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Kristofor Whitworth of Diboll has been selected for membership in the Nati onal Society of High School Scholars. The NSHSS recognizes academic excellence at the high school level and encourages members to apply their talents, vision and potenti al for the bett erment of themselves and the world. More ... Matthew Mackey, 16-year-old son of Ann and Curt Mackey and grandson of Jean and Oscar Dillahunty, spent a week at Texas A&M Galveston at their Sea Camp. Matthew is undecided on wildlife or marine biology, and this was a look at the marine side. The camp took them behind the scenes of Moody Gardens. He saw a sea lion up close and they appear friendly but they bite. More ... Few folks I know celebrated the 4th of July eating camel steaks but that's what Chase Parish was served in Afghanistan. Chase told his parents, Charlotte and Butch Parish, "it was OK but the steak was kinda "tough and gritty." Sounds like the job he and our soldiers are doing for us so that we can be at home eating hot dogs and popping fire crackers. More ... Randy and Eileen had an unusual time at a cook off recently. On Friday when they set up at the fairground where the event was to be held, the wind was blowing something fierce. That would have been fine but nobody ever wet the ground down and the wind was doing a grand job of covering anything and everybody with layers of sand. More ... Over the Fourth of July weekend, 13 Texans drowned in public waters across the state. That brings the total number of drowning in 2008 to at least 66 through just half the year. That's too many. With the proximity of lakes Sam Rayburn and Livingston, and the Gulf of Mexico not too far away for a determined boater, Dibollians are plenty familiar with water sports. More ... A New Yorker magazine cover has stirred up all the vituperation toward Barack Obama that has been quietly circulating around the Internet, and the magazine may have discovered that when it comes to politics, satire might have its limits. More ... NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - With performances ranging from bluegrass, gypsy jazz and a Broadway musical to classical concerts, opera, dance and drama, the Stephen F. Austin State University College of Fine Arts' 2008-2009 University Series provides a broad spectrum of live entertainment. More ... NACOGDOCHES - Music that spans three centuries and is associated with Paris will be performed during "Un Soir à Paris," the third concert of Stephen F. Austin State University's Chamber Music in the Pines Festival, at 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 18, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus. More ... |
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