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Rusk's 2 new car dealers call it quits
14 lose jobs at Bob Francis Ford; Greg James Country Motors keeps all employees while shifting focus to other product lines
For the first time since the early 1920s, it is not possible to purchase a new automobile in Rusk. In an unprecedented chain of events, both Greg James Country Motors and Bob Francis Ford announced last week that they are getting out of the new car businesses. More...
Rusk dealership drops new cars, adds scooters, ATVs
Nacogdoches will get assembly plant, distributorship jobs
BY TERRIE GONZALEZ

Greg James Country Motors is reinventing the Rusk dealership by getting out of the new car business and getting in on the ground floor of wholesale and retail opportunities that focus on "green." Last Friday, Mr. James announced that he sold the new car component of his business to General Motors, and the last of the new cars will likely be sold this week. More...

After 98 years downtown, hardware store relocates
Hardware store re-tools with new True Value concept store

Wallace-Thompson True Value will move to its new location at 195 N. Main in Rusk by the end of November. The business has served Rusk and the surrounding community for more than 100 years. It has expanded and grown to meet the needs of the community during its long history. More...

 News
• article has image MILITARY
Airman Justin Derrington Air Force Airman Justin S. Derrington has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio. More...
• Church serves free Thanksgiving dinner
• article has image RHS students of the month
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 County
• article has image Canvassing the election
The Nov. 4 general election votes were canvassed Wednesday, Nov. 12 in the county courtroom. From left are Commissioners Byron Underwood and Moody Glass Jr., County Judge Chris Davis, Commissioner Mary Gregg. In front are are L.H. Crockett, county auditor; and County Clerk Laverne Lusk. Following the canvass State Rep. Chuck Hopson still has a 104 lead in his bid for re-election. More...
• Carolyn Martin attends training
• City of Jacksonville receives public safety excellence award
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 Viewpoints
• Republicanism vs. government programs extends debate
In response to my letter criticizing often encountered Republican philosophy, I received an angry letter, and made note of a more kindly, if patronizing, letter to the editor. I should have said in my letter that I have known many charitable Republicans. My point is that no single acts of charity, or even all such acts combined, can equal a single government aid program. More...
• If a man doesn't work, he shouldn't eat
• Wild hogs invade Jacksonville
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 Columns
• article has image FAST forward
When life passes out lemons, what will we do?
Y ou must have seen the handwriting on the wall. What did you know, and when did you know it? I asked Greg James these questions and dozens more in a wide-ranging interview that went on the record, off the record and back on again. More...
• article has image SCENE in Passing
• article has image HIGH POINTS from El Camino Real
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 Sports
• article has image Mean Sting advance to area, defeating Joaquin 25-13
GLADEWATER - The Jackets extended their two-year streak of playoff perfection with an impressive bi-district playoff win over the Joaquin Rams Friday night in Gladewater, 25-13. Examining the numbers from this game would make some fans scratch their heads. More...
• Alto Yellowjackets to take on Hawkins Hawks in Bullard Friday night
• article has image #5 Longview ends Jacksonville's season, 61-14
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 Obituaries
• JAMES PAUL DOMINY
Funeral for James Paul Dominy, 61, of Sacul, was at 1 p.m. Nov. 13 in the Sacul Baptist Church. Burial was in in Sacul Cemetery. Mr. Dominy died Nov. 10 in Sacul. He was born April 22, 1947, in Rusk to Earl and Thelma Scruggs Dominy. He lived in the Rusk area for many years and in Sacul for 11 years. Mr. More...
• GARY HILL
• HOMER E. SHERFIELD
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 Schools
• RUSK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
All A honor roll Sixth Grade: Kaylie Arnwine, Erin Beckworth, Eric Byfield, Stephan Clay, Candace Corley, Jordan Curtis, Mackinly Dover, Bailee Gates, Elizabeth Heidel, Justin Hunt, Velmasha Jefferson, Brittany Kellis, Rebecca Levine, Lauren Little, Sydna Long, Jenny Sue Magruder, Jonathan Monk, Zachary Morgan, Emily Thompson, More...
• article has image $500 gift
• article has image Phi Theta Kappa
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