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Jefferson County voters elected independent Chris Lowery as sheriff and Democrat Efrem Neely as county judge in the Nov. 3 general election. Lowery defeated incumbent Sheriff Lafayette Woods Jr. by 229 votes. Neely defe…
The East Texas Food Bank is asking deer hunters to donate venison as the state's deer season opens.
Pine Tree pulled away in the second half to win its regular-season finale and will face Caddo Mills in the bidistrict round next week.
Canton outscored Athens 32-7 in the second half of a Friday game between two unbeaten state-ranked teams.
The annual Angel Tree kickoff was held Friday morning in Hudson.
Members of the Anthony Smith Chapter presented a program on their chapter's history and service at a October luncheon in Nacogdoches.
The Jefferson Bulldogs won the district title by beating the Troup Tigers in their regular-season finale.
The Diboll Lumberjacks won the District 9-3A Division I championship with a 63-40 win over the Palestine Westwood Panthers.
The Arp Tigers won a win-or-go-home game against the New Diana Eagles and earned the final playoff spot in their district.
The Canton Eagles beat the Athens Hornets on Friday night to claim the 4A-2 district title.
East Texas Baptist opened the 2026-27 season with a 92-53 win over Belhaven on Friday.
A Newton County man was arrested on a felony child pornography charge following a months-long investigation by the Newton County Sheriff's Office and Texas Attorney General's Office.