On Wednesday morning, students at Willie Mae and Ecomet Burley Primary School had an out-of-this-world experience.

Jerry’s Middle Finger — named for a wood-chopping accident in the Santa Cruz Mountains that resulted in Grateful Dead singer and guitarist Jerry Garcia losing two-thirds of his middle finger when ...

The event was spearheaded by one of the second-grade teachers at Burley and sponsored by the Lions Club of Lufkin.

As the sky darkens over farm fields and leaves the city and highway lights behind, a quiet sanctuary gives a clear view of ...