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Nasty Weather Wreaking Havoc All Over the Country

Chris Chaberski — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 14:46:10 +0000

A particularly harsh, and large, spate of weather has been pummeling much of the Eastern half of the country, with recent incidents affecting residents as far north as Wisconsin and Michigan and all the way down to Georgia and Alabama, even stretching westward into Texas.

Oh, for Pete's Sake, Just Use the Bigger One!

Adam West — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 19:40:06 +0000

I grew up in an are that gets a lot of snow, so I can definitely relate to what these guys have to deal with in the winter time. Thank God we don't have to worry about it here in south Texas. Of course, back in my day, all we had was a snow shovel to use. A plow would have been great, but this little "baby" plow isn't much help.

Hot? You Aren't Alone — The Past Year Has Been America's Warmest On Record

Shauna Wright — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 00:45:07 +0000

Climate-change doubters can continue to deny it’s happening, but the facts don’t lie: the National Climatic Data Center reports that in the US, the past year has been the warmest since record-keeping began more than a century ago. That doesn’t even include the heatwave recently experienced by much of the country when some 2,100 high [...]

Track Hurricane Irene

Amory Gritta — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 06:35:14 +0000

For those of you with friends or family on the east coast, we've put up this animated map to help you track the progress of Hurricane Irene.

For a more detailed, and up to date doppler image, you can click here for more

News, Information, and Updates on Tropical Storm Don

Amory Gritta — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 22:22:15 +0000

With landfall of Tropical Storm Don expected to be Friday night, we will be using this post to keep you abreast of all the latest developments, warnings, and conditions in regards to this storm. As information becomes available, this post will be updated. The map above updates at five minute intervals. You can get the [...]

Now, That's Some Cold, Hard Cash!

Adam West — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 17:50:29 +0000

Frigid temperatures in El Paso caused the usual kinds of problems around the city, like the usual dead batteries, slippery roads and sidewalks, and a few broken pipes. Pretty standard fare. So, when plumbers were called to a condo to repair some pipes that had burst, what do you suppose they found? Well, would you [...]

Victoria is the King of "Non-Events"…

Harley Myles — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 21:17:46 +0000

"I know people that were driving in from other parts of the state to bring their snow boots to Victoria"

VISD Announces School Closures for Thursday And Friday

Amory Gritta — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 22:15:18 +0000

Due to expected weather conditions and hazardous driving conditions, the VISD classes will dismiss early on Thursday and be closed on Friday.

The following schedule applies for Thursday:
Schools that normally release at 2:50 will release at 12:00
Schools that normally release at 3:10 will release at 12:10
Schools that normally release at 3:30 will release at 12:30
Schools that normally release at 4:00 will release at 1 p.m.

Sporting and extracurricular events for Thursday evening have been cancelled and will be rescheduled.

Supervisors will alert employees to their release time from work on Thursday. All employees should report to work on their usual starting time on Thursday.

For Friday, all offices and schools in VISD will be closed for the day. Limited personnel will be asked to report to work on Friday. Those essential position personnel will be notified by their supervisor.

School related events that were scheduled for Friday will be rescheduled.

The Grand Opening Celebration for the Victoria Fine Arts Center will be scheduled for another date. All previously purchased tickets will be honored.

Check for more information and other closures using the "Read More" link below.