Rusk teacher held in Gregg County jail
      Harold (Bo) Earl Scallon, 60, former Rusk High School teacher, is being held in the Gregg County Jail. Mr. Scallon was indicted March 4 by a Tyler federal grand jury. Last week he and his attorney, Barrett Keith Brown of Sherman, filed documents waiving his right to a hearing. His plea of not gui...
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Bookkeeper's formal arraignment will be scheduled April or May
      A Cherokee County grand jury indicted Doris Robinson, city employee, on Feb. 25. Mrs. Robinson was charged with tampering with government records on July 1, 2006, and theft of more than $100,000 but less than $200,000 from Aug. 2, 2004 to Sept. 29, 2006.
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     Rusk Junior Girl Scout Troop 139 visited the Rusk City Council Thursday evening. From left are in front Paula Ross, Briana Brown, Leigh Anne Wood, Rachel Marquez, Elizabeth Ross and Elizabeth Heidel; second row, Rebekah Heidel, Margaret Beckworth, Moira Debbs and Erin Beckworth; in back, City Manage...
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Rebates will be mailed to U.S. citizens
      Economic stimulus payments of up to $600 for individuals and $1,200 for married couples will be issued by the IRS based on 2007 tax returns. Parents also will receive $300 for each eligible child. These payments will be made to citizens beginning in May.
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Elected Officials,
      President George W. Bush, The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, D.C. 20500, president@ whitehouse. gov , Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, 283 Russell Senate Office Bldg., Washington, D.C. 20510, (202) 224-5922, District office:, 1919 Smith St., Suite 800, Houston, TX 77002, senator@ h...
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Starling walks further
      Wardell Starling, chaplain of the Cherokee County retired school personnel walked the most steps in the organization's 2007 Walks-A-Million program. Mr. Starling walked 3,600,100 steps totaling the equivalent of 1,800 miles.
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