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It's a very rough estimate, but the damage from Hurricane Ike may top $5 million in Cherokee County. State and federal assistance is available to both residential and commercial businesses. More ... For the staff at the Caddoan Mounds State Historic Site, the fourth time continues to be a charm. Caddoan Mounds, located on State Highway 21 six miles west of Alto, will hold their fourth Archaeology Fair on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The event has been held before, but its return four years ago has become a larger event each year. More ... Tickets for the Cherokee Civic Theatre production of "Brigadoon" are on sale at the box office. Ticket sales have ushered in a new ticketing system for the theatre. Bill Sherman, vicepresident of ticketing, said the new system "is state of the art." This system will allow patrons to purchase tickets online from the Civic Theatre's website, www. cherokeetheatre.net. More ... Audition dates have been announced for the winter production of "Alice In Wonderland," directed by Castanya Breen. Auditions will be held Oct. 18, 19 and 20 at the Cherokee Theater. Some of the cast members will be required to attend the "Mad Hatter's Tea Party" which will be held on Dec. 7 and 13. Cast members will also participate in the Rusk Christmas Parade. More ... The Rusk High School Alumni Association will host its annual chili supper from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 17, at the high school cafeteria. Chili with trimmings, drink and dessert will be served for $6 per person. Graduating classes will be recognized at the football game that follows the chili supper. More ... The annual Rusk fall cleanup in Rusk came at a needed time. Rusk residents are busy cleaning up the city from damages caused by Hurricane Ike. City crews assisted by TDCJ inmates began in late September picking up brush and other debris throughout the city. More ... A fund has been established to benefit a Rusk baby who will undergo surgery in Dallas Oct. 28. Three-month-old Jeremy Wayne Lee Jr. was diagnosed with craniosynostosis. Corrective surgery is required to remove a strip of bone from his skull to allow room for his brain to grow. More ... Shirley Reese, RN of the HOPE Partners in Health program is at the courthouse in Rusk every Thursday from 9 a.m. to noon to provide free blood sugar and blood pressure testing. More ... Members of the Rusk Library Study Club met Tuesday, Sept. 9 at First Presbyterian Church fellowship hall. for their first meeting of the 2008-09 season. The course of study for this season is a continuation of last year's theme, "This is My Life Until Now." Ollie Parrott, president presented an autobiographical sketch of her life. More ... Cherokee County's newest business, Atwoods Ranch & Home, is now open in the old Winn Dixie Grocery Store building on South Jackson in Jacksonville. When Atwoods opened, 47 persons were employed. This is expected to help bring up the employment for Cherokee County. Unemployment has recently reached 6.4 percent, the highest in recent history. More ... The Cherokee County Historical Commission will rededicate a Texas Historical Marker at 2 p.m. Oct. 12. The marker will honor the Burning Bush Colony. The event will be at Flat Creek Ranch on FM Road 2493, hosted by Betsy and Elmer Ellis. More ... CHEROKEE COUNTY — Texas Department of Transportation maintenance crews are scheduled to continue resurfacing various locations of FM 343 this week west of US 69 in Rusk. Special care has been taken to avoid working during school-zone hours. More ... Ruth Mather, retiring librarian at the Singletary Library, will be honored from 10 a.m. until noon Wednesday, Oct. 15, with a retirement party at the library. Friends, colleagues and library patrons are invited to come and congratulate Mrs. More ... Brandon Andrews of Summit, Miss. will be featured singer at a concert at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, at the Memorial Missionary Baptist Church, FM 23 in Rusk. More ... |
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