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July 26, 2007 / News

Social Security fairness for Texas' public servants

Imagine sitting around the kitchen table with your spouse, planning for a welldeserved retirement, only to learn that your monthly Social Security benefits will be hundreds of dollars less than expected. More...

Business leaders cheer raise in minimum wage

Contrary to conventional wisdom, growing numbers of businesses say increase in minimum wage is good for the bottom line

July 20, 2007, Texas - On July 24, for the first time in ten years, the federal minimum wage will go up - marking the end of the longest period without a raise since the minimum wage was enacted in 1938. More...

Texas Tech student receives RN-BSN degree

Texas Tech University presented degrees to approximately 2,525 graduated students in the Spring 2007 Commencement in the United Spirit Arena on campus on Saturday, May 12, 2007, and approximately 5,270 students qualified for either the President's More...

Jones / Herrington announce engagement

Ms. Sharon Jones of Chandler announces the engagement of her daughter, Stephanie Renee' Jones to Joel Newman Herrington, the son of Newman and Joyce Herrington of Brownsboro. More...

Health Wise: `Master of memory' classes offered

by Kristin DeLong, County Extension Agent Henderson County

Many people believe that memory loss and aging go hand-in-hand: as a person gets older his or her memory begins to fail. Not true! More...

New CBACC Member

PLAQUE PRESENTATION- Jackson Hewitt Tax Service, 522 Hwy 31 E. Chandler. Branch manager is Steve Alexander, of Chandler. More...

Here's To You America

The following individuals are proudly serving the United States of America in the Armed Forces. The Chandler, Brownsboro, Moore Station, Murchison and Lake Palestine communities are proud of you! More...

Charlie's favorite mom quotes

As part of the "sanwich generation, " I find myself living my life between my parents and my children. More...

From the... Editor's Desk

Saying Goodbye to BISD Heroes

Desk By Chad Wilson

In this issue of the Statesman we say good-bye to two of Brownsboro Independent School District's finest, Billy Beasley and Chris "Coach" Frederick. More...

The State of the Union

by Charles C. Hall, Ed.D

"Every day, I ask myself the same question: How can this be happening in America? How can people like these be in charge of our country? If I didn't see it with my own eyes, I'd think I was having an hallucination. More...

Brown - Messer repeat vows

Erin Messer of Tyler and Brad Brown of Whitehouse were married May 18 at Calvary Fellowship in Whitehouse. Officiant was Randal Brown of Whitehouse. More...

Millions available to help kids 6th-8th grade get fit

(AUSTIN) - In the continued fight against childhood obesity, Texas Comptroller Susan Combs today offered the state's public schools and charter schools an opportunity to receive $20 million in grants during the next two years to support in-school More...