This is a daily digest of the COVID-19 situation as reported or made available to KLTV and KTRE.

The latest on COVID-19 cases across East Texas.

Stephen F. Austin State University has announced it will hold traditional in-person commencement ceremonies for December 2020 graduates with a number of new measures aimed at helping ensure attendee safety.

Jackson said a student’s success is the focus of choosing virtual or classroom learning.

Trinity ISD superintendent Dr. John Kaufman appeared on East Texas Now Thursday.

Nacogdoches ISD chose to delay their school start date twice before starting on Sept. 8.

Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) has received federal approval to automatically provide replacement benefits for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients for food lost or destroyed due to Hurricane Laura in eight of th

Huntington ISD Superintendent David Flowers said 60 students and staff are currently in quarantine as the district operates during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A man with a previous felony history was arrested after game cameras show him trespassing on a deer lease he had allegedly been forbidden to enter.

We’ve started a new segment called Open Campus: Teacher Diaries where we hear teachers' perspectives about what is going on in East Texas classrooms this school year.

Lufkin PD is investigating the theft of an automated teller machine and Crime Stoppers has a cash available to reward for the first, most accurate anonymous tip that helps solve the crime.

Hudson ISD superintendent Donny Webb said so far after a few weeks of school, the districts COVID-19 numbers have been very low.

Woodville ISD Superintendent Lisa Meyembourg said she has noticed she will have to start tracking quarantines and self-isolations after turning her COVID-19 report over to the state Tuesday.

Officials in Shelby County are seeking the whereabouts of a missing woman.

The Red Zone Top 10 is back for the 2020 season.

Lufkin ISD Superintendent Lynn Torres said 324 students have returned to face-to-face learning after beginning the year as virtual learners.

Deep East Texas Council of Governments will receive a federal grant totaling $400,000 to advance a proposed 12-county rural broadband network and work with businesses to identify opportunities and resources for recovery and growth to aid businesses and communities.

On Wednesday, September 1 ‚2020, at approximately 9:00pm, Tyler County Sheriff’s Office Investigators and Deputies arrested Chassity Chance, age 30 of Spurger, for a Jasper Police Department warrant.

Grapeland ISD Superintendent Don Jackson said about six percent of students have changed their mind on remote learning and have returned for in-person learning.

Huntington ISD Superintendent David Flowers said there were hiccups, but transitioning to 100 percent remote learning was otherwise seamless.

On September 2, 2020, the Nacogdoches Police Department K9 unit conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in the 1200 block of NW Stallings Dr. for a traffic violation.

According to Lufkin police, Clinton Polk, 54, was arrested Sunday after a woman reported that he stole her vehicle Sunday in the 500 block of Kiln Avenue. The woman said she went inside her mother’s home for a minute and left her Dodge Avenger running on the curb when Polk drove away in it.

We now have Tornado Watches in effect for portions of East Texas until 9 PM tonight. The counties are Cherokee, Rusk, Panola, Shelby, Nacogdoches, Angelina, San Augustine, Sabine, Tyler, Jasper and Newton.

Based on forecasts that indicate Hurricane Laura will be a Category 3 storm at landfall and will impact our area with high winds and rain beginning late Wednesday night, the following operational changes are now in effect at Stephen F. Austin State University:

TxDOT crews are prepared to respond as needed as severe weather is forecast for East and Northeast Texas. According to forecasts, conditions could include heavy rainfall and gusty winds resulting in downed trees and debris, flooding, and other roadway issues.

Nacogdoches ISD Board of Trustees will consider delaying the start of school to provide additional time for teachers to prepare for the return of students to campus. The board is holding a special meeting at 5 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 25.

Three people were arrested after Nacogdoches County deputies found a kilogram of cocaine during a vehicle search.

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) will volunteer at the East Texas Food Bank at 10 a.m. Wednesday. He will also take a tour of the facility.

The Joaquin Rams were awarded the final Red Zone Game Ball of the Year.

Hemphill ISD students started school Monday, and that was just one of many changes that the school district’s leadership is enacting.