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.

October 6, 2021 - With the impending withdrawal of Cellular One from the area, Shelby County Commissioners continued their discussion October 6, 2021, over cellular phone service utilized by the county.

Offices such as the Shelby County Sheriff's Department are heavily affected by this as Cellular One is the service provider for the department's cellular phones.

October 6, 2021 - Office on Violence Against Women Invests More Than $476 Million in Grants to Address Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking