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The Texas Blueberry Festival in downtown Nacogdoches has been a crowd favorite for years. Presented by Brookshire Brothers and produced by the Nacogdoches County Chamber of Commerce, the numerous volunteers have been organizing one of the best (and tastiest!) community events for the people of Nacogdoches and surrounding areas. This year, there are a handful of FREE activities to do and amazing performances to see, so come on out to the 23rd Annual Texas Blueberry Festival this Saturday in downtown Nacogdoches from 8am to 4pm.

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Friday June 1st (TODAY!) is National Doughnut Day.  If you live in a place that has them,  Krispy Kreme locations across the nation will be celebrating by offering a free…doughnut of any variety, no purchase necessary. 

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An eclipse like this only happens once every twenty years, and it will be viewable in Texas Sunday; partially anyway.

A solar eclipse is when the moon blocks out the sun for a time, and leaves a ring of fire around its circumference. The sky gets a little spooky-looking for a bit and then the moon and sun part like a good Dancing with the Stars release move, and life goes back to normal.

Spots like Reno, NV and Albuquerque, NM will have the most spectacular views of the complete eclipse, but the entire path of the eclipse stretches from China to Texas. Plenty of folks will have the opportunity to see the rare show of nature.

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I’m always looking for local honey, since I’ve heard it’s good at helping with local allergies. Getting too scientific about it might make my head explode, but I’ve heard ingesting what the bees produce is supposed to help fight off seasonal allergies. I’m giving the kids a teaspoon a day and they don’t have many sniffles.

With the Farmer’s Market is open in Nac, you can not only get local honey, but just about anything else homegrown too.

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It's that time of year again - college students are studying for finals and writing their last exams, while high school kids are attending prom and looking forward to their last month of school before they graduate. So once school is done for the summer, what's the first thing students do? That's right - try to find a job. You could take a nice vacation with friends and/or family, or buy new summer clothes, or go to some fun concerts (brought to you by KICKS 105, of course), but all of that requires $.

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Tuesday, May 8th is National Teacher Day, and we'd like to send our appreciation to teachers from all over east Texas. We know how hard they work on a daily basis, and we wouldn't be here if it weren't for their patience, dedication and love for teaching. What makes your teacher special? Let us know below before Monday, May 1st:

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Singer songwriter Brian Keane stopped by the Kicks 105 studios and was kind enough to leave us autographed copies of his new CD 90 Miles An Hour!  Want to win one?

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Memorial Day has always been the 'unofficial' first day of summer. This year, it falls on Monday, May 28th. (Yahoo, three-day weekend!)

Looking for something to do, or just want to see what’s going to be open that day? Check out our list of what’s open and closed on Memorial Day in Lufkin and Nacogdoches.

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With the nice spring weather more people are starting to spend time outside, and the right combination of rain and sun also means snakes are happy, and they’re being spotted in greater numbers.

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There are a lot of new movies coming to theaters in the next few months and this summer that look amazing!

Looking for movie showtimes and how to find the movie theater closes to you? Check out our list below:

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The Nacogdoches Evening Lions Club invites you to the 2012 Sporting Clay Shoot Saturday, April 21st at Shooters in Nacogdoches.  

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December is the most popular month to get engaged according to a variety of bridal websites and articles. My fiance and I got engaged on Christmas Eve, and the planning started right away!

With so much to think about and organize, I've created a list of the five 'must-have' wedding categories, besides the ceremony and reception venue space, as well as vendors in Lufkin and Nacogdoches who cater to those important wedding needs.

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