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RUSK LIBRARY STUDY CLUB
Club enjoys program by Ella Mae Cotten on quits
BY BETTY TOWNSEND SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR
      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.
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RUSK ISD
      Monday, Jan. 29 Primary: Steak sandwich or hamburger, potato salad, pickles, fresh fruit, milk Elementary, Intermediate: Steak sandwich or hamburger, fries, pickle, fresh fruit, milk Junior High, High School: Steak sandwich, fries, pickle, fresh fruit,
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It's time for Cherokee County to plan 'Relay for Life'
BY CYNTHIA KLINE SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR
      Cancer is a disease that will affect every one of us. Each of us will either have cancer or will love someone who does. The Relay is an American Cancer Society event that is utilized to raise money in the search for the cure and to fund services provided by the American Cancer Society to individual...
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Emergency response teams will distribute medication to public
BY PAM DAVIS SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR
      The Cherokee County Health Department and the Office of Public Health Emergency Response are developing a plan to distribute medication to the general public in the event of any public health emergency incident in or near Cherokee County. This is a readiness plan under the State of Texas Homeland ...
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MEALS ON WHEELS
Jan. 24-31
      Wednesday: Braised beef tips with rice, seasoned green beans, copper penny salad, cornbread, hot peach cobbler, milk Thursday: Chicken and sausage jambalaya, chuckwagon corn, broccoli and cauliflower, biscuit, chocolate chip cookies, milk Friday:
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Winning heifer
     Lance Low, Alto High School junior, and his heifer, Fritzi's Promise win the 2007 Grand Champion Beefmaster category at the Fort Worth Livestock Show. From left are John Griffith, FFA advisor; Doug Husfeld, judge; Loren and Lindsey Gilmore, breeders; Lance and his parents, Paula and Randy Low.
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Public meeting slated
     The last issue of the Alto Herald printed in Alto still sits on the press in the Alto Herald Building. Recently, museum officials and the city of Alto learned that the grants will not be applied to the museum unless the city owns it. A public hearing on this matter has been scheduled for 6 p.m. Thur...
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Rusk Chamber directors
     Directors for the Rusk Chamber of Commerce include in front, Toni Meador; first row from left, Ted Debbs, Leslie Hassell, Glenda Long, Penny Reynolds, Angela Raiborn, Suzann McCarty and Anita Woodlee; middle row, Buz Parrish, Tara Crosby, Walter Preble, Judy Fay Garner, Teresa Langley, Roy Reynolds,...
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Alto Middle School students place in UIL Academic meet
      The Alto Middle School UIL academic team recently competed in the district meet. The one-act play team, consisting of Renee McDonald, Daniel Ball, Rhett Gresham, Dominique Finley, Taylor Kessinger, Gedarcius Martin, Adam Davis, Scott Cox and Breanna DeSpain took third place.
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Registered sex offenders' information released
      The Cherokee County Sheriff 's Department has released the names of the registered sex offenders living in Cherokee County. According to the departments records, there are 76 registered sex offenders living in Cherokee County. 61 are white, 14 are African American. Of the 76 offenders, 75 were men ...
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C10 group purchases old Austin Bank building
      A Circle of Ten, Inc. (C10), Board of Directors announces purchase of the Austin Building in downtown Jacksonville to start a small business and nonprofit incubator. C10 plans to continue housing its core service staff and several regional initiatives in addition to hosting five to ten additional ...
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