June 18, 2008 / Front Page

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RED LIGHT, STOP!

Red light violators are ticketed, out-of-towners ticked by mail
The red light cameras newly in operation in Diboll are an early success, boosting city coffers by almost $34,000 since they were put in service in mid-March. And the tickets generated by the cameras are going to out-of-towners by a 9-to-1 margin. More...

Armour Eckrich plant gets new culinary tenant

A Tyler-based food processing company will move into a plant in Lufkin recently vacated by Armour Eckrich, city officials announced Thursday, June 12. More...

Happenings

Diboll Days Plans are under way for the production of the 2008 edition of Diboll Days, set for Oct. 4. Anyone interested in volunteering for the event should call Lesa Terrell at 637-1084. More...

County News

Diboll students doing well at A&M

COLLEGE STATION- Two Diboll students are among those recognized for outstanding academic performance by Texas A&M University for the spring 2008 semester. More...

DETGCOG meeting slated

The Deep East Texas Council of Governments board of directors will hold its regular monthly meeting Thursday, June 26, at the Fredonia Hotel in Nacogdoches. A Grants Application Review Committee meeting will be held at 11:30 a.m. More...

Behind the Desk

OF JERRY GAULDIING

It's always good news that a closed company is being reopened by a new owner. It's even better news when the company is 10 miles away. More...

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Church

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The congregation of St. Thomas Spirit and Truth Ministries, 803 S. Temple, invites the public to the 10th anniversary celebration of its pastor, Elder Ernest E. Mitchell and his wife Debbie (at left), at 7 p.m. More...

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Obituaries

Richard Gary Hendrick

Memorial services for Richard Gary Hendrick, 66, of Lufkin and formerly of Diboll, were held June 14, 2008 in the St. Cyprian's Episcopal Church. He was born Feb. 21, 1942 in El Dorado, Ark., and died Thursday, June 12, in a local hospital. More...

Alton "Pop" Lenderman Sr.

Funeral services for Alton "Pop" Lenderman Sr., 76, of Lufkin were held June 17, 2008 in the Carroway- Claybar Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Roy Hall and Dennis Cook officiating. More...

Jayden Michael Hidrogo

Graveside services for Jayden Michael Hidrogo, infant son of Amber Tolly and Jeremy Hidrogo, were held June 16, 2008, in the Ryan Chapel Cemetery with Brother Ronnie Frankens officiating. More...

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******BREAKING NEWS******

Gary Mike Smith bows out of Saturdays runoff election More...

Martel named superintendent

Head Coach Gary Martel was named the lone finalist for Diboll schools superintendent after a special school board meeting Monday night. After a required by-law 21 day waiting period, Martel will take over the position. More...

TxDOT listens to people about toll road

By Jerry Gaulding Editor, Free Press

A retreat from the Texas Department of Transportation's plan to build a new multi-lane toll road through East Texas is a clear victory for Angelina County and Diboll, local officials said last week. More...

Early vote total slow for runoff

Early voting for the Diboll City Council runoff Saturday totaled 48 people through Monday, a number City Secretary Tina Cavazos called extremely slow. Voting was to continue through Tuesday. More...

Local History

ALL THINGS HISTORICAL

Juneteenth
Archie P. McDonald

On June 19, 1865, Union General Gordon Granger brought the full force of the United States military establishment to Galveston and proclaimed the Civil War at an end and all wartime proclamations by President Abraham Lincoln in effect in the Lone S More...

THIS WEEK IN TEXAS

Ex big leaguer makes champions of longhorns
BY BARTEE HAILE

The University of Texas beat Washington State 3-0 on Jun. 23, 1950 and became the first college baseball team ever to win back-to-back national championships. More...

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

ONE YEAR AGO Major Phillip Gage completes year-long training program in the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Gage is a 1990 graduate of Diboll High School and 1994 graduate of Texas A & M University. More...

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Sports

Lumberjacks among best in Dave Campbell's Texas Football

By Russell Payne Sports Editor

It is that time of year again where Texas football fans seemingly go wild, and in a lot of cases they make their yearly trek to the book store in order to grab their copy of Dave Campbell's Texas Football. More...

The "bible" for football fans in Texas picks Red Raiders to wreck Big 12

CARROLLTON, Texas, (June 13, 2008) - In the 49th edition of Dave Campbell's Texas Football, Texas Tech earns the highly sought-after coverboy slot, featuring head coach Mike Leach, WR Michael Crabtree, and QB Graham Harrell. More...

2008 CLASS 3A FOOTBALL TOP 25

1. Liberty Hill 2. Navasota 3. Brownwood 4. Waco La Vega 5. Celina 6. China Spring 7. Sealy 8. Cuero 9. West Orange-Stark 10. Corpus Christi West Oso 11. Liberty-Eylau 12. Crockett 13. Giddings 14. Pleasant Grove 15. More...

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