Texas Governor Rick Perry has declared January, 2008, as School Board Recognition Month. The move is designed to raise awareness of the role an elected board of trustees has in shaping schools and helping communities. More...
Another sign that the Chandler Brownsboro Area Chamber of Commerce is growing and always thinking about the community is the upcoming CBACC Banquet. The Banquet will be held on Thursday, February 7 at 6:30pm in the Chandler Community Center. More...
Coy Ellis, Chandler City Council member, has filed a lawsuit against the City of Chandler. The lawsuit was filed on December 19, 2007; six months after the Ellis home was contaminated by sewage backup on June 16, 2007. More...
Jackie Vest is a born and raised Texan. Having spent her early years in Wichita Falls, she moved to Tyler around 32 years ago, then to Brownsboro seven years ago. She still works in Tyler at the John Deere Store, where she has worked for 17 years. Vest is an administrative supervisor and her func... More...
We trust everyone had a wonderful Christmas, and now we are looking forward to a great 2008. In keeping with the Christmas season, the church provided ten needy families with gift cards and food for Christmas. All of the church services and activities are back to their regular schedule. Our Sun... More...
Eight Chandler area residents are among 340 students named to the Dean's List for the 2007 fall semester at The University of Texas at Tyler. Chandler area residents are: Brownsboro - Julie Rounsavall and Lauren Williams. More...
Services for Mary V'Nell Gray, 63, of Tyler, were held January 10, at Chandler Memorial Funeral Home with Neil Gray and Gary McGill officiating. Burial was in Bascom Cemetery under the direction of Chandler Memorial Funeral Home. 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...
Courtesy Photo Blake Hardin of Brownsboro shows off his catch of two turkies he bagged while on the hunt. Blake's parents are Timothy and Thresa of Brownsboro. More...
The Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter #932 will meet on Thursday, Jan. 17 at 7 PM in Tyler at Traditions Restaurant on 6205 S. Broadway. Member ship is open to U.S. armed forces veterans who served on active duty (for other than training purposes) between Feb. 28, 1961- May 7, 1975, (in Vie... More...
Where were you on April 4, 1968, when news of the death of Martin Luther King Jr. reached you? Having dinner, perhaps, as I was, and watching TV, when the screen showed the ominous "Special Report" standby signaling that some event had occurred that might alter our lives. This one did. Dr. More...
District Attorney, Donna R. Bennett, reports the following Court activity for the weeks of December 3, 2007 through December 31, 2007: Oscar Lopez, 21, of Athens, pled guilty to the Class B Misdemeanor offense of Tampering with Government Records. The Court assessed punishment at one (1) day conf... More...
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