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“Like the Bible's Mary, we wept, but we're still here, thank the Lord”

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. via The Lufkin Daily News

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“I'm so impressed with the work that the West Side chamber does”

Mary Cruz believes in rebirth. As closely associated as she was with the dismantling of Kelly AFB, Cruz had to believe in the promise of resurrection to move on. via MySanAntonio.com

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1541: Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto reached the Mississippi River. 1846: Gen. Zachary Taylor 's troops beat back invading Mexican forces at Palo Alto, Texas, in the Mexican-American War. 1945: President Harry S. Truman announced that World War II had ended in Europe. 1970: Antiwar protests took place across the United States and around the world. 2007: The Pentagon announced that it had notified more than 35,000 soldiers they would go to Iraq beginning in the fall. Comedian Don Rickles , 82; actor James Mitchum , 67; singer Enrique Iglesias , 33. via South Florida Sun-Sentinel

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“What you see is news, what you know is background, what you feel is opinion.”

Today is Thursday, May 8, the 129th day of 2008. There are 237 days left in the year. via Telegram & Gazette

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Today is Thursday, May 8, the 129th day of 2008. There are 237 days left in the year. via Sify

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“Jacksonville was a beautiful town and can be again”

By ADAM RUSSELL Staff Writer JACKSONVILLE - Candidates for the District 4 City Council seat believe the city remains steady, but agree more must be done to improve Jacksonville. via Tyler Morning Telegraph

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“This was a very special occasion to me”

April is Confederate History and Heritage Month More than 2,000 men from Cherokee County proudly served in the Southern armies during the War of Northern Aggression from 1861 to 1865. via Jacksonville Daily Progress

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“If you know anything about the building, it began life as a branch bank with a drive-through facility adjacent to it. By enclosing that drive-through we are able to create a courtroom and create a pair of handicap-accessible restrooms”

By Kelly Young kyoung@jacksonvilleprogress.com Judge Teresa Phifer is caught between a rock and a hard place. via Jacksonville Daily Progress

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Thursday, April 17 Library Week activities * Tuesday, April 15, the library will be hosting the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce's Business After Hours beginning at 5:15 p.m. Tuesday is also National Library ... via Jacksonville Daily Progress

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“We are spending an awful lot of money. The Rusk and Alto buildings don't bother me as much, but I am having a problem with the idea of spending $365,000 on the old police department building”

By Kelly Young kyoung@jacksonvilleprogress.com Despite preliminary project costs being nearly $240,000 more than the county budgeted this year for its construction projects, Cherokee County commissioners voted ... via Jacksonville Daily Progress

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