August 6, 2008 / Front Page

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High Speed Chase

Law enforcement officers and emergency medical personnel swarm the scene of a strange car chase that occurred Thursday morning beginning in Diboll and ending in south Lufkin. More...

Dateline Diboll

.. Back to School Rally Back to School Rally: At Allentown Congregational Methodist Church, located at 2339 FM 843 in the Central area. (3 miles off HWY 59 N. before you get to the river bridge) Great music/lessons/ crafts! More...

County News

American Legion Auxiliary Unit 113

American Legion Auxiliary Unit 113 held its installation of officers for the 2008-2009 year Thursday, July 24. Sharon Phelps, 7th District president from Madisonville was the installing officer. More...

Jacks season tickets on sale

2008 Diboll Lumberjack Season Tickets will go on sale starting Monday, August 11 at the DISD Administration Building. The building is located 215 North Temple next to Brookshire Bros. More...

Diboll ex honored for work

Diboll High School 2000 graduate Travis Lacox was among six Brazos Valleyarea police officers were honored for their efforts in the fight against drugs. More...

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Church

FBC Diboll Youth invade Minute Maid

The First Baptist Church of Diboll's Youth recently attended the Houston Astros vs. New York Mets game at Minute Maid Park in Houston. More...

Church Calendar

LAKE VIEW BAPTIST CHURCH Invites youTo Study God's Word and Worship 10:00 a.m. Bible Study - 11:00 a.m. Worship Service "Reaching Out in Christ's Love" Corner of FM2497 and FM304 (Ryan Chapel Road) Diboll, Texas Interim Pastor: Rev. More...

DFP - Church of the Week

First Assembly of God

10:45 AM and 6 PM Sunday 7 PM Wednesday Bruce Frazier - Pastor More...

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Sports

Are you ready for some Football?

Russell Payne Sports Editor

The temperatures are not the only thing heating up around Diboll with the Diboll Lumberjacks hitting the practice fields this week as the 2008 football season looms near. More...

Looking for a chain gang

The JackBackers are seeking four individuals to fulfill the duties of the chain gang during Friday night home football games. This is an important position and requires a level responsibility and attentiveness to the game each week. More...

The Diboll JackBackers Need Your Help!

The JackBackers (Athletic Booster Club) have kicked off the new school year preparing for a great season for our girls & boys athletic programs. Everyone is invited to come out on Mondays @ 6:30 p.m. to help prepare for the upcoming year. More...

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New DHS program will be ready

Work has begun on a classroom for a new culinary arts program at Diboll High School that already has drawn interest from more than 20 students, school district trustees learned at their monthly meeting Tuesday, July 29. More...

T-I earnings up in quarter 2

AUSTIN --Temple-Inland Inc. More...

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Dirt work has begun in Old Orchard Park for the new amphitheater that is intended to be in place by Diboll Day in early October. The amphitheater will be a pre-fabricated wood structure on a concrete base and will cost $154,000. More...

Bible Verse

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. John 1:1 More...

Local History

The Mystery of the Caddo Mounds

Long before Anglos settled East Texas, the region's first settlement was going about its business on a prairie slope near the Neches River in what is now Cherokee County. More...

Peacemakers wait for Comanches to decide their fate

It was pins-and-needles time for three white peacemakers on Aug. 10, 1843, as they waited for the Comanche council to decide whether they lived or died. More...

Historical Markers of Angelina County Emporia Cemetery

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Obituaries

John Waylon Cox

Graveside services for John Waylon Cox, 58, of Lufkin were held Thursday July 31, 2008 at the Berry Cemetery with David Merritt officiating under the direction of Carroway-Claybar Funeral Home, Lufkin. More...

Martha Davis

Graveside services for Martha Davis, 79, of Diboll, were held Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2008, in the Whitehouse Cemetery, under the direction of Oakley-Metcalf Funeral Home. She was born Aug. More...

James H. Dillon Sr.

Services for James H. Dillon Sr., 78, of Lufkin, were at Saturday, Aug. 2, 2008, in the Gipson Funeral Home Chapel, with Pastor Bob Baggett officiating. Interment followed in the Huntington Cemetery. More...

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