Rachel Lauren

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Rachel Lauren is a creative writer with Texas Forest Country Living, eager to go out and discover the undiscovered. Born in Lufkin, Texas, and apart of a family of 5, she graduated high school from LEAD Academy, a Christian co-op school, in may of 2024. While she has a passion for writing, she also loves photography.

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Benefit Bingo, A Pumpkin Night and Two Songwriter Shows Around Crockett

Community

Etech and Strickland Plumbing Take The Top Spots at The 29th Blueberry Golf Bash

Community

Angelina College Soccer Teams Push Toward the Playoffs with A Sweep and Two Draws

Education

Planning the Perfect Date for Valentines Day with Your Special Someone

Community

Rachel Lauren - February 4, 2025

Can you believe it's already February? Time sure does fly by in a flash. With Valentine's Day only a little over a week away,...

The Timber Legacy: How Logging Shaped East Texas’ Piney Woods

Arts & Culture

Rachel Lauren - January 31, 2025

Ancient Giants: The Original Piney Woods The story of East Texas' Piney Woods is written in sawdust and steam, in the echoes of crosscut saws...

Getting Your Garden Ready for Spring Success

Farm & Garden

Rachel Lauren - January 30, 2025

Planning Your Garden Layout The pine-scented breezes of late winter signal that it's time for gardeners to start planning their spring gardens. Our unique climate,...

Majestic Winter Visitors: Your Guide to Eagle Watching at Lake Sam Rayburn

Outdoor

Rachel Lauren - January 29, 2025

As winter's chill settles over the piney woods of East Texas, our region welcomes back some of its most magnificent seasonal residents – bald...

Fighting Pine Pollen: 4 Tips for Surviving Seasonal Allergies in the Piney Woods

Health

Rachel Lauren - January 28, 2025

Anyone living in East Texas knows the struggle: that familiar yellow dust coating everything in sight means allergy season is here again. While our...

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Benefit Bingo, A Pumpkin Night and Two Songwriter Shows Around Crockett

TFCL Story Agent - October 15, 2026

Etech and Strickland Plumbing Take The Top Spots at The 29th Blueberry Golf Bash

Community October 13, 2026

Etech 2 won the gross division and Strickland Plumbing the net at the Nacogdoches County Chamber's 29th Blueberry Golf Bash on Oct. 9.

Angelina College Soccer Teams Push Toward the Playoffs with A Sweep and Two Draws

Education October 13, 2026

The Roadrunner men posted back-to-back shutouts and the Lady Roadrunners drew twice, including a goal with 8.7 seconds left against Blinn.

Ashby: Hidden Ticket Fees, Cyber Defense and October Mobile Office Stops

Community October 12, 2026

Rep. Trent Ashby's column: a hearing on hidden online ticket fees, the Texas Cyber Command, and where his mobile office stops this month.

Incident Management Team Deploys From Texas to Florida to Support Hurricane Isaias Response

Community October 12, 2026

DALLAS (Oct. 10, 2026) – Hurricane Isaias made landfall...

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Benefit Bingo, A Pumpkin Night and Two Songwriter Shows Around Crockett

Community October 15, 2026

The Crockett Chamber's newsletter has a bingo night for stray animals, pumpkin decoupage, two songwriters at Camp Street and a movie party at the Ritz.

Etech and Strickland Plumbing Take The Top Spots at The 29th Blueberry Golf Bash

Community October 13, 2026

Etech 2 won the gross division and Strickland Plumbing the net at the Nacogdoches County Chamber's 29th Blueberry Golf Bash on Oct. 9.

Angelina College Soccer Teams Push Toward the Playoffs with A Sweep and Two Draws

Education October 13, 2026

The Roadrunner men posted back-to-back shutouts and the Lady Roadrunners drew twice, including a goal with 8.7 seconds left against Blinn.

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