Vanessa Johnson

5 days ago | ktre.com | Vanessa Johnson

HUNTINGTON, Texas (KTRE) - Bryant Jackson, who goes by Sharkbait Spraypaint, lives in Huntington and is a spray paint artist. He sells his work, but he’s also done murals around downtown Lufkin and on clothing. He aims to entertain, show others his techniques and educate people on how to spray paint legally. He says it is also his happy place and a way for him to connect with his faith. “It’s for me and my joy, my praise and my worship,” Jackson said. Copyright 2025 KTRE. All rights reserved.

1 week ago | kltv.com | Vanessa Johnson

TIMPSON, Texas (KTRE) - It’s been more than week since First Baptist Church Timpson’s senior pastor Kris Craig received a phone call that was hard to believe:“The phone call was the front of the church fell off; you don’t expect to get that phone call but that’s what I got,” Craig said. Sunday, June 8, two hours after Craig’s sermon on Jesus calming the storm, wind during a thunderstorm ripped off an awning and took down several bricks with it.

1 week ago | kltv.com | Vanessa Johnson

NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KTRE) - Nacogdoches ISD students will have a new option to help them save on college tuition. “The opportunities are so much greater now,” Shawn Lucena, Nacogdoches ISD’s CTE director. Started in the 2025-26 school year, courses in some of their Career and Technical Education, CTE programs, will have a dual credit option. “It’s a class that a student will take and receive high school credit and college credit at the same time,” Lucena said.

2 weeks ago | kltv.com | Vanessa Johnson

HUDSON, Texas (KTRE) - A Hudson family has begun picking up the pieces from the house they called home less than a day ago. Wednesday, smoke could be seen pouring from the windows and from what is left of the roof of a Lufkin home on the 3600 block of Ted Trout Drive after it was struck by lightning Tuesday evening. The family said they were attempting to gather some of their belongings from the home around 2 a.m. Wednesday when the fire restarted.

2 weeks ago | kwtx.com | Vanessa Johnson

TIMPSON, Texas (KTRE) - The Sunday evening storm caused significant exterior damage to First Baptist Church of Timpson. According to church members, the storm came through around 5:30 p.m. It appears the storm took out part of the metal roof and a good amount of bricks from the exterior wall. Members have been at the scene cleaning up and putting tarp on the outside to prevent further water damage. Copyright 2025 KTRE. All rights reserved.