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May 16, 2012 / Front Page

New mayor for Diboll

John McClain is the new Diboll mayor, defeating incumbent Bill Brown in the May 12 election and ending Brown’s 16 years on the council. McClain received 209 votes – 55 percent of the 382 votes cast -- to Brown’s 173 votes. More...

‘Beyond the Ordinary’

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Freed By Christ

-- Bro. Kenny Hibbs

Moms, I pray Jesus Christ blessed you on Mother’s Day. I hope you hear the Holy Spirit speaking to your heart every day. You are so special to God that He calls you by name. Please let Christ Jesus help you in every aspect of your life. More...

County News

Beenes enjoying life, gardening in Mexia

Remember Gayle and Jack Beene wholived in South Meadows in Diboll? Jack retired from Temple-Inland and they moved to his childhood home place in Mexia, Texas where they built a new home in 2007. More...

Families should take advantage of local resources

News from ... T.L.L. Temple Memorial Library

With the economy the way it is right now, doing things together as a family can be quite expensive. More...

Judicious & Delicious

Pasta side worthy of main status

With Judge Esther Barger

This makes a great side dish, but if you are a pasta lover like me, you can make a meal out of it. Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad More...

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Obituaries

Sally Griggs Brashear

Funeral services for Sally Louise Griggs Brashear, 82, of Lufkin were held Monday, May 14, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home. Interment followed in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park. Mrs. More...

Aberdene Elizabeth Jones

Aberdene Elizabeth Jones, 88, of Huntington, was born on July 18, 1923 in Bronson, Texas. She went to meet her Lord on Thursday, May 10, 2012. More...

Henry Kenneth Dykes Sr.

Henry Kenneth (Nig) Dykes Sr., 89, of Zavalla, was born September 27, 1922 in Angelina County, Texas. He passed away Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at his residence. More...

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Sports

No. 1 Robinson ends Diboll season

TYLER ALLEN
sports@dibollfreepress.com

The Diboll Lumberjack baseball team’s 2012 season finally came to an end Saturday, May 12, as the Lumberjacks fell to the No. 1-ranked team in the Texas 3A division, the Robinson Rockets. More...

Run, raise funds

The coaches and student-athletes of Diboll high school will be hosting a 5-K and 1-mile fun run on Saturday, May 19, to benefit the athletic program. More...

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Tamale Tug Title

The New Breeds tug-of-war team gets ready to pull their opponent into the mud pit during the second annual Diboll Tamale Festival tug-of-war competition. More...

Barber has a Yard Beautiful

The Diboll Garden Club recently named Rudy Barber’s yard at 200 South Hendrick as Yard Beautiful for the Southwest section of Diboll. More...

Dateline Diboll

Running Jacks 5K and 1-miler The Running Jacks 5K and 1-mile fun run will be run Saturday, May 19, For more information, see the story on Page 8. Fun Day at Walter Allen Park More...

Local History

Thirty Years Ago: Glover wins state title in 800

30 Years of Diboll Free Press Clippings

A Public Service of The History Center

One Year Ago The annual Tamale Festival has outgrown the Lottie and Arthur Temple Civic Center and will move to Old Orchard Park for its fourth year. The Tamale Festival has tripled in size since its inception in 2008. More...

Thirty Years Ago This Week

Members of the Angelina Photographic Association will present a slide show of their recent photo excursion to the Big Thicket in the Lufkin Federal Savings & Loan Harvest Room. More...

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Church

Teacher Mom

Time for Christians to stand up and be counted

with Jan Allbritton

I went to Washington, D.C., with my fifth grade class, their parents, Christy and Payton. We walked all over D.C. and experienced many firsts. More...

Sisters in Grace

Mom modeled how to be a good Christian

Tina Trout Terrell and Christie Trout Stephens

Sunday was Mother’s Day. There were phone calls and text messages to friends and family celebrating the holiday. Face book was bombarded with posts, pictures, poems, and memories of moms everywhere. More...

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