Merrell in the Morning

Sean Ericson and I along with several other members of the media 'tripped the light fantastic' at the Power of Pink Luncheon in Lufkin on Thursday.  I'm not quite sure what that phrase means, but when you're wearing a bra with feathers, it seems to fit.

It's Power of Pink week in East Texas.  In October, CHI St. Luke's Health Memorial in Lufkin and Livingston hosts these sold out luncheons to raise breast cancer awareness.

There are quite a few questions that popped into my mind while watching this video of a rattlesnake pit taken by way of a GoPro.

Football may be in full swing and the baseball playoffs are rolling as well, but we are about a month away from the start of basketball season on the campus of Stephen F Austin State University.

The 7th Annual Art Bra Contest with CHI St. Luke's Health Memorial in Lufkin is underway and your input is requested.

A surprising fact that not many folks know about me is that I like to cook.  Granted, my cooking playlist is rather small.

The squabbles of a husband and wife are private matters and shouldn't be the business of anyone else.  However, this situation may be an exception since the end result of this disagreement can be plainly seen in their front yard, and it could be life-threatening.

Huge congratulations are in order for Mary Ann Whiteker of Hudson ISD, she was named 2015 Superintendent of the Year (SOTY) by the Texas Association of School Boards in Austin on October 3.

Raguet Elementary in Nacogdoches received a special guest on Thursday for lunch.  According to a release from NISD, Texas Department of Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller stopped by for a visit.

From a Lufkin Police Department Press Release: The Street Crimes Unit arrested four people Thursday while continuing its investigation into a synthetic marijuana (also known as K2) distribution ring.

Over the past several weeks, over 140 KICKS 105 listeners qualified to win free Blue Bell Ice Cream for one year -- that's 52 half gallons of the best ice cream there is.  Thursday morning, the winner was drawn on the Merrell in the Morning Show.

The Nacogdoches County Chamber of Commerce has named an Interim President/CEO replacing Bruce Partain who accepted the President/CEO position at the Longmont Area Chamber of Commerce in Colorado.