He wrote hit songs for Neal McCoy, Collin Raye, John Michael Montgomery and Tim McGraw, but when Mark Wills made a hit with Don’t Laugh at Me, the songwriting career of Steve Seskin would never be the same. More...
The Astro Air plant on N. Bolton Street in Jacksonville will close in August, said officials from the plant’s parent company, Luvata. Some of the jobs will be moved to Grenada, Miss., while others will be relocated to Mexico. More...
Rusk Head Football Coach and Athletic Director Wayne Mahaffey has been re-assigned to another administrative position within the district, effective later this month, Dr. James Largent, Rusk ISD superintendent said. More...
Plans are being made for a reunion of the Rusk High School Class of 1968. Current addresses of classmates are needed. Class members are asked to contact Larry Long at (903) 683-5889 or Wayne Guinn at (903) 683-2181 or wguinn@ieee.org. More...
Remember those old Army recruitment commercials... the ones with the slogan, "Be all you can be." They were catchy commercials with a great slogan and jingle. "Be, all that you can be, find your future, in the Army." Such a jingle attracted many young men who sought to maximize their potential. More...
John and Jan Raffield of Rusk announce the engagement of their daughter, Sherron Lavone Parker, to Todd Andrew Driver. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of John and Joy Raffield of Jacksonville and Leslie and Doris Parker of Rusk. She is a 2004 graduate of Rusk High School. Mr. Driver is the son ... More...
The Rusk Eagles suffered another heartbreaker during Friday's game against the Central Bulldogs. Despite jumping out to a 20-9 lead in the first quarter, Rusk wound up losing 58-56 in overtime. The loss marks the 13th consecutive district loss for the Eagles, two of which have been in overtime si... More...
Funeral for Ada Marie Ridgeway, 88, of Rusk was 2 p.m., Thursday in the Wallace- Thompson Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Robin Parsons officiating. Burial was in Salem Cemetery. Mrs. Ridgeway died Feb. 4. She was born Sept. 25, 1919, in Rusk to Uriah H. and Euretha Daisy Thompson Monroe. She w... More...
Did you ever see those people on TV, wearing funny hats and carrying signs at political conventions, and wonder how they got to be there? How is it that they get to select their party's candidate for president? It all begins at the local precinct convention. Simply voting for the candidate of your... More...
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