Sabine County News

"Raise the bridge, my friends are sailing by." I see the names of so many friends in the obituaries, and there are so many memories.

A man told Lufkin police that someone poured sugar in the gas tank of his vehicle, possibly in retaliation to a previous incident in the 1200 block of East Denman Avenue.

A Lufkin attorney was taken into custody Tuesday morning by the Lufkin Police Department.

According to Sabine County Chief Deputy Tony Miller, he and other deputies responded to 675 Hickory Hill, in the south end of the county, shortly after 2:00 Tuesday afternoon when the man called 911 and reported that he had been stabbed, and his wife had left the house.

According to Sabine County Deputy David West, the incident occurred at a residence on Farm to Market Road 1368, east of Hemphill.

By: Robert Burns , 903-834-6191 Contact : Dr. Vanessa Corriher, 903-834-6191, vacorriher@ag.tamu.edu View All Media/Resolutions OVERTON a ' This year's fall weathera ' rain and cloudy following a drought a ' and its effect on forages can be a recipe for nitrate poisoning of livestock, said a Texas AgriLife Extension Service expert.

A strong cold front moved from northwest to southeast across East Texas during the midday and afternoon hours on Friday.

A new nearly $1 million grant to Angelina and the surrounding counties hopes to prevent the economic crisis from increasing the "hidden problem" of homelessness.

The Texas Department of Public Safety said the accident occurred shortly after 9:00, when a 2008 Hummer, which was eastbound on Highway 21, for some unknown reason left the roadway and struck a tree.

Unemployment numbers have dropped for the first time in months in Lufkin and Angelina County, according to data released Friday morning from the Deep East Texas Workforce Commission.

Long before modern bridges were built to span rivers in East Texas, ferries were maintained at places where roads crossed streams that were not fordable.

Sabine County, Texas, officials are awaiting autopsy and toxicology results on a former Bossier City doctor who died Saturday while fishing on Toledo Bend Reservoir.

A few isolated storms have been able to pop-up in Sabine and San Augustine counties, they have been few but have been able to produce gusty winds up to 40 mph and dangerous lightning.

A few isolated storms have been able to pop-up in Sabine and San Augustine counties, they have been few but have been able to produce gusty winds up to 40 mph and dangerous lightning.

A FAIRLY QUIET LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...BUT LOOK FOR HEAVY STORMS SATURDAY AFTERNOON & EVENING...HOTTER WEATHER NEXT WEEK... Scott Chesner / Chief Meteorologist July 31, 2009 - 7:59pm 12:10 AM SATURDAY UPDATE: Most of the Tyler-Longview area had a fairly tranquil day weatherwise on Friday.

AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL REACH 104-112 ACROSS MOST OF EAST TEXAS EACH OF THE NEXT FEW DAYS.*** Temperatures over the weekend here in East Texas won't change much, generally averaging in the 98-102 degree range.

A one vehicle crash in nearby Sabine County during the weekend claimed the life of a Center man.

Families looking for a fun way to spend the day with the kids might consider a trip to Hemphill for the "Art Walk on the Square." Walk the square in downtown Hemphill as the kids participate in various art projects including bean mosaics, metal tooling, art trading cards, tie dye and more.

Jacee Stewart of Sabine County rounds the last barrel during Clover Leaf Barrel Racing competition at the District 5 4-H Horse Show.

After a fairly quite morning across East Texas, showers and thunderstorms fired up rapidly during the lunch hour right over the Tyler area and then increased in coverage and intensity as they moved eastward and southeastward across the eastern and southern portions of East Texas.