Members of the Rusk City Council made plans Thursday evening to lower the city's tax rate from 48.96 cents per $100 valuation to 48.5 cents, almost half a cent. A hearing on the new tax rate will be at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16. More...

The recently formed Keep Rusk Beautiful organization presents its monthly Award to Good Samaritan in Rusk and its president, Kay Epperson. Through the year, Mrs. Epperson and her volunteers have cleaned, painted, and vastly improved the appearance of the building and property. Keep Rusk Beautiful, under the guidance of Chairman Teresa Langley, is working with the city of Rusk to raise public awareness on ways to improve the appearance of the community. The Pride Award will be presented each month to a different business or residence which helps to enhance the beauty of Rusk. More...

Cherokee Civic Theatre has announced the cast for the upcoming fall musical, "Brigadoon." The show will be directed by Camille Jones, assisted by Diki Parker. Jerry Parker will be producer. LaRetta Britton is the musical director and Jessica Breen-Ford, choreographer. The show will be accompanied by Roy Reynolds. More...

I want to let you know that my grandson, age seven, is not being allowed to go to public school. We were called by Jan Evans and told that he had a library fine from when he was in kindergarten, and that he would not be allowed back in public school until that fine was paid. More...

I hate being stuck in a line of cars, so, when I pick my children up from school, I usually park down the block, walk up to the campus, and walk with them back to the car. Such was the case last Wednesday, when I had to pick them up because my wife was at work. More...

RUSK - Game one for the Rusk Eagles under new Head Coach Ted Patton and his splitback veer offense showed glimpses of how strong the Eagles could be, given a few more weeks. More...

Roberta Fae Nicholas, 92, of Scottsboro, Ala. formerly of Port Arthur and a Cherokee County native, died Aug. 25 at the Highlands Health and Rehab in Scottsboro. She is survived by a daughter, Jeanette Fae Mitchell of Santeo, Calif.; son and daughterin law, David and Lynette Nicholas of Scottsboro; a sister, Jessie M. Hooper of Dallas; and four grandchildren. More...

AUSTIN - The national chapter award evaluation has ranked the Rusk FFA as fourth out of 990 Texas FFA chapters. The fourth place rank is the highest ranking in Rusk's FFA district. It surpasses the previous ranking of seventh three years ago. More...