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VOL. 5 - NO. 20 EDITION AUGUST/ SEPTEMBER 2014 groves.standard@yahoo.com / billyhollywoodgroves.com 50 CENTS

Groves Standard THE MURDER OF MICHAEL BROWN: LATEST IN A SERIES

AFRICAN AMERICAN BEAUTY AND TALENT

Crockett protesters share sentiments on Big Mike. (L-­

Myrtis Dightman. See full Story on page 8

Houston County Juneteenth 2014 Royalty : (L-­R) Vanlesha Houston (Miss Junetteenth Queen) Zakeea Owens, (Runner-­-­

The recent killing of eighteen year old Michael Brown of Ferguson, Mis-­souri, by a Ferguson Police Officer, has once again opened up an old, racist wound in America. The riots, looting and mass demonstrations that

tion of not only America, but the rest of the world. The circumstances that surround this case are very similar to the 2013 murder of Trayvon Martin, a seventeen year old African American killed by a white man, George Zim-­

a police officer, he said he thought the young, unarmed, black man he ac-­costed and shot to death, was a threat to his life. Over the past few years, young black men have been killed at an alarming rate by white police officers and others acting in authority because

showed that white police officers in America kill black men at a rate of nearly two times a week in the United States of America. The message that is currently being sent to African Americans is that your life is not worth much, and that black people can be killed, locked-­up, abused and disre-­

spected with impunity. I would go a

judicial system has allowed this be-­havior to become common place be-­cause they consistently fail to punish those who kill black people under pretense of certain circumstances. As I write this article, U.S. attor-­ney General Eric Holder and the U.S. Justice department are conducting a federal investigation of Michael

the Feds would also look into all of the past injustices over the last ten years against African Americans that

Consider the cases of Sean Bell, twenty-­three, killed by New York City police at his bachelor party in 2006;; Jordan Davis, seventeen, killed by a white man in Jacksonville, Florida for loud rap music in 2014;; Eric Garner choked to death by New York police in 2014;; Alfred Wright, twenty-­eight, of Hemphill, Texas murdered in the Jasper, Texas area under suspicious circumstances and with a possible police cover-­up;; Renisha McBride, nineteen year old black woman killed in 2013 in Detroit, Michigan in a con-­troversial way with police refusing to charge her killer, a white man;; Pearlie Golden, ninety three year old woman of Hearne, Texas killed by twenty-­eight year old former Hearne, Texas, police officer Stephen Stem. Stem who is white had already killed

the Bryan, Texas police department. He had also been suspended twice for negative actions while on the Bry-­

an Police Department. Stem said he killed the ninety-­three year old black woman because he feared for his life. I could go on and on about the back folk that I know of who have been killed and received no justice in the U.S. judicial system. I will end this conversation for the moment with these words. justice for the late, eighteen year old

good about U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and the Federal Govern-­ment intervening in this situation. The U.S. Government has a role to play in these tragedies when local govern-­ment and jurisprudence actions are inadequate or lacking. The rallying cry of the demonstrators and protestors in

Africa and the rest of the World.

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Opinion / Outlook

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First Things First NO TIME TO FALL BACK

Reflections of A Poet ...

Houston County Democratic Club Hosts Motivational Meeting

By Groves CEO

With the upcoming 2014 Novem-­ber mid-­term elections near it is of the

no longer use the old excuse-­

know in retrospect, that is not a true statement. The changes that have occurred in our national, state and local elections across America in the past few years bear witness to the truth Things began to change on the political landscape of America, when average Americans started to get up

you. If you want to stay free, have influence and power, you have to

ter if you are rich or poor, we are all equal at the voting booth. I often hear people talking about leaving something for the next gener-­ation that will help them in the future. As I see it, one of the most wonderful legacies you could leave your family or the next generation is the gift of teaching your family and friends the importance of voting. This would be something very special to leave as your legacy to others. The power of the vote is more precious than gold. Everyone seeking power in America politically through-­out history understood that the vote

By Willie Carwell, Guest Poet Palestine, Texas

We the people

We the people had no idea how heavy the price.

