During the annual `Meet the Bears' held on Monday evening at the Brownsboro Football Stadium the BHS cheerleaders and Bruno the Bear searched high and low for some Bear Spirit. School begins Monday, August 27. More...
Drunk driving is one of America's deadliest crimes. In fact, during 2005, nearly 13,000 people were killed in highway crashes involving a driver or motorcycle operator with an illegal blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .08 or higher. The picture for motorcycle operators is particularly bleak. More...
Hello, my name is Nathan Straus. I'm a big fellow with sometimes short, sometimes long, black hair. More consistent is my love of writing. As of Monday, I am the newest addition to the Chandler and Brownsboro Statesman and I must say it's good to get out of the Dallas area. More...
Texas's earliest settlers appreciated the wide open spaces of our vast landscape, but were quick to band together for the common good when an emergency arose. Nothing brought out that cooperative spirit more rapidly than the specter of fire. More...
Each year the thrill of buying school supplies offsets the dread of returning to the classroom for many children. Along with new school supplies, there is the pure anticipation of meeting the new teacher on the first day of class. More...
Services for Marguerite O. Loyd, 88, of Chandler, were held at 10 a.m. Friday at West Lake Baptist Church with Rev. Eric Peyton and Rev. Bob Sexton officiating. Burial was at Hillcrest Memorial Park in Dallas under the direction of Burks Walker Tippit Funeral Directors, Tyler. More...
This is a follow-up to Mrs. Hall's "Just following the rules." I among a lot of other citizens in Chandler was just amazed that Mrs. Hall would not even mention the fact that Mr. and Mrs. Coy Ellis have lost their home due to no fault of their own. It seems to me and others that she would rather b... 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...
For the past three years the Brownsboro Bears never had to worry who would be the team's starting quarterback for the varsity football squad. This year head coach John Settle has three quarterbacks competing for the top spot. More...
The CBACC August luncheons will be held Thursday, August 23 at San Pedro's in Chandler. To reserve your spot call Bertha at 903-849- 5930. Brownsboro Junior High will hold an open house on Thursday, August 23 from 6:30pm-8pm. Come meet the teachers, grab your student's schedule and get read... More...
The only visible reminders of Old Fairmount, an early East Texs community in southern Sabine County, are a well-kept graveyard and a church founded in 1887. The community was settled in the early 1850s around the swift, clear waters of South Prong Creek, which was used by pioneers as a source of ... More...
RSS Feed
New police cars on patrol