Early voting began Monday, April 22 for municipal, school board and various bond elections. It ends on April 30 with Saturday, May 4 being election day. What is on the ballot depends on where you live.

April 29, 1969 NAMED MOST OUTSTANDING VICA Chapter in Texas was the Vidor VICA-71, Cosmetology, whose advisor is Mrs. Gracie Parker.

April 25, 2019: An 11-year old Vidor boy died as a result of injuries received in a multi-vehicle collision at the intersection of FM 105 North and Lakeview Cutoff Road. The Orange County Airport is hosting a “Fly-In” over the weekend featuring modern planes as well as some WW II aircraft belonging to the Commerative Air Force.

Martin Dies, fire-breathing founder of the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), came out of retirement on Apr. 26, 1952 to run for Texas’ new at-large congressional seat.

5 years ago April 18, 2019: A Houston man was killed and another man was seriously injured when a dump truck possibly had a blowout and struck a flatbed truck before hitting the median, overturning and catching fire. All lanes of the Interstate were shut down.

AUSTIN— Colorado State University researchers are calling this year’s hurricane season forecast “the most aggressive” ever, the Texas Standard reported. They say there is a 54% chance a hurricane will strike the Texas coast, and a 25% chance it will be major.

April 13, 1964 OLE TIME FIDDLER’S CONTEST-- will feature many contestants like the ones pictured here. The contest will be part of the Vidor Odd Fellows Lodge-sponsored Political Rally, and “This Is Your Life” program to be held Saturday, April 25, in the high school auditorium at 6 p.m.

Learning his commander- in-chief had decided to stand and fight, an insubordinate captain rejoined the Texas Army on Apr. 17, 1836 in time for the Battle of San Jacinto.

5 years ago April 11, 2019: Lorrie Taylor was named as the Executive Director of the Orange County Navigation and Port District this week by the Port’s Board of Commissioners. Before going to work at the Port of Orange as its Director of Administration and Finance, Ms.

AUSTIN— State agencies and regulators were heavily criticized at a Texas legislative hearing for failing to communicate during the deadly Panhandle wildfires, the Texas Tribune reported. The three-day hearing, held in Pampa, investigated the Smokehouse Creek fire and others that burned more than a million acres, destroyed hundreds of homes, killed up to 10,000 cattle and resulted in two deaths.