Rusk Lady Eagles softball second baseman Sierra Smith signed college scholarship papers with McLennan Community College of Waco Monday at the Rusk High School library. Smith, a senior at Rusk High School, has played four years of varsity softball. More...
Eight Cherokee County athletes signed with colleges on signing day Wednesday. Two Alto football players, four Jacksonville football players and two Jacksonville softball players accepted scholarship offers. More...
Thursday's announcement that Alliance Data will soon close its Jacksonville call center means that approximately 230 Cherokee County jobs will be lost. "According to the company, the call center will be closing April 18," said Darrell Prcin, president of the Jacksonville Economic Development Corp... More...
Karing for Kids Health Fair will be held Saturday, Feb. 9, at the Rusk Civic Center. The event is coordinated by the Rusk Kiwanis Club, assisted by various community organizations, who met Jan. 29 to finalize plans. Children,10 and younger, and their parents will receive health and safety informa... More...
Fans who have not given up on the Rusk Eagles were treated to a great basketball game Friday as the Rusk Eagles battled the Crockett Bulldogs for four quarters en route to a 74-62 loss. "It was a great game," said Head Coach Tracy Kincade. "They played very well. They took on one of the best team... More...
l Alto Arbor Day poster winners were from left, Jesus Hernandez, first place; Caitlin Morris, second place; and Alanis Guinn, third place. They participated in a contest sponsored by the Texas Forest Service. More...
Graveside service for Jessie Wyatt, 94, was at 10 a.m. Jan. 31 at Sunset Memorial Park in Nacogdoches with the Rev. Douglas J. Tucker of St. Cyprian's Episcopal Church in Lufkin officiating. .Mrs. Wyatt died Jan. 29. She was born Jan. 5, 1914, in Rusk to the late William Taylor Brown and Minnie S... More...
It seems like only yesterday. On the morning of Aug. 5, 2002, I picked up the telephone and called my parents' house to see how my dad, Emmett Whitehead, was feeling. He had advanced stage lung cancer, and there were good days and bad days. More...
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