On October 26, Roxton learned of a murder-suicide within the city limits. According to Lamar County Sheriff (LCSO) Scott Cass’ office, 20-year-old Carla Hall died of...

Alligator Snapping Turtles Seized in Illegal Trafficking Case Are Returned to Natural Habitat AUSTIN – Twenty-one adult, and six juvenile,...

Here at the Progress, we occasionally receive phone calls, emails, and letters on the state of the community. For those who are Roxton natives relocated to other cities in...

The Wide Awake and other news sources Beginnings Every up-and-coming town needs a newspaper. In the early 1900s, smalltown newspapers...