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December 12th, 2007
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Diboll Primary practices evacuation
Students at Diboll Primary Elementary School were thrilled at the chance to leave the classroom to practice bus evacuation drills on Thursday, December 6, 2007. Supervised by Laurie Burton, associate principal, primary students were shown a 30-minute video last week on bus and evacuation safety a... More...
Armenian man finds sanctuary in East Texas

America, America, God shed his grace on thee and crown thy good with brotherhood, from sea to shinning sea. "America The Beautiful," a song that most Texans learned as a child and carried the words and meaning with them well into their adulthood. The song, originally written as a poem, speaks of ... More...

TREE OF LIGHT

The Pilot Club of Diboll welcomed residents Thursday night to their annual "Tree of Light" ceremony. Pilot Club president Billie Willmon served as mistress of ceremonies for the event that offered standing room only in the council room of Diboll City Hall. More...

 County News
•Sheila's Potpourri
Lulla Adams told me that she and Bob were going to Colorado to spend Thanksgiving with Karla, Chris, Cade, Cole and Ella Carroll. The night before they were to leave, son Tim Scogin called from Littleton, Colorado and reported they had been promised snow by the weather folks. I surely believed in ... More...
•Daughters of American Republic entertained by college guitarists
•Earl Mott to offer painting classes at Lufkin art center
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 Local History
•"Lost" battallion of Texans slaves for Japanese
On Dec. 14, 1941, a troop ship carrying more than 500 fighting men from Texas was a week out of Hawaii on the way to Australia and the Second World War. National Guardsmen from Wichita Falls, Abilene, Lubbock and other towns throughout northwest Texas were drummed into federal service in November... More...
•A unique town story
•Texas Historical Commission will not exercise option to buy Davy Crockett letter
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 Church
•Huntington United Methodist Church
December 2nd was the First Sunday of Advent and Communion Sunday the color is white. The lighting of the Advent candle was by the Scott Family: Laura, Ellie, Sammie and Cassie. Our Organist is Janet Thomas and the Pianist, Carolyn Black. More...
•Jubilee Baptist Church
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 Obituaries
•Vetma ONeil (V.0.) Grain
Funeral services for Vetma ONeil (V.O) Crain, 85, of Athens, formerly of Lufkin were held Sunday, December 9, 2007 at 3:00 p.m. in the Carroway- Claybar Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Curt Simmons and Reverend Leymoin Wiggins officiating. Interment with military honors followed in the Whitehous... More...
•Ruth Menefee Morton
•Juanita G. Garcia
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 Sports
•Holiday baseball camp set for Lufkin
The 2007 Holiday Baseball Camp for youngsters ages 8 through 18 will be held Dec. 29 and 30 at Angelina College, 3500 S. First St. in Lufkin. Chris Smith, Los Angeles Dodgers scout and former coach at Cal State Fullerton and Loyola Marymont, will direct the camp. More...
•Jacks whip both Tarkington and stats
•Jack golf tournaments on
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