Polk County News - Breakout

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CC & the Road Dawgs will provide live music at the upcoming Earth Day event and fundraiser hosted by Polk County Recycling & Beautification on April 22. The band recently performed at Across the Tracks, a live music venue in downtown Livingston. (l-r) Louis Ploth, Lee Musquiz, Carlos Cardozo and Steve Bache. Photo by Emily Banks Wooten

By Emily Banks Wooten
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One table and about 20 tickets are still available for the 2nd annual Earth Day event and fundraiser hosted by Polk County Recycling & Beautification (PCRB). This year’s event is slated for 2-5 p.m. April 22 at Tempe Creek Vineyard and Farm located at 307 Dickens Ranch Rd. in Livingston.

The event will include live music by CC & the Road Dawgs, food, wine, raffles, a silent auction, door prizes and more. To purchase the last table for $500 or individual tickets for $30 apiece call or text 936-337-3315. Tickets are available at the Polk County Recycle Center located at 10311 N. Hwy 146 in Livingston at the intersection of Hwy. 146 and FM 2665.

The Polk County Recycle Center has been open for approximately 17 months and during that time has diverted over 125,000 pounds of materials from the Polk County Landfill.

PCRB is a nonprofit organization that has partnered with Polk County to provide a reliable recycling service for the residents of East Texas, sustained by grants, donations, and the sale of recyclable materials. The center can accept #1-#7 plastics, flattened cardboard and aluminum and steel “tin” cans.

Materials should be relatively clean which will make them more valuable to buyers, helping PCRB to support the program for years to come. Materials should also be presorted as much as possible.

The Polk County Recycle Center recently adopted new hours. It is open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesdays and Saturdays and until 4:30 p.m. by appointment.

A second location is available at 416 Onalaska Loop in Onalaska. It is open Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

To learn more about PCRB and the recycle center, or to become a volunteer or make a donation, visit the website at pcrbtexas.org.

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From Enterprise Staff

Linda F. Parker, the district director for State Rep. Trent Ashby, brings the representative’s “mobile office” to Polk County the second Tuesday of each month to meet with constituents, answer questions and address concerns.

Parker will be in Livingston from 9-11 a.m. April 12 in the commissioners’ courtroom of the Polk County Regional Health Building (Suite A) located at 410 E. Church St.

Constituents are also welcome to follow Ashby’s Facebook page, where he posts regular updates, sharing information for his district.

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GRACE Pregnancy Outreach Executive Director Misty Nettles recently presented a program to the Livingston Lions Club. GRACE Pregnancy Outreach provides a place where individuals can find compassion and help without judgment or condemnation. Client advocates at the outreach center are committed to offering emotional support and personal concern. GRACE opened in 2017 and a is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that provides pregnancy testing, prenatal services and parenting classes that are free of charge due to the generous support of donors. Lion President Kim Jernigan presented a donation on behalf of the club to Nettles. (l-r) Nettles and Jernigan. Courtesy photo

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The first LHS Best Buddies Color Fun Run was held on Saturday in the Livingston High School parking lot. The community was invited to celebrate all things inclusion. Proceeds from the color run, which has plans to become an annual event, are used to fund Best Buddies activities. Best Buddies is the world’s largest organization dedicated to ending the social, physical, and economic isolation of the 200 million people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). The programs empower the special abilities of people with IDD by helping them form meaningful friendships with their peers, secure successful jobs, live independently, improve public speaking, self-advocacy and communication skills, and feel valued by society. The Livingston High School Best Buddies chapter was created in the fall of 2021. Courtesy photo