Lufkin, Texas - Today Polk Oil Company announced the purchase of two convenience stores in the Houston County area. Polk Oil Company has purchased both Doc's convenience store locations in Crockett. The Doc's store locations are on Hwy 287 and Hwy 19 North, and on Hwy 7 and Loop 304 East. The full-service convenience stores offer grocery items, soft drinks and gasoline. With the addition of the Crockett locations, Polk now operates 30 Convenience stores throughout East Texas. "We have known the Polk family and Carl Ray Polk for years and hav. . .

LUFKIN, TEXAS (March 20, 2008)…Does a community based lifestyle education program improve health care status in a group of children at increased risk for diabetes? That is the question the Children's Lifestyle Intervention Program (CLIP) attempts to answer. The CLIP study kicked off today at the Lufkin Middle School with all 6th graders participating in a presentation by local medical experts and governmental leaders. State Representative Jim McReynolds, Dr. Jeffrey Glass, Dr. Lance Sloan, and Tim Scallon, Director of Clinical . . .

Fill 'er up!  A phrase from a by-gone day or is it?  Motorists can still get full service at Polk Oil Company's South First Street location. It's a perk that the company feels ties it to its beginnings - as a garage in the small Cherokee County community of Wells. Customer service was the foundation of HC and Hazel Polk's garage when they opened it back in February 1937.  As their business and family grew, they moved to Angelina County and opened their second garage and service station at 1422 South First Street. That was in. . .