Diboll High School Class of 2008 wait in Lumberjack Stadium Friday night as they prepare to take the walk to getting their degrees. Rachel Oates was valedictorian of the class. More...
The runoff election for one city council position will be June 21, while the city has referred questions about the May 10 city elections to the Angelina County District Attorney's Office, Mayor Bill Brown said Monday. Six people who live outside the city reportedly voted in the election. Brown said he could not say anything further. More...
Thurman Lasyone loves Diboll. Enough so that he moved here to set up his business, Texas Metal Art. A Louisiana native, Lasyone has been in Texas about 17 years. He used to do industrial metal work as a contractor to Champion Paper. But when Champion sold out, it took 99 percent of Lasyone's business. A retrenchment was in order. More...
Sixty-four years ago in June the forces of Allied Supreme Commander Dwight David Eisenhower hit the beaches of Normandy in northwestern France. Paraphrasing Winston Churchill from another context, it was the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany's Fortress Europa and the iron grip of Hitlerism that had controlled the continent since the summer of 1940. More...
The Blood Center East Texas Encourages Community to Commit for Life
Commit for Life with First Bank & Trust in Diboll. The bank is hosting a blood drive with The Blood Center East Texas, and the public is invited to participate. Blood donations are needed every day to help save patients' lives in East Texas. Those who Commit for Life by donating at least once every quarter help maintain an adequate blood supply for our region. More...
Joe Drinkard, Jr., 68, of Diboll, was born June 27, 1939, in Angelina County, Texas, and he passed away Monday,May 26, 2008 in a Houston hospital. Mr. Drinkard was a loving husband, father and grandfather, and was retired from Equipment Sales. He served his country in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict, and was of the Baptist Faith. More...
For Angelina County Native and former Lufkin Panther standout football star Rex Hadnot there have been some major changes in the last year. Leaving the Miami Dolphins, where he has played his entire NFLcareer, to join the Cleveland Browns is just the first of these changes. More...
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