Funeral service for Van Zandt County Deputy Adam Sherifi
As living costs continue to strain household budgets, families are turning to seasonal consignment sales and thrift stores to dress their children and purchase everyday essentials.A 2025 No Kid Hungry Texas survey found that 44% of Texas families with children had faced a trade-off between buying enough nutritious food and purchasing clothing or other basic essentials for themselves or their child in the previous 12 months.
Nineteen new school buses purchased through $3 million in voter-approved bonds are now rolling on district routes across Lufkin.
The inmate who escaped custody on Thursday while receiving dialysis treatment remains at large. Numerous law enforcement agencies have joined SCSO in the search: Tyler PD, Texas DPS, Texas Game Wardens, Smith County Constables, as well as K9 officers.
Volunteers from First Baptist Church in Lufkin built a new playground and installed fresh landscaping at a Family Crisis Center of East Texas transitional housing property.