Avery Gorman

A car backed through a brick column and into the wall of Tracy’s Nails on W. Frank Avenue Saturday afternoon.

Today is National Trails Day and the City of Nacogdoches, Nac Historic Sites, celebrated with an event called Hike Through History.

KTRE’s Avery Gorman speaks about the Heritage Days Festival happening June 2 and 3 in downtown San Augustine. The event has vendors, live music, art exhibits, tours of the cities historical sites and so much more.

The Nacogdoches Blueberry Festival just over a week away, and this year’s blueberry crops look a little different.

Graylan Spring and Micah McAfoose died after the car they were in collided with an 18-wheeler on U.S. highway 59 near Corrigan in January.

Motorcycle clubs came together Saturday to wash the veteran memorial wall in Nacogdoches.

Throughout this weekend, many different groups are coming together to honor and remember fallen soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice.

Today is National Don’t Fry Day, which always falls on the Friday before Memorial Day Weekend.

“I was really amazed that a little girl would think so much of another person that’s going through what she is going through, and to be so selfless to chop 15 inches of hair to donate to someone, I know growing hair takes time and so for her to do that... I thought it was the most selfless act that I’ve came across along my journey of doing hair,” Shepherd said.

An East Texas literary team recently won first place at the state competition for the second year in a row.

The city of Nacogdoches is working to help those affected by the recent flooding disaster.

Spring is in full bloom, and so are the flowers in a few medians on Highway 59 in Nacogdoches.

A Central ISD senior is one of a few people who received the Bill and Melinda Gates Scholarship.

The Lufkin ISD superintendent reveals that an employee of the company that was contracted to build a special needs playground embezzled the funds paid by the school district.

“When they added onto this jail, they expected the lifespan of what they added on would last 20 years, and we are at the 30-year mark,” Bridges said.

Saturday, the Lufkin VFW post expanded its food pantry to help not only homeless veterans but the entire community. The project is part of the National VFW Day of Service.

KTRE’s Avery Gorman gives an update in the aftermath of Thursday’s flooding in the region.

SFA Gardens has been cleaning up on Friday following flooding damage.

People in Nacogdoches woke up on Thursday morning to widespread flooding.

A consultant contracted by the city of Lufkin found rampant animal mistreatment to be among the main concerns at Lufkin Animal Services (LAS).

Museum director Olivia Moore talks to KLTV about the significance of Montgomery and her work.

The manhunt began following a car crash on State Highway 94.

The Lufkin Christan Leadership Coalition Hosted an event today to offer free transportation to the polls, free food and activities for kids to encourage the people of Lufkin to exercise their right to vote.

“It looks like damage just cut through the county right down the middle, so County Road 707 and 709 there was quite a bit of damage. A couple of trees are down on houses off of Park Place right in the middle of town and then it just headed East to 302 and 331,” Abby Scorsonelli with Nacogdoches Emergency Management said.

Sarah Stevens, the president of the alumni association for Redland, said the school district was started in several private homes. After the Civil War, the Redland property was purchased in 1903, and the first school building was built.

Angela Bradford owns a building damaged in the storm, and says her mother’s restaurant, Frontier Cafe, is inside. “We’ve had people to come in and assess everything. Everything is safe. The roof, we’re just going to have the building completely remodeled and then go from there, but in the meantime we’ll be open,” she said.

Nacogdoches County commissioners have approved a proposed change order for emergency work at the county jail.

Authorities responded to a house fire on Vine Street around 9 p.m. Friday night.

Pit masters all over the area gathered in Nacogdoches at the expo center for a competition hosted by the Nacogdoches Area United Way.

James Edison said he was outside when the storm hit. “I was polishing my bike and I saw it, heard it and I ran over there and got under my pickup, squatted under it and just held the bumper,” Edison said, and soon after found a tree had crashed down on his home.

The incoming, newly-elected mayor of Zavalla talks to KTRE about moving forward and improving the city.

The affidavit states that at one point the couple attempted to remove the tattoo ink using lemon juice.

Put on by Visit Lufkin, Springfest offers live music, shopping, food trucks, a Jeep and motorcycle show, arts and crafts, and many more activities.

The sheriff’s office, search and rescue, emergency management, EMS and many others worked together to complete the drill and sharpen their skills.

Waiting for the bus just got a little more comfortable in Lufkin.

Over the last 25 years, this program has taught 46,000 children across East Texas.

Cindy Ivy, The Nacogdoches Ids District Test Coordinator and Director Of Assessment says this is their first year to have all their students taking their tests online. She says they have been preparing all year for this moment.

A couple from Oregon was arrested on multiple drug charges.

Authorities found more than just a stolen truck as they searched Trinity County.

This phase will reportedly cost $160,000.

Authorities believe that an early-morning high-speed chase, a vehicle burglary and a second vehicle theft are all connected.

The Nacogdoches City Council met Tuesday night and approved several items, the first being a contract for utility upgrades in Festival Park.This project is estimated to cost around $106,000. This is a project done in two phases through capital improvement funds for downtown and festival park utility upgrades.

The Nacogdoches County sheriff discussed the reasons for jail over-spending during the commissioners court meeting on Tuesday.

Each plate is $8 apiece, and the event will continue until 10 p.m. Saturday.

According to the Texas Department of Transportation, in 2021, 521 drivers and passengers riding motorcycles were killed. Saturday in Nacogdoches, the “Rider Down” Emergency Response Seminar was held to educate motorcycle riders and other motorists about what to do if you come upon a motorcycle wreck.

April is World Autism Month. The month is used to bring awareness to the topic, provide resources, and grow a greater understanding of the diagnosis.The CDC Says in 2020, 1 in every 36 children had been identified as having an autism spectrum disorder.

Officials have said that staffing shortages have made the completion of some duties challenging.

Sheriff Tom Selman says they have a great staff at the sheriff’s office but filling some open positions has been the biggest challenge he’s faced thus far.

It’s the time of year to start managing the fire ant population.

"This is happening to children in our community, and we do need to respond to them,” the program director said.