Front Page | www.thecherokeean.com

Rusk, Jacksonville, Alto begin marches to the playoffs with summer practices

Summer officially came to an end and a brand new football season began for Cherokee County's three high school football teams with the beginning of two-a-day practices. The Rusk Eagles, Jacksonville Indians and Alto Yellowjackets started their practices Aug. 4. More...

Boy badly burned in stunt for YouTube

15-year-old doused in gasoline, jumps from roof onto trampoline

BY TERRIE GONZALEZ AND GLORIA JENNINGS

A 15-year-old Rusk boy spent his birthday in a Dallas burn hospital with burns covering 40 percent of his body when a dare-devil stunt went terribly wrong. The Rusk Police Department has taken possession of a video of the incident, which shows the youth standing on a rooftop. More...

Rusk boy passes out in choke hold video

Rusk PD investigates 16 videos, including a dangerous choke hold that can cause death

BY QUINTEN BOYD

The Rusk Police Department is investigating a group of Rusk youth who posted videos under the name "903clik"on YouTube.com depicting staged fight scenes as well as a dangerous choking incident. All 16 videos were removed from the site before 9 p.m. on July 31. More...

•	3 campuses gain coveted 'exemplary' score

News

•	State sales tax holiday scheduled Aug. 15-17

Texas Comptroller Susan Combs announced that the 10th annual sales tax holiday will take place Aug. 15-17. During the weekend, most clothing and shoes priced below $100 can be purchased tax free. The tax break applies to children's and adults' apparel. More...

•	City needs addresses

•	Property tax values increase again this year

>> Click here for all stories

County

•	Cherokee County schools schedule registration

Cherokee County schools will begin in late August. Registration at various schools will be underway throughout the month. Rusk High School Rusk High School will register for the new school year from 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Thursday, Aug. 11-14. More...

•	July 4th party

•	Civic theatre begins 2008-09 season

>> Click here for all stories

Community

•	70th birthday

Tommye Pickett, front left, was honored with a surprise 70th birthday party July 26 at Sadler's Restaurant. Family members came from Tyler, Houston, Henderson and Rusk for the minifamily reunion. Five generations of the family include in front, Mrs. Pickett; her mother Eva Lee Sartin; and her great-granddaughter, Jolie Smith; in back are her daughter, Kristin Smith; and her son, Terry Pickett. More...

•	Christ the Redeemer Academy begins registration

•	Lon Morris gives 6 scholarships to area students

>> Click here for all stories

Viewpoints

•	An open letter to the Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi

Dear Madam, Please explain to the American people which part of "Republic" you do not understand? We are and have been a republic since the beginning of this nation. We are not a democracy, whether or not you choose to believe so. More...

•	Is wet-dry issue based on economic growth or 'control?'

•	Baseball association leadership shows character

>> Click here for all stories

Columns

•	FAST forward

'Smart. Pretty. Witty. Loves sports.'

F ALL 2001 - He was taller than most of the other young men at the party, and without even trying, he caught her eye. She managed an introduction, and quickly probed for common-ground topics they could discuss. Inevitably, the conversation steered towards football. More...

•	HIGH POINTS from El Camino Real

•	SCENE in Passing

>> Click here for all stories

Sports

•	GOING TO THE WELLS

New Indian head coach brings optimism, 'we' attitude to Jacksonville

Steve Wells' office in the Jacksonville Field House is filled with reminders. The shelf on the right wall holds mementos of his two previous coaching stops at high schools in Mineola and Hooks. He has autographed trinkets from two players that he coached that went on to NFL success - Jeremiah Trotter and Wilbert Brown. More...

•	Are you ready for some football?

•	Rusk Astros bow out at state

>> Click here for all stories

Obituaries

•	EARNEST ALTON YOUNG

Memorial service for Earnest Alton Young, 45, of Nacogdoches was at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Rusk with Pastor Pat Gregg officiating. Mr. Young died July 26. He was born Aug. 18, 1962 in Rusk. He was a resident of Nacogdoches formerly of Rusk and a member of Seventh Day Adventist Church in Rusk. More...

•	WILLIAM L. (BILL) PYLE

•	RUDOLPH (RUDY) THOMPSON

>> Click here for all stories