LUFKIN — Georgia DeVries misses sleeping in a car. “It was safer than any house I’ve been in,” the 17-year-old said. Then last November, after staying with her aunt, she ended up in her now ...
In an effort to boost the local economy, civic leaders hoped Lufkin, an East Texas town of 34,000 people, would become part of the state's cultural districts program. The state selected two other ...
LUFKIN — Leaders from around the state will learn how to weave a regional narrative as part of building stronger communities at the Texas Rural Leadership Program conference June 20-22 at the Pitser ...
LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) - Lufkin’s Economic Development Director Bob Samford is announcing his retirement. “I’m not going anywhere; I’ll probably be playing a little more golf,” Samford said. Originally ...
Georgia DeVries, 17, sits at a Lufkin-area park on Jan. 18, 2024. DeVries' experience with homelessness highlights how unhoused teens in rural areas often go uncounted and face a shortage of services ...