October 13, 2021 - Officials with the National Forests and Grasslands in Texas, Sabine National Forest, have advised a prescribed burn located in Compartments 140-142, in Sabine/Newton County. This area is located in the

October 12, 2021 - According to the Texas DSHS Covid-19 Dashboard, over the past 7 days 77 new cases and 75 new estimated recoveries were reported.

The estimated active cases is 133.

In total, October has had 6 new deaths reported, 107 new cases reported, and 124 estimated recoveries reported.

October 12th Numbers: (Changes since Oct. 5)
Confirmed Cases - 1,655 (15 new)
Probable Cases - 1,242 (62 new)
Fatalities - 102
Active Cases (Estimated) - 133
Recovered (Estimated) - 2,662 (75 new)

October 9, 2021 - Ally Kimbro, Timpson FFA, was the top poultry exhibitor at the 45th Annual East Texas Poultry Festival Broiler Show October 9, 2021.

There were 69 participants in the poultry show this year, and the event was held at the Jim Booth Expo Center. 

October 7, 2021 - Pedestrian fatalities are on the rise in the Lufkin District, and TxDOT wants both motorists and pedestrians to be aware of important safety tips that could save a life.

In 2020, pedestrian fatalities totaled two in the nine-county district, one each in Nacogdoches and Houston counties. So far, in 2021, that number has risen to 10 pedestrian fatalities, with Nacogdoches County at six, Polk County at three and San Jacinto County at one.

October 7, 2021 - A federal grand jury in Los Angeles returned an indictment against four California-based defendants for their alleged roles laundering fraud proceeds stored on gift cards. The indictment, which was unsealed recently, charges U.S. citizen Blade Bai, 33, of El Monte; and Chinese citizens Bowen Hu, 26, of Hacienda Heights; Tairan Shi, 27, of Diamond Bar; and Yan Fu, 58, of Chino Hills, with conspiring to launder proceeds of wire fraud that were stored on gift cards issued by retailer Target.