 |
 |
 |
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
COLLEGE STATION- Two Diboll students are among those recognized for outstanding academic performance by Texas A&M University for the spring 2008 semester. More ... 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 ... 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. The announcement that Loggins Culinary of Tyler, described as a beef products company, will reopen the Lufkin Armour Eckrich plant that closed in March is a good sign for Angelina County's future. More ... Arrests: Randy Hawthorne - Burglary of a Motor Vehicle; Odir A. Crispin - Public Intoxication; Eric Phipps - Criminal Trespass; Quentin J. Johnson - Possession of Marijuana, Evading Arrest, Resisting Arrest; Marcus R. More ... Marie (Miranda) Josien recently went to Mercer, Pa., to visit her niece Lisa Miranda Cruz, whose oldest son, Steven, graduated from high school. Several members of the Miranda family had planned to go with Maria but in the end, she went alone, enduring the airplane flight and renting a car. Marie did not learn to drive until just a few years ago after her husband died. More ... Dolly Hudgins took a group called Friends Traveling to Canada. Stops were in Vancouver, Victoria, aboard the Rocky Mountaineer Train to Kamloops, Jasper, Lake Louise, Banff and home from Calgary. More ... Summer reading is off to a good start with 111 kids and 32 teens signed up to read. The fun started with a game show for the teens hosted by Miss Vanna Black aka Cheryl Walls. Teens were given three chances to answer Jeopardy type questions with a choice of three answers. More ... Even as a youngster, Rollie looked older and wiser than his years. His white mustache sprouted longer by the month, until it flamed from his cheeks like a German kaiser's. Sometimes, it all but hid his mouth. In the last few years, though, the tribulations of age - not just the appearance of it - have begun catching up with Rollie. More ... The SFA Friends of Theatre's upcoming fund-raiser, "The Whole Nine Yards," may sound like a football event for men, but it's actually a beauty, dinner and theater package designed for women. The fund-raiser, which will benefit a scholarship fund for theater majors at Stephen F. More ... Spring is here, and that means farmers are sowing seeds and. If you're a farmer or grower with employees who work your land, there's something you should know: you're growing more than just your crops. Most farm workers are covered by Social Security. More ... Angelina County Retired Teachers heard about the services provided by the Kurth Memorial Library in Lufkin at their May 21 meeting. Karen Howell, the education coordinator of Children's Programs, and Tamara Walters, a Friend of the Library volunteer, brought the program. More ... Diboll Chamber of Commerce had a good turn out for a mixer (at right), hosted by Temple Inland Industries. Much of the crown came into town from Lufkin. More ... Nacogdoches' annual Blueberry Festival (below) drew crowds Saturday to browse booths enjoy live music and taste impressive variety of blueberry-containing food. More ... |
 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
