The Lufkin Daily News

Helicopter crews began dumping pesticide on an infestation of giant plants Saturday at Toledo Bend Reservoir. Full Story »

Students at Angelina College have received more than $1 million in federal financial aid this year over and above years past, enabling more students to take higher education classes, according to the student financial aid director Sue Jones. Full Story »

BAn East Texas teacher refusing state law security fingerprinting because of religious belief could lose her eligibility to stay in the classroom. Full Story »

Q: Is Lufkin getting a Cracker Barrel? Full Story »

Moisture from Hurricane Ida is not expected to aggravate ongoing river and lake flooding problems in the East Texas region, according to a National Weather Service bulletin issued Sunday afternoon. Full Story »

Q: When is Christmas card recycling through Angelina Beautiful Clean? Full Story »

A Lufkin mother is hoping justice will be served at the Friday re-sentencing of the Trinity man responsible for the drunk driving accident that killed her son and shattered the life of her family. Full Story »

Q: Where can I find a listing of Texas' most wanted fugitives? Full Story »

Around 10:20 a.m. Saturday a family of five pulled into the parking lot at the Dairy Queen location at Atkinson Drive and Loop 287. The family, from Mount Vernon, Ky., is on a road trip that will eventually get them to Fairbanks, Alaska, next summer. If that seems like a long time to get from Kentucky to Alaska then you need to know that the Harrison family is making the trek on a five-person ... Full Story »

Brenda Marcus, whose son Shaun Marcus is serving in Iraq and has also been stationed in Fort Hood, the scene of 13 deaths in Thursday's shootings, attended the annual Veterans Day Parade in downtown Lufkin Saturday morning with her two granddaughthers — Heaven, 6, and Kennedy, 5. Full Story »

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To honor the area's top teachers, Lufkin's business and civic leaders gathered at the Lufkin/Angelina County Chamber of Commerce's First Friday luncheon at Crown Colony Country Club to recognize the "Teacher of the Year" from each local school district. One by one, the event's speakers rose to congratulate the hard work of Angelina County's best teachers. Full Story »

Q: When is the Hospice in the Pines Dog Show? Full Story »

Despite a roller coaster financial year for Lufkin Industries, the newly released United Way fundraising numbers show the company not only helped them exceed this year's goal, but they donated more than a third of the total. Full Story »

A Lufkin woman accidentally drove into the front of Love's Truck Stop, damaging the building and scaring those inside the store Friday afternoon. Everlene Wortham pulled into a parking space in front of the building around 1:05 p.m. and believed she put her car in park just before the accident occurred, according to Lufkin Police Lt. Jim Porter. Full Story »

A Moffett man thrown from his horse Wednesday afternoon died in a Tyler hospital Thursday morning from a massive head injury. Full Story »

The Pitser Garrison Civic Center was filled with health care professionals Thursday night for the second annual "Salute to Healthcare" banquet, which honors those in the East Texas medical field with several awards. Full Story »

An Angelina County narcotics unit raided a Lufkin home Thursday morning, arresting the owner on a warrant for the sale of cocaine — a second degree felony. Full Story »

Even in a time when economists are saying spending is down and people are tightening their belts, the United Way of Angelina County was able to meet its 2009 fundraising goals. Full Story »

An Angelina County woman was arrested Thursday for assaulting her great-grandmother — not an isolated incident, according to an arrest report. Full Story »

Honor America Night on Saturday will include patriotic words of wisdom from men who understand more deeply than most what freedom means. Full Story »

Q: Who was given awards at last year's Salute to Healthcare banquet? Full Story »

A 6-year-old girl in the care of a dying meth cook was at school Wednesday morning when lawmen raided her Rivercrest home, arresting five people and seizing numerous methamphetamine labs and a cache of drug-making supplies. Full Story »

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Charlotte Henley, director of education at Ellen Trout Zoo, will lead a bird print workshop for students at 4 p.m. Thursday. The event is for school age children, and limited space is available. Full Story »