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Tosh Insurance Agency has been named Rusk Business of the Month for September. Don Jones and Carol Stovall, owners, are joined by staff, friends and chamber members for the presentation. Tosh Insurance has served East Texas since 1926 with offices in Rusk and Alto. More ... NEWS Band boosters meet Oct. 1 The Rusk High School Band Boosters will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 1, at the junior high band hall. The public is invited to attend the meeting. The band boosters newsletter is on the school's web site at www. ruskisd.net. More ... Voters will decide charter revisions BY GLORIA JENNINGS Nine proposed charter revisions will be considered by Rusk voters in May 2008. Members of the Rusk City Council are expected to call the election at their October regular meeting. The proposals will be presented to the them at that time by a charter review committee, chaired by Forrest Phifer. The... More ... Fine totals $16,200 for travel trailers The clock is still ticking in a suit filed by the City of Rusk against W.R. Bowden and his son, Kevin Bowden. In June the city council set a July 1 deadline against the Bowdens and established a $200 per day fine for every day that trailers are located on the North Main Street property. As of Sep... More ... Sheltered workshop income tops $900,000 with Wilsonart contract JACKSONVILLE - Year end reports and plans for 2008 highlighted a directors' meeting for the Cherokee County Mental Retardation Association (CCMRA) Sept. 7. President Jim Cromwell presided and a budget for 2008 was adopted. "We will surpass $900,000 in contract income this year, with clients' pay... More ... Commissioners adopt 61-cent tax rate Cherokee County budget set at $19 million BY GLORIA JENNINGS STAFF WRITER Cherokee County commissioners met briefly Monday morning to adopt a 61 cent tax rate. The rate is one cent less than the 62 cent rate used last year. Commissioner Kevin Pierce made the motion to adopt the new rate, which was seconded by Commissioner Mary Gregg. More ... |
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