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December 6th, 2007
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Silent night, holy night
Nathan Straus Photo First United Methodist Church of Chandler hosted a Christmas trail December 2-3, complete with the live Nativity scene pictured. Christmas music and food was offered, along with explanations of various Christmas aspects such as the Christmas tree. More...
Chandler burn ordinance still in effect

The city of Chandler passed a burn ban on June 12, 2007, and the ban is still active. Ordinance number 07-119 outlines the specifics of the ban, and a copy can be obtained from Chandler city hall for any questions not answered in this publication. More...

Letter to the Editor found to be misleading

In the November 29 issue of The Chandler and Brownsboro Statesman a letter to the editor that was submitted and signed by Howard Taliaferro was printed with false and misleading information. The statement by Mr. More...

 News
•Cook of the Week
Lynn Davis came to Texas 30 years ago from Mississippi, and arrived in East Texas 10 years ago. Davis has since retired from the executive maid service, so she has had time to enjoy the sights from her Parkside Shores home and from her church home, Lake Palestine United Methodist Church. More...
•Keeping the flags flying
•Chaney runs unopposed for sixth term as tax assessor-collector
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 Church News
•Lake Palestine U.M.C.
Saturday was extremely busy at the church as this was when several stalwart volunteers spent most of the day decorating the church for Advent. It looks beautiful, and we have many new decorations up this year, including a new manger for the nativity, a new 12' tree and some new Chrismon ornaments ... More...
•Martin Springs Baptist
•Chandler F.U.M.C.
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 School
•Brownsboro ISD MENU
BREAKFAST MON: Ready to eat cereal, Graham crackers, juice TUE: Waffle sticks, syrup, fruit WED: Morning sausage, roll, fruit THUR: Ham slice, buttered toast, juice FRI: Cereal bar, yogurt, fruit LUNCH MON: Chicken nuggets, mashed potatoes, fruit, More...
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 Obituaries
•Sharon Graves Cottle
Services for Sharon Graves Cottle, 63, Brownsboro, were held at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday at Rock Hill Baptist Church with Rev. Tommy Weems and Rev. Ron Moore officiating. Burial followed in Rock Hill Cemetery under the direction of Carroll-Lehr Funeral Home in Athens. More...
•Ferrell Gene Phaup
•Willie Lee Palmore
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 Letters
•Letters To The Editor
Please review Letter to the Editor policy before submitting letter. The policy is found in the information column on the left hand side of this page. Dear Editor: Recently, Jordan Berry sent a letter to the editor praising Betty Brown and attacking me. Mr. More...
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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
•Sub-Varsity Basketball
Junior Varsity Bearettes With just one game last week the Junior Varsity Bearettes made the most of it as they improved to 7-2 on the season with a 49-28 win over Henderson last Tuesday. Chelsea Chambers two 3- pointers and Hillary Shaffer led the Bearettes in scoring with nine points. More...
•GETSO bracket revised
•Full Story
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 Whats Happening
•What's Happening
Smith County Retired Teachers & School Personel Association will meet Tuesday, December 11 at 2 PM at the the Plyler Instructional Complex at 807 W. Glenwood in Tyler. Come and join us for, "A Christmas Celebration" presented by Johnnie Seastrunk, our Music Chairman. More...
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 Historical
•A unique town story
East Texas is filled with towns bearing odd names, ranging from Dimple and Cuthand in Red River County to Pluck and Soda in Polk County -- and with places like Yallo Busha and Slocum thrown in for good measure. Just how these and other strangely-named communities got their names is a whole slice ... More...
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