February 11, 2009 / Local History

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THIRTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK

New Diboll Postmaster Gerald Kerr, second from left, is congratulated on his appointment by Lufkin Postmaster Joe Anthony, left, his old boss. More...

A county seat's troubles

Bob Bowman's East Texas

As Hopkins County's first seat of government, Tarrant had more troubles than most frontier communities in East Texas. In the end, the misfortunes converged to cause the town's demise after 24 years of tenuous existence. More...

Diboll History Center Press Clippings

ONE YEAR AGO O'Hara Chandler, a member of the Diboll High School graduating class of 1926, celebrates his 100th birthday with family and friends at the home Martha and George Chandler. More...

The Texas Santa Anna hated the most

Jose Antonio Navarro, a courageous patriot who endured fiendish torture rather than renounce the cause of independence, finally returned to Texas on Feb. 15, 1845, after three hellish years in a Mexican dungeon. More...