Show your Pirate Pride-help fill the bus Saturday

It’s a slogan seen all over town, “Once a Pirate, Always a Pirate”, and this Saturday is one of those times when it may be shown to be true at the annual Fill the Bus school supply drive benefitting Vidor ISD students by helping them be prepared for the new school year that begins August 9, just a...

Money man Charles Payne on inflation, recession and artificial intelligence

ASSOCIATION OF MATURE AMERICAN CITIZENS If there is anyone who knows how to make money, it’s Charles Payne, host of the Fox Business show, Making Money. Payne is also the CEO and principal financial analyst of the Wall Street Strategies stock market research firm he established in 1991.

Cool off with ice cream in a bag

This summer has been HOT, to say the least. One thing that makes tripledigit days more bearable is a nice bowl of ice cream. Ice cream freezes at 21°F and can be made at home or in the classroom. The freezing point of water is lowered by adding salt to the ice between the bag walls.

HISTORY MATTERS

America’s “ dare devils” of the skies pack the history of aviation.

Louisiana man guilty of carjacking

A New Orleans, Louisiana man has pleaded guilty to carjacking in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs today. Aubrey Young, 36, pleaded guilty to carjacking before U.S. District Judge Marcia Crone on July 14, 2023.

A golden birthday party

They came from all corners of the earth to attend a birthday party at Guisachan House in the village of Glen Affric in the Scottish Highlands recently. The event was held to celebrate the birth of the first litter of Golden Retrievers 155 years ago. The event attracted 466 dogs and their owners.

Governor pardons cop-killing folk hero

When the lukewarm trail of a horse thief led the Karnes County sheriff to the Cortez place on Jul. 19, 1901, retired Texas Ranger Brack Morris and two of his deputies dropped by to ask a few questions.