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Flying the grand flags
By Nathan Straus Statesman News Reporter
Brownsboro police officers were honored Saturday with the presentation of an American flag and a Texas flag. The flags were given to the department to honor the dedication of the officers there. The American flag was flown over the United States Capitol at the request of Jeb Hensarling, Texas con... More...
Under construction - church builders
By Nathan Straus Statesman News Reporter

Editor's note: This is the first in a series of stories showcasing local resident Dick Jarrett's committment of donating his time and labor for around 26 years of buildings churches. Dick Jarrett's retirement activities include eating "stir-fried" bugs, walking past wild lions and showing ... More...

Food, Gas costs hit area meal programs
By Nathan Straus Statesman News Reporter

Every time gas goes up 10 cents per gallon, the gas costs for the Meals on Wheels program's Tyler branch goes up $600 a month. This sobering fact, stated by Rachel Hatt, Tyler branch director of development and public relations, means for the first time ever the branch must implement a waiting li... More...

 News
•Cook of the Week
Editors Note: This week we are featuring a Cook of the Week column from July 1, 2004 from our files , written by Tonya Toole. More...
•County Court At Law disposition of cases for May 2008
•Greg Taylor family honored
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 Church News
•St. Boniface Catholic
On July 29th members of St. Boniface Catholic Church celebrated the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles. Fr. Okey (pronounced OK!) originally from Nigeria celebrated the Eucharist with us. Fr. Okey is the resident Chaplain at Trinity Mother Frances. The feast of Saints Peter and Paul is a... More...
•Leagueville Baptist
•Lake Palestine UMC
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 Obituaries
•Judy Bell Reynolds
Services for Judy Bell Hudnall Reynolds, 42, Toomsuba, Miss., formerly of Athens, were held 1 p.m. Monday, June 23, 2008 at First Baptist Church of Lauderdale, Miss., with the Rev. Ryan Culpepper officiating. Burial was in Lockhart Cemetery under direction of Robert Barham Family Funeral Home. More...
•Jake Thomas Taylor
•George Lee Toney
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 Letters
•To the Chandler City Council & the Chandler Police Department
We wish to commend our Chandler Police Department. Our Northcreek neighborhood was besieged several times in the past three weeks with trash vandalism, door bell rings, and fireworks. The attacks were almost always between 2 and 4 a.m. We all dreaded night time because of being awakened suddenly e... 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
•The Brownsboro Majorettes
Nathan Straus Photo The BHS Majorettes. Front: Captain Amanda Parker, 12th grade; Co-Captain Brooke Parker, 12th grade. Back; flag Alyx Baker, 11th grade; Majorettes Elizabeth Tran, 9th grade; Kelsey Head, 10th grade; Amber Seagroves, 11th grade; Sage Chambers, 10th grade; Camilla Bundy, 9th grade; ... More...
•CBACC golf tournament a huge success for area graduates
•Texas Football ranks Brownsboro third in District 20-3A
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 Whats Happening
•What's Happening
Edom Bakery and Grill is looking for a Guest Chef every Wednesday night through September. The Bakery will provide 5 X 7 cards on which to submit a favorite recipe. Drop it into the fishbowl at the bakery and, if selected, the recipe donor will be the guest chef with the recipe becoming the We... More...
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 Historical
•History All Over
Residency has led me to write much about Nacogdoches, Texas, where I have taught history at SFA since Steve himself was a student. But I like other East Texas towns, too, both because of their history and some of the historians who live there. Here are a few of them. More...
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