With the holidays right around the corner, now is an appropriate time for reflection, grace, and thanks. I want to express my gratitude to each of you for continuing to...

’Tis the season for porch pirates. Since this summer, more than 14 million Americans have experienced package theft, and that number is expected to increase dramatically...

Hal David and Burt Bacharach wrote it and Jackie DeShannon sang it in 1965...”What the World Needs Now Is Love” and then the Beatles added their touch with “All You Need Is...

Tomorrow, our nation celebrates a unique annual tradition that allows us to focus on the things for which we are truly grateful. For me, it’s being able to foster my girls...

Now on exhibit in your Vanishing Texana Museum are historically significant “Coins of Mexico” on loan from Jesus Salazar of Jacksonville.  This...

The convenience of making purchases online and having them shipped straight to their doorstep has been a gamechanger for most consumers. But with millions of packages...

The holidays are fast approaching and we’re busy gearing up for the next legislative session. It will be here faster than we know it! Here are five things happening around...

Folks along El Camino Real enjoyed another beautiful fall weekend with near perfect temperatures. The problem is we don’t need any more beautiful fall days, we need rain...

 You’d think that John Wayne said the word ‘pilgrim’ a lot. He did. But only in one movie. In The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, the Duke said it 25 times. The Internet...

Folks along El Camino Real are beginning to dry up as rain continues to avoid our area.  A burn ban was ordered for Cherokee County last week, so don’t even think about...

A few weeks ago we printed an article concerning the Lindale News and Times closing after 124 years of publication. The reason we had the story is because the publisher,...

Classes have been in session for a few weeks now at area school districts, with students in athletic programs investing a number of hours prior to the first days of school...

Back in the ’80s, Susan and I purchased our first brand-new car, a shiny red Yugo. The down payment was minimal, and our payments were $121/month...

This month Houston and the Gulf Coast were devastated by Hurricane Beryl, which made landfall Monday, July 8 near Matagorda. Thirty-six Texans died during and after the...

Ed note: Rhonda Oaks is with the TxDOT Lufkin District but so many of our readers work in Lufkin and Nacogdoches – and this is such a good message – we wanted to share it...