What was at first considered microburst winds, was determined to be tornado that caused storm damage around 11 a.m. Wednesday to the Country Village Mobile Home Park on Cottonwood Circle in Corsicana.

The official Texas State Arbor Day is held the first Friday in November. Realizing fall is the ideal time to plant trees across Texas, the Corsicana Garden Club donated a Red Blaze Maple tree supplementing the landscape at Heritage Park.

Seven mobile kitchens and crews from The Salvation Army of Texas have been assigned to provide practical support to their neighbors in Lake Charles, LA. Hurricane Laura made a slight detour to the east as it made landfall which dramatically changed the impact of the powerful storm in Southeast Texas, and ultimately put Lake Charles directly in the path of the hurricane.

A tornado ripped through the Malakoff area Saturday afternoon, destroying the M Propane building on West Highway 31 and damaging Cedar Lake Nursing Home. No injuries were reported.