Manasseh Ministries, of Ben Wheeler, held its 2007 Commencement Exercises Saturday, March 17 at Van Junior High School Auditorium. Executive Director, Chaplain Muriel Rogers and Board President, Richard Graf presented diplomas to four graduates of the discipleship training program. More...

Athens, TX -- Bel Air Elementary School PTO is proud to announce the Kelly Miller Circus is coming to Athens! The circus will roll into town on Monday, April 2, 2007. The event will be held on the Athens ISD lot at the corner of Madole and Dul Avriett (across from the baseball fields). More...

Services for Mr. Donald Ray Rose, 77, of Ben Wheeler, Texas, were held Monday, March 26, 2007 at Chandler Memorial Funeral Home Chapel, with Bro. Anthony Cheek officiating. Burial was in Edom Cemetery under the direction of Chandler Memorial Funeral Home. More...

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...

After capturing third in the JV Tournament held Thursday and Saturday the Bears fell to Bullard 11-1 on Monday night in Bullard. Scoring the Bears lone run against Bullard was Tyler Rogers. Rogers set up the sixth inning score by singling before stealing second. Brett Tidwell was 2-3 in the game. More...

A Pancake Breakfast sponsored by the Brownsboro Volunteer Fire Dept., will be held Sat., March 31, 7am-11am in the Faith Baptist Church fellowship hall next door to the fire house. Cost is $6/adults and $4/children. Additional donations will be appreciated. More...

Since raising and processing and marketing chickens has become a major economic enterprise in East Texas since World War II, it is appropriate to remember the "Chicken War" of 1719. This was a far frontier spark from a more significant European conflagration called the War of the Quadruple Allianc... More...