Harvest celebration
      The Faith Holy Tabernacle non-denomination church, 485 N. Main St., Rusk, will sponsor a harvest celebration at 3 p.m. Sunday, June 1. Speaker will be the Rev.. Tracy Clater of the New Hope Baptist Church in Alto.
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Lynches Chapel homecoming is June
      The annual Lynches Chapel Cemetery Association homecoming will be at 10:45 a.m. Sunday, June 1 at the Lynches Chapel United Methodist Church Dinner on the ground will be served at noon. Membership dues are $10 and can be given to Mary R. Reid, secretary, at the homecoming or mailed to 94 CR 2321, Rusk 75785.
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Makin' a splash
Pool soft opening set May 31, followed by 'big splash' June 13
      Splash Day at the Rusk City Swimming Pool will be June 13, announced Marks Lanham, manager. The pool will open to the public on Saturday, May 31. Hours on opening day will be 12:30-6:30 p.m. During the last week of school, June 2-6, the pool will be open from 4-8 p.m. Regular pool hours will be observed beginning June 9.
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4 arrested with crystal meth, $3,000 cash
      The Cherokee County Sheriff's office, working in tandem with the Jacksonville Police Dept. and the Department of Public Safety, arrested a 36-year-old man at a trailer park off U.S. Highway 79 E. in Jacksonville. David Ebanez feigned an illness and escaped on foot.
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Stella Hill Memorial Library announces summer hours
      Stella Hill Memorial Library has announced its summer hours. Beginning on Tuesday, June 3, the library will be open from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays. For more information, call (936) 858-4343.
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Pesticide applicator course will be offered June 3
      JACKSONVILLE - The Texas AgriLife Extension Service will host a private pesticide applicator license class at 8 a.m. Tuesday, June 3 at the Woodmen of the World building, College and Byrd. Many pesticides used in agriculture require a private pesticide applicator's license to purchase.
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Daylily clinic slated Saturday at Sardis
      The daylily collection of Wayne and Kathie Davis will be displayed at a Hemerocallis Clinic Saturday, May 31 in Sardis. The Davis family are avid gardeners and in recent years expanded their daylilies.
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