Texas Masons, the only group allowed in the Alamo at night meet annually to honor heroic Masons who died in the battle. At the latest ceremony, area Masons Coleman and Bruce Peveto attended.

When several family members had their homes destroyed in Hurricane Ike, Pflugerville school teacher Betty Trusty, knew they needed assistance. “I sent out an e-mail to my faculty and where I used to teach,” said Trusty. “I was just bombarded with people that wanted to help.”

The action continued to be hard and fast. The leaders changed with the finals only two weeks away

December 31 had come marking Phyl and my 53rd anniversary. Jan. 1, 2008, we started our 54th year together. Throughout those many years we faced dire situations.

Hometown Sports Highlights
For The Record

The Record is proud to announce our 2008 All-Orange County Football Team celebrating the outstanding performances of local athletes. 

Hayden Wayne George was born at 11:39 p.m., Dec. 31 to Alayna Walles and Kenneth ‘K-Dub’ George at Christus Hospital St. Elizabeth in Beaumont. Born prematurely, Hayden has been transported to Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, but is in stable condition.

Before he was sworn-in Thursday, Sheriff Keith Merritt had announced a partial list of what some in the department were calling his “dream team.”

A three car collision just before midnight on New Year's eve blocked the 16th Street and Green Avenue intersection for a while.

Mary McKenna, executive director of Southeast Texas Hospice has joined a very small club.