Battleship Texas Plans and Records Now Online at the State Archives

The Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) is pleased to announce a major digitization effort that provides online access to more than 3,000 ships plans and records from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) collection documenting the USS battleship, Texas.

Police Activities

The following is a list of recent arrests made by Vidor Police; a person arrested has not been found guilty. Later, a court or judge may acquit or convict the person, or the person may plead guilty or choose not to contest the charge, or the case may be dismissed.

Vidor Junior High hosts annual Veterans Day program

Vidor Junior High students from the National Honor Society, choir, and band led their annual Veterans Day program on Thursday morning, November 11.

Filing underway for primary elections

The first day to file for the Republican Primary was November 13, 2021 and filing will be open through December 13, 2021. We are very excited to have some great conservative candidates running on the Republican ballot this cycle.

Thanksgiving: Have an Attitude of Gratitude

Thanksgiving is much more than a big meal with family and friends. It's a time to reflect on, and be thankful for, all of the good things you have. It's important to be grateful, not just on Thanksgiving, but each and every day.

Lunch & Look @ Home Charlie Russell’s HOliday Greetings

Join the Stark Museum of Art from your home as we toast the holiday season during Lunch & Look @ Home: Charlie Russell’s Holiday Greetings on Thursday, December 2, 2021, from Noon – 1:00 p.m. (central standard time).

Go, girl, go

The Colorado Peaches is an all-girl softball team whose youngest players range in age from 50 to 90, says the Association of Mature American Citizens [AMAC]. The team is perhaps the only one in the nation that caters to older women with spunk.

Haunted house for sale?

Whether you saw it or not the 1984 movie, A Nightmare on Elm Street, is perhaps one of the scariest films of all time, according to the Association of Mature American Citizens. And if you like scary things it -- the Elm Street house, not the film -- can be yours for a mere $3.5 million.

Ask Rusty – About Paying SS Tax While Still Working

Dear Rusty: Upon being let go in 2009 at age 65 from my full time job of 30 years, I immediately applied for Social Security for my wife and I to live on while seeking employment.