936 Conditions for Wednesday, October 14
Burn bans hold on five 936 counties, no road closures or river flooding, lakes running from 63 to 99 percent. No NWS alerts.
936 Conditions for Tuesday, October 13
Tuesday roundup for the 936 area: burn bans in Newton, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto and Shelby counties. No road closures, no river flooding, and no active weather alerts.
Indigenous Peoples’ Day: Meet Our Neighbors, the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas
Monday, Oct. 12, is Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Just east of Livingston, the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas has called this land home since the 1700s. Here is a little of their story, and how you can visit.
936 Conditions for Monday, October 12
Monday roundup for the 936 area: burn bans in Newton, Sabine, San Augustine and Shelby counties. No road closures, no river flooding, and no active weather alerts.
Rules for growth: Montgomery County commissioners ask Legislature for ordinance power
Montgomery County commissioners unanimously approved a resolution Thursday asking Texas legislators for limited ordinance authority over land use and development in the county’s 78 percent unincorporated area.
Tinder under the pines: Newton debris fire burns 2 acres as fire danger stays high
An unattended debris pile on Highway 87 south of Newton sparked a 2-acre brush fire Wednesday, threatening two structures as Newton County remains under a burn ban and a Red Flag Warning takes effect Friday.
Bond bellwether: Conroe ISD board checks in on $1.97 billion construction program
Conroe ISD trustees reviewed the status of the district’s $1.97 billion 2023 bond program on Oct. 8. Of the original amount, $1.64 billion has been issued, $332.88 million remains to be issued, and remaining projects are on pace to finish by December 2027 except Washington High School.
Hopkins is back: Jasper EDC board hires former director as consultant for $7,500 a month
The Jasper Economic Development Corporation voted 9 to 1 on Oct. 8 to hire former executive director Eddie Hopkins as a consultant at $7,500 a month to recruit a new executive director and new businesses to Jasper, plus up to $500 a month in expenses and mileage. The same meeting also voted to move the Jasper Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce back to the JEDCO Welcome Center at $750 a month.
Burn ban lifted in Shelby: Commissioners rescind ban as judge warns of elevated fire danger
The Shelby County Commissioners Court voted Friday to lift the countywide burn ban. Judge Allison Harbison said Shelby is at elevated fire danger and urged residents to burn with extreme care.
Spence Street unanimous: Lufkin council overrides P&Z, clears zoning change for new housing
The Lufkin City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a preliminary zoning change on Spence Street from light manufacturing to residential small, overriding the Planning and Zoning Commission’s denial and clearing the way for up to five new single-family homes next to existing industrial parcels.