BOBBIE JEAN JONES
      Funeral for Bobbie Jean Jones, 68, of Rusk was at 2 p.m., Tuesday in the Wallace- Thompson Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Waymon Claiborne officiating. Burial was in Pierces Chapel Cemetery. Mrs. Jones died Feb. 23.
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Theatre tickets on sale
      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 7:30 p.m. Feb. 29 and March 1; and 2 p.m. on March 2. Tickets are available from 1:30-4:30 p.m. Monday- Friday at t...
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Obama rally scheduled for March 1 in Jacksonville
      The Cherokee County Obama '08 Rally will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 1 on the parking lot of the old Stamps building, located at the corner of U.S. Highway 79 and Neches Street in Jacksonville.
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New review committee will oversee railroad's engineering proposals
American Heritage reports on 'March push' for promotions
BY MARIE WHITEHEAD
      The Texas State Railroad Authority held a business meeting at 2 p.m. Feb. 20 at City Hall in Palestine. Paul Schranck, manager of the American Heritage Railways of Texas, operator of the TSR, noted recent successful events for the train and stated, "We plan for a big push of promotions scheduled ...
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MARRIAGES
      Marriage licenses issued in the office of Laverne Lusk, county clerk, through Feb. 20, were: William Dickson of Jacksonville and Talya Nix of Tyler; Brandon Taylor and Keili Whiteman of Alto; Larry Poole II and Tina Shafer of Jacksonville; Shannon Watson of Rusk and Sheila Phillips of Jacksonville...
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Theatre seeks directors
      The Cherokee Civic Theatre, Inc. (CCT) Play Selection Committee is working on the production line-up for the 2008-09 season. Persons with plays they would like to direct are asked to contact the theatre. The mission of CCT is to offer opportunities for cultural and artistic enrichment in East Tex...
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Hospital listed in top 100
      Trinity Mother Frances Hospitals and Clinics has been listed for the second consecutive year as one of the top integrated healthcare networks on the 2008 Verispan's 11th edition of annual assessment of the 100 most highly integrated healthcare networks.
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