Ask Rusty – I’m 78 and Still Working; Should I Apply for Social Security?

Dear Rusty: I am 78, still working, have a good healthcare plan and I make a nice salary. Can I still get my Social Security check since I paid into it all these years?

Middle school construction underway 40 years ago

5 Years ago July 20, 2017: Kerri Clark named VISD Special Education Director. Six Vidor Police officers were honoered with the Vidor PD Award of Valor at the Vidor City Hall.

Wildfire danger continues to rise

As we cross the halfway point of July, wildfire danger continues to increase across the state. On Friday, Texas A&M Forest Service firefighters responded to 15 new wildfires that burned 651 acres.

Looking Back 7/15/1992

Rock the dog didn't complain too much when she was called upon to play in the sand this past Friday afternoon. She belongs to Amy Dunlap, age 6, far left, and Josh Dunlap, age 7, far right.

Ask Rusty – What Do My Wife, and my Ex-wife, Get If I Die?

Dear Rusty: I am a 77 year old married male. I am retired and started drawing Social Security at age 66, and my monthly amount is a little over $3,000. My present wife is 52 and employed, and we have been married for 22 years.

Vidor ISD receives national recognition as Drug Free School

5 Years ago July 12, 2017: Congressman Brian Babin honored five Vidor police officers with Valor awards for their unselfishly brave actions in entering chest deep water of a ditch and rescuing two persons trapped underwater after their automobile slid off the highway and flipped into Schoolhouse...

TEA releases STAAR results for grades 3-8

The Texas Education Agency has released the 2022 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness Results for grades 3-8, which showed across-the-board improvements in all grades and subjects, with especially significant gains in reading.

JV in camp

Next year's Vidor High School Junior Varsity cheerleaders are spending this week at Lamar University for cheerleading competition. At the cheerleading camp are front; Heather Skiles, kneeling from left; Amy Chesser, Mandie Huebner and Amanda Smith.

Ask Rusty – About Working While Collecting Early Benefits

Dear Rusty: How much would be withheld from my social security benefits? I am 62 and can claim about $1,900 a month now. I’m still working, making about $75K per year. How much of my benefits would I get? What would be withheld from me and when would I get it back? And would there be any penalty?

Barnstormer takes wrong turn into history book

A Texas-born barnstormer coaxed his second-hand airplane into the thick clouds over a New York airfield on Jul. 17, 1938 and to the surprise of puzzled onlookers turned a routine flight into an unscheduled trans-Atlantic crossing.