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From Enterprise Staff

Saturday is the day of the Nerf War fundraiser that Texas Slam is hosting at its facility to raise funds to send its 9U team to the World Series. The event is open to boys and girls ages five through 15.

Registration is available online at jotform.com. There is also a flyer with a QR code that can be used to register. It costs $25 to play for one hour. The Nerf War will be 15 kids versus 15 kids playing Capture the Flag. If one team captures the flag in five minutes they will play again and again until their hour is up.

Participants must bring their own Nerf gun that takes regular size bullets. No oversized bullets will be allowed. Bullets will be provided for each child.

Five, six and seven-year-olds will play from 9-10 a.m. Eight, nine and 10-year-olds will play from 10:30-11:30 a.m. and again from noon to 1 p.m. Eleven and 12-year-olds will play from 1:30-2:30 p.m. Thirteen, 14 and 15-year-olds will play from 4:30-5:30 p.m.

Each participant will receive a shirt and safety glasses to keep

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Polk County Cares’ 10^th annual crawfish and shrimp boil, raffle and auction was a huge success Saturday, raising over $125,595 to benefit local charities. Polk County Cares is a 501(c)3 organization that puts community donations to work in the community. Its purpose is to raise funds to be distributed to qualifying non-profit organizations within Polk County. Proceeds from this year’s event will benefit Center of Hope Cancer Support and F.A.I.T.H. Military Support Group.Photo by Emily Banks Wooten

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Members of the Piney Wood Lakes Chapter of the Texas Master Naturalists provide assistance during the annual tree giveaway Friday hosted by the Polk County AgriLife Extension Office and Texas A&M Forest Service Livingston Office. Held at the Livingston-Polk County Chamber of Commerce office for the first time, vehicles were backed up waiting in line to receive the bareroot seedlings. For additional information about the annual tree giveaway, call the extension office at 936-327-6828. Photo by Emily Banks Wooten

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By Enterprise Staff

Numerous construction and maintenance projects continue throughout the nine-county Lufkin District of the Texas Department of Transportation.

“We are pleased with the progress of these major construction projects in the Lufkin District,” TxDOT Public Information Officer Rhonda Oaks said. “There are many moving parts in each of these projects and as they each move toward completion, we urge drivers to be cautious, reduce speed and obey all traffic control as they drive near these work zones.”

Updates for major construction projects currently underway in Polk County include the U.S. 190 project and the Corrigan Relief Route project.

The $27.5 million construction project on U.S. 190 includes intersection improvements consisting of right and left turn lanes from the Livingston city limits to four miles east near FM 1276.

Vulcan Materials Asphalt and Construction LLC out of Conroe is serving as contractor for the project. Crews continue to work on constructing shoulders and adding material for new crossroad structures. Projected time of completion is set for January 2025, weather permitting.

The $172.8 million construction of the Corrigan Relief Route began in late 2022 and is designed to bring U.S. 59 to interstate standards with the construction of new U.S. 59 northbound and southbound lanes with controlled access that is being constructed on the west side of Corrigan. The seven-mile project will include overpasses at the United Pacific Railroad, U.S. 287 and at Union Springs Road; entrance and exit ramps will be added at U.S. 59 tie-ins and at the U.S. 287 overpass. The project will be built to promote public safety, improve emergency evacuations and support freight transport.

James Construction Group LLC out of Baton Rouge is serving as contractor for the project. Crews are currently clearing and doing earthwork for construction and utilities are being relocated. Projected date of completion is set for March 2026, weather permitting.

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