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City seeking applicants for Ward 5 council position

The City of Vidor is seeking qualified candidates for the Ward 5 council seat after current Ward 5 council member Gary Herrera submitted his resignation earlier this year. Herrera will continue to serve until an appointment to the Ward 5 seat is made.
VISD expects to remain in 4A

VISD expects to remain in 4A

VISD expects to remain in 4A

Snapshot Day, the biannual reporting of enrollment that determines a school district’s classification such as 3A,4A, etc., was reported last week and based on the Vidor ISD’s numbers, it is likely Vidor will remain in 4A.
Marcus Harris

Marcus Harris

Vidor High School CTE Students of the Month

Marcus Harris and Zachary Brasher were selected as Vidor High School CTE students of the month. Penny Singleton, VHS CTE Director, said “These young men work extra hard in their CTE classes and show much leadership and determination.

Operation Lone Star Advances Construction Of Historic Border Wall

Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard are continuing to work together to secure the border; stop the smuggling of drugs, weapons, and people into Texas; and prevent, detect, and interdict transnational criminal activity between ports of...
Vidor High School student Michael Rodriguez has received the National Hispanic Recognition Award from the College Board. This award is given to those individuals with Outstanding GPA and Outstanding Performance on PSAT. Rodriguez is pictured with Kara Philips, VISD Director of Fine Arts and VHS Band Director. Photo courtesy Vidor ISD.

Vidor High School student Michael Rodriguez has received the National Hispanic Recognition Award from the College Board. This award is given to those individuals with Outstanding GPA and Outstanding Performance on PSAT. Rodriguez is pictured with Kara Philips, VISD Director of Fine Arts and VHS Band Director. Photo courtesy Vidor ISD.

Importance of a Newspaper Obituary

An obituary might be the only time that the person’s name appears in a newspaper. And through this, a lifelong record of the person’s life – who their parents were, who their children are, where they’ve been and what they’ve done, is written.