Greathouse is OCESD#1's newest full-time fireman

At the mo s t r e c e n t OCESD#1 Board of Commissioners meeting, Trace Greathouse was sworn in as our newest Full-Time Firefighter. Trace is the first and currently the only member of OCESD#1 to have completed the Junior Firefighter program and become a Full-Time member.

Silsbee game moved to Vidor Friday, online tickets now available

Randall Luker The Vidoria Vidor will open its 2022 football season at home versus Silsbee after it was determined Silsbee’s new turf field would not be ready for play by game time. The move will prompt a change in ticket sales, according to VISD Athletic Secretary Lori Mathews.

Texas hunting, fishing licenses on sale Aug. 15

The beginning of a new hunting season is quickly approaching and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) reminds hunters and anglers to purchase their new licenses for 2022-23.

New digital license option available for Super Combo users

Never worry about forgetting a paper Super Combo license at home again with the new digital tag option from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD).

BLM announces new opportunity for partnerships to support management of wild horses and burros

The Bureau of Land Management is announcing new grants available to public and private partners to help support the agency’s mission to manage and protect wild horses and burros.

At long last

Raymond Turner lives Fort Worth, TX and works at the Cook Children's Hospital there. Christina Sadberry also lives in Fort Worth and frequently takes her 4-year-old son to the very same hospital for medical treatments.

Her mind believed and her body achieved

You don’t want to mess with Tamara Walcott of Laurel, MD, suggests the Association of Mature American Citizens [AMAC]. She’s the new Guinness World Record holder for cumulative weightlifting, having won the title by lifting a combined total of 1,620.

“Spirit of Dallas” air race casualty

After spending a week trying to convince the sponsor and contestants to call off a perilous California- to-Hawaii air race, federal aviation officials threw up their hands on Aug. 21, 1927 and reluctantly gave permission for the daredevils to take off.

Big Time Texas Hunts, entries open for 2022-23 season

This season, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) Big Time Texas Hunts (BTTH) program is offering Texans some of the very best hunting opportunities in the state. Ten premium guided hunt packages are offered in this year’s Big Time Texas Hunts drawing.

Babin leads bipartisan effort to bring STARCOM Base to Texas

U.S. Congressman Brian Babin (TX-36) issued the following statement after leading the entire Texas Congressional Delegation in a letter to U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall III, urging him to consider Texas as a potential basing location for the U.S.