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The Lufkin-based grocer is starting a 'Together We Can Do More' initiative to help supply area food pantries.

Brookshire Brothers has broken ground on a 40,000 square foot facility that will be adjacent to Texas A&M University

Danny Merrell and Bryan Tyler explain the new Brookshire Brothers online shopping feature.

Wear Wrangler apparel while you're shopping at Brookshire Brothers in Nacogdoches and you could be getting free Nacogdoches Pro Rodeo tickets.

Three Brookshire Brothers shoppers won a total of $21,000 as The Price is Right came to the Texas Forest Festival on Saturday afternoon.

Millions of dollars will be up for grabs Saturday afternoon at the Forest Fest as the Brookshire Brothers Price is Right promotion will play out at the Expo.

Organizations that lay the foundation for stronger communities will have more resources to help them help others thanks to Brookshire Brothers. On Tuesday, the Brookshire Brothers Charitable Foundation awarded more than $100,000 in grants to 16 non-profits and 5 education foundations across its market.

According to a release from Lufkin-based corporate offices of Brookshire Brothers, Jerry Johnson (shown at left) will step down as President and CEO at the end of April 2017. He will continue as a member of the grocer’s Board of Directors. John Alston, the current Chief Operating Officer and a 35-year veteran of the company, will succeed Johnson as President and CEO.

Brookshire Brothers has launched an initiative called Shop With Someone You Know. It highlights the employee owners who make the shopping experience personal. It also encourages people to shop with a local business – and in this case – one that’s an ESOP – 100% owned by its employees.

The annual Toys for Tots Kickoff took place Monday evening at the Brookshire Brothers located in the Gaslight Plaza in Lufkin.  This event officially kicks off the giving season for the Toys for Tots program that helps place toys into the hands of less fortunate kids in East Texas.

If you've noticed your grocery bill dropping, it may have something to do with a larger trend that's expected to continue. This is good news for your favorite items that sometimes get a little too pricey.  But why is it happening?

Not many folks in East Texas are familiar with the name Spit and Whittle.  But, back in 1921, that was how many affectionately referred to the new grocery store that was founded by Austin and Tom Brookshire.