The annual Texas State Forest Festival enjoyed its final hours in the hot Sunday sun with thousands of visitors streaming over the grounds at the George H. Henderson Jr. Exposition Center.
For Tara Watson-Watkins, Lufkin/Angelina County Chamber of Commerce president and CEO, it was like a proud mama moment to see the festival do as well as it did, she said.
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