National Salvation Army Week recognized locally National Salvation Army Week is being recognized locally here in East Texas. (Source: Jenifer Phillips) By Jeremy Thomas | May 13, 2021 at 11:09 PM CDT - Updated May 13 at 11:09 PM
LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) - National Salvation Army Week is being recognized locally in East Texas.
Lufkin Mayor Mark Hicks stopped by the Salvation Army of Lufkin Wednesday to read a proclamation made by the City of Lufkin for the week.
Nationally, the week is observed immediately following Mother’s Day in May and was first declared by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1954, as an opportunity to celebrate the volunteers, donors and program beneficiaries who help the Salvation Army.
Lufkin PD: Woman killed in head-on collision involving three vehicles Woman killed in head-on collision on North Timberland Drive. (Source: Lufkin PD) By KTRE Digital Media Staff | February 25, 2021 at 3:09 AM CST - Updated February 25 at 3:09 AM
LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) - A woman is dead following a head-on collision in Lufkin Wednesday night.
According to police, the crash happened on North Timberland Drive, near the Insta-Cash Pawn Shop sometime before 9 p.m.
A police press release states a woman driving a sedan veered into a turn lane and struck two vehicles carrying members of the same family.
The woman driving the sedan was taken to a hospital and was later pronounced dead. Her family has been notified, according to police.