Tennessee Colony News

EDITOR'S NOTE: Here is the full version of church news as the churches sent the news in.

Crabb Revival concert Saturday The Nashville based Gospel group Crabb Revival will present a free concert at 7 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church of Palestine.

A 28-year-old Tennessee Colony man remained in the Anderson County Jail Friday after authorities say they found him illegally in possession of multiple firearms during an execution of a search warrant the previous day.

A 51-year-old Texas Department of Criminal Justice inmate has been sentenced to 99 years in prison after an Anderson County jury found him guilty of assaulting a correctional officer almost four years ago.

Tennessee Colony Church is hosting a hamburger basket fundraiser at 10 a.m. Saturday in the church parking lot.

After a week on the run, a Wills Point man was arrested Tuesday and remains in the Van Zandt County Jail under no bond.

A Tuesday afternoon fire possibly started by an electrical spark destroyed a residence in the Tennessee Colony area.

The search continues for a Wills Point man who fled from officers Tuesday night after they tried to serve him an arrest warrant.

ROSES: We would like to express a heartfelt thank you from the bottom of our hearts to some special East Texas folks.

John Wisener is a busy man. And he loves it. He is the full-time pastor at Tennessee Colony Church as well as serving as the assistant warden at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's Coffield Unit.

All Mike Coleman had in mind was heating up the grease in a pot to make it easier to pour as he was cleaning his kitchen Friday around lunchtime.

Cowboy Church celebrates first year The Cowboy Church of Anderson County, located in the former Chuck Wagon Cafe complex in Tennessee Colony, celebrated its one-year anniversary on March 28.

On Saturday, the Tennessee Colony Volunteer Fire Fighters Association will be returning the "Ole Fashion Hamburger Feast." The association will have new cookers, new cooks and a different vendor for the meat.

A 24-year-old Elkhart man who allegedly fled from an officer during the course of a traffic stop this past September has been indicted by an Anderson County grand jury.

Parenting seminar set Saturday The Youth Department of Westwood Baptist ChurchA will sponsor a "Parenting Today's Teens" seminar from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.A This will be an interactive parenting seminar led by Dr.

A 36-year-old Palestine man remains behind bars after authorities allege he stole more than $1,000 worth of copper wire from a building between Tucker and Tennessee Colony earlier this year.

The Tennessee Colony Volunteer Fire Department will give the monthly report, followed by the Community Improvement Association's monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 24 Tin the Community Center.

The reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a suspect in the June 2007 murder of a Tennessee Colony man has been upped to $5,000. On June 1, 2007, Melton Lewis Paris, 51, was found shot to death inside his residence at 341 CR 2701 between Tennessee Colony and Yard in northern Anderson County.

Guards and other correctional employees who smuggled prohibited goods into prisons during a five-year period rarely faced harsh punishment when caught, according to a review by the Houston Chronicle.

By BETTY WATERS Staff Writer A quilt top found at a flea market turned out to be treasure for an East Texas woman and a messenger of African-American history.