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July 5th, 2007
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BISD fills three principal positions at special meeting
During a specially called meeting Friday evening, the Brownsboro ISD school board approved the hiring and promotion of three principals. Filling the position of Brownsboro High School principal vacated by Doug Williams who accepted the superintendent position at Sunnyvale ISD, will be Kenneth Woo... More...
Nature's Beauty

AFTER THE STORM -- East Texas has experienced a deluge of rainfall since the beginning of the year with no sign of letting up. The upside is, of course, enjoying the lush, green grass and trees complimented by vivid, colorful wildflowers, and rainbows. More...

McFarlin turns himself in, victim remains hospitalized

The 19-year-old accused of stabbing a 16-year-old June 24 has turned himself in to authorities. Michael Andrew McFarlin, of Chandler, has been arrested on charges stemming from the stabbing incident that left a 16-year-old in a Tyler hospital. More...

 News
•Juneteenth discussed as Historical Commission meets
The Van Zandt County Historical Commission met for a regular meeting on Tuesday, June 19, dedicating the meeting to the historic "Juneteenth." Commission chairman Dr. Rollin Sininger presided with members Tommy Aduddell, Cheryl Vaughn, Lawrence Greer of Canton; Dorothy Wright and Mable Cook of Van... More...
•Chandler Lions Club installs new officers
•The Fourth of July
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 Church News
•The Circuit Rider
The circuit riding preachers were totally dedicated and committed to their calling. It wasn't for praise of men (most of them were never known outside their circuit), it wasn't for money, (many times they were never paid), and it wasn't for praise from this world. It was because they, like Jeremia... More...
•Chandler F.U.M.C.
•Faith Baptist Chandler
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 Obituaries
•Lucille Brown Steed
Services for Mrs. Lucille Brown Steed, 88, Chandler, were held Friday, June 29, 2007 at Chandler Memorial Funeral Home chapel, with Bro. Bob Sexton officiating. Burial was in Lindale Cemetery in Lindale, Texas, under the direction of Chandler Memorial Funeral Home. More...
•Geraldine Williams
•Ward Jackson
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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
•CBACC duffers raise scholarship money
Echo Creek - Graduating 2008 BHS seniors will be on the receiving end of college assistance due to the efforts of the Chandler-Brownsboro Area Chamber of Commerce and area golfers. More...
•More golf news...
•Senior Midget Champs
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 Whats Happening
• What's Happening
Country Music at Poynor Civic Center - First Thursday. Free admission. Thurs., July 5, Poynor City Council is serving chicken sauce picante (a chicken and sausage gumbo dish), salad and garlic bread, from 6pm- 7:30pm. Donations for the meal will benefit the residents of Frankston Healthcare Ce... More...
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 Historical
•ALL THINGS HISTORICAL A LOOK AT EAST TEXAS HISTORY
Haden Edwards helped influence the Anglo settlement of East Texas almost as much as Stephen F. Austin, but the state capitol and a couple of universities are not named for him. Here's why. Edwards was born in Virginia in 1771 and moved with his parents to the western part of the state that became... More...
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