Nar-Anon meetings, to help families of drug abusers, are held at 7 p.m. Mondays at Navarro County Dream Center office building, 409 N. 12th St., across from the Navarro County Courthouse. Adult recovery program (substance abuse support group) meets at 7 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays at the Navarro County Dream Center house, 411 N. 12th St. For more information on any of these support groups, call (903) 641-0242.
Al-Anon meets at 2412 N. Beaton St., Corsicana, at 8 p.m. Thursdays and at 4 p.m. Sundays.
Alcoholics Anonymous meets at 11 a.m. Sundays and at 8 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays at the annex building of Lakeside United Methodist Church, 515 Farm-to-Market Road 416, Streetman (St. Elmo community).
“Celebrate Recovery,” a 12-step Bible-based Christ-centered recovery program for adults, is held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Mondays at First Baptist Church fellowship hall, 510 W. Collin St., and from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursdays at 918 N. 13th St. Child care is available for Mondays. For more information, call Barbara Abbe at (903) 654-0003, Jeff Fitzhugh at (903) 872-7473 or Grady Pierson at (903) 874-3421.
Corsicana Public Library would appreciate donations of annuals from G.W. Jackson School. For more information, call (903) 654-4810.
Navarro Regional Hospital Auxiliary is searching for friendly, compassionate volunteers to serve in various areas of the hospital. Scheduled times and hours and days are flexible. For more information, contact Connie Beal, volunteer coordinator, at (903) 654-6802; or membership chairmen Jessie Gonzales at (903) 872-1596 or Lydia Holy at (903) 872-1740.
Experience Works wants to serve the community by providing money to low income older workers while they learn new skills. If you would like to provide training or be paid to learn new skills while providing community service, please contact Betty Northcott at North Central Texas Workforce Center at (903) 874-8276, Ext. 230, or Liz Cox at (877) 781-9953. You may also learn more at www.experienceworks.org.
MLK Center board conducts a senior citizen program from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. every first and third Tuesday of the month. Senior citizens are invited to come and be a part. The seniors do chair exercises, play games and make gifts for special occasions or events throughout the year. For more information, contact Della Borkchum at (903) 874-7259 or (903) 872-3994, or Jim Graves at (903) 874-7259 or (903) 874-8053.
Bi-Stone Antique Tractor Club meets at 6:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at the Freestone County Sheriff’s Office Training Center, U.S. Highway 84, two miles west of Teague. Anyone interested in older farm equipment, rebuilding, overhauling, etc. is welcome. For more information, call (254) 765-3537.
Storytime is held from 9:30 to 10 a.m. each Wednesday for children at the Corsicana Public Library. For more information, call (903) 654-4810.
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Memorial Day ceremony honors servicemen, women
Navarro County turned out in numbers Monday to honor those who made the ultimate sacrafice in service to the U.S. military.
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One killed, five hurt in Interstate rollover
One man was killed and five others injured Sunday when a Ford Expedition rolled several times and jumped a cable barrier on Interstate 45 south of Corsicana.
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Memorial Day services Monday at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Monday is Memorial Day, and Corsicana will host two separate ceremonies to honor those who gave their lives in service to our country.
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Downtown's 'The Diner' to close its doors Thursday
The Diner, in downtown Corsicana, will close its doors after the close of business Thursday, owner Richard Arnett said Sunday.
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Sample Ballots, Polling Places for May 29 Election
Click this link to get sample ballots for the May 29 Primary Election
Early voting
Early voting will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays Monday thru Friday May 14 through May 18, and May 21 through May 25, 2012, in the basement of the Navarro County Courthouse, 300 W. Third Ave., Corsicana.
Early voting will be held on the weekend from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday May 19, and from noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday, May 20, in the basement of the Navarro County Courthouse, 300 W. Third Ave., Corsicana. -
Commissioners to meet Tuesday
The Navarro County Commissioners Court is scheduled to meet in special session at 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 29, in the county courtroom of the Navarro County Courthouse.
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The Texas Bankers Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Texas Bankers Association, presented a Cornerstone Award to Community National Bank & Trust of Texas, Corsicana
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Local Beat 5/28/12
A listing of meetings and events of interest from throughout Navarro County
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Candidate Q&A: U.S. Representative, District 6
The race for District 6
After the redistricting conflicts that took nearly eight months and multiple lawsuits to resolve, a new congressional districts were carved out, but Navarro County remains in District 6 with incumbent Representative Joe Barton.
However, Barton is facing his toughest challenge to his seat in more than a decade. He has four Republican opponents in the primary, and four Democrats are also vying for the seat in that primary.
All the candidates in both parties were given the same questions and asked to submit their answers for Corsicana Daily Sun readers. These are the four responses we received.
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CHS Val and Sal speeches
Corsicana High School held graduation ceremonies for the Class of 2012 Friday at the CHS Gymnasium. Ryan Hitt was chosen valedictorian, and Alberto Miranda was the salutatorian. Here are the speeches delivered by the two at the Friday ceremonies.
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