Saturday, January 28, 2012
Awards Presented At VFW's Annual Banquet
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Some of the contest winners receiving awards at the VFW's Voice Of Democracy Banquet. Identities noted in story.
VFW Post 5872 and the Ladies Auxiliary held their annual Awards Banquet on Thursday night, January 19, 2012.
Teague made a strong showing in the Voice of Democracy essay contest with Nathanael Havens, a senior at Teague High School, taking a first place award. The theme for the contest was “Pride in Serving Our Military” and Nathanael's essay and his presentation was outstanding. Amber Lancaster, also a senior at Teague High School, took second place.
Other winners in the Voice of Democracy contest were Brooke Johnson, Morgan Phihoda, Ty Ezell, Lauren Knight and Ryan Knight of Fairfield High School and Katie Looney, Carney Shaffers, Rowan Miller, Anna Jones, Brian Scruggs and Chris Lee of Wortham High School.
The Patriot Pen essay contest winners had a three-way-tie for first place: Lori Massey, Wortham High School; Madison Schick...
More →HOTCOG Grant To Strengthen Local Communities
And Improve Competitiveness
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
The Heart of Texas Council of Governments has secured a Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant of $660,000 from the United States Office of Housing and Urban Development. Including the matching funds from regional partners investing in the project, the Regional Plan for Sustainable Development will cost just under $1 million and will provide a broad range of tools to strengthen communities and make them more competitive....
More →Carroll Lumber Company Is Still Going Strong
Clint And Kristen Skinner Are Fourth Generation Owners
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 - BY MIMI BROWN
CARROLL LUMBER COMPANY owner Clint Skinner would like to welcome everyone in Teague and the surrounding area to come and shop with him in Teague. Carroll Lumber has everything for the commercial contractor to the do-it-yourselfer. Carroll Lumber is located at 205 S. 5th Avenue in Teague. They are open Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. and on Saturday from 8:00 a.m. until 12 noon. For more information call 254-739-2071.
Carroll Lumber Company was started in 1947 as Teague Lumber Company and is one of the oldest businesses in Teague.
Now owned by Clint and Kristen Skinner, the lumber company is still going strong. It is still, however, in the Carroll family. Kristen Little Skinner is the great granddaughter of the founder E.O. Nicholas and granddaughter of Glendon and Iva Nicholas Carroll.
Following the retirement of Glendon Carroll and when LaDonna Carroll Turner, who was in charge of the company for many years, decided to take another course, Clint and Kristen bought the business. “When I started in December of 2007, I found that I didn't know much about the lumber business,” said Clint. “But little by little I learned.” One of the first things he did was to change the business from ledger books and paper to computer.
Clint says he chose to purchase Carroll Lumber because he was tired working where he couldn't advance and did not want to move away from Teague. “We all wanted to keep Carroll Lumber Company in the family,” said Skinner. Now the fourth generation is running the business.
Carroll Lumber Company can take care of all of your building needs right here in Teague. In addition to many grades and cuts of lumber...
More →Cori Lynne Grant Is The First Freestone Co. Baby Of 2012
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
The Grant Family
Little Cori Lynne won The Teague Chronicle's First Baby of 2012 contest when she was born at 3:40 p.m. on January 6, 2012.
Cori Lynne was born to James and Averie Grant of Fairfield at Navarro Hospital in Corsicana, Texas. She weighed 7 pounds and 13 ounces and was 19.5 inches long. Her three year old sister, Allison Dean, welcomed Cori Lynne home from the hospital.
Daddy James is an auctioneer for Barrett-Jackson Classic Car Auction and Mommy Averie owns and operates Peridot Salon and Boutique in Fairfield, Texas.
Maternal grandparents are David and Becky Packer of Red Oak, Texas and paternal grandparents are Linda Grant and Glynn Harris of Fairfield.
The Teague Chronicle would like to thank the twenty-one contest sponsors for their generous gifts to baby Cori Lynne.
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