As we watched our brothers and sis-­ters sold into slavery for such things

as grain and rice. We the people have rhythm that's

seated down within our soul. But we also inherited the song of

blues because of stains

in our clothes. We the people come from some of

the most dangerous regions known to man. That's why we are an adaptable

race and our surrounding we truly understand.

As we the people evolve into such things as leaders, ambassadors

and kings.

that's the struggles of the ones who laid down their lives

so that the constitutional song of freedom

we the people can sing.

Forgive Them With Your Heart

The bitterness of their words stained the pureness of thine heart.;;

the most innocent part of you has been violated and its ripping

you apart. You moved on as if everything is ok,

but the scars have turned into bitterness and it's written

all over your face. What once brought you joy,

foolishness has turned into pain, And you groan within yourself

at the though of how much of a grudge remains.

But don't fret my child, there is hope for you yet!

Cast your cares upon the Lord and he will give you peace and

glorious rest. Forgiveness is a must, for us to enter

into heaven, Let the Lord your heart redeem

Then you will find the power to forgive them.

Attorney Jesse Gaines

Democratic Club Members & Guests

I recently had the pleasure of at-­tending the Houston County Demo-­

Crockett. The special guest speaker was attorney Jesse Gaines of Ft. Worth, a consultant for the Wendy Davis Campaign for Governor of Tex-­as. Attorney Gaines said he first met Wendy Davis when she served on the Ft. Worth, Texas, City Council. Throughout the time he has known Wendy Davis, Gaines said she

Gaines also acknowledged and

institution educated a lot of people who took their education to places all over America and enriched many peo-­

Tyler King from Lufkin who is very active in the Democratic party of Tex-­as, especially with voter registration, also spoke at the meeting. King men-­tioned organizing a neighborhood team for the purpose of getting more people registered to vote and assist-­ing voters with transportation to the polls. Over all, it was a great informative meeting with a nice crowd of mem-­bers. Dr. Willa Wooten headed the meeting. I also had the pleasure of join-­ing the Houston County Democratic Club.

fundraiser under the pavilion at Davy Crockett Park, September 6, 2014, at 11:00 AM. For more information you can check with the Houston County Democratic Club on the internet.

of American politics. Why do you think so many people lost their lives trying to vote? For African Ameri-­cans, poor whites and minorities, the road to freedom must always lead to

they have to put people who have their best interests in mind, into elect-­ed positions of power.

President Barack Obama became

president in 2008 because citizens went out and voted for him. Now once again, we have to maintain our focus and direction and return to the voting booths in November 2014.

the voting polls. I will end this article by reminding the people of certain facts: First

right side of history, go out and exer-­

the American way. We have to stay

America, Africa and the rest of the World.

(L-­R) Jurlinda Gentry, Bridgett Lamb (Co. Treasurer) Dr. Willa Wooten, (Club President) and Lois Ball.

Tyler King, Democratic Com-­munity Organizer , Lufkin Texas

Democratic Club Members: Donald Ards, Hunter Watson &

Reginald Berry

Register to

VOTE

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. . . When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a standard against him. Isaiah 59:19 (KJV)

Local Pageant Winner Continues Her Winning Ways

The Late Vera Lee Ware Adams

Taniah Johnson, daughter of Ali-­sha Mosley and Mark Johnson of Crockett, is generating lots of buzz on the pageant scene. She debuted in 2012-­2014 as a Little Miss Juneteenth Contestant with the Annual Houston County Juneteenth Pageant spon-­sored by the Groves Educational Foundation, coordinated by Dr. Ian-­thia Fisher. Her mother Alisha, also served as the 2014 Houston County Little Miss Juneteenth Committee Pageant Chair. In July 0f 2014, Tani-­ah participated in the Miss Piney-­woods Pageant in Longview, Texas and was awarded 1st Runner-­up in her age group. She was also recognized as a Runner-­Up in the ticket sales promotional event. She is the granddaughter of Charles Wiley, Pauline Mosley, Janie Johnson and Delbert (Poncho) McKnight all of Crockett. Taniah is also the great granddaughter of Lee and Sue Mosley, the late Benny and Sara McKnight and Callie Mae Cary also of Crockett;; as well as the late Tanny and Vila Wiley of Lovelady and the late Allen (Dude) Johnson of Centerville. Tania also participated in the Lit-­tle Miss East Texas Pageant in Lufkin, Texas where she won 2nd Runner-­up. She was sponsored by Mr. Mo Amjad. She will be participating in the Miss Forrest Festival Pageant in Septem-­ber. If you would like to support her in this endeavor you may purchase a pageant advertisement or buy a raffle ticket (tickets are 1.00 for a chance to win a $100 Visa Gift Card). You may contact Alisha Mosley for tickets, ads or general donations. All proceeds are used to assist with pageant expenses. Congratulations to Tania and to all who support her!

