Vidor city councilman and mayoral candidate Trey Haney could be in trouble in his bid to replace incumbent Ken Crawford after a public intoxication arrest in Orange over the weekend.
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the deaths of 15 cattle found shot on a private-property area of Mansfield Ferry Road in Vidor. Sheriff Keith Merritt said his office was alerted to the incident Monday, April 15, at approximately 8:50 a.m. by a concerned citizen traveling by the scene of the crime. According to a press release from Sgt. Chad Hogan, the cattle were all female and included several calves.
Three Vidor Police vehicles were parked near a wooded area adjacent to the Vidor Junior High on the Interstate 10 West access road in Vidor early Monday morning at approximately 8:45 a.m. after receiving a report of a suspicious person. Chief Dave Shows said multiple officers were dispatched to the school due to the report but no one was discovered yet in the woods next to the facility.
In its meeting Thursday, Nov. 8, the Vidor City Council heard the first reading of an ordinance meant to deter illegal gambling utilizing amusement machines and keep game rooms’ patrons safer, according to Vidor Assistant City Attorney Frank Messina.
Vidor resident Dianne King said she was taking a break from the heat to enjoy a delicious Oak Farms “Dreamsicle” when she got a nasty surprise.
“I was eating a Dreamsicle, the last one in the box,” King said. “When I got it out of the package, I noticed the stick was broken. I ate the first few bites off the top and saw this round silver thing.”
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