Grass, brush fires claim two structures

Vidor firefighters responded to two structure fires last week after a brush and grass fire spread to two buildings early last week.

Correction from last week's sports

Allison Simmons poses with her homerun ball against Sterling, a three run shot over left field.

Vidor to hear audit results Thursday

Vidor City Council will meet Thursday in a regular meeting to receive the annual audit report and consider a lengthy list of residential tax abatement requests. Council members will also consider declaring unopposed candidates for Vidor City Council elected for the May 1 municipal election.

Firefighters douse structure fire in Wexford Park Sunday

OCESD#1 firefighters doused a structure fire in Wexford Park Sunday that had spread to an adjacent garage. According to an OCESD#1 press release, on the afternoon of March 7, 2021 at approximately 4:38 PM, OCESD#1 was requested for service due to fire in an outbuilding.

Biologists advise the cleaning of feeders to prevent the spread of diseases among birds

With spring around the corner, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) biologists are asking residents with bird feeders to routinely clean them, and the areas surrounding them, in order to help slow the spread of potentially deadly diseases among bird species.

Promising Spring Season on the Horizon for Texas Turkey Hunters

Much of the Rio Grande wild turkey range in Texas experienced two great years of turkey production and recruitment in 2019 and 2020, and this means that hunters this spring season can expect to see many jakes and two-year-old gobblers across most of the Rio Grande range.

Shipwreck surfaces on Sabine River

The Sabine River is the largest depository of shipwrecks in the State of Texas. TASA (Texas Archaeology Study Association) based in Vidor, Texas. TASA organization has located through historical records the accounts of at least 105 wrecks and new wrecks are surfacing as more research is conducted.

Third year in a row Big Thicket National Preserve welcomed record visitation

For the third year in a row, Big Thicket National Preserve saw a record number of visitors, recording 309,053 visits in 2019, a 21% increase over the previous year.