Billie R. Claybrook Billie R. Claybrook

Billie R. Claybrook, 82 of Vidor died Wednesday, December 9th, 2020 at Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas in Beaumont, TX. A native of Hollis, OK, she was a longtime resident of Vidor. Billie was a member of First Baptist Church in Vidor and was a homemaker.

Non-Perishable Food Drive

As we head into the Christmas season during the pandemic, it is more important than ever to remember that there are many families in our community who are in great need.

DPS expanding hours at select driver license offices

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is offering extended office hours at participating driver license (DL) offices across the state, beginning in 2021. Starting Jan. 4, office hours at the designated offices will be expanded to 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.

VMS 5th Grade ELAR Team are named VISD Employees of the Month

Vidor Middle School Principal Kerri Pierce named her entire fifth grade ELAR (English, Language Arts, and Reading) team as her Employees of the Month, and they were subsequently chosen as Vidor ISD's Employees of the Month for December 2020.

Main Street murder in East Texas

A simmering East Texas feud boiled over into bloodshed on Dec. 15, 1951, when Hunter Bergman shot his sister’s ex-husband to death on the main street of Corrigan. Forty-three year old Dudley Veal heard someone call his name and turned to see who it was.

Chamber’s Hometown Holidays huge success

“One of the best ever,” is how Vidor Chamber of Commerce Executive Administrator Kari Milligan described this year’s event held Saturday. “We had more than 70 cars in the cruise and collected a ton of toys for Blue Santa and canned goods for the Christian Care Center.