🌱 Which new football foes could Huntington face in 2026 realignment?
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- Which new football foes could Huntington face in 2026 realignment?
Also on today's calendar: Kaitlyn Kohler: Ralph & Kacoo's.
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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Increasing clouds, with a high of 60 and low of 50 degrees.
- Wednesday: A passing shower or two, temps: high: 65, low: 61.
- Thursday: A couple of showers, with a high of 71 and low of 38 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 2026 Mock Realignment: 3A Division I (texasfootball.com) — Huntington High School is projected to land in a new-look 3A Division I football district in a 2026 mock UIL realignment, grouped with schools like Denver City, Gunter, and Ingram Moore. While unofficial, this early projection hints at future travel, rivalries, and playoff paths Huntington athletes and fans could see starting with the 2026 season. 
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Food Truck Wednesday | TNT Smokehouse
Lufkin/Angelina County Chamber of Commerce, 1615 S Chestnut St, Lufkin
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Kaitlyn Kohler: Ralph & Kacoo's
Ralph & Kacoo's , 3107 S First St , Lufkin
7:00 pm
Friday December 19
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Newton Girls Varsity Basketball @ Diboll
Diboll High School , 1000 Lumberjack Dr , Diboll
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Corrigan-Camden Boys Varsity Soccer @ Diboll
Diboll High School , 1000 Lumberjack Dr , Diboll
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Last Blood Drive of 2025 at St. Luke's Health Memorial Lufkin
St. Luke's Health Memorial Lufkin , 1201 West Frank Street , Lufkin
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Matthew Marcus McDaniel
Tia Juanita’s Fish Camp , 3102 S John Redditt Dr , Lufkin
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Center Boys Varsity Soccer @ Diboll
Diboll High School , 1000 Lumberjack Dr , Diboll
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Trinity Girls Varsity Basketball @ Hudson
Hudson ISD: Hudson High School , 6735 Ted Trout Dr , Lufkin
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Crockett Boys JV Basketball @ Hudson
Hudson ISD: Hudson High School , 6735 Ted Trout Dr , Lufkin
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Diboll Girls Varsity Basketball @ Pollok Central
Central High School , 7622 US-69 , Pollok
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Vidor Boys Varsity Basketball @ Zavalla
Zavalla High School , 431 E Main St , Zavalla
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Christmas Caroling in the Community on Cotton Square
Cotton Square
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🗞 Nearby News
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Nacogdoches
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