LUFKIN – The Heavenly Blessings Food Pantry of Colmesneil received a donation from the Brookshire Brothers Charitable Foundation on Wednesday, Jan. 29 at a ceremony held at the Pitser Garrison …
Maegan Pope, on behalf of the Tyler County Child Welfare Board, accepted a donation from the Tyler County Booster last week. The Booster fundraises for various non-profits in the county through its …
COLDSPRING — The Coldspring-Oakhurst CISD approved items toward the May election for the two board members whose terms are ending. Superintendent Dr. Bryan Taulton said that members Berlin …
Tiffany Cotlege, public engagement coordinator for the Texas Railroad Commission, spoke to the Livingston Lions Club on Wednesday. Cotlege said the commission, Texas’ oldest regulatory agency, …
The newest addition at the Holiday Lake Estates Volunteer Fire Department is a 1992 International pumper tanker, holding 2,250 gallons of water. It traveled about 2,000 miles from South Thomaston, a …
Do you know a young professional leader making an impact on East Texas? Then you need to nominate them for Polk County Publishing Company’s 40 under 40 Professional Leadership Awards. …
Filing began Jan. 15 and will continue through Feb. 14 for a place on the ballot in the May 3 city and school elections. Corrigan-Camden ISD, Goodrich ISD and Onalaska ISD will be holding …
TYLER COUNTY – A lack of movement from the Tyler County Republican Party has at least one political leader concerned. Robert Poynter, who serves as mayor of Chester, and is a …
TYLER COUNTY – Disasters are more expensive than they’ve ever been. Between the years 2010 and 2019, nearly 50% of all billion-dollar disasters in the country impacted Texas in some …
WOODVILLE – On the heels (and wings) of a successful inaugural event, the Tyler County Chamber of Commerce has announced another Fly-In event, with the date of Saturday, Oct. 25 scheduled …
The Board of Trustees of the Livingston Independent School District hired Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) Executive Search Services (ESS), represented by Joe Dan Lee, to conduct the …
Livingston ISD approved Tucker Carter as its athletic director and head football coach in a special called meeting Tuesday in the high school library. Carter, 33, comes to Polk County from …
“The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo: Establishing the Border Between the U.S. and Mexico in 1848” is a new temporary exhibit that is open at the Polk County Memorial Museum through …
Four Big Sandy ISD students advanced to state in Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) following District 4 competition on Jan. 14. This makes the eighth consecutive year that Big Sandy DECA …
Clarke Evans was named Polk Countian of the Year during the 89 th annual Awards Gala of the Livingston-Polk County Chamber of Commerce Thursday night at the Polk County Commerce Center. Others …
If one didn’t know better, they would have thought they were at a pep rally instead of a school board meeting Tuesday when the Livingston ISD Board of Trustees met and approved the employment …
We’re all familiar with the phrase ‘You win some, you lose some’ and while I understand the expression originated in the early 1900s among gamblers who bet on sports, it is …
COLDSPRING — The Mexican national arrest for the mass shooting in San Jacinto County 2 years ago will serve the rest of his life in prison after reaching a plea agreement with prosecutors on …
WOODVILLE — A housefire last week proved fatal at a Woodville home. According to reports, a fire was reported on the morning of Wednesday, Jan. 22, at a house within the 400 block of …
