Taxing entities will be asked to approve new budget
The Cherokee County Appraisal District (CCAD) will ask taxing entities to approve a $1,175,051 appraisal budget and a $208,562 collection budget at meetings in October. More...
PHOTOS: TARA CROSBY Calah Clark was crowned the 2008 Rusk Homecoming Queen Friday night during a ceremony preceding the football game against Bullard. Miss Clark is escorted by Eagle offensive lineman Cody Thompson. The Eagles battled the Panthers through two overtimes to win 54-48. More...
Monday, Oct. 6, is the last day for Texas citizens to register to vote for the Nov. 4 General Election. Voter registration is underway at the Cherokee County tax office in the courthouse in Rusk and at the sub-tax office in Jacksonville. More...
Wes and Jill Penn of Dallas announce the arrival of a son, Jackson Kennett, on Sept. 8. He weighed eight pounds and was 19 and three-fourth inches long. Grandparents are Ray and Cathy Penn of Alto, Johnny and Cindy Campbell of Baton Rouge, La. and Wayne and Donna Bahr of Lake Jackson. Genelle Richards is greatgrandmother. More...
A letter from relatives in the State of Washington told of how a fawn came onto the porch of their neighbor and ate his potted plant tomatoes. The neighbor, enthralled with the fawn's beauty, enjoyed sitting and watching. What a refreshing attitude. How I envy the experience. More...
N ormally, I would avoid a McDonald's indoor playground like a bad germ I didn't want to catch, especially if it was filled to capacity with little cherubs who were tired, wired and stressed from a hurricane. But we had no electricity at home, and I was trying to recharge my laptop battery and build pg. 3A for the Sept. 17 issue of this newspaper. More...
RUSK -- It's possible that there are still people in Rusk who have not started breathing again. There may be people who still have their mouths agape, trying to comprehend what they saw on Friday night and are too excited to breathe. More...
Funeral for Lois Brunt, 96, of Tyler, formerly of Alto and Rusk was at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 21, at Burks Walker Tippit Funeral Home chapel with Dr. Darryle Dunks officiating. Burial was at 3:45 p.m. in Old Palestine Cemetery in Alto. More...
Lake Columbia awaits construction permit