Thirty Years Ago This Week That’s Temple’s Beauford Chapman who is in over his head when a section of Neal Pickett Drive caved in because of a broken culvert. Chapman is measuring the culvert for replacement while city crews keep traffic off the street. The 36-inch line, which carries overflow water from the fiberboard pond broke in the early morning causing erosion underneath the paving surface. City crews will be several days in repairing the damage. Photo Courtesy of The History Center ONE YEAR AGO

Diboll ISD Superintendent Gary Martel reports the district has over 1,800 students. All campuses except high school are showing increases over the year before.

Ashley Wilson is named 2008 Diboll Day Queen as Group 1 raised $118,619 to lead the way toward the 2008 fundraising total of $302,300. Group 2 led by queen candidate Ashley Hines, raised $83,478 and Group 3 queen candidate Chelsea Havard raised $100,203.

Tyra Stewart is named Diboll High School Homecoming Queen for 2008.

A group of 31 students, three teachers and four chaperones from Diboll Junior High School go on field trip to the Texas Marine Education Center in Palacios, Texas.

Thomas Lee, sixth grader at Diboll, wins the Pepsi NFL Punt, Pass & Kick contest held in Lufkin and will advance to the regional competition in Longview. Lee participated in the 10-11 year age group.

The Diboll Lumberjacks meet for the first time ever Nacogdoches Dragons and out last, out man and out play the Dragons in a 30-14 final.

FIVE YEARS AGO

Diboll city council requests to see preliminary figures regarding a $2.5 million truck stop/convenience store/restaurant complex that is being proposed on the north end of town on U.S. 59.

Local music instructor Rosemary Swetland, who has played the organ for Burke United Methodist Church for over 48 years, donates the full-size Hammond organ to the church in memory of her parents.

Coach John Outlaw’s unbeaten Lufkin Panthers crushes Conroe Oak Ridge with 39-0 cakewalk win over the War Eagles. Lufkin improves to 6-0.

Newly named to the Diboll High School Hall of Fame are the late Paul Murphy, Wayne Nash, Carmen Levine, Coach Sylvia Graham and the late Ursula Younger.

The Deep East Texas Council of Governments is awarded $107,601 grant from the Governor’s Criminal Justice Division to be used to provide aftercare, counseling and other support services to at-risk juveniles.

TEN YEARS AGO

First Southwest Financial Company states Angelina County can issue $7.5 million in general obligation bonds to finance construction of a new county jail/law enforcement center without making a change in its tax base.

County and city officials, along with numerous law enforcement officers honor Diboll Precinct 5 Justice of the Peace Harold Crager on his 70th birthday.

Lufkin’s newest business, Claybar Funeral Home, located on John Redditt Drive hold dedication and open house. All guests receive complimentary phone card.

Jacks run roughshod over the Center Roughriders 41-6 as Diboll quartback Cedric Vinson’s 3 touchdown passes sets new DHS mark for single-season touchdown aerials at 16 with four games remaining.

Diboll City Council approves Travis Marshall as a reserve officer with the Diboll Police Department.

Newly elected members of the Diboll High School 1999 Hall of Fame are Billy Alexander, Wayne Halsell, Charlie Havard, Bennie Scott and Dr. Clifton Cathcart (team physician).

TWENTY YEARS AGO

Victor and Hazel Bass celebrate 50th wedding anniversary with a reception in their honor at Chambers Park Community Center in Lufkin hosted by their children.

Barry Caver, formerly of Lufkin, is promoted to the position of Texas Ranger. Caver is a ten year veteran of the Texas Department of Public Safety. Caver is also a former Diboll Police Officer.

Pineland Day festivities raise $133,000 and newly crowned Pineland Day Queen is Catherine Featherston. First runnerup is Stacee Jones, second runnerup is Amy Ray and third runnerup is Sherry Seago.

As part of the Harris Street reconstruction, the Texas Highway Department installs an additional traffic signal in Diboll at the intersection of Harris Street and U.S. 59.

Diboll ISD hosts official dedication and open house at the new Diboll High School located at 1000 East Harris Street. Arthur Temple is guest speaker and quotes, “Education should begin at home.”

Angelina County commissioners approves bonds for construction of $12 million private jail complex in Diboll.

THIRTY YEARS AGO

The old Temple-Eastex personnel office and the Temple Credit Union building are scheduled to be moved. The personnel building will be moved to Old Orchard Park to become a scouthouse and possible meeting place, while the smaller credit union building will become a clubhouse.

The seven young ladies who form the front line for the Diboll High School Band are Gay Sample (head twirler), Kim Milligan (drum major), Mary Maynard, Susan Barkley, Carol Cooke, Doreen Holt and Sherri Smith.

The Rivercrest Volunteer Fire Department which has just been organized is trying to raise money to buy protective clothing and to build a place to house their fire truck. Tickets are being raffled for a Remington 742 rifle and aluminum cans are being collected.

Paul Mettlen and son little Paul wins basket of groceries at Seale’s Food Market’s grand opening. Seale’s Food Market is the former Pavlic’s Supermarket.

The senior-laden Fairfield Eagles ease by Lumberjacks 17-7 in rugged struggle in their District 21-2A opener.

The varsity Diboll High School Lady Jack volleyball team members are Angela Capps, Robbie English, Tonya Clark, Natalie Johnson, Michelle Hall, Peggy Chandler, Ethel Fowler, Susie Capps and Lisa Harris.