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June 19, 2013 / Front Page

Getting her feet wet

MaCaela Whitaker is all smiles as she prepares to hit the water at the Rusk City Pool. The Rusk City Pool, located at 555 Euclid St., is open Monday-Saturday from 1-6 p.m. More...

Class size waivers not expected

BY GLORIA JENNINGS

Cherokee County schools do not expect to ask for waivers on class size this fall. The deadline for filing a waiver is early October. More...

Rusk street renovation projects start July 8

BY GLORIA JENNINGS

Street renovation work in Rusk will begin July 8. The Rusk City Council accepted a bid Thursday evening from Drewery Contractors of Nacogdoches for renovation of 41 Rusk streets. More...

County

Yard of the Month

The yard of JoAnn Hart on Golfcrest Drive is the Rusk Garden Club Yard of the Month for June. Garden club members pictured with Patty Chapman, Mrs. More...

Couple attends recent sock hop

Long time Rusk First Friday Dance attendees, Jim and Lynnette Jackson of Palestine, dressed for the sock hop theme at a recent event. Their life together has been spent dancing. More...

2 confirmed cases of measles reported in Denton County

BY CHRIS TAYLOR

Measles are very rare in the United States. More...

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Viewpoints

HS ‘sampler plate’ provides basis for next steps in life

GRADUATION 2013

BY SUZI MCCUISTION
JHS SALUTATORIAN

Good evening family, friends, guests and students. I am your salutatorian, Suzi McCuistion. Before I begin, I would like to thank everyone who made this night possible. More...

Nichols’ 5 cents: redistricting continues, transportation addressed

BY ROBERT NICHOLS
STATE SENATOR, DIST. 3

Did you know that this week was National Flag Week? Flag Day is celebrated each year on June 14 and commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States, which happened on that day in 1777 by a resolution of the Second Continental Congress. More...

Jacksonville’s sales tax returns dip 1.31% in June; Cuney’s sales tax erosion continues

Sales tax returns took a 33 percent dive in Cuney this month as the small city in Cherokee County watches nearby Rusk and Jacksonville siphon sales tax dollars from beer and wine sales. More...

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Sports

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Three Alto teams were not available at picture More...

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Members of the Reds (10U) are Benjamin Thrift, Wesley Royon, Connor Panuco, Jack Jordan, Landon Palmer, Faustino Juarez, Will Royon, Jayden Jackson, Jesus Swindell and Dakotah Brumit. More...

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Area Interest

Whole exome sequencing identifies recessive gene as causing deafness

Baylor College of Medicine, enews@bcm.tmc.edu

HOUSTON -- (June 13, 2013) – Sequencing the whole exome (the protein-coding part of the gene) enabled researchers led by those at Baylor College of Medicine (www.bcm.edu) to identify a recessive gene mutation associated with deafness. More...

Edinburg, Texas Woman Indicted in Mortgage Fraud Scheme

PLANO, Texas – A 34-year-old Edinburg, Texas woman has been indicted in a bank fraud scheme in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.

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Lacie Devine was indicted on June 13, 2013 by a federal grand jury and charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme. More...

Former Shelby County Couple Indicted for Health Care Fraud Violations

United States Attorney John M. Bales Eastern District of Texas

BEAUMONT, Texas – A Center, Texas, couple now living in Elgin, Texas, has been indicted and charged with health care fraud violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today. More...

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Health

Baylor pediatric HIV/AIDS program expands in Lesotho

Baylor College of Medicine, enews@bcm.tmc.edu

HOUSTON – (June 13, 2013) – The Baylor College of Medicine International Pediatric AIDS Initiative (BIPAI, www.bayloraids.org) at Texas Children’s Hospital will expand its clinical and educational efforts to reach the most remote villages of Lesotho More...

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JISD sells former Joe Wright campus to JC for $90,000

BY QUINTEN BOYD

A school building that has served as an academic hub for Jacksonville will likely remain that way. More...

Texas’ rivers tested by drought, population growth

BY KATE GALBRAITH

BEAUMONT — As the Neches River flows south toward a string of oil refineries and manufacturing plants in Southeast Texas, it winds through an area so ecologically diverse that the National Park Service runs a preserve called Big Thicket along i More...

Jacksonville Council canvasses mayoral vote

BY QUINTEN BOYD

The Jacksonville City Council took a few minutes Monday afternoon to “take care of a little business,” as Mayor Kenneth Melvin put it. More...

News

Ambulance discussion meeting with ETMC planned

Alto council seeks workable solution

BY BECKY WHISENANT

A public meeting with East Texas Medical Center EMS personnel has been scheduled in Alto for 6 p.m. Monday, June 24. More...

Extension Service plans Water Rights program in Jacksonville on July 30

The Cherokee County Extension Service Water Rights program is planned for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 30, at the Jacksonville Public Library. Program topic is “What Can You Do With Your and Your Neighbor’s Water.” More...

Star spangled salute to Veterans celebration scheduled for July 4

The annual Cherokee County Star Spangled Salute to Veterans celebration will begin with the annual Fourth of July parade in downtown Rusk. The public will assemble at 9 a.m. Thursday, July 4, on the courthouse lawn for the opening program. More...

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Community

2 area persons named to North Texas honors

North Texas University students named to the president’s list include Chelsea Cheyanne McNair of Rusk. Named to the dean’s list was Ryan McKinley Goldsberry. More...

Ruskite receives honor

James S. Stingley was named to the dean’s list at Baylor University for the spring semester. He is a student in the College of Arts and Sciences. More...

Hendrick family reunion planned for June 22

The annual Hendrick family reunion will be held at 11 a.m. June 22 at the Camp Ground Baptist Church, Highway 294 W. of Alto. A covered dish luncheon will begin at noon. A short business meeting will be conducted following the noon meal. More...

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Columns

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THE Q| factor

A proud graduate – and his proud older brother

QUINTEN BOYD chreporter@mediactr.com

I’ve always been proud of Casey Tyrell Boyd, but June 7 took that to another level. More...

IDLE| American

DR. DON NEWBURY newbury@speakerdoc.com

A guess – not even an educated one – is that the average person these days believes himself or herself far too busy for engagement in conversational drivel about, uh, who we are “busier than.” More...

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