Karen Stafford with the forest service said looking for signs of a drought or a dry spell influences the decision and she also looks at weather patterns.
Special agents with the Texas Department of Public Safety arrested a Lufkin man Thursday in connection to allegations that he promoted child pornography.
The legal age to receive a private pilot’s license is 17 years old, Wednesday Baylee Ward turned 17 and spent her special day obtaining her license at Angelina County Airport.
A joint effort by the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office, and the Department of Homeland Security resulted in the arrests of an Alto man and his son in connection with numerous sexual assaults of a child.
A former Louisiana state trooper has been arrested in connection with a fatal auto-pedestrian incident that occurred on State Highway 63 in Jasper County on Aug. 29.
One driver was pronounced dead at the scene and the other driver was transported to a local hospital in critical condition. Neither vehicle had any other occupants besides the drivers, police said.
Deputies with the Tyle County Sheriff’s Office arrested two men in connection to a burglary that occurred at the Oak Grove Church located between Spurger and Fred on Oct. 9.
In Carthage, East Texas gas producers heard from William Mack, resident agent in charge of the Secret Service’s Tyler office. The topic of discussion was cybersecurity.
Texas has seen a recent decrease in newly reported COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations but is approaching 67,000 total fatalities since the pandemic began in 2020.
The City of Lufkin has been working on a restoration project of the lake to help remove the algae. The project is still several weeks from being finished.
According to Lufkin Police Department, A card skimmer was found Wednesday on gas pump number three at Big’s convenience store on 1910 North Timberland Drive. The device was found by a fuel maintenance man that was cleaning the pumps.
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