...] about County Under Burn Ban, EDC On Life Support
New OF Boil Water Notice
Orangefield Water Supply has issued a new BOIL WATER NOTICE for the following streets. EXXON, CHEVRON, OIL PATCH AND WEST GRANGER. A water leak was repaired late Monday afternoon. … [Read more...] about New OF Boil Water Notice
Accident Monday Morning
An elderly woman driving a maroon sedan was taken by Acadian Ambulance to a hospital after a collision on 16th Street about 10 Monday morning. The crash was by the intersection with Cherry Avenue next to First Financial Bank. … [Read more...] about Accident Monday Morning
Wreck on 1130
A 45-year-old woman sustained multiple injuries Friday morning after the SUV she was driving rolled over at a curve on FM 1130. Orange Patrol Officer L.T. Holland reported that Stacy Lee Tuttle was taken to Baptist Hospital Orange Emergency Room by Acadian Ambulance. According to Officer Holland, Tuttle was driving a Kia Sorrento southbound on FM 1130 about 9:30 a.m. When she reached the curve at Dewitt Lane, the SUV veered off the road. The driver tried to correct the path and the SUV began to roll over. The vehicle came to rest in a ditch on the passenger side. … [Read more...] about Wreck on 1130
Byrd Inducted Into Texas HOF
Tracy Byrd is the newest member of the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony took place at the Civic Center in Carthage on Saturday which included a concert. His career spans over two decades, including 30 chart-reaching singles and nine albums, four of which were certified Gold and one Double Platinum. The 48-year-old Vidor native scored his first No. 1 hit with 1993′s “Holdin’ Heaven.” (photo Stump Weatherford, KOGT) … [Read more...] about Byrd Inducted Into Texas HOF
Wiffleball Humbles Baseball Players
The Annual Wiffleball Tournament at First Financial Field was this weekend in Orange. Handling the daytime heat was to some, as difficult as hitting the white ball with holes in it. Jack Dallas, one of the organizers of the event, said wiffleball can make even the good baseball players look bad. Creating somewhat of an equal playing field and some fun. Teams from the Triangle and one from Houston participated in the event. Yak City defeated Sha Beb in the finals 3-0. More photos from one of the early games in the KOGT Gallery … [Read more...] about Wiffleball Humbles Baseball Players
Elva Joyce “ Memaw” Holcomb
Elva Joyce “ Memaw” Holcomb, 89, of Orange passed away on Friday, August 7, 2015 at Oakbrook Healthcare Center in Whitehouse, Texas. Joyce was born on November 11, 1925 in Orange, Texas to parents, Virgil P. Walker and Belle (Stanton) Walker. She was member and served her Lord over 75 years at Old First Orange Baptist Church and she had worked as a blue print operator during WWII. Joyce enjoyed doing crafts, sewing, painting, going camping and fishing. Joyce was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and friend; who loved spending time with her family. She was preceded in … [Read more...] about Elva Joyce “ Memaw” Holcomb
Kenneth Wayne Manuel
Kenneth Wayne Manuel, 65, of Orange, passed away on August 7, 2015, in Beaumont. Visitation will begin Tuesday, August 11, 2015, at 5:00 PM followed by a memorial service at 6:00 PM at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Orange, on November 30, 1949, he was the son of Louis Manuel, Sr. and Olivia (Blanchette) Manuel. He was a U.S. Army veteran and was stationed in South Korea during the Vietnam War. He retired from the Huntsman Corporation in Port Neches where he was a process operator. Mr. Manuel loved cooking and listening to Cajun music. He was very proud of his Cajun … [Read more...] about Kenneth Wayne Manuel
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