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September 23, 2009

To Africa and back

A mission team from Fairview Baptist Church traveled to Accra, Ghana, in West Africa this summer. Those who made the trip were Misty Harris, Hollie Williams, Charlene Constante, Jan Voss, Travis Engel, Gene Hazel, Glenda Goins and Joe Miranda. More...

City adopts new water rates

Richard Nelson

Despite City Councilman Larry Cook’s best efforts, his fellow councilmen voted Monday night to adopt new water rates for the city of Diboll. Cook disagreed with lowering the gallons-used limit for the $16.25 minimum charge from 3,000 gallons to 2,000 gallons. More...

Memoriam moratorium

Families may keep personal items on graves at Forest Haven Cemetery, for now; Cemetery board to be formed

By Richard Nelson, editor

A capacity crowd Monday evening at the Diboll City Council meeting voiced its concerns about the city’s decision to begin enforcing grave site guidelines at Forest Haven Cemetery. More...

•	Bird exhibit comes to History Center

•	Dateline Diboll

County News

•	Local SFASU graduates

NACOGDOCHES, Texas—The following students have received degrees from Stephen F. Austin State University during August commencement exercises: John Matthew Oates BBA Management Ashlei N. Rios BA Liberal Studies Heather Nicole Shoemaker BSN Nursing More...

•	T.L.L. Temple Memorial Library news

•	Diboll Police Report

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Local History

•	Thirty years of Diboll Free Press clippings

ONE YEAR AGO Diboll Mayor Bill Brown and 27 others apply for Diboll City Manager position. Temple-Inland resumes operations at sites that were affected by Hurricane Ike. Sites include a containerboard mill in Orange; lumber mills in Diboll, Pineland, Buna and DeQuincy, La.; and a particleboard facility and fiberboard plant in Diboll. More...

•	Unique forest areas

•	An East Texas life in stone and bronze

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Church

•	To Africa and back

MIssion trip one to remember

A few weeks ago, early in the morning, a mission team of eight, including our leader Gene Hazel, pastor of Fairview Baptist Church, started out on a long, long, journey. During one’s lifetime, we will travel many journeys, some long-some short. This journey to Accra, Ghana in West Africa, was probably the longest most of us have ever taken. More...

•	CHURCH DIRECTORY

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Obituaries

•	Melvin C. Johnson

Mass of Christian Burial for Melvin C. Johnson, 79, of Lufkin, was held Friday, September 18, 2009 at St. Patrick Catholic Church. He died September 15, 2009 in a local hospital. A native of Lufkin, he was a retired Paper Mill employee and a veteran. Survivors include his wife, Mary Jo Johnson; two children, Tena (Johnson) Swearingen, Melvin C. More...

•	Perry Lynn Allgood

•	Marvin Lee Faulk

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Sports

•	Trojans dominate Lumberjacks

For the third time in four games, the Lumberjack defense gave up 60+ points in a losing effort. Against Newton and Kirbyville, the Jack’s were unable to stop two of the state’s premier running games. The Coldspring Trojans used a more balanced attack to dissect Diboll as they both ran and threw for over 200 yards each. More...

•	Volleyball torches ranked Cayuga

•	Toyota Texas Bass Classic comes to Lake Conroe

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