March 17, 2010 / Front Page

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Diboll Council works on annexation

Diboll City Council members met Monday to educate themselves on the annexation process with the help of John Carlisle of Carlisle and Assoc. More...

Never too many cooks

Diboll grad teaching chefs-to-be how to handle culinary responsibilities for hundreds of hungry Army men, women
DONA FAIR
Special to The Free Press

FORT LEE, Va. When stu­dents filter into the Aida Archer’s kitchen, she finds there are some who have a hard time boiling water. More...

DatelineDiboll

PJ Party The third annual Pink Pearl PJ Party Ladies Night Out will be held from 7 to 11 p.m. Friday, March 19, at the Diboll Civic Center. Women wear their pajamas, ti­aras, More...

County News

News from ... T.L.L. Temple Memorial Library

Lufkin’s city-planner to discuss 2010 Census at library

Cindy Hoyt, member and past board member of the Texas Or­ganic Farmers and Gardeners As­sociation, was the guest speaker at Tuesday’s Brown Bag Dine-In. She also owns and operates Piney­woods Herb Farm in Kennard. More...

Judicious & Delicious

Irish stew to go with your bread
Judge Esther Barger

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...

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Obituaries

Jesse C. Bradbury

Funeral services for Jesse C. Bradbury, age 95, of Lufkin, were held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, March 12, 2010, in the Elwyn M. Gipson Memo­rial Chapel in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park. Mr. Bradbury was born Oct. More...

Edna Loving Stringer

Funeral services for Edna Loving Stringer, 82, of Lufkin were held at 10 a.m. Friday, March 12, 2010, at Clawson As­sembly More...

Barbara Ann ‘Bob’ Wil­liams Calhoun

Graveside services for Barbara Ann “Bob” Wil­liams Calhoun, 70, of Liv­ingston were held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, March 12, 2010, in the Old Emporium Cemetery in Diboll. Mrs. Calhoun was born Aug. More...

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Water OK

The city is refurbishing its Well No. 2, so water pres­sure has increased on Well No. 1, causing discolor­ation in the water. The city checks the water quality periodically to ensure it is safe to consume. The proj­ect will last 2 to 3 weeks. More...

Wings Over Diboll

Left, spectator’s gather around the turrett of the B-17 Flying Fortress during the Wings Over Freedom Tour at the Angelina County Airport last week. The tour hits about 120 airports every year. More...

Flocking to Diboll

Diboll Junior High principal Mark Kettering got “flocked” by some of his staff. Flamingo flocking is a fundraiser for Diboll ISD’s Relay for Life team. More...

Drawing for position

Diboll ISD Board of Trustees candidate Patrick Lewis draws for his ballot position on Friday. the four candi­dates vying for two seats, in order of appearance on the ballot, are Lewis, Jan Wilkerson, Schman (Faye) Jones and Ruben Esteves. More...

Bible Verse

Colossians 3:12

“Therefore, as God’s holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humil­ity, gentleness and patience.” More...

Local History

Thirty years ago: Council approves library expansion

30 Years of Diboll Free Press Clippings
A Public Service of The History Center

Five Years Ago Temple-Inland’s building products opera­tion in Diboll contributes $2,500 to the Kurth Me­morial Library. More...

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Church

CHURCH DIRECTORY

Attend the Church of your choice this Sunday More...

Teacher Mom

We all want to see you walking in Heaven, too
Jan Allbritton

This past week, Laura and Calvin, friends of ours, had two grandbabies. One was born Monday, and the other born Fri­day. One in Texas, and one in Mississippi... Laura and Calvin were busy trying to be there for the arrival of their new grandkids. More...

Thoughts from the Tack Room

God ain’t give up on ya!
Pastor Charles Sheppard

Seems like there has been a long spell of things headin’ south around ya lately? Don’t seem like ya have heard an encouragin’ word in the last month of Sundays? More...

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Sports

Roadrunners sweep Bossier Parish

Late-Inning gamble pays off for AC
AC News Service

           SHREVEPORT – Considering all the casino signs staring straight at him in the dugout from across I-20, Angelina College head coach Jeff Livin couldn’t help but feel a little More...

Sam Rayburn fishing report

Lynn Atkinson

Water Temp.57 Normal pool 164.40 Water Clarity 2 feet 03-21-10           Sam Rayburn has continued to rise this week to 165.14 but is showing signs of slowing down. More...

Monday's two minute drill

A look back at the weekend's action
Andrew Scott

Now that Spring Break has come and gone, the Spring sports are all in full swing.  Here's a quick look back at what happened over the weekend, and what lies in store in the coming week ahead. More...

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