History Center Press Clippings . . . Events from the past pages of The Free Press

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ONE YEAR AGO

Large crowd attends Larry Gatlin concert held at The History Center to kick off 2006 Diboll Day campaign. Concert raises $10,000.

Senior Vice Commander E. "Al" Cantu, Jr. of the Department of Texas Veterans of Foreign Wars speaks at the Lufkin VFW Post #1836.

Kristen Michelle Bradford of Lufkin and Benjamin David Belshaw of Cleburne recently wed at the First Baptist Church in Diboll with Rev. Doug Holtzclaw officiating.

Diboll Junior High Renaissance Students of the Week are Isabella Tamez, Monica Falcon and Orlando Prieto.

Diboll Lumberjacks' goal line stand against the Shepherd Pirates wins game 47-46.

Terry Carlton, president of the Mount Zion Cemetery Association of Apple Springs, announce their homecoming is set for October 6 with lunch at noon followed by a short business meeting and visiting with family and friends.

Angelina County Judge Joe Berry issues ban on burning for the entire county siting the lack of rain and extremely dry vegetation, marking the first ban of the summer.

FIVE YEARS AGO

Vermique Burton, Diboll High School student, participates in the 2002 Presidential Classroom Scholars Program in Washington, D.C.

The Deep East Texas Development Association explores the feasibility of making the region a major destination for retirees- East Texas: The New Florida.

Congressman Jim Turner (D-Crockett) announces that Hudson Police Department is the recipient of $96,116 COPS in School Grant to fund police officer at Hudson ISD.

Pct. 5 Justice of the Peace Esther Crager Barger will be re-elected to that position without opposition as her Republican opponent, James McGuire, withdraws his name from the November 5 ballot.

William and Marceline Pennington celebrate 50th wedding anniversary with reception at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Lufkin, hosted by their children

Brenda Krinhud, LVN, at Trinity Mission of Diboll is named Employee of the Month.

Dr. Larry Phillips, president of Angelina College in Lufkin, announced that the fall enrollment tops 5,000 (5,057) for the first time in the history of the college. Angelina College has 7% increase over last fall's enrollment.

TEN YEARS AGO

Diboll City Council votes unanimously to hire Lanny Parish full-time as the seventh city manager in Diboll's history.

Angelina County commissioners back off formal closure of Ryan's Lake Road west of Diboll after roomful of residents from the area voiced their opposition to the prospect of losing one of their only links to the Neches River bottomland.

C.B. and Doris DuBose of the Beulah community celebrate 50th wedding anniversary with reception hosted by their children, son Tom of Shreveport. Louisiana and daughter Elaine of Elander, Texas.

Newly elected officers of the 1997 Diboll School Band Boosters are Kathy Simms, president; Linda Jones, vice president; Charlotte Parrish, membership; Ruby Clark, fundraising; Joy Nash, secretary; and Christy Roach, publicity.

Diboll's Chris Wells and The Texas Edge perform at Jitterbugs in Nacogdoches.

Corrigan-Camden Bulldogs hands state-ranked Groveton Indians resounding defeat as they cruise to a 39-14 win over the Indians in Friday night football action.

Kountze Lions' defense crumbles, Diboll Lumberjacks' offense explodes as Jacks trample the Lions 48-12 in season opener in Friday night football action.

TWENTY YEARS AGO

Central administration staff at Diboll ISD for the 1987-88 school year includes Jim Dunlap, superintendent' Dr. Billy Bowman, assistant superintendent; Dr. Fran Lavergne, curriculum coordinator; Ervin Dubose, director of special programs; Dixie McDuffie, director of food services; Ruby Smith, secretary; Joyce Carr, bookkeeper' Sarah Rios, receptionist; and Lucy Rector, tax collector.

The Huntington United Methodist Church celebrates 85 years of service to the community. Mrs. Julia Thompson Burris summarizes the history and tells several anecdotes of the early years as she remembers them or remembers others telling them.

Diboll Lumberjacks rally for 20-18 victory over the Livingston Lions in the last 39 seconds with touchdown run by Virgil Lewis.

Busted assignments down Lufkin Panthers 13-7 by Jasper Bulldogs.

Ramona Moore and husband Joe open Diboll Flower and Gift Shop in the Fred Weeks Building on Highway 59 in north Diboll. The shop offers all types of gifts and special crafts, in addition to flowers.

Sandy Rathbun is the new area supervisor over the Federal Aviation Administration's Flight Service Station at Angelina County Airport located in Burke.

THIRTY YEARS AGO

Diboll Police say they have no leads into a rash of burglaries on Nelson and Booker Streets the past two weeks. Four burglaries are reported this past week.

Delores C. (Dee Dee) Groom is named Assistant Comptroller Temple-Eastex furniture subsidiary, Woodward, Incorporated in Austin..

Four players from Diboll will be members of the University of Houston football team that will open the 1977 season against UCLA in the Atrodome. The players include offensive guard Donald ray Coleman, running back Emmett King, tight end Tommy Alexander and punter Jay Wyatt.

Jim Todd rammed home a 12-foot birdie putt on the second playoff hole in total darkness Monday night to bring him and Sparky Cartwright their second straight championship in the seventh annual Labor Day Invitational Golf Tournament held in Diboll.

Jimmy Kegler scores on 31-yard run and 52-yard punt return to pace the Lufkin Panthers to a 23-0 opening season win over the Nederland Bulldogs in Friday night football action.

Mistakes, three lost fumbles and the Groveton Indians romp the Diboll Lumberjacks 35-0 in their season opener in Friday night football action.