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The City of Vidor and ESD #1 are hoping a successful FAST grant application will fund the purchase of a dedicated structural fire engine to replace one lost during Hurricane Imelda. Currently the ESD is using Rescue ! for firefighting and most everything else except for small brush fires, increasing wear and tear and maintenance on the engine. Photo by Randall Luker

The City of Vidor and ESD #1 are hoping a successful FAST grant application will fund the purchase of a dedicated structural fire engine to replace one lost during Hurricane Imelda. Currently the ESD is using Rescue ! for firefighting and most everything else except for small brush fires, increasing wear and tear and maintenance on the engine. Photo by Randall Luker

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City and ESD #1 work together seeking grant for new fire engine

Randall Luker
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
The City of Vidor and the Orange County Emergency Services District #1 are hoping that by working together, the ESD can replace a fire engine that went out of service during Hurricane Imelda.
Investigators tape off the area where the body of a Bon Wier man was found Wednesday off FM 1132 near the State Highway 12 intersection. Courtesy Photo

Investigators tape off the area where the body of a Bon Wier man was found Wednesday off FM 1132 near the State Highway 12 intersection. Courtesy Photo

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Workers find body

Randall Luker
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
Work crews discovered a body Wednesday morning just off FM 1132 near its intersection with State Highway 12. VPD officers on the scene said initially the workers thought the deceased was sleeping, but called the authorities when they realized he was deceased.
Sales tax allocations mixed in Orange County

Sales tax allocations mixed in Orange County

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Sales tax allocations mixed in Orange County

Randall Luker
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
With Texas cities averaging a 14 percent increase in sales tax allocations compared to July 2021 and Texas counties nearly 19 percent, Orange County is lagging behind in the latest allocation.

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State Sales Tax Revenue totaled $3.7 billion in June

News Staff
Wednesday, July 6, 2022
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today said state sales tax revenue totaled $3.68 billion in June, 16.4 percent more than in June 2021. The majority of June sales tax revenue is based on sales made in May and remitted to the agency in June.
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Did you hear the one about...

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Did you hear the one about...

News Staff
Wednesday, July 6, 2022
Seriously, the first of July, came and went and many of us didn’t know it was International Joke Day, according to the Association of Mature American Citizens [AMAC].

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The world’s most lovable pooch?

News Staff
Wednesday, July 6, 2022
Each year the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, America’s oldest dog show, celebrates the world’s “most perfect dogs,” says the Association of Mature American Citizens [AMAC]. But, what about the not-so-perfect hounds?
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