Lonnie Hunt, executive director of the Deep East Texas Council of Governments, was recognized as this year’s Texas Broadband Hero by Connected Nation Texas.
This year’s award was presented Nov. 17 at “The Future of Rural Texas” event hosted by the Texas Tribune.
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