Family reunion
     Oldest Landrum family members attending a reunion Oct. 13 include Letha Landrum-Collins, Donald Landrum, Veda Landrum-Thibodeaux, Delbert Landrum and Eva Landrum-Nance. Descendants of Bob and Roxie Landrum meet annually at Mission Tejas at Weches. Forty-seven came this year from Houston, Beaumont, P...
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Special meeting
     U.S. Rep. Jeb Hensarling (Tex-R) met with Reta Dyess, Cherokee County dairy woman, and other representatives of the Dairy Farmers of America in his Washington office. The group discussed issued of importance to East Texas Dairy Farmers, including legislation to prevent excessive and burdensome regul...
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LMC president, choir visit Rusk 1st UMC Sunday 11 a.m. worship
      Dr. Miles McCall, Lon Morris College president, will be guest speaker for Layman Day services Sunday morning at First United Methodist Church. He will be accompanied to the 11 a.m. service by the Lon Morris College Choir. Dr. McCall is Lon Morris College's 18th president. He is the first layperso...
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NEWS
      Alto Lions plan Christmas parade Dec. 10 The Alto Lions Club will sponsor the annual Alto Christmas parade at 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 10. Those wishing to participate are encouraged to meet at the Missionary Baptist Church, 107 Elkhart, at 5:30 p.m. the day of the parade.
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Support group benefits Jacksonville couple
BY GLORIA JENNINGS
      Bob and Jo Ann Bass of Jacksonville are regular attenders at the Alzheimer's support group meeting at the Southern Cherokee Federal Credit Union in Rusk. "When we first started attending the session in the fall of 2005, I really needed it," Mrs. Bass said. "My dad was terminally ill and my mother...
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