Shepherd High School recently hosted its VU Scholarship Celebration, honoring 24 seniors from the Class of 2026 for the scholarship opportunities they have earned through the VU …
COLDSPRING — Point Blank City Council members, and ultimately County Judge Fritz Faulkner, used the public forum at the Feb. 17 meeting of the San Jacinto County Commissioners Court to show …
The Texas A&M Forest Service awarded the third round of equipment grants for Fiscal Year 2026 on Feb. 13. Approximately $14 million in grants were awarded to Texas volunteer fire …
The County Courthouse Town Hall Meeting with Texas Historical Commission (THC) staff originally slated for today (Thursday) to ask questions regarding the courthouse restoration project has been …
The Polk County Commissioners Court issued an order prohibiting outdoor burning for the unincorporated areas of the county during an emergency called meeting prior to the Court’s regular meeting. …
Early voting began Feb. 17 for the March 3 Republican and Democratic Primaries and as of 4:20 p.m. Tuesday, 3,762 ballots had been cast – 2,312 at the Polk County Judicial Center in Livingston, …
The Board of Directors of the newly formed Livingston ISD Education Foundation – an independent nonprofit 501(c)3 charitable organization – was introduced at the regular meeting of the Livingston …
A public hearing on the Texas Academic Performance Reports drew no comment during the regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Livingston Independent School District Monday. Rocky Gardner …
The Goodrich City Council met Thursday to discuss its loan process, heavy trash drop off, and rate increases for utilities. Goodrich Mayor Kelly Nelson informed the council that the process of …
Two Livingston ISD students aged 17, as well as an LISD minor, have all been arrested on charges of invasive video recordings. Livingston ISD has confirmed that three students have received …
“Chicken wing prices fall despite sky-high demand for Super Bowl LX” was the headline of a news release from Texas A&M AgriLife that recently showed up in my inbox. In it, an AgriLife …
Early voting began Tuesday for the March 3 Republican and Democratic Primaries. Five hundred sixty-six people voted on the first day of early voting – 342 at the Livingston location, 177 at the …
Editor’s Note: In celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s life and achievements in Tyler County as well as the celebration of Black History Month, it is my pleasure to present …
Debate season is nearly over now that early voting has begun, and one of the recurring topics for county judge is spending on the Polk County Courthouse, where expenses have exceeded expectations. …
Livingston, Corrigan and Scenic Loop Volunteer Fire Departments were among the Texas fire departments receiving grant funding from the Texas A&M Forest Service Feb. 13. The three departments …
Texas A&M Forest Service and Piney Wood Lakes Chapter Texas Master Naturalists will distribute hundreds of free bare-root trees to encourage increasing the canopy on Friday. This annual free …
GROVETON —Texas Department of Public Safety Troopers investigated a one-vehicle fatal crash on U.S. Highway 287, west of Groveton, that occurred Friday. The preliminary crash investigation …
Downtown Groveton was filled with friendly faces on Thursday as shop owners joined together to welcome the community for the town’s first Sip and Shop. Patrons strolled the courthouse square, …
GROVETON — The dry conditions throughout the county spurred the Trinity County Commissioners Court to issue another burn ban for the county. Commissioners met in a special session on Friday to …
TRINITY — For several weeks, the residents of Trinity have been plagued with ruptured water mains, ruined landscapes and misplaced utility pedestals as the result of the installation of fiber optic …
