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March 21st, 2007
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One thing that has been a constant in America over the generations is baseball, said Terrance Mann, a character in the hit movie Field of Dreams. "America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers," Mr. Mann said. "It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again, but baseball ... More...

Intruders broke the front glass door of the Family Dollar Store on North Main Street in Rusk during the night March 15. Lt. Stephen Hughes of the Rusk Police Department said Monday that a safe with an undetermined amount of money was taken from the building. More...

Identical riders have been attached to finance and appropriation bills in the Texas Senate and the House of Representatives to fund the Texas State Railroad as a state park for the next biennium. The $7.6 million request would be added to the $2.2 million that the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department... More...

May 12 elections will be cancelled for the City of Alto, both Wells city and school, City of Gallatin, City of Reklaw and City of New Summerfield. When there is no opposition for a position, the city or school can cancel the election. More...
You throw like a girl! Yep. I remember that phrase well. You know, with the way the Rusk softball team is playing this year, that phrase is not really an insult anymore. When I was eight years old, it was the worst thing a little league pitcher could hear. More...
Dumplin Valley Trio of Morristown, Tenn. will be in concert, along with Southern Grace of Rusk, at 7 p.m. Friday, March 23 at Eastside Baptist Church. The public is invited to attend. A love offering will be taken. For additional information call (903) 683-2566 of (903) 743-5348. More...
The Rusk Eagle baseball team continues to ride its wave of momentum through District 20-AAA, picking up two wins over Center and Huntington. The Eagles beat Huntington 8-2 on Thursday and 10-runned Center 13-0 on Friday. Stephen Halbert picked up the win during the Huntington game. He is now 4-1 o... More...
Slick roads played a role in two 18-wheeler crashes Wednesday on Hwy 21 near the Larrison Creek bridge. The accidents happened almost 12 hours apart, said Alto Police Chief Charles Barron. Chief Barron said the first accident, involving a USA truck, took place at approximately 4 a.m. More...
Charlotte Breindel, the former Charlotte Walker of Dialville, daughter of Ollie Cobble Walker, died March 11 in Pittsburg, Pa. She and her husband, Jerome, whom she met at Camp Fannin Tyler, lived in St. Marys, Pa. They spent 12 winters in Texas at her brother's home near Reklaw. More...
Few issues have become as emotionally or politically charged over the past few years as toll roads. As a Texas Transportation Commissioner for eight years and current state senator, More...
A PowerPoint presentation on school counselors was shown at the Monday evening meeting of the Rusk school board. Counselors attending the meeting were Sheila Hicks, elementary school counselor, who made the presentation; Lisa Cockrum, high school counselor and Debbie Welch, intermediate school coun... More...