Partnering with Neighborhood Strong, crews have completed 17 out of 50 projects so far, each one bringing some much-needed relief to homeowners.

This week, Mark Scirto tells us about a church which started a segregated school in Anderson County.

An East Texan fought on a Japanese held island 76 years ago, where an iconic image of history was captured.

Not a pandemic or a once-in-a-generation winter storm stopped the efforts of dozens of advocates who want their voices heard by Texas lawmakers.

Actor Matthew McConaughey, a native of Longview, posted a video on his Instagram channel and announced that he will be putting together a virtual benefit within the next two weeks to aid Texans who have been negatively impacted by the winter storm that blew through last week.

The sack lunches were geared toward students who haven’t had school lunches since the winter storm caused school closures all over East Texas.

The East Texas Food Bank will be holding a drive-through food distribution in Lufkin on Tuesday.

First Baptist Church Lufkin is hosting a food drive to help as many people in need as they can following the harsh winter storms from the past week.

Several East Texas towns and one county have set up distribution sites to hand out free bottled water to people who are experiencing water outages as a result of last week's winter storm.

Ellen Trout Zoo said they will be closed until further notice due to damage from this weeks winter storms.

The City of Lufkin Library will not be open to the public but will still have digital selections available.

East Texans have been weathering the worst winter storm in decades, and while they have been doing it, they have been sharing snow photos with East Texas News.

Take a look at photos from viewers in the gallery below.

The City of Lufkin will be opening its convention center at 5 pm Monday as an emergency shelter for those without power.

East Texas News Weekend's T’Ebonie Tanner spoke with the owner about his upcoming plans for the theatre.

A Boy Scout has donated numerous sleeping bags for Lufkin Police officers to hand out to homeless people and others in need.

KTRE’S T’Ebonie Tanner shares how this new addition will positively impact his life.

KTRE’S T’Ebonie Tanner stopped by to find out how the zoo plans to keep the animals safe during the cold snap.

Deep East Texas shelters are preparing for a possible influx of people who need shelter ahead of the forecasted freezing temperatures over the next several days.

Captain Jennifer Philips tells us the vehicle will arrive on February 19th.

Lufkin's First United Methodist Church grew from out of a resident's home and stands tall 150 years later.

The City of Carthage is planning to build an accessible, all-abilities park near Panola College.

Students with the Diboll Junior High Student Council are repainting and helping to revitalize all restrooms on campus.

The Great Texas Balloon Race will be held for 2021, but not without some adjustments to the event.

An Etoile woman with a hearing impairment can go to bed knowing she will have the added security of a specialized smoke alarm.

Founder Maya Golden Bethany joined us on East Texas Now to tell us more about the resources for recovery and support offered by the organization.

Here in East Texas, the Texas African American Museum is holding several events and fundraisers to raise awareness about Black History Monty. KLTV’s Jeff Chavez has the story.

Brides-to-be trying to plan a wedding amid the pandemic will have a little help from this year’s East Texas Wedding Extravaganza.

Texas A&M Agrilife Extension services will be hosting a training program for early childhood educator training.

The organization has reopened the facility this week to provide a safe place of rest, comfort and education for those experiencing homelessness.

The East Texas Food Bank hosted another drive-through food distribution in Lufkin Tuesday, where organizers say 1,347 families received boxes of fresh produce.

The East Texas Food Bank will be hosting a produce distribution event at the George R. Henderson Expo Center in Lufkin from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 26.

Organizers held a ribbon cutting ceremony Sunday for the completion of Jones Park walking trail in Lufkin.

“It was like a sugar cube that has been saturated with water. It still looks good and holds its shape, but if you touch it, it crumbles.”

Hana was 20 years old, which is considered geriatric for a tiger; in the wild, the zoo says, they live about 15 years.

Two traditional events in Nacogdoches that mark the remembrance of Martin Luther King Jr. were held, but with pandemic modifications.

For this week’s Mark in Texas History, we take a look at a location that dates back to the days of FDR. Here’s Mark Scirto.

It is time for another season of Lufkin Little League baseball.

A Nacogdoches Police Officer and his wife received news that both are battling cancer. The community is stepping forward to help them.

A Shelby County nursery around for more than 100 years is getting a new owner but one very familiar with the business.

East Texans have had a fun Sunday in the snow and have beautiful pictures to show off.

Crews have begun phase one of renovations at Lufkin’s Salvation Army.

“Winston Churchill, at the end of the war, said that the war was won on a sea of East Texas oil. Miraculous that we were able to get this built. That was the single largest contributing factor to the Allies winning World War 2.”

The Texas A&M Forest Service started the final demolitions of the Cudlipp Forestry Center this week with completion expected within two months.

An anonymous donation of $200,000 that was made to the Nacogdoches Memorial Foundation in the spring has gone toward the purchase of special COVID-19 testing equipment.

King cake is not a year-round pastry, allegedly.

A special delivery happened at Woodland Heights Medical Center in Lufkin Friday. The first baby born at the hospital in this new year.

Flags at Lufkin City Hall have been lowered to half-mast to honor a retired Lufkin Fire Captain who passed away.

The Bases Loaded Academy in Angelina County is looking for ways to give back and help low income families.

If you’re looking to get rid of your Christmas tree, the Ellen Trout Zoo is collecting leftover Christmas trees for animal enrichment.

This morning after Santa Claus slid down chimneys, he began climbing over bushes and knocking on windows at an end of life facility in Lufkin.

This year’s way of giving looked different because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

On Wednesday, one East Texas woman chose to spread joy this year, no matter what the cost.

With a week left until Christmas, letters from across the world and East Texas are being sent off to the North Pole in hopes that Santa and his helpers will deliver toys and joy this holiday.

Members of the National Honor Society at Carthage High School delivered donations to hurricane victims in Southwest Louisiana.

Many volunteers had on masks and face shields, as they loaded presents into the cars.

Love In the Name of Christ (Love INC) didn’t let a pandemic stop their mission of Christmas Shared Blessings.

Neighborhood Strong, a non-profit with its roots of helping North Lufkin homeowners is successfully branching out to other areas.