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March 15th, 2007
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Relay for Life Kick-off Rally held
Their mission was loud and clear when survivors, friends and family of survivors and victims of cancer gathered for the American Cancer Society's 5th annual Relay for Life Kick-off Rally held Monday evening in the Chandler Community Center. That mission is to find a cure for cancer. More...
Clean-up continues in Chandler

Nine days after 28 cars of a Union Pacific train derailed in Chandler, crews are still hard at it cleaning up. The derailment occurred south of State Highway 31, in a wooded area just west of the Neches River bridge around 4:00 p.m., Sunday, March 4, scattering cars, tankers, railroad track, ties,... More...

KNOCKING IT OUT

Firefighters from Brownsboro and Westside fire departments responded to a grass fire call involving several vehicles sitting in a pine tree grove at 17060 PR 7603 south of Brownsboro Wednesday afternoon. Property owner Melvin Ferguson said he was using a cutting torch to remove an engine from an o... More...

 Church News
•Chandler F.U.M.C.
And we are sure of this that he will listen to us whenever we ask him for anything in line with his will. And if we really know he is listening when we talk to him and make our requests, then we can be sure that he will answer us. More...
•St. Boniface Catholic Church
•West Lake Baptist News
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 School
•Murchison ISD announces science fair winners
Nearly 138 Murchison ISD students in grades first through eighth participated in the school's annual Science Fair last week. "We had a great year," said MISD Science Teacher Gina Byford. "They totally bumped it up a notch this year. I am so proud of these kids. More...
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 Obituaries
•Phyllis Ann Hendricks
Phyllis Ann "Snooks" Hendricks, 75, Chandler, died February 15, 2007 at her residence. No services are scheduled. Arrangements are with Chandler Memorial Funeral Home, Chandler. Mrs. Hendricks was born December 20, 1931, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to Mr. and Mrs. J.M. Foster. More...
•Leonard Roy Harris, Sr.
•Dorothy Willine Hitt
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 Letters
•LETTER TO EDITOR:
I read Bob A. Daniel, Jr.'s letter with wonder and dismay. Could he and I have been at the same Town Hall meeting in Athens listening to Congressman Hensarling about how the federal government would continue to fund programs such as social security, medicare, etc. in the future? Surely not! More...
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 Writer's Corner
•Writers' Corner
If you have a poem, song lyrics or a short story and you would like to share it with the readers of The Statesman now is your chance. Email or mail us your submission and look for it in an upcoming issue of The Statesman. More...
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 Sports
•March Madness in Brownsboro
How about March Madness in Brownsboro? Or a "Little" version of it? Brownsboro Boys Little Dribblers All Star teams will be hosting an invitational basketball tournament this Saturday, March 17th. Tip off will begin at 9:30 a.m. in the Old Intermediate Gym located across from the elementary schoo... More...
•REGIONAL POWERLIFTING MEET--
•Texas X-Treme blow past Silver Storm
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 Whats Happening
• What's Happening
An AARP Mature Driving Class will be held Thurs., & Fri., March 15 & 16 1pm-5pm in the Chandler Community Center. Call Don Thomas at 903-849- 2208 for reservations. Murchison Methodist Women will be sponsoring their Annual Spring Auction & Spaghetti Supper Fri., March 16, at 6pm, at the Fir... More...
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 Historical
•Full Story
Texans are worldwide famous for toughness and resilience. One such tough Texan was Jane McManus Storm Cazneau, and likely most of us would never had heard of her save for the biography of Cazneau written by Linda Hudson, recently retired from teaching Texas history to students at East Texas Bapti... More...
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 News of Record
•Henderson County DA Report
District Attorney, Donna R. Bennett, reports the January Term 2007, Grand Jury met on March 1st, 2007, and returned 68 True Bills, including the following: Allison Jackson Thomas, B/ M, 59, from Trinidad, indicted for Delivery of controlled Substance/ 2 Prior State Jails. More...
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