Diboll's First Assembly of God Church has again marked Monday's Memorial Day holiday by posting white crosses to mark the veterans who have given their lives for their country. More...
Diboll City Council in a special meeting and workshop Monday evening decided on which council members will fill which slots on the newly expanded council and appointed Mayor Pro Tem Ricky Conner to represent the city on the DETCOG board. More...
Good news and wait-and-see news head the agenda of what's happening on the new restaurant front in Diboll. Joe Cannon Sr., who is developing Papa Joe's Ribs and Country Cooking, is still working away at his project, with his latest problem being getting enough air conditioning in the place, especially the kitchen. More...
The Lt. Nathan Gann Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution in Lufkin sponsors a scholarship program for Eagle Scouts. The only qualifications are that the Eagle be active and will not become 19 years old before Jan. 1, 2010. Any Eagle meeting these qualifications and living in Angelina County or an adjacent county is invited to apply. More...
Even as he ordered all county sheriffs to protect state and Confederate property on May 25, 1865, Gov. Pendleton Murrah feared there was no stopping looting in the post-Civil War chaos. When news of Robert E. Lee's surrender reached eastern Texas by word of mouth in late April 1865, soldiers started deserting in droves. Gen. More...
Funeral for Benjamin Junior Romero, 23, of Lufkin, was Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at the Gipson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in the Hillcrest Cemetery in Lufkin. He died Friday, May 15. He was a native of Mexico. Survivors include his wife, Maria Caster; son, Benjamin Isaac Romero; mother, Hilda Hernandez; one brother; and one sister. More...
Ryan Peterson of KTRE presents a check for $1,048.65 to Jeff Woods and Eric Hernandez of the Boys & Girls Club. The donation goes to the Diboll chapter, on behalf of Diboll Lumberjack Cornelius Polk. Polk was named MVP of the boys game at the KTRE River Rivalry, a basketball game pitting the best seniors of Angelina County against the best seniors of Nacogdoches County. KTRE raised more than $3,000 for charity from the game. More...
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