October 3, 2017 Lufkin – TxDOT will begin construction next week on SL 287/North Medford Drive in Lufkin to redesign the crossovers near the Ellen Trout Zoo and the George H. Henderson Exposition Center.
October 2, 2017 - A few years ago I was on my way to visit my parents in Center, Texas when I whizzed pass a State Trooper parked at the Mill Creek Bridge. I looked in my rear view mirror and I could see he’d spotted me, too.
October 2, 2017 - The 9th Annual Angelina Wheelin’ Sportsmen Event for people with disabilities will be December 8-9 at Stephen F. Austin Experimental Forest, Winston Tree Farm and Alazon Wildlife Management Area.
The two-day deer and hog hunt is sponsored by the National Wild Turkey Federation’s Wheelin’ Sportsmen program, U.S. Forest Service, National Forests and Grasslands in Texas, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, April AWOL Chapter and Pineywoods Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation.
October 2, 2017 - Unidentified Flying Objects have been around for a long time now, the most notorious of these being the Roswell, New Mexico event. On July 7, 1947, a UFO crashed northwest of Roswell on a cattle ranch, scattering debris over a wide area.
October 2, 2017 - Weather statistics for September 2017 prepared and submitted by Ann Forbes, U.S. Weather Service Observer.
Highest Temp was 93 degrees on 9-20 and 9-23-2017
Highest Temp on Record was 112 degrees on 9-02-2000
Lowest Temp was 55 degrees on 9-07 and 9-08-2017
Lowest Temp on Record was 39 degrees on 9-29-1967
Rainfall Recorded was 1.56 inches
Average Monthly Rainfall is 3.65 inches
Below Average by 2.09 inches
Highest Recorded for this Month was 16.64 inches in 1978
September 29, 2017 - As flu season approaches, the Texas Department of State Health Services encourages everyone 6 months old and older to get vaccinated now to protect themselves from getting the flu.
September 28, 2017 - Real estate is and always has been a very competitive business. Our industry finds itself in another period where new business models are being introduced and the internet offers endless information, facts, and opinions to consumers. That increases challenges and competition, just as new models have in the past. The law and our Realtor Code of Ethics serve to assure that consumers have the complete and accurate information they need to make real estate decisions. In the end, consumers decide which business methods will prevail and survive and which will fail.
September 28, 2017 - About a month ago, many parts of our state were devastated by Hurricane Harvey. Since that time, my staff and I have been working hard to ensure that those in Senate District 3 are receiving the help and services they need.