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Happening soon: Food Truck Wednesday | TNT Smokehouse on the Lufkin Patch calendar

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Coming up on the calendar:
- Last Blood Drive of 2025 at St. Luke's Health Memorial Lufkin at St. Luke's Health Memorial Lufkin
- Matthew Marcus McDaniel at Tia Juanitaβs Fish Camp
- Kaitlyn Kohler: Ralph & Kacoo's at Ralph & Kacoo's
... and check out 2 more events on the calendar!
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- Tuesday: Turning out cloudy, with a high of 60 and low of 51 degrees.
- Wednesday: A brief shower or two, temps: high: 64, low: 59.
- Thursday: A couple of showers, with a high of 75 and low of 37 degrees.
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- Food Truck Wednesday | TNT Smokehouse
Lufkin/Angelina County Chamber of Commerce, 1615 S Chestnut St, Lufkin
11:00 am
Wednesday December 17
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Other local events
- Last Blood Drive of 2025 at St. Luke's Health Memorial Lufkin
St. Luke's Health Memorial Lufkin , 1201 West Frank Street , Lufkin
11:00 am - Matthew Marcus McDaniel
Tia Juanitaβs Fish Camp , 3102 S John Redditt Dr , Lufkin
6:00 pm - Kaitlyn Kohler: Ralph & Kacoo's
Ralph & Kacoo's , 3107 S First St , Lufkin
7:00 pm - Christmas Caroling in the Community on Cotton Square
Cotton Square
5:30 pm
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
Tuesday December 23
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π Events Nearby
- Newton Girls Varsity Basketball @ Diboll
Diboll High School , 1000 Lumberjack Dr , Diboll
5:00 pm - Frankston Boys JV Basketball @ Huntington
Huntington High School , 952 S Gibson St , Huntington
6:15 pm - Corrigan-Camden Boys Varsity Soccer @ Diboll
Diboll High School , 1000 Lumberjack Dr , Diboll
6:30 pm - Center Boys Varsity Soccer @ Diboll
Diboll High School , 1000 Lumberjack Dr , Diboll
6:30 pm - Trinity Girls Varsity Basketball @ Hudson
Hudson ISD: Hudson High School , 6735 Ted Trout Dr , Lufkin
7:15 pm - Crockett Boys JV Basketball @ Hudson
Hudson ISD: Hudson High School , 6735 Ted Trout Dr , Lufkin
5:00 pm - Diboll Girls Varsity Basketball @ Pollok Central
Central High School , 7622 US-69 , Pollok
6:00 pm
Tuesday December 16
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
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π Nearby News
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- Man dies in Jasper County house fire; woman injured (ktre.com)
- SFA professor's new book explores how college football shaped faith on Christian campuses (ketk.com)
- Three East Texas BBQ Spots Make Elite Texas List (thebullamarillo.com)
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