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Conventions and Visitors Bureau seeking bigger piece of hotel/motel tax pie
The Lufkin Convention and Visitors Bureau will make a presentation tonight to the City Council requesting $349,700 from the hotel/motel tax revenue for the 2008-2009 fiscal year.
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Aspen Power Company holds community forum to discuss future of North Lufkin biomass plant
Aspen Power president Danny Vines, whose company plans to build a new biomass power plant in North Lufkin, told a packed room Wednesday night at the Lewis-Toran Retirement Community center that he anticipates the new plant will create 405 jobs, including millions of dollars in combined assets on local tax rolls.
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Cox Enterprises to put Lufkin Daily News, other papers up for sale
The owner of The Lufkin Daily News has decided to put the daily newspaper and all affiliated operations up for sale with a goal of closing a deal by the first quarter of 2009.
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Offroad vehicle use meeting elicits heated debate
Discussions heated up several times Tuesday night at the Davy Crockett Ranger office in Ratcliff as outdoor enthusiasts from all over Texas came in to listen to U.S. Forest officials discuss the new Travel Management rule implemented this summer. It was standing-room only as those in attendance gave their opinions on the fresh laws.
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Aspen Power plans to start construction on North Lufkin biomass power plant in September
Groundbreaking on a Lufkin power plant that will use logging debris and other wood waste for fuel is scheduled for the second week of September, according to a spokesman for the company that is building the facility.
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DA turns over forfeiture funds; sheriff has yet to fill request
One Angelina County office has responded to the county auditor’s request to turn over forfeiture funds and corresponding financial records after discrepancies were found in both offices. A second office is expected to turn over records later in the week.
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United Way of Angelina County sets goal at $600,000
Angelina County’s United Way fundraising goal for 2008-09 is $600,000 — a lower mark than last year because of the struggling economy, according to the chairman of the local effort.
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Lufkin to purchase two fuel stations for city vehicles
Gas prices have put a strain on the city’s budget with an over $5 million increase on fuel alone, according to City Manager Paul Parker.
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Temple-Inland earnings improve in 2008’s second quarter
Temple-Inland on Wednesday reported second-quarter 2008 net income of $8 million, compared with a $13 million net loss in the first quarter of the year.
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Local superintendents say Bible class won’t happen in the coming school year
Angelina County school officials say they will not add the recently state approved Bible course for the upcoming school year, but they will review the course to determine whether to include it in 2009-10. Full story.
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Judge OKs injunction, delaying plans for the Neches River Refuge
In early July a federal judge ruled in favor of the Neches River Refuge, a move that appeared to be a final blow to plans by the city of Dallas to use the same site as the proposed Fastrill Reservoir. Full story.
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Minimum wage workers get raise: Increase boosts paychecks, spirits of employees, but some fear it won’t compensate for rising prices
Brittney Havard, like many Americans, has bills to pay. Standing behind a counter at Exxon Polk’s Pick-it-up, the 19-year-old swipes cards and hands change back to customers, working full-time to pay her bills. However, in the wake of a struggling economy, a recent boost to the minimum wage may alleviate her financial worries. Full story.
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EDITORIAL: Tough Ticket: Lufkin Panthers season ticket plan a good idea, but questions remain
It’s never too early to start talking about Lufkin Panther football, but the topic of the moment — with one month before the high school season starts — is, “Where are we going to sit?”
Most longtime, diehard Pack fans already have season tickets to the Panthers’ home games, and have for years. Many others — including, unfortunately, parents of some of the hundreds of students who are performing on the field or in the stands — have not been able to secure those golden (and purple) tickets.
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Lufkin ISD using entire home side of Abe Martin Stadium for reserve seating during football season
In an effort to allow parents to secure a spot in the stands, Lufkin ISD is using the entire home side of Abe Martin Stadium for reserved seating during the upcoming football season.
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Catching a ride: High gas prices make transit bus riders appreciate $1 one-way fares
With gas prices still on the rise, it seems more and more people are catching on to the hidden gem that is “The District,” a small company that provides public transportation in East Texas.
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EDITORIAL: New health clinic at middle school could be lifesaver for some families
Lufkin Middle School has become a city unto itself. It deserves its own medical clinic.
The huge campus on Denman Avenue is home to more than 1,700 kids in sixth through eighth grades during the school months. It used to be the Lufkin High School campus; in fact, it has two things the current high school does not yet have: an auditorium and a full-sized gymnasium.
Now, thanks to the foresight of Lufkin school leaders and their partnership with other local entities, the middle school will have its own health center — myPAC, a cool abbreviation for “my place to access care.”
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Taxpayers should take time to learn about county’s finances
It’s election season and, coincidence or not, the fiscal policies of our county sheriff are being questioned again.
County Auditor Eddie Gray has complained in letters to Sheriff Kent Henson and the district attorney’s office that there are “several areas of concern” in the way the sheriff’s office processes its forfeiture and restitution funds.
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Federal judge’s ruling on Neches wildlife refuge good news for East Texas
A federal judge’s ruling that a big swath of land in Anderson and Cherokee counties is better suited for a wildlife refuge than a lake is good news for those of us who live downstream.
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Judge rules in favor of Neches River National Wildlife Refuge
Judge Jorge A. Solis Monday denied motions by the City of Dallas and the Texas Water Development Board that sought to overturn the Neches River National Wildlife Refuge and make way for a reservoir Dallas predicts might be needed in fifty years. Instead, the judge upheld the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service?s 2006 creation of the refuge.
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County auditor investigates sheriff, DA funds
The expense accounts of two Angelina County offices have come under fire as discrepancies in financial records are being questioned by the county auditor.
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Courthouse bursting at the seams
Some have called it the “ugliest courthouse in Texas” as they fondly recall it’s dome-shaped predecessor.
Whether or not people agree on the Angelina County courthouse design, one fact is clear, the county is growing exponentially and the current facilities may not necessarily be able to keep up.
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Nicole,
You sound like the classic uninformed liberal who wants jobs in North Lufkin but wants to oppose new industry. You are probably opposed to drilling offshore and in Alaska as well. Did you ever stop to think what Lufkin would be without Lufkin
... read the full comment by Ben | Comment on Aspen Power Company holds community forum to discuss future of North Lufkin biomass plant Read Aspen Power Company holds community forum to discuss future of North Lufkin biomass plant
Please understand that not all people that live on the North side of Lufkin are disadvantaged. That is an ugly assumption that is fostered by the uneducated. I assure you that no one here is angry about progress. They are angry that it seems common practice
... read the full comment by Nicole | Comment on Aspen Power Company holds community forum to discuss future of North Lufkin biomass plant Read Aspen Power Company holds community forum to discuss future of North Lufkin biomass plant
Nicole,
Exactly what do you want? Do you want jobs for as many people as possible or do you want others to be as disadvantaged as those folks on the north side are?
Just who are you angry at?
Technologically, I don’t think
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Lufkin,