June 11, 2008 / County News

ALL AROUND LUFKIN

Gov. Rick Perry has appointed Buford Abeldt, owner of Abeldt's Pharmacy, to the State Board of Pharmacy for a six-year term. He and Melissa went to Austin for the orientation meeting. More...

Blood donations needed

Make it a life-saving summer by donating with The Blood Center East Texas twice between June 1 and Sept. 30, 2008. The Blood Center will reward you with a $20 retail gift card to Target. More...

Social Security Administration says dust off financial Plan

Spring is in the air. And in many households, spring cleaning is a regular part of the season of renewal. As you're dusting your house and cleaning out the clutter, don't forget another important matter deserving of your attention. More...

Art Camp under way at Museum of East Texas

The Museum of East Texas is delighted to announce that their 11th annual Art Camp begins next week. Classes are available for children ages four to fourteen weekly from June 9 until August 15, except for the week of July 4th. More...

Applications to operate, maintain Caney Creek Recreation Area available at public meeting

A proposal for applications to operate and maintain Caney Creek Recreation Area, on the southern shore of Lake Sam Rayburn, on the Angelina National Forest, just outside Zavalla, has been released by Eddie Taylor, district ranger for the Angelina N More...

Diboll ISD super search finds,hears from two unidentified cantidates

The Diboll school board already has conducted two interviews with superintendent candidates with another scheduled for Tuesday, June 17. Board President Trey Wilkerson declined to identify the candidates, saying it was to protect the candidates. More...

Forest Association boasts landowner opportunities

The Texas Forest Association has compiled a brochure that list cost-share programs available to landowners that can help reduce the cost of managing forest lands. More...

News From The Round Table At Pouland's

Shirley Terrell and her traveling friend, Juanita Johnston from Redland, have returned from a seven-day trip to Howard, Ohio. More...

Sheila's Potpourri

As far as I am concerned summer is here; might not be according to the calendar but it is already entirely too hot for me. More...

Wanted: Volunteers for area seniors

The Deep East Texas Council of Governments Area Agency on Aging is seeking adults to serve as volunteer ombudsmen for older residents of nursing homes. More...

Troop 128 does its part for the area through Eagle projects

BJ Wafer with members of Troop 128, friends, and family who helped work on his Eagle project to beautify Centennial Park in his hometown of Huntington. More...

Diboll Garden Club officers installed

The Diboll Garden Club met on May 27 at the home of Sandra Pouland. Ginger Capps and Sandra Pouland were hostesses to celebrate The Mad Hatter's Tea Party. All the ladies wore hats to lunch. More...

AC student receives prestigious Wall Street Journal Student Achievement Award

As a wife, mother of three and grandmother of four, Deneice Marshall figured she'd long passed any need to bother with enrolling in college. After all, she'd already established herself both in life and in her career. More...

Old Jumper homestead filled with family members

Descendants of Andrew Jackson Jumper and Margaret Esebell McVay Jumper met at the Old Jumper Homestead owned by Tex Parks and now by Donna Sue Parks and Earl "Dusty" Rhodes for their 50th reunion on Sunday June 1, with 44 attending. More...