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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 ...
Rosa and Robert Holcomb of Alto celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Saturday, Feb. 2, with a reception hosted by their children and grandchildren at the A. Frank Smith United Methodist Church. Mr. and Mrs. Holcomb were married Jan. 31, 1958, at the Alto First Methodist Church. Their children a... More ... Classes begin March 10 Driver's education classes begin March 10 for Rusk ISD students. Coach Marks Lanham is the instructor. Cost is $225 and is due by April 15. All students must be 15 by April 15 to participate in the course. To register students should have social security card and an original or certified copy of... More ... Christian writers meet Feb. 21 The East Texas Chapter of Inspirational Writers Alive! will meet at 6:45 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21. The meeting will be at First Church of the Nazarene, corner of Beaumont and Bryan streets in Jacksonville. More ... Marker dedication honors Looney BY KEN MCCLURE On the 201st anniversary of General Robert E. Lee's birthday on Jan. 19, the Sons of Confederate Veterans Cross of Saint Andrew camp #2009 of Cherokee County held their 6th annual Confederate heroes day ceremony. More ...
Rusk High School students named to the All-Region Band include in front from left: Felicia Alexander, Lauren Williams, Rebecca Robbins, Paige Penn and Amberly Tosh; and in back, Andrew Bennette, Lucas Turner, Joey Marchetti, David Robbins, Ben Christopher and Josh Glover. In addition, Lucas Turner e... More ... Goat raisers tour scheduled Feb. 16 BY RENEÉ MCCRACKEN Prairie View A&M University Cooperative Extension Agents, Crispin Skinner and Rene' McCracken in association with the East Texas Goat Raisers Association will host "A Day in the Life of a Goat Producer in East Texas." The event is planned for Saturday, Feb. More ... Alto's 2008 yearbook on sale It is time to order Alto 2008 yearbook. The annual staff said, "The 2008 yearbook will be bigger and better than ever." The cost is still $45. Contact LeAnn Jones via email @ ljones@mail.Alto.Esc7.net for ordering information. More ... Methodist sell cookbooks The Methodist Women and Prayer Group of A. Frank Smith United Methodist Church have cookbooks and CDs for sale. To order contact Betty Davis, (936) 858-4708. More ...
Lon Morris College will present "And Then They Came for Me...Remembering the World of Anne Frank" at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 28 and 29 and March 1 and 2;30 p.m. March 1 and 2. The cast includes in front from left Christine Haddad of Jacksonville (as Anne Frank) and Tamara Draper of Henderson; second row, Jos... More ... 11 plea in Cherokee district court Gordon Mathis, 43, of Rusk pled guilty in January of six counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child and was sentenced to 40 years in Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Mr. Mathis was sentenced to 97 months in federal prison in November for possessing material involving the sexual exploita... More ... Donkey basketball game slated Feb. 22 A donkey basketball game is planned for 7 p.m. Feb. 22 at the Rusk High School gym. The game will feature Rusk State Hospital and the Rusk High School teams. Advance tickets are $5. Tickets at the door are $7. Children five and under will be admitted free. Donkey rides will be available for free a... More ... Jacksonville celebrates 100th day of school Fred Douglass Pre-Kindergarten classes, celebrated the 100th day of school with a balloon Feb. 5. East Side students attended classes dressed as if they are 100 years old. More ...
Anthony Thomas was not injured in a single vehicle log truck accident on U.S. Highway 84 east of Rusk Tuesday morning. Apparently the rear brakes locked and caused the rear axle to slip from under the logs. More ... Tickets are available to theatre patrons Patron tickets are available for the Cherokee Civic Theatre production of "Postmortem," written by Ken Ludwig and directed by Daniel (Eddie) Breen. Producer is Camille Jones. Show dates are Feb. 22-29, March 1-and March 9 Tickets are available from 1:30- 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday at the box office ... More ... Archeological conference slated Feb. 16 in Tyler The 2008 East Texas Archeological Conference will be held from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, at the Robert M. Muntz Library (Room 401) at the University of Texas at Tyler. More ... Eye glasses, cases needed at Rusk State Hospital There is an ongoing need for used eye glasses and cases at Rusk State Hospital. Contact Community Relations at (903) 683-7327. More ... |
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