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Building it up
Building permits issued in 2007 show economic growth
Building permits issued in 2007 at Rusk City Hall totaled $1,127,177.66, according to information provided by city employee Pam Tyer. This is more than the total for last year showing an increase in the local economy. Rusk building permits for 2006 totaled $978,465. The 2007 totals are a little less than the $1,165,000 collected in 2005. More...
THIS WEEK

It's time to order Girl Scout cookies It's a new year and that means the annual national Girl Scout Cookie Sale is about to begin. Scouts from the Rusk/Alto Junior and Brownie troops will take orders Jan. 11- Feb. 2. Cookie deliveries will begin Feb. 22. More...

Above-average rainfall fuels optimism
BY LELAND ACKER

While last year's rainfall total had experts forecasting an extended period of 10-15 dry years, the 51.86 inches of rainfall in 2007 gives Cherokee County Extension Agent Jack White a sense of optimism. "Fifty-one inches is about five inches above the 100-year average of 45 inches," he said. "Right now we have a lot of moisture in the ground. More...

 News
• CLARIFICATION
Name was omitted
The name of Janae Halbert was omitted from the list of new directors for the Rusk Chamber of Commerce. More...
• article has image Alto ISD enjoys academic, athletic success
• Cities request water from Lake Stryker
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 County
• article has image Fred Douglass 4th graders
JISD's Fred Douglass Elementary School fourth graders entertain family and friends with songs of Christmas during their "Christmas Around the World" concert Dec. 20. More...
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 Community
• Rusk 1st Baptist hosts evangelism conference
The Rusk First Baptist Church will host the annual Cherokee Evangelism Conference Jan. 13-16. Kicking off the conference will be Don Cass, evangelism director for the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention, at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan.13. The Rev. Cass will also preach at a noon luncheon Monday, Jan. 14. More...
• Jacksonville woman files for commissioner Pct. 3
• article has image J. Jackson seeks constable Pct. 2
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 Viewpoints
• We must choose carefully in selecting the next president
Folks, we really have an important task ahead of us choosing a new president who will be worthy of running our country. Don't make a mistake, this is going to be a very important vote, and we all should do a lot of research on who these candidates really are and what they plan to do once they get into office. More...
• article has image Jacksonville's lackluster retail sales pull down average for the rest of the county
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 Columns
• article has image FROM THE TOP
Jimmy seemed to have all together. A student at a Baptist seminary, he had already been called to pastor his first church... a small church of about 60 people. Jimmy was young, charismatic, enthusiastic and people loved to follow him. In his first year, the church he pastored thrived. More...
• article has image SCENE IN PASSING
• article has image HIGH POINTS FROM EL CAMINO REAL
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 Sports
• article has image Spinning their wheels
Rusk teams struggle to find 1st district win
Rusk Head Coach Tracy Kincade correctly predicted Center would be a strong adversary against the Rusk Eagles prior to Friday's 80- 48 loss at the hands of the Roughriders. "(Center) is probably the second best team in the district," Coach Kincade said. More...
• SPORTS BRIEFS
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 Obituaries
• article has image BILL QUINN
Graveside service for retired Texas Ranger William F. (Bill) Quinn, 83, of Rusk was at 2 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 3 at Cedar Hill Cemetery with the Rev. Greg Gunter officiating. Mr. Quinn died December 31, 2007. He was born Nov. More...
• JOHN EARL WIGGINS
• LULA FAYE MALLARD WARMSLEY
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