Brookshire Brothers opens flagship store in Lufkin

Brookshire Brothers opened its new 70,000-square-foot flagship store in Lufkin with a soft opening Wednesday morning. The store includes a drive-through coffee shop and pharmacy, a playground and the Pineywoods Pavilion, which can host up to 1,000 people. The company says the location will create 150 jobs and plans to offer outdoor movie nights, live music and other community events. Brookshire Brothers is an employee-owned grocer founded in Lufkin in 1921.