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Great Texas Balloon Race Event Coordinator Bill Bussey said there is a full week of flying to see next week, because the U.S. National Hot Air Balloon Championship is in Longview the same week as the Great Texas race.

Rodeo fans can see bull riding, calf-roping, bronc-riding along with specialty acts like trick rider Madison Schalla. “Families get together, and still to this day get together, and go to the rodeo,” Director Kyle Moore says.

The Rusk State Hospital had its grand opening on Wednesday following a $200 million renovation.

KTRE's Mariela Gonzalez speaks with Nacogdoches County Chamber of Commerce CEO Wayne Mitchell about what people can expect to see and eat at the 33rd annual Texas Blueberry Festival.

Avery Gorman speaks to the new Nacogdoches Mayor Randy Johnson after his first month as mayor. Johnson said his first few weeks have been busy but productive.

An American crocodile was wrangled by trappers in a Florida neighborhood over the weekend, where alligators are far more common.