As part of the September Take Charge of Education donation, Target is awarding Brownsboro Elementary with a check for $91.00. More...

Local students listed here, received degrees from Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas, during August commencement exercises held in William R. Johnson Coliseum. More...

Clinton J. Cooper of Brownsboro has been chosen by the East Texas Chapter of the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants as a 2008- 2009 scholarship recipient. He is the son of Cheryl and Cliff Cooper of Ben Wheeler, Texas. More...

Services for Imogene Featherston, 84, Brownsboro, were held Friday at Union Hill Baptist Church, Brownsboro, with Rev. Jon Parker officiating. More...

Services for Glenward D. Vest, 76, Brownsboro, were held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Leagueville Baptist Church with Tom Bragdon and Tommy Weems officiating. Burial was in Jennings Mountain Cemetery under direction of Cooper Funeral Home, Athens. More...

Services for Hazelene Wyatt, 74, Ben Wheeler, were held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Hilliard Funeral Home, Van, with Bro. Danny Wyatt officiating. Burial was at Flatwood Cemetery. Ms. 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...

Members of the Disabled American Veterans, Chapter 101, Athens, Texas, would like to thank Dusty Wise, owner of Y's Grocery in Brownsboro and the managers of Brookshire's in Chandler and Tyler for their donation of groceries to send to our troops i More...

To the Taxpayers of BISD: The election being held on October 11, 2008 is to raise your school taxes. More...