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October 29, 2008  RSS feed

Wilkerson's passion on display
PTA is a "passion" for Jan Wilkerson, and it's a passion that has carried her all the way to the presidency of the Texas state PTA. The Parent Teacher Association is known as PTSA in Diboll because students can join when they reach the ninth grade. But it's the same group. More...
Grand Opening

There was a grand opening ceremony and ribbon cutting last week for Extreme Collision Repair John D. Flowers and Son. John D. and John Carson enjoy some delicious cake this past weekend at the grand opening event for the brand new business. Staff Photo by Brenda Roman More...

Jones enjoying work with Diboll citizenry

Diboll Police Department's newest member is sticking pretty close to home. Lufkin native Grant Jones has been full-time with Diboll PD since June after being a reserve officer beginning in August 2007. Before that, he worked for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice at the state prison here for five years. More...

 County News
• Horton seeks return to Constable Pct. 5
Eddie Horton is a candidate for re-election to the offi ce of Precinct 5 constable, a position he has held since 1986. Horton, 60, is a Diboll native who graduated Diboll High School in 1967. He and Julie Weisenger Horton have been married 33 years and have three grown children, seven grandchildren and a great-grandchild. More...
• T.L.L. Temple Memorial Library News
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 Local History
• article has image Celebrating a 101st birthday
Over the years, I have collected stories about dozens of East Texans who have been fortunate to reach their 100th birthday and most of them have some wonderful tales about the early history of East Texas. Bertha McDaniel of Jasper is no exception. More...
• article has image Hidalgo leads revolutionary dress rehearsal against Spain
• Diboll History Center Press Clippings
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 Obituaries
• Charles Johnson Hanks
Services for Charles Johnson Hanks, 90, of Jacksonville were to be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008, in the Gipson Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park. He was born Oct. 7, 1918, in Ratcliff, the son of the late Elizabeth (Murray) and Garland Hanks. He died Monday, Oct. 27, 2008, at Bonner Place Nursing Facility. More...
• LaDonna Buhlig
• Michael Scott DeVore
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 Sports
• Jacks destroy Devils 66-0
Diboll back in playoff s, decide 18-3A crown against Carthage
In a good old fashion beating the Diboll Lumberjacks hit the road for the first time in nearly two months and dismantled the Huntington Red Devils 66-0 Friday night. Diboll was led by the play of runningback Kendal Jackson, as the big time playmaker ran for 116 yards and four touchdowns in the contest. More...
• Lady Jacks clinch playoff birth
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