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June 18, 2008  RSS feed

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...
******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. "I'm ecstatic and excited," Martel said of the new job. "This is an area" -- of his career - "I wanted to be in one day. 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
• Behind the Desk
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 Local History
• article has image ALL THINGS HISTORICAL
Juneteenth
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 Star State. Part of that dealt with the end of slavery in Texas. More...
• article has image THIS WEEK IN TEXAS
• article has image 30 years of press clippings a public service of the History Center
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 Church
• article has image Photo
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.
• Jayden Michael Hidrogo
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 Sports
• article has image Lumberjacks among best in Dave Campbell's Texas Football
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. The magazine officially hit the store shelves this week and copies have been flying off of the shelves. More...
• The "bible" for football fans in Texas picks Red Raiders to wreck Big 12
• 2008 CLASS 3A FOOTBALL TOP 25
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