Conroe City Council approved a $275,836.72 playground upgrade for the Oscar Johnson Jr. Enrichment and Recreation Center on Sept. 24, moving ahead with a larger, more accessible design.
Huntsville Memorial Hospital told the Walker County Hospital District board Sept. 25 it is asking the state to reclassify Walker County as rural, which would open health care funding the hospital cannot currently draw on.
Former Lufkin police officer Zachary Anthony Klein pleaded guilty Wednesday to 100 counts of misuse of official information tied to his use of Flock license plate reader cameras and was sentenced to five years in prison.
Four people are being held at the Sabine County Jail on burglary, drug, and organized crime charges after a FM 330 home was hit on Friday. A fifth suspect remains at large with active felony warrants.
Conroe City Council on Sept. 24 approved a cheaper holiday lighting contract that moves the Christmas display from Candy Cane Park to a walking tour at Founders Plaza, plus a $20,000 marketing grant for the Oct. 9 to 11 Conroe Cajun Catfish Festival.
Willis is under a boil water notice after a major Wednesday water line break. Willis ISD campuses will get bottled water Thursday, and Montgomery County is helping plan an afternoon distribution for residents.
East Texas burn ban and road conditions for Thursday, Oct. 1: burn bans in eight 936-area counties, FM 354 and FM 3131 closed, no rivers at flood stage, lakes running mostly high, and no active weather alerts.
The TxDOT Lufkin District weekly update lists lane closures Sept. 28 through Oct. 2 on US 59 in Livingston, US 69 near Zavalla, FM 324 near Lufkin, and the Corrigan Relief Route.
The Walker County Hospital District board voted Thursday to adopt an $11.02 million budget and a lower 2026 tax rate for the district that serves Huntsville and the county.
Jasper County Commissioners Court hosts a second public hearing at 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 28, on a proposal to move to countywide vote centers starting in 2027.