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May 7, 2008  RSS feed

Diboll-area law enforcement and emergency response agencies ( above) created a very realistic auto-collision scene during the Shattered Dreams demonstration Monday at Diboll High School, top photo. More...

A new way of testing young children in Diboll schools for academic potential has revealed that there are no racial or social differences in what youngsters have the ability to accomplish. The testing program, called the Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test, was given to kindergartners and first graders this school year. More...

Diboll school board members decided Tuesday, April 29, to begin their superintendent search at a special meeting May 13, which they called originally to canvass ballots from the May 10 board election. More...

Anna Claire Hay, daughter of Kristen and Kyle, had Tetralogy of Fallot surgery for seven heart defects at Texas Children's Hospital several weeks ago. She is in Lufkin and recovering. The cardiologist doesn't need to see her until the end of May. She will not be exposed to crowds for at least six weeks. The family felt all of the prayers for Anna Claire. More...
Weeping Mary: a 140-year-old East Texas community
Few town names in East Texas attract as much curiosity as Weeping Mary, a 140-year-old black community hidden away in the deep woods of western Cherokee County. Located on County Road 2907, off Texas Highway 21, five miles west of Alto, Weeping Mary was first settled after the Civil War by freed slaves from neighboring plantations. More...
Through our faith in Christ, life becomes eternal. Isaiah 25:8. May birthdays: Lillie Chafin and Wanda Hollingsworth, 15th; Aaron Joseph Jacobs, 16th, 5 years old; Howard Ambrecht and Bradley Dixon, 16th; Mike Brevall and the Rev. Dan Darby, 19th; Jeff Hodges and Carson Taylor, 20th, son of P.D. and Melanie Nerren. More...
Emma Lee "Emily" Windsor Guel Funeral services for Emma Lee "Emily" Windsor Guel, 46, of Lufkin, were held Sunday, May 4, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. in the Southside Baptist Church in Lufkin with Bro. Jeff Robinson and Bro. Jose Rendon officiating. Interment followed in the Ryan Chapel Cemetery in Diboll. More...
The Lumberjacks stopped for an important moment of prayer and reflection before their contest with the Mexia Blackcats on Friday night. More...