"Though not your kin, a Friend is your best relative" -Hindu Proverb Gus was the medical doctor the wards assigned to me when I did my "internship" at a mental facility even though I had previously earned advanced degrees in Psychology. More...

(Milk served with meals) Orange Juice Served in Centers MON: Meatballs with gravy, buttered noodles, steamed broccoli, roll, fresh fruit TUES: Spicy chicken over rice, Bermuda blend vegetables, roll, cobbler WED: Steak with onion gravy, macaroni and cheese, seasoned spinach, bread, More...

BREAKFAST MON: Ready-to-eat cereal, Graham crackers, juice TUES: Breakfast bagel, fruit WED: French toast, syrup, fruit THURS: Morning sausage roll, fruit FRI: Cheese toast, fruit LUNCH Elementary, Intermediate, More...

Services for Mr. John Robert Hagains, 83, of Bedford, formerly of the Chandler area for 23 years, were held Saturday, Sept. 8, at 10:30 a.m. at West Lake Baptist Church, Chandler, with the Rev. Bob Sexton officiating. Burial was in Goodgame Cemetery, Athens at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, under the direct... More...

Dear Readers; The last time we spoke, was on the subject of respect, at least in some parts. The respect our children are not being shown by parents and the respect they do not display to others as well. However, I'm not trying to make parents the total culprit in this lack of respect. 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...

With several tournaments under their belt and many more regular games the Bearettes are ready to face off against District 14-3A opponents for a possible District title and playoff bid. Brownsboro will open District 14-3A play on Tuesday, September 18 when the Bullard Lady Panthers come to town. More...

The Homecoming Community Pep-Rally is Friday, September 14 at the Football Field in Brownsboro and will start at 9am. If there is rain there will be two pep-rallies in the high school gym. The Homecoming pregame ceremonies begin at 7pm. More...

Early in the nineteenth century, American farmers broke the soil pretty much the same way as old English grangers or even Biblical tillers did- with wooden plows. Steel points were added in Thomas Jefferson's day, and in the 1830s John Deere introduced the all-metal "prairie breaker" plow. More...