ATHENS, Texas-The Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center will join 11 other Texas locations in hosting a nationally significant Smithsonian Institution exhibit beginning June 21. More...
With the new school year approaching there have been many changes and will continue to be some changes of the personnel in the Brownsboro Independent School district. Several teachers are leaving the district while many more are gracing the school halls for the first time. More...
At last week's Chandler City Council meeting citizens shared their thoughts, both good and bad, on the outdoor burning ordinance before the council made their decision. "Speaking as someone who has seen fire go out of control," Fire Chief Robert York said, "I have looked over the ordinance, and I... More...
The Statesman will be closed in observance of Independence Day, Wednesday July 4. Those who send in news by email or fax can still do so by noon Monday, July 2. Advertising deadline is noon on Friday, June 29 for the July 5 issue. This includes all display and classified ads. More...
On the Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, members of St. Boniface had the honor to participate in the Eucharistic Celebration offered by Fr. Nathan Mamo. Fr. Nathan is the son of Iris Mamo, our beloved DRE. The Mass was said in Memory of Nathan Mamo, Sr. who passed from this world to join Jesus, th... More...
Services for Lt. Col. William F. Rozell, Jr., 82 of Tyler, were held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Stewart Family Funeral Home, Tyler, with the Rev. Dennis Newburn officiating. Burial was in Tyler Memorial Park. Col. Rozell died June 17, 2007, in a Tyler hospice. More...
Last Monday I did a stupid thing; I started a brush fire using gasoline. The fire came back on me, sending me into pain that I did not know existed. Thanks to years of "stop, drop and roll" being drilled into my head, my reaction was immediate, but not fast enough to keep my legs from getting 2nd ... More...
If you have a poem, song lyrics or a short story and you would like to share 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...
The Big Dogs 8-9 year old coach pitch division of the East Texas Girls Softball League finished the season in First place Saturday, with a 12-0 record, and will advance to District playoffs the week of July 2, in Mildred, Texas. More...
The annual "Joe Lewis Hill Box Car Derby" scheduled for Sat., June 30, has been cancelled this year due to scheduling conflicts of the coordinators. Plans for next year's annual race on the July 4th weekend will be announced several months prior to the event. We are very truly sorry for this i... More...
Some seventy years ago, a self-educated farmer and justice of the peace in Henderson County started writing letters to the Athens Daily Review. In a few months, Cicero Witt Corley was so popular that he was given a regular newspaper column he called "Korley's Kolumn. More...
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