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47TH annual Pineywoods fair to kick off in NacogdochesKTRE2 days ago
Child dies after parents left him in care of a woman only for her to leave for work and put her 13-year-old child in charge of the toddler before the 1-year-old was mauIed to death by her vicious petsShreveport Magazine1 day ago
BEWARE: Popular Drink Recalled In Texas Due To Serious DEADLY RiskKiss 103.1 FM1 day ago
Texas Ending State Vehicle Inspections in 2025 With 2 Big Catches600 ESPN El Paso2 days ago
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22 Felony Arrests In Angelina County Sept 30 – Oct 6
There were 22 felony arrests in Angelina County from September 30th - October 6th, 2024. Last week there were also 22 felony arrests and only 12 the week before. The great weather in the Lufkin area continues, and the arrest rate is high. There are 259 inmates inside the Angelina County Jail in Texas according to angelinacounty.net.
Student arrested, 2 others issued citations after Rusk High School 'incident' injured student
RUSK, Texas — One student was arrested and two others were issued citations after an incident at Rusk High School last week injured another student. According to a statement from Rusk ISD, a "serious incident" on Oct. 2 resulted in a student getting hurt on the RHS campus. The district said the administration would examine internal procedures and law enforcement would be investigating. The exact nature of the incident remains unknown.
Updated Closure List Includes 2 East Texas Big Lots Stores
Anytime we go shopping in East Texas, we are looking for the best deal. It is very important to make that hard earned dollar stretch as far as it can. There are a plethora of dollar stores in the area to help with that shopping list. There are also many discount or thrift stores that can help make that buck go further. One such discount store that is very popular in East Texas is Big Lots. You can find anything from furniture to home goods to electronics to food there. Unfortunately, two Big Lots locations will be shutting down soon in East Texas.
Search called off for man who stole Cherokee County dump truck
UPDATE: As of 1:50 p.m., TDCJ dogs were unable to find the person and the search was called off, according to Sheriff Brent Dickson. CHEROKEE COUNTY, Texas (KETK) – Crews in Cherokee County are searching for a man who reportedly stole a dump truck Tuesday morning. According to Cherokee County Sheriff Brent Dickson, a man […]
Get Scared For A Great Cause In Hudson
East Texas' oldest haunted attraction Total Insanity Hauntpark is back again for the 2024 season. The haunted house has three separate attractions. Their slogan - "We Own Your Fear". This spooky event is the primary fundraiser for the Hudson Volunteer Fire Department. They use the funds raised to maintain the...
East Texas Forecast: Near Record Heat, Then A Blast of Cold Air
September in East Texas started with a strong dose of fall weather, followed by a return to summer heat. This was followed by a few more weeks of summer weather. But then, October arrived, and the autumn temps we had been waiting for...still didn't come. Instead, the first days of October brought highs in the 90s. We did get a bit of a cool down over the past few days, but this weekend will bring high temperatures that will get close to breaking records.
Workforce Solutions continues to connect people with jobs
Workforce Solutions continues to connect people with jobs Submitted News@lightandchampion.com Community Thu, 10/10/2024 - 05:50 Image Body Workforce Solutions Deep East Texas offers a variety of free services to help Deep East Texas businesses thrive and get individuals back to work or on a path...
Brown Bag Sale Is Back At Lufkin Library
If you are a particularly voracious reader, you will read anything. Buying new books when you can read one in a day or over a weekend, can get expensive. I loved reading as a kid and remember not having any new books and occasionally just reading an encyclopedia. It gave me a thirst for knowledge, and after I got to Z, the dictionary was next.
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