Rhonda Oaks

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Rhonda Oaks is the Public Information Officer for the nine-county Lufkin District of the Texas Department of Transportation. A Lufkin native, she is a graduate of Hudson High School and Angelina College. She has a background in print journalism and worked for many years as a newspaper reporter and a freelance writer. She has received eight Associated Press awards. Her articles have been published in many publications over the past 25 years.

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

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Start With a Plan, Not a Budget

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

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TxDOT Seeks Public Input on Record $100 Billion Plan for Projects Across The State

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Rhonda Oaks - July 10, 2023

AUSTIN — As the Texas population continues to boom, TxDOT is drafting a record-breaking 10-year transportation plan and now the public is invited to weigh...

Sealcoat Project Set to Begin Throughout District

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Rhonda Oaks - July 6, 2023

LUFKIN – Crews will set barricades this week in various locations throughout the Lufkin District as annual seal coating operations are expected to begin...

Work Scheduled in Lufkin Next Week

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Rhonda Oaks - June 26, 2023

LUFKIN – Work scheduled next week in Lufkin will have motorists looking for alternate routes. Crews will begin mill and inlay operations on the northbound access...

Road Closure Scheduled in Pollok

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Rhonda Oaks - June 20, 2023

LUFKIN – A road closure is scheduled for TV Road for work that could last up to two months. Crews are scheduled to begin Wednesday, weather...

Lufkin District Prepares for Hurricane Season

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Rhonda Oaks - June 16, 2023

LUFKIN – Lufkin District leaders met Thursday for the 2023 hurricane preparation meeting in the Lufkin District office and set a plan in place should...

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

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Start With a Plan, Not a Budget

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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.

Roadrunner Soccer Climbs to First Place in The Region XIV South Zone

Education October 19, 2026

Angelina College's men beat Texas Southmost 11-0 to take first in the Region XIV South Zone, and both soccer teams honored their sophomores.

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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...

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.

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