MURCHISON /COOPER FAMILY REUNION

The Murchison/ Cooper family Reunion will be held on September 26th and the 27th in Crockett at Davy Crockett Park. Rev. Noble Cooper Jr. of San Antonio, a Crockett native is spearheading the event. Rev. Cooper said he is inviting all of his relatives to attend this important family affair. For more information on the Mur-­chison / Cooper Family Reunion you can contact Lucille Davis at (936) 624-­6207;; Don Cooper at (832) 877-­6333;;Tenika Rogers at (832) 418-­8643;; or Rev. Noble Cooper Jr. at (210) 373-­3409. Also get more infor-­mation on the family reunion on Face-­book at Murchison Cooper.com

Jr. Miss Juneteenth Queen and Court 2014 (L-­Sims (Miss Congeniality) Jaydyn Martin (Runner-­(Queen) and Aaliyah Price (Court.).

Jones, Chelsea Strange, (Bottom) Madison Faulk, Tiana Hawkins,

The Little Miss Contestants participated in the non-­competitive category of the Juneteenth Pageant. Pictured above are all but one of the listed Contestants: (Contestants are not listed in order)

Walker, Patreecia White, Taniah John-­

Skye Riley and Jadahlyn Moore. (Left) Little Mr. Escort Charles Wiley Jr. ,takes a break.

Community leader Johnny Adams of Texas City, the husband of the late Vera Adams of Texas City, a Crockett native, shares his reflections on his visit to Austin to the Carver Museum, an African American Museum, which features the historical marker recog-­nizing Texas African American schools that were closed due to inte-­gration. Adams and other Texas City residents spearheaded the historical marker project.

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FINDING COMFORT IN AN UNCHANGING GOD

KEN HOUSTON

By Dr. Helen King, GSN Sr. Editor The world is rapidly changing and we, too, sometimes get caught up in the dizzy onslaught of shifting circum-­stances. The flurry of such activity may cause us to question the stability of everything around us. Is there any-­thing we can hold on to that does not evolve in some way? Yes! Yes! And Yes! There is one constant;; one true source of stability. God, Himself, is the eternal source. He exists outside time and is unaffect-­ed by the change it brings. On Him we can confidently rely that he will remain unchanged. Moreover, He is always good, even when we may have a diffi-­cult time believing so as we change. His love for each of us, which moti-­vates Him is part of His constant be-­ing. He is God and according to His own Word, He does not change. As we know from scripture, God has no origin or beginning. He is eter-­nal. We know that God is omniscient meaning He knows all, He is omnipo-­tent meaning he is all powerful, He is

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omnipresent meaning He is present everywhere at the same time. In the written word of God, the Bible, we can discover much about the unchanging nature of God. In creation we learn more about Him, however, most sig-­nificantly, he reveals Himself through His Son Jesus Christ. Through Jesus we can experience the peace of being in fellowship with God as we become more stable like Him in knowledge and wisdom. One changeless attribute of God revealed through Christ is Love. John

world that he gave His only Son, that whosoever believes him should not perish but have eternal life.(RSV) His love anchors us when the winds of change howl at our door. Another changeless attribute of

Be ye Holy;; for I am Holy. Accepting the gift of righteous offered to us through belief in Jesus Christ brings the Holy Spirit into our lives. Follow-­ing the Spirit assures us we belong to

