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Bicyclist killed in Highway 12 traffic accident

An Orange man riding a bicycle on Highway 12 was killed Monday night after he was struck by two vehicles about a mile east of Mauriceville according to a news release from the Texas Department of Public Safety.

ADVISORY

Windy conditions will be increasing tonight into Wednesday thanks to a tightening pressure gradient. Expect some tree limbs to blow down and isolated to scattered power outages, especially along and south of the I-10 corridor of Louisiana.
Lady Pirates advance to Area

Lady Pirates advance to Area

Lady Pirates advance to Area

The Vidor Lady Pirates varsity soccer team will play the Columbia Lady Roughnecks at Baytown in the Area Round of soccer playoffs March 29.

Eek!

Customs officers stopped a truck as it crossed into the U.S. from Mexico near San Diego for a routine inspection. It turned out that the inspection was anything but routine, says the Association of Mature American Citizens [AMAC].

It’s not easy being a secessionist

Thirteen lawmakers in the New Hampshire House of Representatives recently proposedthat the state “peaceably” declare “independence” and become “a sovereign nation,” reports the Association of Mature American Citizens [AMAC].

The sheep that needed a haircut

Six years ago a lamb strayed from its flock in the mountains of Australia. According to the Association of Mature American Citizens [AMAC], a hiker found the now grown up sheep on the slopes of Mount Alexander in Victoria.
David Fleeger, MD, (in white coat) listens as Gov. Greg Abbott declares a state of emergency over COVID-19 in March, 2020. Courtesy Photo

David Fleeger, MD, (in white coat) listens as Gov. Greg Abbott declares a state of emergency over COVID-19 in March, 2020. Courtesy Photo

Texas Physicians Reflect on Two Years of Battling COVID-19

Two years ago this week, normal life in Texas stopped. Uncertainty, fear, and anxiety loomed as the new coronavirus, SARS CoV-2, arrived in Texas. Looking back, physicians reflect on the ongoing impact of March 13, 2020, when Gov.