March 17, 2010 / County News

AC jazz, big bands present spring concert

Promising to eclipse the sounds and excitement of a spec­tacular fall concert, Angelina College’s Swinging Roadrun­ner Jazz Band and the ACC Big Band will again rock the rafters of AC’s Hudgins Hall with a concert scheduled for 7:30 p.m. More...

Beamon already looking to his 90th

When the sun came out for a beautiful day the first Saturday of March, out came folks for events. Since everybody was tired of cold and wet days, celebrations got under way. More...

ONLINE POLL

Will you fill out a NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament bracket?

* Yes, and I put money on the outcome * Yes, but just for fun * No, I don’t care about college basketball Log onto www.dibollfreepress.com and record your vote. Previous poll and results ... What are your thoughts on Tiger Woods? More...

Diboll band members earn 1st Divisions

Diboll bands represent­ed Diboll well in the Re­gion 21 Solo and Ensemble contests. In the middle school di­vision, 26 students returned home with first division medals. In the high school con­test, three students returned home with medals. More...

Collecting cards

Ms. Cummings eighth-grade homeroom at Diboll Middle School collected more than 1,200 Christmas cards to be recycled. Many of the collected Christmas cards will be sent overseas to our troops. More...

Angelina College to host Transfer College Fair

Angelina College will host its annual Transfer Col­lege Fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, March 24, at the AC Student Center cafeteria. More...

DISD Employee of Week

Keith Dover ...

... is Diboll ISD Employee of the Week for March 1-5. He is the Diboll High School Ag teacher. This service is sponsored by Di­boll ISD and Diboll PTSA. More...

Judicious & Delicious

Irish stew to go with your bread

I have been doing some research for a good Irish Stew recipe and I was sur­prised to learn that the tra­ditional Irish Stew is made with lamb. More...

Pilot Club elects officers

The Diboll Pilot Club elected its officers for 2010-2011 at its March 8 meeting. More...

Pilot Club learns of hospice

Jim Dunn, community liaison for A Pineywoods Hospice, was the guest speaker at the February meeting of the Diboll Pilot Club. More...

Oda Wilderson celebrates 94th birthday

Congratulations to Mrs. Oda Wilk­erson who celebrated her 94th birthday, March 6, 2010. Twelve of her fam­ily More...

LHS Art Club has calendars for sale

The Art Club at Lufkin High School under the direction of their teacher De­nise Stringer Davis published a calen­dar for 2010. More...

Getting taken down the Red Brick Road

In the hubbub of health care issues, high unemploy­ment and a whimpering economy, coffee klatches and water cooler confabs are way too brief for in-depth discussions of multiple brow-creasing problems. More...

The shapes of things to come

Julie Smith’s second-grade students at Tem­ple Elementary have been studying geom­etry. They constructed geometric shapes with straws and marsh mel­lows. The students learned a lot and had fun in the process. More...

Black History Month

Mrs. McWilliams’s first-grade class, along with other Diboll Primary students, enjoyed a visit from Reverend Bettie Kennedy. She portrayed Sojourner Truth’s life during an assembly held in honor of Black History Month. More...

AC Nursing program at Livingston

Angelina College’s Health Careers Division will hold a pair of information sessions for the Vocational Nursing Program’s proposed expan­sion More...

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