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Democratic Club slates banquet, silent auction The Cherokee County Democratic Club will sponsor its fall banquet and silent auction at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8 at Lon Morris College's Wilson Administration Building, 800 College Ave., Jacksonville. Texas Democratic Party Chair Boyd Richie will deliver the keynote speech. Gov. More ...
Britney Selman and Jesse Rowley will be married at 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8, at the Alto First Baptist Church. Miss Selman is the daughter of Deloris and Ricky Selman of Rusk. Mr. Rowley is the son of Robin and Billy Joe Clifton of Brownsboro and Richard Rowley of Alto. Friends and relatives are inv... More ... Chamber seeks pictures from 50s, early 60s The Rusk Chamber of Commerce needs high school pictures from the 50s and early 60s to be copied and displayed at the annual membership banquet in January. The 1950s will be the theme for the banquet. Persons who have snapshots and other photos are asked to loan them to the chamber to be copied. Th... More ... PowerPoint class planned at Jacksonville library The Jacksonville Public Library will offer a free two-day class on Microsoft ® PowerPoint from 9 a.m.-noon Sept. 13-14. This class is provided through the auspices of the Texas State Library's Lone Star Libraries program and the Jacksonville Public Library, and will be taught by David Anderson... More ... Alto Alumni reunion slated The Alto High School classes of 1950-54 will gather for a reunion at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22, at the Alto First Baptist Church. The meeting is open to all who graduated, those who did not graduate, friends from other classes and family members. More ... FEMA extends deadline for filing flood-related claims The Mobile Disaster Recovery Center, 210 W. Larissa St., Jacksonville has reopened and will remain open through Monday, Oct. 29, to allow local citizens more time to register for disaster assistance. Already 240 residents have registered with FEMA for disaster assistance; FEMA and the State of T... More ... Stella Hill sets fall hours The Stella Hill Memorial Library in Alto will begin its fall hours Sept. 1. The library will be open 1-5 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturdays. More ...
Business of the Month award was presented to Arrowhead Creek Realty last week by members of the Rusk Chamber of Commerce. Receiving the award were owners, Bill Fountain and Louis and Stephanie Caveness. More ...
Lionnel Whitaker of Alto, center, is the big Fun in the Sun winner. Tara Crosby of KWRW-FM and Davy Hobson of Southern Cherokee Federal Credit Union, sponsors of the promotion, make the presentation to Mr. Whitaker. He received four Six Flags over Texas tickets, four Hurricane Harbor tickets and $20... More ... RUSK LIONS CLUB Slide show presented by local nursing home BY BILLY WATSON The Lions Club voted to sponsor the Horse Shoe Pitching contest at the Heritage Festival. Lisa Westbrook was approved as a new member. She is the daughter of Lion Ann Brown. More ...
Rusk Rotarians distributed fans to the needy last week. Among those participating in the project were from left, Gary Corley, Connie Brown, Tara Crosby, Toni Meador, Roy Reynolds, Joe Daniel and Houston White. The Rotary Club in cooperation with Harry's Building Materials and Wallace-Thompson True V... More ... Blood drive planned Sept. 5 Carter Blood Care and Stewart Regional Blood Center will conduct a blood drive from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 5, at the Wilson Administration Building Community Room at Lon Morris College. For information or to register contact Amanda Holloway by e-mail at aholloway@lonmorris.edu or by phone... More ...
Lori Bayless was honored with a reception Friday at J&J Jewelry & Gifts. Mrs. Bayless left her employment at J&J after 13 years to accept a teaching position in Jacksonville. Mrs. Bayless is the daughter of Linda and Johnny Graham. Family and friends attended the come and go event. From left are Pet... More ...
Action video footage of Jim Swink's athletic career, along with more than two dozen trophies, plaques, footballs, awards and photos will be on display from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 5-Friday Sept. 14 at Citizens 1st Bank in Rusk. More ... Church on the Hill sponsors open house Open house is planned for 4-6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, for the children's ministry at First Church on the Hill. The children's ministry rooms have recently been renovated. Barbecue will be served with a love offering taken. More ... Sacul Folk Festival slated for Sept. 22 The annual Sacul Folk Festival will begin with a parade at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 22. A drawing for a hand made quilt will be at 2 p.m. Tickets are $1 each. Vendors, food, bingo, blue grass music and other activities are planned plus the Sacul Opry will open at 6:30 p.m. For information call Novi... More ... Benefit slated for cancer patient's expenses A jambalaya dinner is planned for noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, at the First United Methodist Church fellowship hall. Tickets are $5 each. Tickets may be purchased from DeeDee Rigsby at (903) 683-1995. A fireproof gun and money safe will be raffled off on Nov. 3. The safe is 5X3 feet and weigh... More ... MEALS ON WHEELS Aug. 29-Sept. 7 Wednesday: Potato topped fish, herbed new potatoes, green beans, dinner roll, chocolate cake, milk Thursday: Braised beef tips over steamed rice, broccoli with cheese, hot peach cobbler, copper penny salad, wheat bread, More ... |
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