Visitors to Edom's The Shed CafØ won't want to miss a chat with Angela Haynes. This popular character is a hit with The Shed's regulars. Angela has worked at the cafØ for about two years. She chose the popular eatery because of her new home location at Callender Lake, where she arri... More...

I'm sorry about not getting this column in the paper last week. I typed it and then forgot to send it. I guess I'll just chalk it up to old age. Anyway, most of the news is still good for this week with only a few minor changes. More...

The Brownsboro High School Final Curtain Players entertained a crowd May 23 at its end of the school year program. The young performers put on a light-hearted show to relax both the audience and the actors performing the skits. More...

Marvin "Pete" Jones, loving husband, father, grandfather and uncle, passed away unexpectedly on May 24, 2008, at Medical City Hospital in Dallas, Texas. He was born September 20, 1938, in Slick, Oklahoma. Marvin lived in Chandler, Texas, for the past 20 years. 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 Chad, Congress has significantly cut funds that go to local crime victim assistance programs for the past two years and is considering mor... 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...

Thank you Brownsboro and Chandler for four wonderful years! I have enjoyed serving the communities as both Editor and every other role I have assumed here at the paper. This has truly been a labor of love. My journey with The Statesman began in March 2004 when I was told of a classified ad announ... More...

Registration is underway for C/B Bears Youth Football and Cheer. Register online at cbbears.com or at several local businesses. For more information call Michelle Costlow 903-288-7425 or Lisa Dunklin at 903-681-4009. More...

At lunch a few days ago in Tyler, the subject turned to unusual writers in East Texas. I immediately thought about Landon Bradshaw. Even in East Texas, where he lived all of his life, few people knew Landon, a self-educated writer who had a remarkable gift for telling stories in a downto earth fa... More...