Federal funding issues have resulted in the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) shifting their focus from new highway construction to old highway maintenance. The effect on Cherokee County means three major highway projects are still without funding. More...
Rusk ISD Superintendent Dr. James Largent hopes to have a new athletic director/head football coach named by March 10. With the number of applications pouring in, it looks like he may get his wish. More...
The recent dispute between the Angelina Neches River Authority (ANRA) and the Lower Neches Valley Authority (LNVA) is not exactly "water under the bridge." The ANRA board of directors met Feb. 12 and voted to file legal papers necessary to become a party to the LNVA application to amend its Sam R... More...
NACOGDOCHES - The two hours preceding former President Bill Clinton's speech to students at Stephen F. Austin University sounded more like a rock concert warm-up than a political event. Music selections were carefully choreographed and vetted to deliver a loud, high energy beat and a subliminal ... More...
A dream of mine came true Thanksgiving Day, 2001. I got to see the Dallas Cowboys host the Denver Broncos. I had always watched Cowboys games on TV, and was excited at the prospect of getting to see a game at Texas Stadium, Texas' football's holy site (until it gets bulldozed next year). More...
Park Superintendent and Park Police Officer John Ferguson presented the program on Mission Tejas State Park near Alto at the Jan. 24 meeting. Mr. Ferguson is also a historian on Texas History. He said in 1685 a group of Frenchmen under the leadership of La Salle (Rene Robert Cavalier) landed on th... More...
The Lady Eagles' new head coach Ashley McElroy is excited about her first job of coaching one of the area's top softball teams. "It's been really good," she said. "They've practiced in 30-degree weather. It's been really tough, but there's been no complaining. More...
Plans are underway for the second annual bridal show from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, March 1, at the old Baskin's building in Rusk. Several hundred people attended last year's show with 30 booths. The event is sponsored by the Rusk Chamber of Commerce. Vendor fees start at $45. More...
Graveside service for Rhonda Renna Henry, 55, of Rusk was at 10 a.m., Friday, Feb. 15 at Lone Dove Cemetery with the Rev. Kenn Somerville officiating. Mrs. Henry died Feb. 11. She was born Oct. 5, 1952, in Levelland to James and Louise Burch Lindsey. She was a homemaker and a member of the Churc... More...
Rusk High School Choir members receiving a division one rating on their class one solos in the UIL Solo and Ensemble competition in Whitehouse Feb. 2 were (from left): Jeremy La'Vergne, Danielle Goodwin, Kadrick Session, Winona McGowan and Bradley Christopher. The choir will compete in the state sol... More...
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