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February 21st, 2007
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Leading the Rusk High School Class of 2007 in academic standing are from left JayAnna Magruder, valedictorian; Elizabeth Guinn, salutatorian; and Kinsey Gresham, high honor student. Graduation will be May 25 at Eagle Stadium. See Pg. 7A for photo of graduates ranked in top 10 percent of class. More...

It seemed like another fourth-and-goal situation during Monday's regular meeting of the Alto ISD Board of Trustees, as board members tried to decipher the Texas Education Agency's (TEA) policies for special education. Dr. Ray DeSpain, superintendent, told the board TEA assesses special educational ... More...

City and school candidates have until March 12 to file for election on May 12. Deadline for registering to vote is April 12. Early voting will be conducted April 30-May 8. More...

Skunk hunting seminar slated for single women A seminar designed for the single woman who is tired of catching skunks is planned for 9:30 a.m.-noon Saturday, March 3 at Central Baptist Church in Jacksonville. Entitled "How to Hunt for Skunks and other Misadventures of the Single Woman," the semin... More...
Am I stupid? Simple minded? Uneducated? Does believing in God make me an uninformed hillbilly? Does believing that He made the world in six days, flooded the world and saved Noah through the Ark make me guilty of ignoring "scientific" evidence? Consider the following. In an article reported by Reu... More...
Emadean and Joe French of Maydelle recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. The couple was married Feb. 9, 1957, in Rusk. Their children include Doug and Paula French, Dale and Sarah French and Deanna Cox. Grandchildren are Brandon, Ashley, Brittany, Robert and Katy. More...
Eagle Head Coach Tracy Kincade's optimism about the future of the Rusk basketball program was confirmed Tuesday when his Eagles upset the 3rd-seeded Hudson Hornets 59-57 in their season finale. The Hornets went into the game looking forward to an upcoming playoff game against Mexia, but the loss a... More...
Funeral for L.C. Johnson, 63, Wells, was at 10 a.m. Thursday at Falvey Memorial United Methodist Church with the Rev. Jamie Lea officiating. Burial was in Mount Hope Cemetery under direction of Carroway-Claybar Funeral Home of Lufkin. Mr. Johnson died Feb. 11. He was born Aug. 16, 1943, in Alto to... More...
A struggle has raged across America, particularly in our schools, on whether or not to teach creationism along side science. Attempts have been made at compromise, and at coming in the back door with word re-definitions. A prominent school board member in another state remarked, "Intelligent desig... More...