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February 13, 2008 / Front Page

Diboll garners first place at mock trial

State competition, in Tyler, was easier the second time

The Diboll High Mock Trial team competed in Tyler on Saturday, Feb. 9, and won first place. This is the second time for the team to go to state but the first time in the history of Diboll High School for its students to place first. More...

"Keep Texas Beautiful" kicks off soon

Austin - With spring right around the corner, the Texas Waterway Cleanup Program stands ready to help Texas rivers and lakes get well-deserved facelifts. More...

County News

Sheila's Potpourri

News from Huntington

Sheila Scogin

Etta Pinner celebrated another big day this month and had about 50 of her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren with her for her party. Mrs. More...

Daughters of the American Revolution

Fred Preston, President of the Lt. Nathan Gann Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution spoke to the local Daughters of the American Revolution.Preston was in a Revolutionary War uniform. More...

Diboll Garden Club: "How to Harvest Rainwater"

The Diboll Garden Club met on January 22, 2008 in the beautiful home of Billie Robison and her co-host Bess Andrews served the members and one guest a variety of wonderfully delicious refreshments. More...

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Church

Church news

The Huntington United Methodist Church February 3rd was the third Sunday after the Epiphany and the color is white. It was Transfiguration Sunday, too. Thought: We should focus on what we have, not on what we do not have. Joshua 5:12. More...

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Obituaries

Jessie Doyle Burns

Jessie Doyle Burns, 94, of Lufkin, was born October 12, 1913, in Angelina County, Texas, the son of the late Lovisey Jane (Townsend) and Millard Fillmore Burns. He passed away Wednesday, February 6, 2008, in a local hospital. Mr. More...

Jean Corbett

Jean Corbett of Lufkin was born in Fairbury, Nebraska, the daughter of the late Evelyn (Strawhacker) and Frank C. Friesen. She passed away on Saturday, February 9, 2008, in a Lufkin hospice facility. Mrs. More...

Raymond Dickens

Raymond Dickens, 88, of Diboll, was born March 27, 1919, in Maud, Texas, the son of the late Sudie (Fowler) and Forrest Dickens. He passed away Tuesday, February 5, 2008, in a local hospital. Mr. Dickens was a retired, self-employed electrician. More...

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Happenings

Diboll Tamale Festival The City of Diboll has scheduled a new - and, hopefully, annual - festival to East Texas. Diboll will host its first Diboll Tamale Festival March 15 and 16. More...

May 10 municipal election on calendar

By Jerry Gaulding Free Press Editor

Diboll City Council Monday night officially called the May 10 municipal election, which will include a vote on whether Diboll should become a homerule city. More...

Hearing passed without local objection

By Jerry Gaulding Free Press Editor

More than 100 people showed up for a state transportation department hearing on a proposed new roadway through East Texas held at the Lottie and Arthur Temple Civic Center Monday night, but only five made comments about the proposal and none, appar More...