Hometown Heros Recognized at Forest Festival

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Duane Freeman, assistant fire chief of the Lufkin Fire Department was just one of the five that Whataburger honored at the Texas State Forest Festival as Hometown Heros of Angelina County. Others included Demetress Curl-Harrell, senior executive director for Hospice in the Pines, Phyllis Grandgeorge, executive director of the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council, Gary Martel, superintendent at Diboll ISD  and Bobby Young, retired- Texas Forest Service. Honorees were recognized for improving the lives and families of Angelina County residents. Texas State Forest Festival continues through Sunday.

Lee Allen Miller
Lee Allen Millerhttps://msgresources.com
Lee Miller is a veteran of the broadcast media industry and CEO of MSG Resources LLC, where he consults on media strategy, broadcast best practices, and distribution technologies. He began his career in Lufkin in the early 80s and has since held leadership roles in both for-profit and nonprofit broadcasting. Lee serves as Executive Director of the Advanced Television Broadcasting Alliance and is a member of the Texas Association of Broadcasters Golden Mic Club. He lives near Lufkin on his family s tree farm, serves on the board of the Salvation Army, and plays keyboard in the worship band at Harmony Hill Baptist Church. He and his wife Kenla have two grown children, Joshua and Morgan.

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