10 years ago
GISD Board accepts bids for building repairs; three new hires; DETCOG receives highest 2014 audit ranking at April meeting; Warrant round-up nets six arrests. Obituaries for the week: Donna Lea Hollis Lester, 85; Wayne Allen Gibson, Sr., 65, of Groveton; Jean W. Stewart, 86, of Lufkin; Carol Faye Rich Hester, 82, of Groveton; Dorothy Louise Folkens Thornton, 72, of Groveton; Bessie Mae Tullos, 97, of Katy; and Jimmy “Bed Springs” Glenn Wells, 68, of Lufkin.
20 years ago
Election set for this Saturday; Relay for Life-2005 to be held Friday, May 20 at Indian Stadium; Virginia Arnold accepts Historical Award for County Historical Commission; Billie Pillows seeks re-election. Obituaries for the week: Myrtle Lee Ray Moody, 92, of Lufkin formerly of Groveton; Lisa Lyn Suggs, 39, of Apple Springs; and Alton B. Dominy, 94, of Houston
30 years ago
Jane Goodall to address Groveton students; Child ID/barbecue Saturday May 6; Local elections Saturday; Rodney Thomas Day tentatively set for Saturday May 20; Groveton honor graduates selected . Obituaries for the week: Chester W. Davis, 91 of Lufkin; Carrie J. Loudd, 95, of Trinity; Dianna Lynn Chavez, 36, of Houston; Vivian Harrelson, 85, of Trinity; James A Starns, 77, of Trinity; and Nellie Lee Crow Woolf, 97, of San Bernardino, Calif.
