Stores were crowded and parking lots full late Friday morning as Black Friday shoppers hit their stride. While many woke up early to hit the deals first thing, others delayed and started their trips after a filling breakfast.

If the rain dampened the holiday spirit for those celebrating Thanksgiving, volunteers in Lufkin didn’t know it.

With Thanksgiving now out of the way, residents of Huntington are running full-steam ahead into the Christmas season. Local events celebrating the holiday are set to begin in the coming week.

There are a lot of great men and women who have run the city of Lufkin, but there will be no replacing Paul Parker, his friends say.

The Salvation Army of Angelina County hosted its annual Thanksgiving meal Wednesday to make sure the county's less fortunate were able to enjoy a hot, traditional Thanksgiving dinner.

A Lufkin man is facing the charge of first degree aggravated sexual assault of a child after police say he drugged a child with LSD in 2021. He was recently indicted by an Angelina County grand jury on this charge.

Angelina County commissioners certified the Nov. 8 General Election results during Tuesday’s commissioner’s court meeting. Of 54,026 registered voters, 24,709 cast ballots in this election, County Judge-elect Keith Wright said.

Community members are mobilizing as the holiday season approaches in Angelina County.

The Angelina County Commissioners will meet at 10 a.m. today to consider a series of budget transfers, adjustment to county contracts and to certify the Nov. 8 general election. The meeting begins at 10 a.m. and is live streamed.

A lawsuit involving a local tattoo parlor and a 19-year-old is heating up in Angelina County, even as a court in Nacogdoches County has sanctioned the parlor’s attorney for “fraudulent statements.”

In light of the retirement of Dr. John Rudis, the Angelina County & Cities Board of Health recently appointed family practice physician Kindrell Tucker as the new medical director of the health district.

Community members worked together in an impressive assembly line to construct boxes, fill them with food and send them out to families in need at the Lufkin Parks & Recreation Center Saturday morning.

Community members mingled with smiles on their faces Saturday at J.D's Center of Hope as they waited eagerly for the food and fun to come.

Environmental groups have been angered by a TxDOT decision to clear 113 acres of trees from state rights of way. The decision was a reversal of previous plans groups worked with TxDOT engineers to create. 

’Tis the season for red kettles to be in front of many retailers as The Salvation Army kicked off its Red Kettle Campaign on Friday.

While the walls and halls of the Museum of East Texas are always decked with beautiful art, during this time of the year the creations are a bit more green — evergreen, to be specific.

A local couple is making plans to open a facility to assist teenage girls who are survivors of human trafficking.

Cheers filled the gymnasium of St. Cyprian’s Episcopal School Thursday as students watched as cereal boxes began to fall over one by one in a domino effect.

HUDSON — A smile was seen on every face as students from Peavy Primary School on Thursday carried bags upon bags of food they had donated from the school’s cafeteria to a Salvation Army truck waiting outside.

The Lufkin ISD board room was full Thursday as trustees recognized multiple students for various accomplishments.

Lufkin ISD students of all ages spent Wednesday morning creating friendships while having fun participating in the district's Turkey Trot.

Third graders at Slack Elementary were surprised when their teacher told them their parents were using fractions when they fill their vehicles with gas.

Barbara Trout Corbett’s legacy at Ellen Trout Zoo will live on after the Lufkin City Council on Tuesday approved naming the hippopotamus exhibit the “Barbara Trout Corbett Hippoquarium.”

Elections Administrator Terri Jordan said she is pleased with registered voter turnout from the November General Election, though she knows turnout has been better in the past.

The Lufkin school board on Tuesday heard about the latest steps in the transformation of Lufkin Middle School as the construction bond project continues.

Lufkin Middle School eighth graders on Monday experienced a sampling of what class will be like when they get to high school during a Taste of LHS.

St. Cyprian's Episcopal School teacher Denise Nicholson's efforts to make history class interesting have not gone unnoticed.

Lufkin City Council is considering outlawing the possession of catalytic converters without documentation proving where it came from in an attempt to curb converter thefts within the city.

Inflation continues to contribute to sales tax allocations in most local communities, recent data released by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts shows. Communities in Angelina County have started their fiscal year 2022-23 budgets strong with higher than average allocations.