Montalba News

The countryside around Montalba, north of Palestine in Anderson County, is among the most beautiful in East Texas with its small mountains, winding roads and scenic streams.

Swing and waltz dance lessons will be taught Friday night and a dance will be held as a fund-raiser to renovate the Montalba Chapel, formerly Montalba Methodist Church.

A 10-hour standoff over the weekend with a 33-year-old Neches man ended peacefully when he walked out of a Montalba residence unarmed early Sunday morning.

The Palestine Department of State Health Services in partnership with Crown Home Health Services will be offering seasonal flu shots.

And old-fashioned country fair atmosphere will come to life Saturday for the annual Montalba Fall Fest.

A 56-year-old Palestine man has been indicted by an Anderson County grand jury in the death of a 40-year-old local man who was shot and killed earlier this year.

Norman called as new pastor A JACKSONVILLE - On July 12, Trail To Christ Cowboy Church in Jacksonville opened their doors to a new pastor, Mark Norman.

County sheriff's authorities have recovered a truck and trailer they say were taken from a local business earlier this week and then left abandoned on the side of a county road.

Montalba Christian schedule slated The evangelism team at Montalba Christian Church will meet at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.

A local couple needs your help finding their missing dog. On May 28, Kenneth and Mildred Brown carried their cat Hobo and dog Fuzz to a local veterinary office.

Kristopher Chase Holman and Cortney Nicole Powell were married April 11, 2009 at The Legacy in Jacksonville, Texas.

Clay Hamil of Montalba grips his rope and waits for the chute to open during tie-down roping Friday night at the Dogwood Classic Rodeo at the Anderson County Riding and Roping Arena.

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