TxDOT urges Texans to find a sober ride this holiday season – 23% of holiday traffic deaths caused by drunk drivers

Six years have passed since a drunk driver killed Azeza Salama’s fiancé and sent her and her two children to the hospital, but her memories of the crash remain as vivid as the day it happened.

Looking Back 12-19-2012

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VISD business manager says football gate receipts almost funds entire athletic budget

5 Years ago December 20, 2017: Mike Sanchez to be VISD Police Chief starting in the new year. Most of the ingredients needed to create a Christmas dinner were distributed to more than 100 Vidor families in need by volunteers with the United Christian Care Center of Vidor.

Ask Rusty – Can A Working Widow Collect Survivor Benefits?

Dear Rusty: I'm 63 and still employed. My husband passed away 7 years ago at the age of 58. Am I able to collect my husband's Social Security while I'm still working?

Looking Back 12-16-1992

Archive Photo Joshua, Janise, Jonathan and Jennifer Dixson play on new equipment that was built at the city park next to the Vidor Public Library. The equipment was part of an environmental project completed by students in Lynn Kennedy and Laurie Beard's sixthgrade classes at Vidor Middle School.

Game Warden Field Notes

The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) law enforcement reports. Images of individual field notes are available upon request from the TPWD press office. Does Your Mother Know That You’re Out?

Ask Rusty – Can A Working Widow Collect Survivor Benefits?

Dear Rusty: I'm 63 and still employed. My husband passed away 7 years ago at the age of 58. Am I able to collect my husband's Social Security while I'm still working?

My five cents...

1. Stephen F. Austin State University votes to join University of Texas System During a special called Board of Regents meeting on Tuesday, November 29, the SFA Board of Regents voted to affiliate with the University of Texas System.

Looking Back 12-9-1992

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A troublemaking dad

William F. Buckley’s dad, a sharp-tongued Texan who always spoke his mind, reviled Mexican revolutionaries as south-of-the-border Bolsheviks in testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Dec. 13, 1919.