Cary Sims

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Cary Sims is the County Extension Agent for agriculture and natural resources for Angelina County. His email address is cw-sims@tamu.edu Educational programs of the Texas AgriLife Extension Service are open to all people without regard to race, color, sex, disability, religion, age, or national origin.

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Ready to Print: Yard Signs and Banners that Hold Up in East Texas Weather

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Free AI Workshop, Headshots and A Catfish Cookout fill the Week in Nacogdoches

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Boggy Slough and Early Texas Gardening

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Cary Sims - April 15, 2022

In case you have not heard, East Texas has another great book available on its early history: Boggy Slough, a Forest, a Family, and...

Grafting and Budding Fruit and Nut Trees

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Cary Sims - April 8, 2022

One of the gardening skills that tend to be forgotten in this day and time is grafting and budding. Grafting and budding are horticultural techniques...

County Fairs, the youth, and those incredible volunteers

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Cary Sims - March 26, 2022

We’ve just about wrapped up the 73rd Angelina County Fair this week. You will read in other parts of the news about the placings,...

Jelinek Brothers Count Down to the Angelina County Fair

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Cary Sims - March 18, 2022

It is just a couple days until the Angelina County Youth Fair and 40 4-H and FFA members across the county are feeding their...

Lufkin Student, Grant Ashby, Shows Rabbits at the Angelina County Fair

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Cary Sims - March 11, 2022

Grant is pictured with one of his market rabbits that he is raising for competition at the Angelina County Fair on March 23 at...

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Free AI Workshop, Headshots and A Catfish Cookout fill the Week in Nacogdoches

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A free AI workshop Oct. 22, $50 headshots Oct. 21 and a catfish cookout Oct. 23 — what's on the Nacogdoches chamber calendar this week.

Start With a Plan, Not a Budget

Business October 20, 2026

Most people hear the word "budget" and picture a...

Angelina College Visual Arts Students Show Their Work Oct. 27 Through Nov. 11

Arts & Culture October 19, 2026

Student drawings, designs and paintings go up in the Angelina Center for the Arts Gallery, with a free reception at 6 p.m. Oct. 27.

Senior Expo, Chick-O-Treat and a Trick or Trot close out October in Lufkin

Community October 19, 2026

Seven Lufkin and Angelina County events fill the last week of October, from the Senior Expo to a Halloween 5K.

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Ready to Print: Yard Signs and Banners that Hold Up in East Texas Weather

Business October 21, 2026

Which yard sign and banner materials survive East Texas sun, humidity and storms, and when the upgrade is worth it.

Free AI Workshop, Headshots and A Catfish Cookout fill the Week in Nacogdoches

Business October 20, 2026

A free AI workshop Oct. 22, $50 headshots Oct. 21 and a catfish cookout Oct. 23 — what's on the Nacogdoches chamber calendar this week.

Start With a Plan, Not a Budget

Business October 20, 2026

Most people hear the word "budget" and picture a...

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