Looking Back 10/19/2000

Peter Pan taunts Captain Hooke as Little Red Riding Hood waves from a castle window in the Pirate Players float, entitled "The Future of Fairy Tales." The entry won first place for the Best School or Organization float. Vidorian Archive Photo

Vidor Elementary third graders greet President Jimmy Carter at the airport

Vidor’s Past 10-15-20-25-30-35-40-45-50-55 Years Ago 10 Years ago October 21, 2010: Members of the Board of Directors, Water District officials and a former District Director officially broke ground on the Orange County Water Control and Improvement District #1 new $13.

State resumes requiring job searches to get benefits

Texans receiving unemployment benefits will need to show an active effort to find a job starting Nov. 1. The Texas Workforce Commission suspended the requirement in March as the pandemic started. More than 3.

The most famous Padre Island treasure

One of the many articles that have kept alive the legend of hidden riches on a narrow strip of sand off the Texas Gulf Coast ran in the Harlingen-based Valley Morning Star on Oct. 27, 1966.

Looking Back 10/15/2010

STAGECOACH RUN---Over 200,000 visitors to Six Flags over Texas, new amusement park near Dallas, have taken a ride on one of the park's four replicas of Concord type stagecoaches. Vidorian Archive Photo

Mayor appoints three as city police officers

10 Years ago October 14, 2010: The Orange County Emergency Services District #1 received a brand new shiny red and white fire truck. The new $250,000 firefighting apparatus will go into service with the Department as soon as they finish fitting it out and equipping it.

Accusations rock Attorney General’s office

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is battling back against seven top aides who accuse him of bribery and abuse of office. The aides delivered the accusations in a letter to the agency’s human resources director. The Austin American-Statesman and KVUE-TV obtained and first published the letter.

Looking Back 10/7/2010

Vidorian Archive Photo A crowd of family, friends, VFW post Veterans and their wives fill the Vidor Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8246 Hall last Tuesday night to weclome recently returning war veterans who have seen action in Afghanistan and Iraq during the Post's "Fly Your Flag For Our Troops"...

Rita wrecks region, recovery efforts ongoing

10 Years ago October 7, 2010: Information gleaned from a driver during a traffic stop lead Orange County Sheriff’s Deputies to discover what appeared to be a methamphetamine laboratory in a Vidor apartment.

Irving company pivots to green energy

Vistra, an energy powerhouse based in Irving, announced plans to achieve net-zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2050. A key part of that plan is a capital investment of $1.15 billion by 2022 on solar and storage projects in California and Texas.