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 6 a dry cleaning business and his moth-­

er, Joe Houston of Nacogdoches, was also a great athlete at Dunbar High School. His big sister Shirley is a tal-­

who lives in Wichita Falls, Texas, and his baby sister Julliette, is also a dedi-­cated Christian church worker and proud grandmother who lives in Lufkin. Ken also credited his late football coach, Elmer Redd, with being inspi-­rational to him when he was in high school. Ken singled out the Marshall family of Crockett as some of his

grandmother Pallmetta Marshall and

my mother, my Aunt Earlie Marshall Groves, and all of the Marshall older relatives were very inspirational be-­cause they came from sharecroppers to positions of leadership. They were the type of family that was very gifted and loved God. I asked Ken about the current controversy about the name Washing-­ton Redskins and what his thoughts

the Redskins about three weeks ago,

ject to hurt anyone. The way I see it,

Ken left me with these final words

money but only God can give you wis-­dom. You have to have wisdom to understand what life is about so you can enjoy it. On your journey, you have to take family along the way, if

I look at the way God brought my fam-­ily and myself up, I realize that it was

For more information on Ken

internet at Hall of Fame.com Redskins or Tennessee Titans.com.

God eternally. There is great comfort in knowing we can never lose our sal-­vation because we are sealed with the Holy Spirit. Since all of mankind is subject to change, the immutability or unchang-­ing nature of God, is sometimes diffi-­cult for us to understand, but not im-­

ly Spirit, enables us to obtain, through faith in Jesus Christ, enough

unchanging nature, to greatly benefit from our personal relationship with

or changelessness can uplift our hearts, give us strength for our jour-­ney, and bring victory in this life and the life to come.

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8 Erin Ford, Kobe Berry, Bev, Coach

(Tr in i t y , TX) , Gigg ie Mosley, John Jen -­k ins, Quane l l X, The Cast ro Bro the rs of San An ton io , James (Pa lest ine ) Smith , Cam Benton and Mar ie , Brandy Pleasant and Fami ly , U .S. Rep . Al Green, Grape land H igh Sand ies, Kenna rd H igh T ige rs, Love lady H igh L ions, Latexo H igh, C rocket t H igh Bu l ldogs, Trinity Tigers, The late Trayvon Martin, Penny Lynn

Crockett Post Of f ice Crew, Sha-­

Rev. And Sis. Winston Spencer, the late Marilyn Monroe the Late Whitney Houston .

(Top) Escorts: Jacorian Hawkins, Deontrae Hawkins, Crist ian Brice, Trevon Hawkins (Bottom) Charles Wiley Jr. and Tywoin Delane. Not

Juneteenth Escorts and Little Mr. Contestants

East Texas SHOUTOUTS!

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gospel entertainment promoter Jimmy Spivey and J Spivey productions will be bringing a new Gigantic Gospel 2014 Concert to Huntsville, Texas. Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum on the campus of Sam Houston State Uni-­versity will be the site of the concert on Sunday, September 14, 2014. Television star David Mann (AKA

along with co-­host Gospel Superstar Pastor Kim Burrell. Gospel greats Tamela Mann;; Vickie Winans;; Kathy

Carwley will perform. The Gigantic Gospel Concert 2014 starts at 5:00 pm. at SHSU in Huntsville. For tickets you can go to Ticket Web at 866-­468-­7621 or www.ticketweb.com.or con-­tact Brother Leroy Bryant in Hunts-­ville, Texas @ 936-­577-­6016, or Lilli-­an Marshall, Crockett, Texas 936-­852-­Inc. Lufkin, Texas (936-­632-­2266), or Classic Sounds, Bryan, Texas (979-­571-­3596) or Virginia Carr, Excel-­lence Impressions Hair Salon, Bryan, Texas (979-­422-­0487). Dr. Helen King of Huntsville, Tex-­as, Senior Editor of the Groves Stand-­ard and longtime community leader in Huntsville had this to say about the

