Angelina County Historical Commission member Jonathan Gerland, second from left, and County Judge Wes Suiter, third from left, hold a Distinguished Service Award presented by the Texas Historical Commission for the ACHC 's 'active and well-balanced preservation program.' Also accepting the award are Bill Bartlett, left, and Chairwoman Mary Jo Gorden. More...

When Lew Jenkins fought the lightweight boxing champion of the world on May 10, 1940, the burning question at ringside was whether the "Sweet Swatter from Sweetwater" would answer the bell drunk or sober. In the depths of the Great Depression, Verlin "Lew" Jenkins used his fists to pound out a meager existence on the Texas carnival circuit. More...

Benjamin Franklin (Bennie) Spivey, 84, of Lufkin was born in Angelina County, the son of the late Willie Andrew and Verde Aline (Lunsford) Spivey and passed away May 2, 2009 in Diboll, Texas. Mr. Spivey served in the military during WWII in the United States Army from 1943 to 1946 as a Radar Operator. More...

AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas officials postponed all public high school athletic and academic competitions on Wednesday until May 11 because of the swine flu outbreak. The move suspends the baseball and softball seasons and eliminates the regional track championships that were to start Friday, said Charles Breithaupt, executive director of the University Interscholastic League. More...