The Lady Pirates held the lead for most of the game, but a big sixth inning propelled the Lady Raiders of Lumberton to victory Tuesday in Vidor in a nondistrict game.Tied at two-all after three and... + continue reading
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A slow start cost the Lady Pirate junior varsity soccer team as they dropped a non-district game 2-0 to the Lumberton Lady Raiders junior varsity Tuesday night at home.Head Junior Varsity Girls Soccer Coach Priscilla Healy said the team got off to a slow start coming off Spring Break and early mistakes put them behind two goals in the first half.... + continue reading
A forty-seven year-old man from Vidor was taken to a Beaumont hospital on Sunday evening during a medical emergency that he suffered while driving his vehicle at highspeed on a freeway in western Jefferson County. The nature of the medical emergency that Mark Lane suffered while driving his car has not been disclosed, nor is any information... + continue reading
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Nehemiah’s Vision, Vidor’s own charitable rebuild ministry, held a fundraising banquet last week at the Orange County Expo Center to raise money for this year’s Harvey home repair season getting ready to kick off soon. The charity raised more than $18,000 through ticket sales.
Nehemiah’s Vision Rebuild Ministry of Vidor celebrated Tropical Storm Harvey storm victims and the volunteers who helped those victims at a fund-raising “Glorification Dinner” held at the Orange County Expo Center last Thursday night. About 250 guests attended the celebration that honored the storm victims who have been able to return to their... + continue reading
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The Allen family (left to right): Alistair, Adelyn, and Mom Amy, enjoying themselves at Pirate Pride park.
Pirate Pride Park will be getting some TLC on Saturday, March 23 starting at 9 am. and volunteers are welcome to pitch in. Derrick Barber invites the public to join members of Eastgate United Pentecostal Church as they clean up and freshen up Pirate Pride Park. Barber cautions the public that the use of some of the playground equipment and tables... + continue reading
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Auto Teacher AL Waits, senior Daryl Evans, CTE Director Penny Singleton
Congratulations to the Vidor High School Career and Technical Education Students of the Month for February, Daryl Evans and Greyson Burroughs. Daryl is a hard worker and leader in his Automotive Tech Class and Greyson performs in the same manner in his Construction Trades class. To read more please log in or subscribe to the digital edition... + continue reading
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A slow start cost the Lady Pirate junior varsity soccer team as they dropped a non-district game 2-0 to the Lumberton Lady Raiders junior varsity Tuesday night at home.Head Junior Varsity Girls... + continue reading
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Hayley Kinard, 5A 114 pound State Champion
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Competitors await their match at the Vidor Invitational Tennis Tournament held Friday. Six area schools, plus Vidor, participated in the day long event.
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Cameron Lane and Heidi Huang warm up before matches begin at Friday’s Vidor Invitational Tennis Tournament. The duo won the mixed doubles title in the finals that saw them defeat another Vidor team.
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AUSTIN — A few of the funding priorities expressed by the executive, legislative and judicial branches are not covered in Senate Bill 2, the state’s tentatively approved appropriations bill for... + continue reading
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“OPERATION GREEN GRASS”---Mayor Tommy Rainbolt, left, is shown making the first purchase to kickoff the Vidor Lions Club project of Operation Green Grass Saturday in Woods Shopping Center. Club President Joe Wingerson is shown accepting $1 from Mayor Rainbolt for a bag of rich, barnyard fertilizer, being sold by the Lions as a fund raising project to benefit the club’s sight conservation program and to assist in its crippled children’s work. The sale will continue through the month of March. Orders for five or more bags will be accepted and delivered to anyone calling RO 9-4946.
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Auto Teacher AL Waits, senior Daryl Evans, CTE Director Penny Singleton
Congratulations to the Vidor High School Career and Technical Education Students of the Month for February, Daryl Evans and Greyson Burroughs. Daryl is a hard worker and leader in his Automotive Tech... + continue reading
Angie Eikenhorst surrounded by Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors and District administrators.
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Kiwanis’ Treasurer Kristi Charrier and President Shane Johns present a check to Mauriceville Elementary librarian, Sommer Reynolds.
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Vidor High School student Mitchell Allen received the Best Advocate award at the Region V Mock Trial competition this past weekend.
