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Lufkin Firm: Deep East Texas Nonprofits Are Losing Most New Donors After Their First Gift
A local nonprofit’s year-end numbers can look great on...
Lufkin PR Firm: That Dollar Value On Your Press Coverage Report Might Be Meaningless
If a local business or nonprofit has ever gotten...
Video Is Changing How East Texas Businesses Reach Customers — Here’s What’s Working
Something has shifted in how people in our region...
The Data Center Boom and What It Means for the Rest of Us
Texas is being chosen, on a massive scale, as...
How Texas Growth Is Quietly Changing the Electricity Landscape
The state’s booming population, expanding industries, and new technology...
Understanding Fixed, Variable, and Indexed Electricity Plans in Texas
Electricity plans are often described with confusing terminology.
At their...
Farm & Garden
Free Oct. 13 Webinar Looks at Cutting Winter Feed Costs with Forage Brassicas
Texas A&M AgriLife hosts a free Oct. 13 Zoom session on grazing turnips, kale and rape to cut winter feed bills. Registration is open.
Fall is The Time to Tackle Fire Ants in East Texas
Cary Sims on why a broadcast bait beats treating the mounds you can see, and how to time a fall application.
More than 40 years in the hives: Karen Mitchell on East Texas bees and honey
Karen Mitchell started keeping bees in the early 1980s to help her dad's garden. Four decades later, she's still at it and teaching others.
Still Time to Plant: A Fall Garden Guide for Forest Country
Sixty days to the average first freeze in Lufkin. Broccoli and cabbage are at the wire, but greens, roots and garlic still have a season ahead of them.
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Chamber’s new Reverse Raffle Remix puts $10,000 on the line Oct. 17
The Lufkin/Angelina County Chamber's first Reverse Raffle Remix is Saturday, Oct. 17 at The Grand on First. The last ticket standing wins $10,000.
Free Oct. 13 Webinar Looks at Cutting Winter Feed Costs with Forage Brassicas
Texas A&M AgriLife hosts a free Oct. 13 Zoom session on grazing turnips, kale and rape to cut winter feed bills. Registration is open.
Fall is The Time to Tackle Fire Ants in East Texas
Cary Sims on why a broadcast bait beats treating the mounds you can see, and how to time a fall application.
$3 million in federal funding will study the US 59 gap between Nacogdoches and Lufkin
Federal money will pay for a feasibility study and environmental clearance on US 59 between Nacogdoches and Lufkin, the first step toward I-69.
Zavalla gets $5.39 million to replace its failing water system
The Texas Water Development Board approved $5.39 million in forgiven funding for new lines, a well, pumps and tanks in Zavalla. No repayment required.
Crockett’s October fills up, and the Christmas dates are set
Houston County's October runs from a Lufkin luncheon to a Lovelady music festival, and Crockett has locked in its parade and Christmas dates.
Lufkin’s Bistro 2026 Rescheduled for November 7
Visit Lufkin has moved Bistro 2026 from Oct. 3 to Saturday, Nov. 7 in Downtown Lufkin. Tickets and reserved tables carry over.
More than 40 years in the hives: Karen Mitchell on East Texas bees and honey
Karen Mitchell started keeping bees in the early 1980s to help her dad's garden. Four decades later, she's still at it and teaching others.
Capitol Update: Preparing for the Next State Budget
For most of us, September means settling into school...