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 Panther
Football is again being webcast on cityoflufkin.com. Panther
Football webcasts are made available by MSGPR and
are recorded by permission. The
Lufkin
- John Tyler game is now available for viewing. The game can also be
viewed on SuddenLink Channel 15.
Click here for a schedule.
The webcast contains
commercial content. The City of Lufkin is not
endorsing commercial sponsors, however, the City is
grateful to them and LISD for making these webcasts
possible. |
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 The
August edition of
City
Hall Update is now available. The August edition was shot at the
Lufkin City Hall. City Hall Update is a short streaming video
covering upcoming events, new facilities, and construction status within
the City. City Hall Update is also available on SuddenLink channel
15. |
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 The
August 17 Council
meeting Webcast
is now available. The next council meeting will be on
September 7
at 5:00 pm. This council meeting will also be broadcast on SuddenLink Channel 15.
Click here for a schedule. Archived webcast
videos are available for all council meetings for the past three
years. Be sure and check out our featured
videos of public events. |
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 Hall
of Famer Ken Houston was honored at City Hall on July 24, 2010 for
Lufkin Pro Day. For more information about Mr. Houston and his
career see the full article at
The Lufkin Daily News. To learn more about Lufkin Pro Day visit
the website.
Please take a moment and view the
video of the event and
highlights from
the
banquet. |
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 The
City of Lufkin hosted the annual 4th of July fireworks show at the Ellen Trout Zoo.
See the video of the celebration
here. If you
celebrated elsewhere
please remember that fireworks can be dangerous. Please see our
guide for fireworks safety
here. |
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 To
celebrate Juneteenth, the oldest celebration commemorating the end
of slavery, hundreds of Lufkinites gathered at Keltys Street and
Brandon Park Saturday to watch a parade, participate in prize
giveaways, learn African-American history and eat. This event was
organized by the Friendship Social Club. Lufkin City Council members
Robert Shankle and Victor Travis, Main Street Director , Barbara
Thompson, as well as other dignitaries were also in attendance. To
view the video of the event
click here. |
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 Lufkin
held its 30th Annual Flag Day Celebration in the atrium of Lufkin
City Hall on Monday night.
Lufkin mayor Jack Gorden gave the opening remarks and asked that all
veterans present at this year’s event sign their name on a
whiteboard with a marker. The whiteboard, displayed behind the
speaker’s podium, will help city officials identify and keep record
of which veterans were present at the event.
The veterans also received an ovation of their own, after being
asked by Gorden to stand and be recognized by those in the audience.
Rev. Richard Griffin, pastor at Mount Olive Baptist Church, gave the
invocation for this year’s celebration. Griffin gave blessings to
not only the U.S. veterans present in city hall, but for all of
those who have “stood on the shores of instability” in the armed
services, past and present.
State Rep. Jim McReynolds (D-Lufkin) also spoke about both the
American flag and the flag of Texas, and its representation of
courage and liberty. McReynolds said it was a “tremendous joy” to
stand and speak about the spirit of America and the veterans who
have defended it. Read more about it in the
Lufkin Daily News. See the video of the 2010 flag
day
ceremony here. |
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 On
Monday, May 17, 2010, Lufkin Police Department began a
Traffic Crash Reduction Initiative in eleven specific areas
of Lufkin.
In addition to considerable financial expenses, traffic
crashes can result in injury, property damage, and death.
Between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2009, Lufkin Police
Department Officers investigated 2,213 reported traffic
crashes that occurred within the city limits of Lufkin.
Those crashes resulted in the deaths of 6 persons, 20
persons reporting incapacitating injuries, 169 persons
reporting non-incapacitating injuries, and 339 persons
reporting possible injuries. The goal of the Traffic Crash
Reduction Initiative is to increase public awareness of
traffic laws and dangerous driving behaviors and to reduce
the number of crashes and injuries.
The eleven target areas were chosen for selected enforcement
following a survey of traffic crashes occurring during 2009.
The target areas have a high concentration of traffic and
accounted for approximately 1,000 of the 2,213 total traffic
crashes that occurred during the surveyed period.
Read more about it.
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our library, please take the following survey to help us
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 KLTX
Channel 15, the City of Lufkin's government access television
station is pleased to announce that we are running the Texas Parks
and Wildlife Department’s "Take Me Fishing", an 11-part video
series. The series segments will run between scheduled
programming and will help get you from the sporting goods store to
the water to landing your first big catch in no time. The series
provides beginning anglers will all the necessary information to
start fishing.
As TPWD Aquatic Education Coordinator Ann Miller notes at the
beginning of segment 3, "The fishing department at a sporting goods
store can be a little overwhelming."
And, asking questions of even the friendliest of shop clerks can be
a little intimidating for those new to the sport. However, through
the course of three short segments, ’Basic Gear Assembly,’ ’Tackle
Box and Supplies,’ and ’Bait and Lures,’ Miller and TPW Outdoor
Education Program staffer Steve Campbell guide new fishermen through
the maze of available tackle, equipment and bait.
Lufkin is blessed with easy access to great
fishing and this new series can help you get started learning this
wonderful sport. |
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