Arts & Culture

Rails Through the Pines: The Founding and Growth of Lufkin

The story of Lufkin begins where many Texas town stories do—with the arrival of the railroad. In 1882, as steel rails cut through the...

Honoring the Legacy: Buffalo Soldiers in Texas Frontier Forts

Along the western frontier of our region, where rolling hills begin to replace towering pines, a remarkable chapter of American history unfolded after the...

A Presidential Legacy in Our Backyard: Celebrating Presidents’ Day Among the Pines

From the shade of towering pines to the echoes of history in our small towns, the connection between U.S. presidents and our beloved region...

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

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...

With a Little Help from Their Friends: Comptons, Fellow Local Artists to Perform at Kennedy Center

Over the past few years, Angelina College’s Beckie Compton and husband Bryan have had the privilege of performing at one of the nation’s most...

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