he road to glory began Monday for the Rusk Eagles and the Alto Yellowjackets as both teams opened two-a-days. The Rusk Eagles look to extend their playoff streak to seven consecutive seasons, while the Alto Yellowjackets hope to repeat last year's state championship run. More...
TYLER - Getting the Texas State Railroad on the right financial track was the order of the day as the Texas State Railroad Rail Authority met Thursday in Tyler. The authority approved several proposed changes to the agreement with American Heritage Railways and contracted with Gary Traylor for gr... More...
The Rusk Economic Development Corporation (EDC) will recommend to the Rusk City Council Thursday evening that a city election be called in November. The EDC asks voters to replace the current 4A Economic Development Corporation Tax with a 4B tax. More...
Cherokee County Commissioners expect to lower taxes, but have not determined what the tax rate will be for the 2007-08 county budget. Linda Beard, tax assessor-collector, is still working on the tax base and other information needed prior to setting a tax rate. More...
James 3:18 says, "Show me your faith without works, and I will show you my faith by my works." Jesus said in Matthew 7:16 that you know a man by his fruits. Both of these verses support the fact that if you have faith, if you are a person of faith, it will show in your actions. More...
Jody and Amanda Gray of Maydelle announce the arrival of a daughter, Hailey Faith, at 8:36 p.m. July 24 at Nacogdoches Medical Center. The new arrival weighed six pounds and 6.25 ounces and was 19 inches long. Grandparents are James and Reb becca Gravy of Maydelle and Eddie and Mary Gossett of A... More...
The Rusk Storm capped off a banner year by winning the state TTA Machine Pitch baseball tournament July 26 in Texarkana. Rusk went undefeated in the tournament before beating the Moody Raiders 12-4 in the finals. The Storm cruised through the regular season with an undefeated record before winnin... More...
The recent summer rains have the Rusk city manager wishing for greenbacks, and feeling a little blue. With the 12.97 inches of rainfall during July, very few persons have needed to water their lawns. And that is costing the city of Rusk quite a few dollars representing 2-3 percent of its budget. More...
AUSTIN - Secretary of State Phil Wilson conducted a drawing to determine the order of the proposed constitutional amendments that will appear on the Nov. 6, ballot. The amendments were randomly drawn in accordance with Texas election law. More...
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