News

Exclusive Subscriber Content

DPS Recognizes Human Trafficking Prevention Month

News Staff
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
AUSTIN –Throughout January, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is reminding Texans to be vigilant and educate themselves about the dangers of human trafficking as part of Human Trafficking Prevention Month.“Human trafficking is a heinous crime that preys on the most vulnerable in our...
Crepe Myrtles correctly pruned and maintained are visually stunning, creating colorful focal points and are wonderful accent plants which provide enduring curb appeal (image: Covingtonnursery.com).

Crepe Myrtles correctly pruned and maintained are visually stunning, creating colorful focal points and are wonderful accent plants which provide enduring curb appeal (image: Covingtonnursery.com).

Exclusive Subscriber Content

How and When to Prune Crepe Myrtles Correctly

John Green,
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Readers apparently Winter has decided it’s time to make her frigid presence known, arriving in SETX for an extended period…the entire week! Fortunately for us all, winter is most often fleeting, a bit of a nuisance lasting a couple of days with balmy weather returning quickly.

Exclusive Subscriber Content

Lamar, Concord, and Maplecrest area flooding solution may be near

News Staff
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Bidding is now underway for street and drainage projects that may finally be a solution to flooding in the Lamar St., Lexington, Concord and Maplecrest area with the Lateral 5 drainage ditch improvements slated for a spring/summer start.A solution to those drainage woes has been studied and talked...

Exclusive Subscriber Content

Vidor sets new hours for municipal court

News Staff
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Vidor Municipal Court will observe new hours beginning Thursday, January 9, 2025. The court lobby in city hall will be open and phones will be answered 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Thursday.
Subscribe to