May 6, 2009 / County News

Sheilas Potpourri

For Easter Peggy Burns Taylor had a Resurrection Display that certainly got lots of attention. It was on my way home and was set at the end of Highway Baptist Church facing FM 1669. More...

All Around Lufkin

Charlene and Woody Gann returned from a week in New York City. They stayed at the New York Sheraton (on Seventh Avenue, between Times Square and Central Park.) and saw three Broadway shows: "Wicked," "Jersey Boys," And "Phantom Of The Opera. More...

Editorial

It's a pretty rare week when a U.S. senator changes parties and a Supreme Court justice confirms his retirement. Each is an unusual event; to see both in one week is frankly remarkable. More...

Order In The Court

The Driver Responsibility Program is not administered by the justice court, but by the Texas Department of Public Safety. More...

Photo

Three Angelina College students received music scholarships at a recent AC Music Forum. More...

Watercolor East Texas seeks participants

Watercolor East Texas is calling for entries to its 25th annual juried show, to be held Saturday, July 25. The show juror will be Linda M. Carter, an award winning painter from Houston. Judging will be at the Stephen F. More...

T.L.L. Temple Memorial Library news

Soon the kids will be out of school and parents will be looking for ways to keep them occupied for the summer. We would like to make you aware of some wonderful free fun at the library. More...

Photo

The Diboll High School Class of 69 gathered for its 40-year reunion recently. Sandra Pouland has more in her column on Page 3A. More...

Lewis Ivey Statement

Hello, I am Lewis Ivey. My wife Shirley and I are both graduates of Diboll High School; my parents were Bill Ivey and Jo Ann Ivey; my grandparents were Lewis and Jewel Minton. I grew up here. I have children and grandchildren that live here also. More...

Life is better lived together

I have hesitated for many years in making public my experience with cancer. So many people have gone through so much more than I have in the diagnosis and treatment of their cancer. More...

News from the Round Table at Pouland's

We received the following e-mail from Fran Mc- Clain. The Diboll High School Graduating Class of 1969, along with their guests, met April 4 at the T.L.L. Temple Memorial Library for their 40thyear Class Reunion. More...

Specter may haunt Dems

There have been many interesting reactions to the switch of Sen. Arlen Specter from the Republican to the Democratic Party. More...

Cartoon

Full Story

Employee of the week

Employee of the Week for May 1 is Karon Lenderman, an assistant at Diboll Primary School working in the library and computer lab. More...

Photo

The PreK 3 Class at Diboll Primary School was treated to a guest speaker recently. Cynthia Capetillo, who works at Dr. Russell Ingram's dental office, visited with the students about how to brush their teeth and gave each child a toothbrush. More...

Photo

The Diboll ISD Family Education Center Adult ESL class visited The History Center in Diboll along with Christie Stephens' Pre-K 3 students on Thursday, April 30. This trip followed up a study in Pre-K 3 about different sounds in the environment. More...

Feral hogs not tied to Swine Flu

AUSTIN, Texas - The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department reminds hunters and trappers there is no indication of a human-animal disease relationship with swine flu and to continue to use common sense when handling feral hogs. More...