portunity for people to come together

pel radio personality featured on the Brother I.G. Liggins Gospel Inspira-­tional Show simulcast Sunday morn-­ings on KHVL 1049 the Hits and KSAM AM Radio Stations and on the internet. Comedian Charles Allen of Los Angeles is an East Texas native (Crockett/ Latexo) who excelled in sports in East Texas and Kansas State. Allen who went by the name Charles Burney while doing his sports endeavors in high school and at K-­State has been very busy this past year. He performed this past summer at the Improv Comedy Club in Hou-­ston and it was very well attended by his family and friends from Texas and across the nation. The Groves Stand-­ard will be tracking the journey of Charles Allen, not only because he is a home town boy from East Texas, but because he is a great entertainer and a great person. tion that boy D.J. Warfield who is hosting rap shows and musical events all over the place. High fives also go to Mrs. Cherry Rich and Rich Kid Ra-­dio. Mrs. Cherry Rich is doing a su-­per job of promoting talented enter-­

East Texas Entertainment Electrifies

tainers and publishing the works of artists on her label. You can reach her Radio programs on the internet at Blogtalkradio.com/Cherry Rich or call in at (323) 410-­0l01. Betty Jackson of Greensboro, North Carolina is a talented singer and the niece of legendary P-­Funk singer, entertainer, George Clinton. Betty told me her uncle George is still performing on stage. Betty is current-­ly working with Cherry Rich on her musical career. Betty is also an Avon beauty products representative. For

music and Avon career, contact http://www.yourAvon.com/Soulful Sul-­try Cosmetics or call: (336)937-­0768 Dead End Barbershop Boys, Brand

Untwaun Johnson of Crockett and

Grapeland and everyone else who helped promote positive rap concerts and events in East Texas this past summer. The East Texas Hip Hop concert for HIV and Health held on July 26th in Crockett, featuring rappers;; Beat King, Hurrican Chris, Just Brittany, Young Nation, Singer Tamika Handy of Crockett, D.J. White Boy Boogie and D. J. Warfield, was a big success. Congrats to all involved!

Dr. Ruth Groves-­Watson (pictured far left) President of the Groves Standard Newspaper, recently part icipated in a meeting with Harris County District Court judge Glen Devlin about community improvement plans in partnership with the Sunnyside Place Community Development Corporation and the Peoples United Summit of Houston .

T-­Shep

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Young Knowledge

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KEN HOUSTON: NFL HALL of FAMER

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VOTE VOTE VOTE

I had a great conversation recent-­ly with my cousin NFL Hall of Famer Ken Houston, a Lufkin, Texas native. We talked about his football career from Lufkin Dunbar High School to the NFL and a lot of other things. Ken Houston is the son of the late Herod

ston of Lufkin who were both from Crockett, Texas. In high school he played football for legendary coach Elmer Redd. After an outstanding high school football career, Ken played football for Prairie View A&M Universi-­ty where his talents got him drafted to the NFL as a defensive back. He made the Houston Oilers team, now the Tennessee Titans, in 1967 played for them and was traded to the Wash-­ington Redskins in 1972 for five players. He played eight super seasons for the Redskins, where he was rated as the best defensive back in Red-­skins history. He was inducted into the NFL Hal of Fame after his retire-­ment in 1980. He went on to become a successful coach, counselor, busi-­nessman, community leader, family man and an overall positive leader.

Ken and wife Dr. Gustie Houston, a longtime educator and Prairie View A&M University graduate, have raised two children. Their daughter, Kene Houston, is a school teacher in the Houston area and their son, Kenneth Houston, is currently attending the University of Houston. I asked Ken about some of the NFL players he admired when he was

retired a year before I came in as a Rookie was probably the best football player I ever saw. Earl Campbell was a hard runner to bring down. Walter Payton was also one of the greatest

on to say that the great Charlie Tay-­lor, a Grapeland, Texas native who played running back and receiver for the Washington Redskins was one of his favorite players. He added, Charlie Taylor started his football career at Prairie View A&M before transferring to Arizona State. Charlie Taylor would come back to Grapeland every year to visit his family in East Texas. Ken also mentioned Dick Butkus and Johnny Unitas as NFL players that he admired. Ken and family attend Kingwood First Baptist Church in the Houston area. I asked him about his advice for young people, his role models and his

