Hale-Buckholt
      Dottie Nicole Hale of Rusk and Jeffrey Steven Buckholt of Jacksonville announce their engagement and approaching marriage on June 2. Miss Hale is the daughter of Robert David and Marie Hale of Rusk. Mr.
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Tips are outlined for ET tomato growers
BY JOE W. DANIEL
      Five tips for tomato growing success include: + Plant tomatoes in full sun locations. Sunlight is the energy source for growth. +Time plantings to have plants flowering when night temperatures are between 55 and 68 degrees Fahrenheit. +Keep soil uniformly moist. Excess water kills roots and prom...
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Old roses have garden virtues
BY DR. BILL WELCH
      Foreshadowed by modern hybrids, old roses have been overlooked in this century; but now there is a renaissance afoot to restore the older varieties to their rightful place in the garden. These plants are incredible not only for their survival but for their garden virtues. They climb, ramble, trail...
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Spring clean-up in Rusk continues May 5
      Rusk spring clean-up days will continue from 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday May 5 at the city barn on U.S. Highway 69 and Conley Park. The dumpsters are only available to those persons living within the city limits or who live outside the city limits but are on city water service.
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It's time for contestant to enter FB events
      It is time for Cherokee County youth to enter the Miss Cherokee County Farm Bureau contest and the Talent Find contest. Both are scholarship awarded contests at county, district and state levels. Winner from each contest receives a monetary prize and will represent Cherokee County Farm Bureau in t...
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