August 4, 2009 / Front Page

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Lumberjack fever

With Lumberjack Stadium in the distance, these Jack hopefuls geared it up for the first day of two-a-days Monday on the practice field. More...

Heavy rain pushes burn ban out of local picture

RANDY REESE editor@dibollfreepress.com

Summer rains fell in Angelina County last week just like summer rains always have in the past and the resulting wetness has brought about an end to the countywide burn ban. More...

Diboll Police Report

ARRESTS Melvin Ruiz - No license Michael T. Wilson - Assault/family violence, resisting, assault on officer, etc. Eric M. Boone - Poss. controlled substance Latoria E. Rigsby - Polk Co. warrant Roy A. Boldon - Montgomery Co. More...

County News

Voluntary water conservation starts after city well problems

Diboll City Manager Dennis McDuffie says city water customers are being asked to voluntarily conserve water now that one of the city's water wells has gone down for repair. More...

Sheila's Potpourri

Jack Duran visited with Beamon one morning while his better hail Melba ate lunch at Mar Teres Tea Room. Enjoying the great food also were Melanie Stubblefield, Monica and Lyndsey Little and Debra and Haley Palmer. More...

News from the round table at Pouland's

Royce Grimes, his wife Kathy and their grandson, 14-year-old Kevin Grimes, spent some time in this area visiting with family and friends. More...

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Church

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Local students prepare for returning to school after a busy summer. Students representing The Saltmine, student ministry at First Baptist Church-Diboll, have been busy this summer and many will return to school after learning great life lessons. More...

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Obituaries

Connie Merle Donnell

Funeral for Connie Merle Donnell, 100, of Nacogdoches, formerly of Huntington, were held Wednesday, August 5, 2009, in the Carroway-Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Huntington. Burial was in the Huntington Cemetery. More...

Judy C. Flowers

Graveside services for Judy C. Flowers, 41, of Lufkin, were held Wednesday, August 5, 2009, in the Mt. Hope Cemetery in Wells. She died Saturday, August 1 at her residence. A native of Lufkin, she was a homemaker. More...

Andrew J. Netherton, Sr.

Funeral for Andrew J. Netherton, Sr., 74, of Lufkin was held Tuesday, August 4, 2009, in the Carroway-Claybar Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was in the Sims (Rocky Hill) Cemetery. He died Friday, July 31, in a Lufkin hospice facility. More...

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Diboll recycling continues

RANDY REESE editor@dibollfreepress.com

Piney Woods Sanitation Company will no longer take recyclable garbage from the City of Diboll to the City of Lufkin for recycling, City Manager Dennis McDuffie said last week during a city council meeting. More...

DISD hires bond company

RANDY REESE editor@dibollfreepress.com

The Diboll Independent School District Board of Trustees voted unanimously last week to hire the firm of Claycomb Associates of Dallas and Austin as architects for construction projects if the district is able to pass a bond referendum in November. More...

Diboll ISD improves 09 scores but just misses higher marks

RANDY REESE editor@dibollfreepress.com

Diboll schools received the same overall state assessment this year as it did in 2008, but the good news is that it may change in the near future if Superintendent Gary Martel has anything to do with it. More...

Dateline Diboll

DD items wanted If you want your event or information on the front page of the Free Press, either bring it by our Diboll office or e-mail it to editor@ dibollfreepress.com and get it in next week! More...

Local History

Lick Skillet

Bob Bowman's East Texas

Lick Skillet is a name that courses through the history of rural East Texas. For more than a hundred years or so, it has been attached to communities, creeks, roads and anything else where people have a sense of humor. More...

Thirty years of Diboll Free Press clippings

A Public Service of The History Center

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

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Sports

Redhawks softball inks HaLeigh Willis

CAPE GIRARDEAU,, Mo. (Monday, July 13, 2009) - Redhawks softball head coach Lana Richmond has announced the signing HaLeigh Willis to a National Letter of Intent (NLI) for the upcoming softball season. More...

Second annual Guy Davis Golf Tournament to take place at Crown Colony this month

The Guy Davis Golf Tournament will take place for the second straight year on Monday, August 17th at the Crown Colony Country Club. More...

Lumberjack football news

This week's Red and White scrimmage game has been moved from Saturday to Friday. The freshman and junior varsity teams will play at 6 p.m. with the varsity set to take the field immediately after. More...

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