Rusk State Hospital Superintendent Ted Debbs was named Rusk Citizen of the Year Saturday night at the 66th annual chamber of commerce banquet at the junior high school cafeteria. The award was presented by last year's recipient TDCJ Warden Todd Foxworth. More...
Cherokee County Commissioners met briefly Monday morning to consider an agenda of 12 items including the purchase of a pickup truck for the license and weight officer. Commissioners approved the purchase of a Ford pickup truck from Tipton Ford in Nacogdoches for the sum of $17,283.55. The truck wa... More...
January is School Board Appreciation month and the Alto ISD Board of Trustees feels appreciated. "We have good employees in this district," said board member Greg Duplichain. "We'd just like to say, 'thank you.'" "The cards I received brought tears to my eyes," said board member Britton Tilley. "... More...
The Cherokee County Republican Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 5, at the Hot Biscuit Family Restaurant, 1407 E. Rusk, in Jacksonville. New officers to be installed are Florence Carry, vice-president I; Mike Alberts, vicepresident II; Ann McClain, secretary; Jonel Henderson, treasurer; and ... More...
It might surprise you to find that experts believed during the Cold War that Colorado Springs would be the first city in America to be destroyed in the event of World War III. This rational is based on the fact that with the Air Force Academy, NORAD, numerous military bases and a large presence of... More...
Members of the Rusk Library Study Club met Dec. 12 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church for their annual Christmas luncheon. The meal was prepared and served by church members. The table was decorated with greenery and gold ribbons. Club members reported the gathering was enjoyed by all. More...
The Rusk Eagles went into the locker room leading one of the top teams in District 20- AAA, but when the dust settled, the Hudson Hornets had stung the Feathered Flock 64-49. "We played well for three quarters and then the wheels fell off," said Head Coach Tracy Kincade. "Hudson is a good team. I ... More...
m Jackie Ardi, Pizza Hut representative for this area, and his family recently returned from a trip to his homeland, Turkey. The Ardi family includes from left, Joshua, 11, Joseph, seven; wife Kathy and Jackie. More...
Funeral for Joe Alton Schochler, 71, of Rusk was at 10 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 18, at Wallace Thompson Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Charles Haley officiating. Burial was in the Sardis-Edgefield Cemetery. Mr. Schochler died Jan. 16. He was born April 16, 1935, in Rusk to the late Alton Avon and ... More...
We have been told by former state Sen. Todd Staples, Rep. Byron Cook and the staffs of the Lt. Governor and the Speaker that the "Preservation Task Force" established by Sen. Staples was in response to citizens' requests in Anderson and Cherokee Counties. More...
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