people need to do is acknowledge

around God. They have to realize who brought them here. That is my

parents were his number one role models. His father owned and operated

See Ken Houston page 4

Jabril Taylor of Buckeye, Arizona is a former star running back for Un-­ion High School in Buckeye, Arizona. I had the pleasure of meeting Jabril through his grandfather Wayne Taylor of Chicago, a Latexo /Crockett, Texas native. Jabril rushed for over two thousand yards and scored thirty one touchdowns his senior year in high school. After high school he played football for Western Illinois University where he scored a touchdown his freshman year. Jabril is currently playing football at a junior college in Arizona. I asked Jabril, who has a great personality, about his sports career and his life. tually will go back and play for a divi-­sion one college. While I was at West-­ern Illinois University, I accomplished one of my goals, to score a touchdown on a

Jabril is the son of Chicago na-­tives Gayle and Tanisha Taylor of Arizona. He was born in Chicago and grew up in Arizona where he attended Mt. Pleasant Church in Buckeye, Ari-­

Jabril Taylor: Young Athlete with Big Plans

zona under Pastor Richard Burrell. His parents, grandfather, and his old-­er relatives are his role models. Jabril

Michael James are his favorite NFL running backs. I asked him about his advice for other young people and about his

advice for young people. Jabril said he was very proud of his family in Texas. The Taylor family of La-­texo / Crockett and Grapeland Texas, of Houston County and East Texas, are among his rela-­tives. Jabril was in Texas recent-­ly to see his cousin, popular Los Angeles Comedian Charles (Burney) Allen, perform in Hou-­

ett, Texas, he said, to hang out

Aunt Nadine Taylor, Shon, Fud, Don, Charles Taylor, Leatris, and his Uncle Benny Taylor are some of his kinfolk in Crockett, Texas.

Dead End Barbershop First Place Champions for the 2014 Real Deal Hip Hop Basketball Tournament , Crockett, Texas. Team members L-­R: Billy

-­Dre Murray and Jeremy LaDay.

Dead End Barbershop Wins 2014 Real Deal Hip Hop Basketball Tournament

Ken Houston : NFL Hall of Famer

Kudos go out to coach Tanesiah

ett High School. Coach Johnson brings a wealth of knowledge and ex-­perience to the Crockett High School

years following a stellar career as a basketball player in high school and college. Her senior year at Kennard High School, she led her team to the state championship. Coach Lamb said she was excit-­ed and happy about the opportunity to coach, teach and educate the kids of Crockett. I asked her about her con-­nection to the late Kennard and East Texas coaching legend Billie Lamb. She said Billie Lamb was her great

CROCKETT WELCOMES HEAD COACH

aunt and godmother. We are wishing

ily all of the success in the world. Coach Lamb is married to Brandon Johnson, a Crockett native and businessman.

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Around the State and Nation Crockett Stages Demonstration for the

DEDICATION With Love and Sympathy

Groves, GSN / CEO Crockett, Texas was the site of a recent peaceful demonstration in sup-­port of the late Mike Brown, an eight-­een year old African American man killed by a white police officer. Sup-­porters of justice for Mike Brown, car-­ried signs on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. which spoke of their concern for the slain teenager. This reporter (Hollywood) participated and had a great time carrying my sign, which

Many young people who drove down MLK Blvd. stopped, took pic-­tures with the demonstrators and posted them on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and other internet sites. I must admit it felt good to be a small

East Texas SHOUT OUTS !

Jesus Christ, President Barack Obama, Dr. Ruth Watson Houston, Wendy Davis, Dr. Willia Wooten, Lar-­ry Robbins, Rev. Norman and Linda White, Johnny Adams, Jim Ervin, Dr. Ianthia Fisher, Eric Holder, Peter Miles, Judge Sarah Clark, Bridgett

Edward Shepherd, CISD Superinten-­dent Terry Myers, Coach Jimmy Thomas,(CISD Head Football Coach),

