VIDOR’S PAST
VIDOR’S PAST
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Wednesday, July 16, 2025
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Vidor ISD receives $254,000 CTE training grant
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Governor Greg Abbott recently announced four career training grants totaling $794,546 have been awarded to four schools in Southeast Texas to train students for high-demand, good-paying jobs after graduation.
Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Texas Comptroller’s Office Now Seeking Grant Applications for the Deployment of Last-Mile Broadband Service to Eligible Locations in Texas
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(AUSTIN) — Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock announced today that the agency will begin accepting applications for more than $3.8 billion in available funds from the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program and the Texas Match Assistance Program (TMAP).
Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Paxton Launches Investigation into More than 100 Potential Noncitizens Who Voted in the 2020 and 2022 Elections
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AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched a sweeping investigation into more than 100 potential noncitizens who cast over 200 ballots in the 2020 and 2022 election cycles.
Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Texas Drawn Hunt Program Opens Applications for 2025 – 26 Season
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AUSTIN – Hunters now have new opportunities and scenery to experience this fall through Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) drawn hunt permits program.Through this program, hunters are issued permits for drawn hunts on both public and private lands throughout Texas.
Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Orange County Emergency Services District #1’s newest employee Austin Powell, left, and Driver/ Operator Richard Hughes were busy Tuesday conducting an annual test of the fire district’s hydrants function and flow, plus maintenance, if needed. Due to their diligence, Vidor’s ISO insurance rating has improved, lowering residents’ home insurance premiums.
ESD#1 conducting annual hydrant flushing and maintenance
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The Orange County Emergency Services District #1 is currently conducting its annual hydrant flushing and maintenance which could result in a temporary discoloration of tap water, “We do check the operation of hydrants annually,” said OCESD#1 Fire Chief Robert L. Smith.
Wednesday, July 16, 2025
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Allen sentenced to 50 years for sexual assault of a child
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John David Allen III, 47, was sentenced to 50 years in prison Thursday after pleading guilty to two counts of sexual assault of a child. The Beaumont man had been arrested in December 2022 after police found him harboring a missing 14-year-old Vidor teenager at a residence in Beaumont.
Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Vidor Council appoints Cappen as interim City Manager
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Vidor City Council appointed retired Vidor Police Department Captain Aleta Cappen as interim city manager Thursday during their regular meeting.A 1973 Vido High graduate Cappen made history as the department’s first female officer and served the department for 42 years before retiring.
Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Acting Comptroller Distributes $1.2 Billion in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue
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Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock sent cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.2 billion in local sales tax allocations for July, 4.5 percent more than in July 2024.These allocations are based on sales made in May by businesses that report tax monthly.
Wednesday, July 16, 2025
ARREST REPORT
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In recent weeks the Vidor Police Department responded to many calls. What follows are but a few of the incidents that required police action. Readers should remember that a person who was arrested has not been found guilty of any wrongdoing.
Wednesday, July 9, 2025