Vidor Pirate seniors Marcus McCord and Grant McWherter signed on the dotted line to move up to the next level in their football careers in a signing ceremony held Pirate Gym Thursday well attended by family members, the public and many Vidor athletes and teammates.

After a rousing sendoff at Vidor High School, Vidor athletes Raegan Stephenson and Blake Richards are off the Austin for the State Track Meet and will compete Thursday. Stephenson will compete in the Girls High Jump at 9 a.m. and Richards in the boys 300m hurdles at 7:10 p.m. Good luck to both!

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AUSTIN— How do you encompass 100 years of Texas State Parks’ history? That was the challenge state parks staff has spent the past year tackling. The result? A wooden time capsule created by the Texas State Parks Exhibit Shop from pecan trees harvested at Mother Neff State Park, widely accepted as the first Texas State Park opened to the public.

AUSTIN –The National Wildlife Health Center (NWHC) has confirmed several doves collected across Texas, including the Trans Pecos and Rolling Plains, tested positive for Trichomoniasis. Trichomoniasis is an infectious disease affecting birds caused by a protozoan (single-celled) parasite, Trichomonas gallinae.

Vidor High School’s Lazaro Lugo was inadvertently left out of an article about Vidor Pirate athletes qualifying for the April 19-20 4A Region 3 Track Meet held in Bullard. Lugo placed 4th in the Long Jump at the Area Track Meet in West Orange with a jump of 19’ 6” to qualify for Regionals. We regret the oversight.

Eleven Pirates were named to the 17-4A All-District Soccer Team as selected by the coache s. Mario Algora-Roy was selected as District co-MVP, Rui Correia was named midfield Player of the Year, and Goalie of the Year honors went to Leo Schafer.

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AUSTIN — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission have approved hunting regulations for the 2024-25 season with the following modifications and clarifications to 2024-25 Statewide Hunting and Migratory Game Bird proclamations: