Here's a list of what is closed and open in connection with Thanksgiving. GOVERNMENT Federal offices: Closed Thursday State offices: Closed Thursday and Friday Angelina County offices: Closed Thursday and Friday City of Lufkin offices: Closed Thursday and Friday SCHOOLS Lufkin ISD will be closed Wednesday through Friday.

Lufkin ISD takes campus violence seriously and will create a district police department by the 2010-2011 school year, Supt.

A Walmart employee was assaulted and reported a robbery early Saturday morning in the 2500 block of Daniel McCall Drive.

It was a night to celebrate those who put themselves in harm's way for the citizens of Angelina County each and every day.

What a day and what a party! We had our "Silly" luncheon party Wednesday and had a great time! The winner for the Best Dressed was Elaine King, who dressed as a housewife ready to do her dusting and cleaning.

Q: I'm looking for a place to volunteer. I can't seem to find a place that doesn't seem like a scam on the Internet.

Long before U.S. Highway 59 became the principal highway from East Texas to Houston and the Gulf Coast, Highway 35 ran along a route just west of 59, passing through the center of towns like Livingston, Lufkin and Diboll.

A woman's drunk mother may have been robbed by two men seen getting into a car with her Sunday in an apartment complex parking lot in the 600 block of Newsom, a Lufkin Police report stated.

A man reported that he was punched in the face by a man Tuesday after an argument over a parking space at an apartment complex in the 500 block of Homer Street.

Most people who are natives of Angelina County, or have worked here for any length of time, have heard the names.

Thursday night's storm system left a lasting impression on East Texas. The rising waters flooded many homes and businesses in Angelina County as rivers and creeks rose, and many homes were without power for several hours.

Rain finally moved out of East Texas Friday morning after major flooding occurred from south of Lufkin northeastward into Louisiana.

According to a TXDOT spokeswoman, most roads and highways in Angelina County are now back open after flood waters forced them closed overnight.

It's the little things that Diboll resident Larry Lewis misses the most. Three years ago his doctor told him his kidneys were failing, and that he would need a new one.

Two guns, a jacket and a cooler containing beer were stolen in a car burglary Sunday in the 500 block of South John Redditt Drive.

It is one thing to see people struggling to survive and feel empathy for them; it's quite another to take up their fight as your own.

History surrounds Elkhart's Joe Chaffin. The World War II veteran and former member of the Civilian Conservation Corps has seen much of the world and has left his imprint on a lot of it.

A fight at a nightclub overnight Saturday near the 700 block of McHale Street ended in one person being injured and hit-and-run damage to two vehicles, a Lufkin Police report stated.

One woman's legacy of love is making a difference in the lives of women learning that God has a better plan for their lives.

Six of the 10 members of the Angelina County Appraisal District Board are up for reappointment this year, county officials said.