Rusk Economic Development Corporation (REDCO) directed Charles Hassell, REDCO president, Friday afternoon to continue negotiations with Etech, Inc., a call center company. He was authorized to sign loan notes, security agreements and performance agreement on behalf of REDCO to secure the new busin... More...
Voters in Rusk and Jacksonville approved all charter amendment proposals at Saturday's elections. Proposition 3 on the Rusk ballot asked that the mayor's vote be taken away except in the event of a tie. That proposal passed 49-48. Proposition five allowing city employees spending up to $2,000 pa... More...
Water and gas continued to be the primary issues the Alto City Council has to deal with as the council took steps to improve both systems at Monday's regular meeting. The council voted to contract with DNH Services to clean out and inspect two of the city's water tanks and to contract with Tiger C... More...
Two people were killed and four were life-flighted as a result of a two car collision on U.S. Highway 84 approximately 5.4 miles east of Rusk, said Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Steven Crosby. Trooper Crosby said Cherry Grimes, 31, of Rusk, was killed on impact when her 2006 Pontiac G... More...
My college roommate was a weirdo. No, really, he was. He would even tell you he was a weirdo. Hey, I was a weirdo in college. Who wasn't? My managing editor was probably a weirdo, because she went to school at the University of Texas, and we all know that there are those who want to "keep Austin ... More...
Stanley and Kay Gresham announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Tori Nicole, to Jason Max Barnes, son of Max and Linda Barnes of Arlington. Miss Gresham is the granddaughter of Bob and Opal VanLandingham of Port Aransas, the late Frazier Gresham and late W. C. (Spooks) an... More...
Athletes from Rusk and Alto competed well at the state track meet in Austin, but all came short of striking gold. Rusk's Quinn Anthony competed in the shot put event, placing eighth with a shot of 50 2.75. Meanwhile three Alto relay teams ran for glory at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin. More...
Cherokee County Commissioners met briefly Monday morning to approve the purchase of a used Rex pulverize mixer for Precinct 2. The only bid received was for $32,500 from Callens Company, Inc. of Tyler. In another matter commissioners approved regulation changes for airport hanger leases. More...
Greg Grant will be speaker for the SFA Mast Arboretum Les Reeves Lecture Series May 15. He is a former Cherokee County horticulturist and now is employed as an associate with SFA Pineywood Native Plant Center. More...
Funeral for Maria "Mary" Reyes, 61, of New Summerfield was at 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 7, at Autry Funeral Home chapel with Reyes Mendez and Larry Martin officiating. Burial was in Still Waters Memorial Garden. Mrs. Reyes died May 4. She was born Oct. 26, 1946, in Alamo. Mrs. Reyes was a homemaker. More...
Re: DPS trooper James Scott Burns, 39, was shot and killed April 29 in Marion County by Brandon Wayne Robertson, 37. Judge Forrest Phifer should review his criteria for what constitutes "information that would have indicated that Robertson posed a risk that justified a higher bond. More...
Area citizens have an opportunity to visit a NASA display at Rusk Junior High cafeteria on Salem Road in Rusk. The showing will be held from 5-8 p.m. through Thursday. The showing is free to the general public. The showing was originally scheduled to be held at the Thomas J. Rusk Hotel, but was c... More...
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