Cook of the Week
by Nathan Straus
      Sheri Hall has been in kid business for over a dozen years; for 13 years she has worked at Brownsboro Independent School District. A school bus driver and teacher's assistant, she has spent the last six years working for the Disciplinary Alternative Education Program as a teacher's assistant.
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Top ten finish in dirtbike racing championship for BJHS student
      Ty Benson, a Brownsboro 7th grader, placed 9th at the 2nd Annual National Night Racing Championships on October 20th in Celeste, Texas. He is sponsored by his family owned business, Auto Pro Transmissions on High-Way 31 between Chandler and Brownsboro. Ty is the son of Brian and Cristi Williams a...
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Jones & Herrington unite in marriage
      Stephanie Renee' Jones of Chandler and Joel Newman Herrington of Brownsboro were married October 13, 2007 at Rock Hill Baptist Church in Brownsboro. Bro. Eric Graham of Athens officiated the afternoon ceremony.
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Workers' Compensation Educational Session Offered in Tyler on Nov. 13
      AUSTIN - The Tyler Field Office of the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation (TDI) will hold a brown bag educational session for health care providers, employers, human resource managers, claims adjusters, case managers and employee organizations on Tuesday, November 13,...
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Community Crafters
     Courtesy Photo Pictured are some of the Ben Wheeler Community Crafters displaying their "Christ is the center of our home" plaques created at the last meeting. Top Left to Right: Bea Austin, Nancy Hrobar, Joyce Tank. Bottom Left to Right: Terri Bevans, Rita Rhea. The group meets every 1st and 3rd Th...
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Giving your family purpose
      Well, the rumor is that all teenagers rebel. Personally, I only bought into that until right before my own kids turned thirteen and then I desperately searched for alternate realities. Just in case there was another option out there somewhere.
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Captian Smith honored
by Sibyl Creasey
      A Confederate soldier marker dedication was held by members of the Jesse Miller Foster Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy, following their regular meeting on Monday, October 15 at the Dairy Palace. The marker for Captain Thomas B. Smith has been placed at Cana Cemetery where the dedicati...
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Secretary Wilson draws ballot order for constitutional amendment election
      AUSTIN - "As the first election held under my watch, my office is working hard to ensure that it is one we can all be proud of," stated Texas Secretary of State Phil Wilson. "Constitutional amendment elections play an important role in shaping the future of our state and I am committed to spreadin...
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Grand Jury returns 36 true bills
      District Attorney, Donna R. Bennett, reports the July Term 2007 Grand Jury met on October 18th, 2007, returned 36 True Bills, including the following: 1. Malcolm Jaamal Smith, B/ M, 20 from Trinidad, indicted for Possession of Marihuana.
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