Behind the pine curtain of deep East Texas is a world trapped in the past and hidden from the future: lush woods, poor whites, the descendants of slaves, and an aristocracy still breathing the rarefied air of the Old South.
Deep East Texas residents face treacherous conditions from winter weather
Deep East Texas residents face treacherous conditions from winter weather By Donna McCollum | January 11, 2021 at 6:47 PM CST - Updated January 12 at 9:17 AM
DEEP EAST TEXAS (KTRE) - Highway 7 was passable Monday morning, but still slick and tricky.
“Just like (Sunday) when my vehicle slid off the road in Leon County,” said KTRE reporter Donna McCollum. “Nothing near as bad as when this vehicle landed in a pond deep within the Davy Crockett National Forest. No one was hurt.”
It was the kind of mishaps keeping emergency workers busy including Houston County Emergency Coordinator Heath Murff. On his second day on the job, he offered worthy advice.
18-wheeler goes off of SH 7 in Houston County due to slick conditions, jack-knifes
WEBXTRA: Houston County wreck By KTRE Digital Media Staff and Donna McCollum | January 11, 2021 at 2:48 PM CST - Updated January 12 at 1:34 AM
NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KTRE) - An 18-wheeler went off the road on State Highway 7 in Houston County and jack-knifed on Monday.
KTRE’s Donna McCollum went to the scene of the wreck. While she was there, she talked to Heath Murff, Houston County’s emergency management coordinator.
The wreck occurred on SH 7 near the Davy Crockett National Forest. Murff said the slick weather conditions caused the driver to lose control of his Borden’s truck, and it slid off the road.
11 Best Campgrounds In The Piney Woods Of East Texas
Jan.1.2021
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