Wade, Lynda Warfield, Floyd Price, Chester Houston, Chester Crawford,

bell, Tamron Hall MSNBC News To-­day Show, Cass Hall, Charles Burney, Floyd and Lois Ball, Mr. and Mrs. W.L. Tillis, African American News & Is-­sues, The East Texas Informer, Max-­ine and Walter Session, Daphne Ses-­sion, Mad Kat, Candy Smith, Dr. Hel-­en and George King, Rev. Delvin Atchison, Dr. Brenda Atchison, Atty. Jesse Gaines (Ft. Worth, TX.), Tyler King, Roberta Mason, Gloria Davis, Reginald Berry , Donald Wooten, Otis Duren, Bobby Ray McKnight, Court-­ney Taylor, Rev. Johnny Taylor, Bev-­erly Taylor, Barbara Wooten, Rev. Jim Ainsworth, Bill Holcomb, The Houston

ten worldwide attention. The people who stopped and talked with us were a true representation of America: White, African Americans, Hispanic, Asian, Native Americans and some people who live here, but were born in foreign countries. They were all sup-­portive of justice for Michael Brown. One white woman, who works and lives in Crockett, stopped and

did that policeman have to shoot him

the question the whole world wanted to know. I also added that justice for Mike Brown was not a black or a white thing;; it was an American thing and the right thing for anybody living in this nation. God bless Crockett, the USA, Africa and the rest of the world.

R&B Singer Bobby Womack (If You ), Ruby Dee /

singer, dancer, poet, actress, journal-­

Georgia Rhodes/ Crockett (Matriarch of the talented Rhodes Family. Aunt

of Tyler/ Crockett, beloved sister, mother, aunt, grandmother and a Texas Hair Profession legend. Tru-­man Lamb Sr. Kennard, Texas, deco-­rated U.S. Army veteran, community

leader, family and churchman, hus-­band of Kennard High School legend Coach Billie Lamb. The innocent vic-­tims of the Malaysian Airlines Flight 17. Jay Van Purvis (Crockett / Tyler), Rodney Thomas June 2014, Houston, Texas former Groveton High football all American who later played for Tex-­as A&M University , the Houston Oil-­ers and Tennessee Titans of the NFL. Gloria Fletcher Jones, Waco, Crockett High, Paul Quinn College graduate, wife of the late Paul Quinn basketball star Oliver Jones of Arkansas. Dia-­mond Harris, (Crockett);; Fannie Arce-­neaux Rice Barksdale (Houston) mother in law of NFL great Ken Hou-­ston and wife Gustie Houston. Antho-­ny Shepherd (Crockett) ,Alvin Bow-­ens;; Rosie Reece;; Martha Leonard Wooten Mitchell , Mrs. Le Gora White

Rev. Myron Waddell, Pastor

Porter Springs Community, 567 CR 3080 Crockett , Texas 75835

-­6400

WORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES Sunday School: 9:30 A.M. Sunday Worship: 11:10 A.M.

Wednesday Mid-­Week Service: 6:30 P.M.

County Democratic Club, James and Jurlinda Gentry, Pat Perry, Rev. Joe L. Ards Jr. , Rev. Benjamin Ards, the Ards Family, Union Prairie Baptist

Woods, Dr. Lynn Ray Ellison, State Rep. Sylvester Turner, Victoria and Martin Essien, Troy and Earlie Thom-­as, Rev. Oscar Henderson and Fami-­

Shirley and Rev. Angus Thomas, Joe Houston, Julliette Overshon, Ken and

Bail Bonding, Claude Riley, Darrell and Brenda Smith, Sis. Earlie Groves, Leon and Patricia Gibson, Clara Gon-­

Mask-­Simmons Families, the Purvis-­Hamp Families, the Cooper families, Dr. Edwarlene Willis, Mirron Willis, Skipper Lee Frazier, Slim Thug, Youngest in Charge, T-­Shep, Wadell Smith, The McCullough Family, Myrtis Digtman & Family, Pros Perity Bank/ Crockett, The Crockett Public Library, The Grapeland Public Library, See East Texas Shout ... Page 4

Crockett Loses Community Icon

The Crockett Community mourns the lost of one of its longest living commu-­nity icons. Mrs. Le Gora White, (101 yrs.) She loved God, Family and Com-­munity and will be missed by All!

The late Joanne Elsie Lake Beloved Teacher and Friend to the Crockett

Community

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