Looking Back 2/20/1986

Tammy Dye, Trudy Thompson, and Cindy Nelson look at one of the Christmas trees they planeted as part of one of the Vidor FFA projects. The students involved in agriculture learn abour the principles of soil and plant science. Vidorian Archive Photo

Claiborne Park rally set to show support for troops participating in Desert Storm

10 Years ago February 17, 2011: The Orange County Tax office in Orange is currently divided into two customer counters, the license plate section and the tax section.

COVID-19 vaccine pace rises while statewide hospitalizations drop

The number of people in Texas hospitalized with COVID-19 has declined more than 28 percent in the past month, according to the Texas Department of Health Services. As of Feb. 7, Texas hospitals were treating 9,957 COVID-19 patients, down from nearly 14,000 a month ago.

Valentine Vegetable

Dorothy Cessac never thought she would be getting a Valentine message by opening a sack of potatoes. However, when she dumped the sack into her potato bin, out fell this heartshaped potato. She considered the early Valentine message a reminder to keep love in your heart always.

Mid-morning fire on Main Street leaves Arnold’s skating rink a total loss

10 Years ago February 10, 2011: The City of Pine Forest is looking for a new part time police chief after accepting the resignation of Police Chief James Blankenship. Chief Blankenship cited personal reasons for leaving the position.

Looking Back 2/6/1986

Don Minton received an appointment to West Point Military Academy in January. The Vidor High senior was selected from 14,000 students nominated from across the nation to make up the 1,400 freshmen enrollment.  

Lawmakers start $7 billion away from target

It’s an honor to take over writing “Capital Highlights” from two capable predecessors, Chris Cobler and Ed Sterling. They are tough acts to follow, but I’ll do my best.

Flags lowered in response to “Challenger” explosion

10 Years ago February 3, 2011: Martin Fox was found dead in his prison cell in the state penitentiary, after he apparently took his own life.

A curse on U.S. Diplomats in Texas

Andrew Jackson Donelson crossed Feb. 5 off his 1846 calendar and made a mental note that his historic work in the Lone Star Republic would be finished in two more weeks.

Wildlife experts ask for public help in reporting bat mortality events

Last winter, Whitenose Syndrome (WNS) was detected in bats in 18 counties in central Texas and the disease has continued to spread.