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Trustees call November election on tax increase

2 PROPOSITIONS INCLUDE NEW CAMPUS, RENOVATIONS, FIELDHOUSE
Paul Bryant
editor@c-bstatesman.com
Trustees have called an election for Nov. 2 to determine whether the Brownsboro Independent School District will raise taxes to finance the construction of a new campus in Brownsboro and expand another one in Chandler. More...

Brownsboro teen focuses on college after European trip

Paul Bryant
editor@c-bstatesman.com

A Brownsboro High School student has turned her attention to Baylor University after learning the cultures of several Eastern European nations during a three-week educational trip. More...

News

Realty company marks achievement

KANSAS CITY — United Country Real Estate has announced that United Country — Lake Palestine Real Estate of Flint finished the first half of this year in the top 10 percent of the company’s more than 600 offices. More...

Business of the Month

Pizza Pro of Brownsboro has been named “business of the month” for July by Keep Brownsboro Beautiful. More...

Lake Palestine Poker Run set for Sept. 4

FLINT — The Lake Palestine Poker Run, an annual event that benefits Muscular Dystrophy Association’s Jerry Kids, is scheduled for Sept. 4. Boaters from across East Texas are expected to participate in the day-long, family event. More...

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Church News

Spiritual growth should be normal for believers

Rev. Lee Evans

This week, students of all ages have headed back to school. For some children and parents, the first day at school caused some tears and apprehension. For others, it was nothing new. More...

Relationship with Christ must come first

Rev. Richard Prather

We all have priorities. A really good thing to do now and then is an exercise I once had to do as an assignment. Make a list of your activities. This list can then be arranged in an order in which you feel they must be accomplished. More...

Denominations often divide Christians instead of uniting them

gotquestions.org Question: “Why are there so many Christian denominations?” Answer: To answer this question, we must first differentiate between denominations within the body of Christ and non-Christian cults and false religions. More...

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THE FIRST DAY

Above, Clint Buckler holds one of his three daughters, Constance, before dropping her off at her class at Chandler Elementary School on Monday, the first day of the 2010-2011 school year. More...

New restaurant set to open in Brownsboro

Sherry Parker
News Correspondent

A new restaurant is expected to open in Brownsboro next month after Sissy Dean purchased the building that used to house Piggy’s on State Highway 31. More...

Chandler to use revenue bonds to pay for treatment-plant upgrades

Paul Bryant
editor@c-bstatesman.com

Chandler officials will use revenue bonds to pay for improvements at the city’s wastewater treatment plant after a petitioner blocked the issuance of $1.3 million in certificates of obligation. More...

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Truth revealed on health bill

It has been months since the health-care reform bill was passed into law. More...

Obama makes Ground Zero mosque his own

By embracing the mosque at Ground Zero, President Obama made it his own. And as his own, it will be an albatross around his neck. More...

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Writer's Corner

WRITER’S CORNER

Dream Guide Come take my hand and I will lead you Down the road that you once knew. To climb again the tree so tall Where in its branches you would crawl. The friends below in hiding there The games of youth that you did share. More...

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Historical

Examining whereabouts of Texas’ most famous graves

BOB BOWMAN’S EAST TEXAS

A reader called a few days ago, asking where John Wesley Hardin, one of East Texas’ most famous outlaws, was buried. His call brought up the question of where other famous people are buried in Texas and elsewhere. More...

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