April 16, 2008 / Front Page

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Texas Student Achievement Awards, Diboll, From Left to Right: Amanda Drake, Stephanie Ramirez and Shara Friese. More...

Diboll FFA state bound in May

Three teams from Diboll FFA advanced to state competition after competing in the Area IX FFA Career Development Event Tuesday, April 8, at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville. The state meet is April 25 and also will be at SHSU. More...

Happenings

Crawfish Boil, Car Wash! $3.50 lb. with corn and potatoes extra Saturday, April 19th, 10:00 am till 2 pm in front of Brookshire Brothers. Pre-orders for Crawfish: Call 936-674-7173 by Friday, April 18th. More...

County News

News From The Round Table At Pouland's

It was a pleasant surprise to see Leighton Lee come in with his son, Keith. More...

ALL AROUND LUFKIN

Janice Ann Rowe

John and Melody Adams were invited to the White House to celebrate the 44th reunion of the Midland High Schools: Robert E. Lee, Midland High and Carver High. John graduated from Robert E. Lee with Laura Welch Bush in 1964. More...

Sheila's Potpourri

News from Huntington
Sheila Scogin

This surely has been the wildest week we've had in a while. We've gotten to the point in our lives that we are not use to great excitements nor upheavals. In other words we stay home much of the time and are quite happy to do so. More...

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Church

Church news

Sonlight Church Hello Everyone, How in this world have you all been? I am so sorry that I no longer have the time to write this column every week, but that is just the way it has been. More...

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Obituaries

Obituaries

Rosa Sawyer Adams Rosa Sawyer Adams, 85, of Huntington, was born August 17, 1922, in Buna, Texas, the daughter of the late Margaret Lenora (Simmons) and Albert C. Leviness. She passed away Saturday, April 12, 2008, in a local hospital. More...

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Sports

Excitement surrounds Finley during homecoming

EX-DIBOLL AND UT FOOTBALLER AWAITING NEXT STOP
By Russell Payne Sports Editor

Last Friday, it was quite obvious to all of the children in the cafeteria of Temple Elementary that something was going on. Some of the kids knew the rather tall man who was causing all the commotion. More...

See You on the Lake

Ol Bull: every boy needs a friend like this growing up
Woody Cooper

I would guess that everyone has had one or more pets during their lifetime. It may be that for most of us the pet was during our childhood. Some of us hold on to our love of pets long after reaching adulthood. More...

Oliver inks with Galveston College

Pictured with Tiffany Oliver is Galveston College head coach Ken Delcambre, Central Head coach Amanda Carpenter, Parents Brian and Allison Oliver, brother Keith Oliver. More...

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Charter change brings no public comment

By Jerry Gaulding Editor, Free Press

Concerted opposition to a proposed city charter for Diboll did not arise at last week's public hearing, although former Mayor James Simms questioned one provision in particular. More...

Council tables talk about mobile home placement

Diboll City Council members put off a decision on amending the city's mobile home ordinance after extensive discussion of a woman's request to place a mobile home on property in the city. More...

AC voice instructors present Faculty Voice Recital Sunday

Angelina College vocal instructors Charlotte Davis and Randall Green will perform in a joint faculty recital on Sunday, April 20th in AC's Temple Theater. More...

T.L.L. Temple Memorial Library planning 45th year

It's National Library Week and I haven't got a thing to wear! Seriously, come as you are and visit your local library this week during this celebration of libraries and their workers. More...

Local History

THIS WEEK IN TEXAS

Unidentified Flying Objects not new to North Texas
BY BARTEE HAILE

A breathless farmer burst into the Stephenville office of the "Dallas News" on Apr. 17, 1897 and excitedly announced, "I have found it!" "Found what?" asked the local correspondent for the big-city paper. More...

ALL THINGS HISTORICAL

San Jacinto 172 years later: fly the flag, remember the Alamo
Archie P. McDonald

News of the fall of the Alamo on March 6, 1836, and the execution of Texians captured at Goliad three weeks later, produced the terrible Runaway Scrape, a mad flight of refugees who scrambled eastward to escape a similar fate at the hand of General More...

30 years of press clippings a public service of the History Center

ONE YEAR AGO Doyle R. Simons is named Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Temple-Inland. The Angelina County Historical Commission convenes at The History Center in Diboll for its quarterly meeting. More...

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