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Trace Greathouse is sworn in as the OCESD#1's newest full-time fireman by Fire Chief Robert Smith at their recenst Board of Commissioners meeting.

Trace Greathouse is sworn in as the OCESD#1's newest full-time fireman by Fire Chief Robert Smith at their recenst Board of Commissioners meeting.

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.
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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.

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.
Texas History By Bartee Haile

Texas History By Bartee Haile

“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.