Need help preparing your income tax? Goodwill Industries of Central East Texas is offering free income tax preparation by certified community volunteers at their Lufkin location at 301 Hill St. This free service is available Feb. 2 through April 15, Tuesday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Thursdays from noon to 6 p.m., and Saturday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. More...

One Year Ago Diboll ISD board of trustees extend Superintendent Gary Martel’s contract through 2012. Crown Colony Country Club is offering the second Songwriter’s Night “Austin Comes to East Texas.” Proceeds will benefit local songwriters’ group “Write Around Texas.” More...

Weddings and funerals! It seems that weddings and funerals are some of the only times that we see family and friends. I have only been to one wedding this past year, but several funeral visitations. MaMa Register used to read the obituaries every day when I was a little girl. She was looking to see if any of her friends had died. The tradition continues. More...

Funeral services for Myron L. Burr, 98, of Zavalla were held Thursday, Jan. 21 at the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel in Huntington with the Masons from the Homer Masonic Lodge #254 A.F. & A.M. conducting the services. Mr. Burr was born July 22, 1911, in Richmond, Ind., to the late Ollie (Settles) and Harvey Burr, and died Monday, Jan. 18, 2010, at a local hospital. More...

It's an overcast day in East Texas, but the Diboll sports world is chalked full of action tonight, rain or shine.  Basketball season is nearing the end of its regular season, soccer is soon to kick off its district schedule, power lifting just wrapped up its second meet of the year, softball had their first scrimmage this week, baseball starts practice tomorrow, and the golf team already h More...