A greenhouse malfunction killed all of the Cherokee County Junior Livestock Show horticulture entries of the Troup FFA. The 29 horticulture entries from the Troup High School would have been the largest group of plants in the show. More...
A patient who walked away from Rusk State Hospital broke into two local businesses, said Rusk Assistant Police Chief Roy Cavazoz. Mr. Cavazoz said the patient broke into the Dollar General Store and Wallace-Thompson Hardware. He said things got started when a burglar alarm was tripped at 9:45 p.m.... More...
At a monthly meeting of the East Texas Regional Water Planning Group (Region I) last week, a spokeswoman from the Texas Water Development Board said that her agency has authorized $5 million in participation funds for proposed Lake Columbia on Mud Creek east of Jacksonville. More...
What scares you most? Is it something you fear may happen to your children? Is it war? Death? Disease? The internet? Identity theft? Economic depression? The Democratic or Republican party? Rush Limbaugh? Al Franken? The prospect of another Al Gore movie? More...
At a recent meeting of the North East Texas Regional Mobility Authority (NET RMA) Chairman Jeff Austin III outlined a few of the many momentous events the NET RMA experienced in 2006. Among the most significant events were the Toll Equity Grant for $12. More...
A tough 1st inning for Eagle pitcher Stephen Halbert was only the beginning of sorrows for the Rusk Eagles as they fell to the Crockett Bulldogs 25-1 Tuesday at Eagle Field. Crockett took an 8-1 lead after the 1st inning, when their base runners were able to score on a couple of Eagle errors. More...
Not only is the Cherokee County Sheltered Workshop growing pansies in David's Garden, they are growing in size. A new 3,600-square-foot warehouse is being constructed at the headquarters on Loop 456 in Jacksonville. A recent grant for $50,000 by the T.L.L. Temple Foundation is being used to help pay... More...
Virginia Leigh Emerson and Justin Ryan Lansdale were united in marriage at 3:30 p.m., Dec. 23, at the First United Methodist Church in Natchitoches, La. Pastor Ken Graham officiated for the double ring ceremony. Glenda Higginbotham was the organist. Kristine Joubert and Mr. Daniel Stiles were the s... More...
Funeral for James Weldon Suratt, 67, of Fort Worth was Nov. 18, 2006, at the Mount Olivet Funeral Home in Fort Worth. Burial was in Mount Olivet Cemetery. Mr. Suratt died Nov. 14, 2006. He was born Sept. 5, 1939, in Fort Worthy, but moved to Rusk when he was three-years-old. More...
State Sen. Robert Nichols' reason for insisting the state take the toll road fast track off the legislation path for a cooling off period, while the details are mapped out....is good and practical and good representation by our senator. The same problem exists if the State of Texas allows an outsi... More...
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Easter egg hunts planned at Lexington Place, Jim Hogg