Cancer survivors on the first lap of the Relay for Life Friday, May 2. The all-night relay at the Brownsboro High School track lasted from 7pm to 7am. More than $15,000 was raised to help fight cancer during the event. More...
Early voting concluded Tuesday and now Election Day looms over area residents. To be decided this Saturday, May 10, are the races for three seats on the Chandler City Council and two positions on the Brownsboro Independent School District Board of Trustees. More...
Dust off the golf clubs setting in the back of the closet as it is time for the Chandler-Brownsboro Area Chamber of Commerce's sixth annual golf tournament. The tournament will be held at Echo Creek Country Club located on FM-317 in Leagueville on Saturday, June 21. More...
Lin Lindsey has been a Murchison resident for 25 years. He was born in Newton County in Texas. "I moved to Murchison because I was looking for land," Lindsey said. Currently working for the Jacobs Engineering firm in Dallas, Lindsey makes the lengthy drive every day to his workplace. More...
There were lots of visitors in our morning service this past Sunday. If you were one of our visitors, we want to thank you and we hope that you will visit us again soon. Bro. Tom preached to us about staying close to God and staying clean from sin. Communication with God is one very important part... More...
Kathrin Lynn Mathers, 50, passed away Sunday, April 27, 2008 at her home in Chandler. Kathrin was born Sept. 6, 1957, to Benard and Betty Richardson. She is survived by her daughter, Betty Mathers; sisters, Doris Stanley and Wanda Follis; and brother, Johnny Richardson. More...
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, Few things are more objectional to the nasal passages than burning leaves. 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...
In the bi-district best of three playoff series played last weekend at James G. Price Field in Coriscana the Kemp Yellow Jackets defeated the Brownsboro Bears 13-7 in game one and 4-1 in game two. Brownsboro finished the 2008 baseball season with an 11- 13 record while the Jackets advance to play... More...
Dog and Cat Vaccination at New Hope UMC, FM 314, Saturday, May 10, from 10 am to noon. Cost is $8 per animal; animals must be on a leash. A retirement party will be held for CES teachers Cheryl Myers and Barbara Tompkins and aide, Ellen Barton. Party will be at the school Wednesday, May 14, fr... More...
Few town names in East Texas attract as much curiosity as Weeping Mary, a 140-year-old black community hidden away in the deep woods of western Cherokee County. Located on County Road 2907, off Texas Highway 21, five miles west of Alto, Weeping Mary was first settled after the Civil War by freed s... More...
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Andrew Dyer named FFA District President 