Oakwood News

It's out there. In the fairgrounds. By the churchyards. Down the country roads. A haunt for the ghost who wants cash with his candy.

The flu bug has hit Oakwood Independent School District hard this week - prompting the school district to close for the rest of the week.

Davi Killion and Jonathan Ingram were married July 25, 2009 at Elmwood Gardens in Palestine, Texas.

A benefit for Jeff Duck will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Palestine.

Released by Kelly Young with the City of Jacksonville: The Palestine Public Library is being forced to relocate its entire collection after both the north and south wings of their building collapsed this summer, and the Jacksonville Public Library is stepping up to ensure Palestine readers have a place where they can pick up free reading materials ...

Oakwood, Texas, has more cows than people. Oakwood bank in Texas has provided 99 years of excellent customer service.

Maegan Elizabeth Black and David Gene Rantala both of Elkhart were united in marriage on Saturday, June 27, at First Baptist Church of Elkhart.

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

New board member Chris Agapiou will be sworn into office during Monday's meeting of the Oakwood Independent School District's Board of Trustees.

A 26-year-old Oakwood man was arrested on multiple charges early Tuesday morning after authorities say he almost struck an office's vehicle as he fled the scene before wrecking his car.

Since Leon County voters gave the go-ahead to paying more property taxes to get ambulance service back, officials there have been busy.

A temporary ambulance service is in place in northeast Leon County, and a permanent service is a few weeks away after Saturday's election.

Leon County Judge Byron Ryder fears that residents won't have an ambulance during a serious emergency.

Law enforcement personel and railroad workers gather at a command center in Oakwood near to a train derailment Thursday.

Next week, Nebraska lawmakers will begin looking for ways to pare down the state's two-year budget.

An evacuation has been ordered for some Oakwood residents as emergency crews are struggle to put out a fire on a derailed train in Leon County.

A temporary ambulance service could be named by Tuesday to serve areas in Leon County where EMS is no longer provided.

Residents of northeastern Leon County have ambulance service again, but only for the next 25 days.

The clock is ticking for some Leon County residents who will be without ambulance service beginning Tuesday.

Just as soon as a small Leon County town hired its first police chief, the job was once again open after the chief was placed behind bars Monday.