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It’s Teen Tech Week and the library is having an Internet Safety Program for grades 6-12 and their parents on Wednesday, March 10, from 4 to 5 p.m. This program will be presented by Detective J.B. Smith of the Lufkin Police Department. Topics will cover such things as Internet predators and how to keep your information safe. More ... The children of Morris and Betty Smith will host a celebration of their parents’ 50th wedding anniversary March 20 at the Temple Memorial Library’s Ellen & Buddy Temple Community Room. More ... Mike and Tina Terrell announce the birth of their daughter, Ellie Kay, born Feb. 8 at Memorial Medical Center, weighing 6 pounds 11 ounces. Her sister is Emma and her brother is Eli. Grandparents are Jimmy and Mavis Trout of Diboll, Richard Terrell of Diboll and Jimmie Lynn Terrell of Livingston. More ... Members of the Angelina County Genealogical Society will get a chance at their March 15 meeting to find out how one of the more successful East Texas small-town genealogy organizations operates. Sandra Brownlow of the Timpson Area Genealogical and Heritage Society will discuss her experiences and offer tips she said she hopes will be helpful to other groups. More ... In observance of St. Patrick’s Day this month, this week’s recipe will be for soda bread, a popular bread of Ireland. More ... “History” according to Webster’s is “the record of everything that has happened in the past/” Most of us don’t think about our lives being a part of history but Carolyn (Kelley) Steinberg squealed when she discovered herself displayed at The History Center. More ... Voting in Precincts 3 and 4 certainly had a lot of activity during the early voting and the day of the election. Anytime there are contested races for county commissioners, justices of the peace and sheriff, the turnout is more than usual. More ... Sue Rolf and Jean Ann Keen, PACE teachers at Dunbar Primary School, just came back from a quick weekend trip to South Texas. They were asked to present a Gifted/Talented update for G/T teachers in the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District. Sue and Jean Ann are trainers for the Independent Investigation Method (IIM) of research, and have presented workshops all over Texas. More ... Should Major League Baseball suspend its season for two weeks during the Summer Olympics so its baseball players can participate in the Olympics (like the National Hockey League recently did)? * Yes * No Log onto www.dibollfreepress.com and record your vote. Previous poll and results ... More ... If memory serves, and often it doesn’t, the question was first posed to open TV newscasts. With piercing eyes and a facial expression as serious as a tax audit, the announcer slowly repeated these words: “It’s ten o’clock….Do you know where your children are?” More ... Front row, from left, Mariel Faullon, Polo Cortes, Josh Cordova, Brianna Bussey and Briands Amaya; second row, Kevin Hurley, Jaci Havard, Dekereiya Howards, Ignacio Garcia and Adrian Hernandez; third More ... Front row, from left, Tiffany Simmons, Dylan Allen, Klarrissa Moreno, Aubrie Arellano, Brooklyn Burnett, Brianna Bussey and Caleb Stewart; second row, Fatima Rodriguez, Fitz Foster, Brittney Barkley, More ... Front row, from left, Cecil Loche, Dylan Allen, Brianda Amaya, Abeni Aguilar, Samantha Acker and Lizzbeth Ferguson; second row, Klarrissa Moreno, Jazlynn Mark, Brianna Bussey, Brittny Barkley, Keira Anderson and Kati Curtis; third row, Lexi Griffith, Polo Cortez, Steven Drake, Alberto Flores, Ignacio More ... Amanda Jordan of Diboll and Charles Ray Jones of Huntington were among the Good Citizens honored by the DAR. The Anthony Smith Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution met for their regular meeting at St Cyprian’s Episcopal Church Parlor on March 2 to honor the DAR Good Citizens from the six area schools. More ... County News RSS feed |
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