Christmas cheer baskets delivered to 55 needy families

5 YEARS AGO December 26,2018 A sixty-nine year old man from Vidor died from injuries he sustained in a rollover crash that occurred near Evadale.

Before Tombstone Holliday In Texas

Doc Holliday rang in the New Year in Dallas on Jan. 1, 1875 by shooting a fellow gambler. With a powerful planter and war hero for a father, John Henry Holliday had a lot to live up to.

Ask Rusty – Are Spousal Benefits Always a Factor?

Dear Rusty: Both my wife and I have worked our entire lives. When we retire, will we both be entitled to full benefit amount each, or will there always be a spousal factor in there?

Property tax cuts go into effect

A total of $18 billion in property tax cuts were approved by more than 80% of voters in the November general election and should be reflected in property tax bills that are due by Jan. 31.

Vidor VFW to raise $5,000 for Sheriff Department drug dog

5 YEARS AGO December 19, 2018 Orange County received word recently that FEMA has approved another $2.5 million in Hurricane Harvey debris removal reimbursements.

HISTORY MATTERS

A feature courtesy of The Grateful American Book Prize Showing our children that their past is prelude to their future.

Earliest ever snowfall hits area in 2008

5 YEARS AGO December 13, 2018: A man riding his bicycle the wrong way on the shoulder of a highway was struck and killed on Wednesday evening.

Legal challenges to amendments appear quashed

A half-dozen lawsuits challenging the 13 approved Texas constitutional amendments appear to be dead in the water, The Dallas Morning News reported. The secretary of state’s office last week declared the propositions approved and now a part of the Texas Constitution, while Gov.

VIDOR’S PAST

December 10, 1963 MRS. LEATRICE PILLSBURY, VHS NURSE, is shown accepting a $10 donation from Joan Rutledge, vice president of the Future Nurses Club, in a club-sponsored project of providing fresh milk for under-privileged children here in Vidor.

Congressman surprised locals care about deficit

5 YEARS AGO, December 6, 2018 the Orange County Com- missioners Court authorized Orange County Engineer Clark Slacum to begin looking for professional services providers who may be able to provide engineering services to move a portion of Old Spanish Trail in Precinct #3.