Right now, the skies above Lufkin and Nacogdoches appear friendly enough, but Doppler Radar indicates a line of storms heading our way, with rain expected to begin somewhere in the neighborhood of 9 P.M.
Everyone likes chicken fingers, right? Went to a "par-tay" last week, and they ran out of "fingers". Needless to say, me and a whole bunch of others, began raising cane about that!
YouthBuild students have been teaming up with Nacogdoches County Habitat for Humanity to build a home, and in the process they're learning more than just construction skills.
The news of the killings in Kaufman is making national headlines, and causing courthouses across the country to question security, and in some cases provide extra security for public officials.
Kaufman is about 135 miles away from Nacogdoches. Two months ago, Kaufman County Assistant District Attorney Mark Hasse was shot and killed on his way from the parking lot to his office. The investigation is ongoing. This past Saturday, Hasse's boss, Kaufman County DA, Mike McLelland and his wife, were shot and killed inside their home.
Nacogdoches County is reacting, and ordering some security assessments as we speak.
The final score: 4-1 against Applebee's.
Usually I don't pass out free advertising, but when the cause ranges between good to awesome on the "RICK-ter" scale, I'm all for a prop to companies helping the community.
Do you have a favorite "fable" character? Of course you do. "Santa"? The "Tooth Fairy"? A lucky "Leprechaun"? The "Easter Bunny"?
My parents would spin the wildest tales regarding these celebrities, and little sister and I would stare aimlessly into space with big eyes and open mouths, digesting each word, just so we could tell the same story to our friends.
As we move ahead to Spring, and a warm-up in temps, it's always nice to get outside and explore new terrain to stimulate our minds.
High School basketball players from Angelina and Nacogdoches counties will play for bragging rights in the upcoming Pineywoods Showdown.
TV station KTRE puts on the event, and they say the date will be April 25th at Panther Gym at Lufkin Middle School.
Lucas Holloway of Zavalla will coach the Angelina Count
Imagine living about one mile from work, and because of a disability, you are unable to drive, so you climb aboard the local transit (bus) system.
Coping with a 30 minute top-to-bottom ride to work is acceptable, but spending nearly two hours going home is clearly not.
It's all coming back to me now. I'm a Sophomore in high school, and somehow believe that a career studying paramecium is the paramount destiny of my life.
After years of planning, studying, talking, and more studying, I-69 in East Texas is closer to becoming a reality.
The final proposal has been presented to the Texas Dept. of Transportation, and now the project is entering into the public interaction phase.
There's a meeting planned for Tuesday in Nacogdoches to gather more public input and share the plan for the new Interstate.
