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Lindsey Berryhill and Trae Glover announce their engagement. Miss Berryhill is the daughter of Monty and Allison Berryhill, formerly of Alto. Mr. Glover is the son of Travis and Bea Glover of Wells. The couple will be married at 3 p.m. April 12 at the Alto First Baptist Church. Friends and family ar... More ...
The engagement of Jami Lynn McCarty and Brian Mike Hicks, both of Alto, has been announced. Miss McCarty is the daughter of James and Patricia McCarty of Alto and the granddaughter of the Rev. Don and Fayne Copeland of Rusk. Mr. Hicks is the son of Larry and Cynthia Hicks of Alto and the grandson of... More ... Rusk schedules clean-up Dumpsters will be located at city barn, Conley Park, April 5, 12 Rusk city-wide spring clean-up is scheduled for 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays, April 5 and 12. Dumpsters will be located at the city barn on U.S. Highway 69 and Conley Park on Reeder Street. The citywide clean-up is restricted only to persons who reside within the city limits or customers living out... More ...
Mr. and Mrs. Walter White of Palestine, formerly of Rusk, announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter Juanita J'Nae, to Christopher Jordan Walls, son of Mr. and Mrs. Danny Walls of Palestine. The wedding will be May 24 at the Lone Pine Baptist Church in Palestine. Miss White i... More ...
The engagement of Allison Kay Buller and Thomas Richard Rogers has been announced. Miss Buller is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Buller of Denver, Colo. Mr. Rogers is from Rusk. The couple will be married at 6 p.m. June 27 at Thunderhead Lodge atop Mount Werner in Steamboat Springs, Colo. More ...
The children and grandchildren of the Rev. and Mrs. Marion Huckaby will honor them with a 50th wedding anniversary reception at 2 p.m. March 29 at the Martinsville school cafeteria. Friends and relatives are extended an invitation through the press. For more information, call Carolyn at 936) 553-429... More ...
Amanda Lynn Beverly and Timothy Mitchell were married at 3 p.m. March 15 at the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Waco with the Rev. Kevin VanHook officiating. The bride is the daughter of Willie and Mary Beverly of Waco. She is the granddaughter of the late Joseph and Rachel Monrial. The groom is th... More ...
Terry Guinn and Flossie Nixson were among Saint Patrick's Day diners Monday at county restaurants participating in the Lucky Day for Relay. Restaurant owners gave a portion of their profits for the Relay for Life's fight against cancer. Mr. Guinn and Mrs. Nixson were customers at Sweet Shoppe Rock i... More ... Cherokee County Democratic Women to meet March 27 The Cherokee County Democratic Women will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 27 at King's Wok on U.S. Highway 69 South in Jacksonville. All Democratic women are invited to attend. More ... Cherokee County Republican Club to meet April 1 The Cherokee County Republican Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 1 at the Legacy of Harvey Collins, 204 W. Sixth St. in Rusk. All members are encouraged to attend and bring a friend and the public is invited. Those needing additional information may call (903) 586-2669. More ... JISD plans summer credit by exam tests Senate Bill 1 requires all Texas school districts to offer three testing days twice a year for the administration of examinations for acceleration to all students who wish to earn credit without prior instruction. Jacksonville ISD offers these exams through Region VII Service Center. The exams are... More ... BIRTH Grady James Crow Hope Crow announces that she is a big sister. Grady James Crow was born on Nov. 3, 2007, in Fort Worth to parents, Jim and Nicky Crock of Brock. Grady weighed seven pounds and was 19.5 inches long. Grandparents are Lynn and Lynn Ann King and Jerry Rix of Rusk. Great-grandmother is Ovell King of ... More ... Mt. Hope Easter services scheduled Mount Hope Missionary Baptist Church will hold their Easter Sunday services, March 23. There will be a fellowship breakfast at 9 a.m., Sunday school at 10 a.m. and worship services at 11 a.m. with Don Copeland, pastor, preaching. An Easter egg hunt will follow. More ...
Stacey and Jeff Gillespie and son, Joshua, were on hand recently to cut the ribbon officially opening their business, All Flowered Up, at the Cherokee Center in Rusk. Attending the grand opening celebration were family, friends, city and chamber officials and members. More ... Grant writing workshop scheduled A Circle of Ten is accepting applications for their Part II grant writing workshop, The Next Step, (prerequisite Part I) scheduled for March 25-27 is where participants will work on real grants. A team can work on their grant idea or may learn by working on someone else's team. These first time gr... More ... Girl Scouts receive Meadows Foundation $100,000 grant The Meadows Foundation pledged a $100,000 challenge grant to Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas to fund capacity building initiatives that will strengthen the infrastructure and resources at all levels of the organization. The results of these initiatives will be radical improvements to the delivery o... More ...
The Rusk TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly) group is gearing up for another year, after they lost more than 100 pounds last year. They are looking forward to even more weight loss in the coming year. The group meets at 7 p.m. every Tuesday Night at the Southern Cherokee Credit Union. From left are Am... More ... 11 plea in district court Eleven persons pleaded to 12 criminal charges in the Cherokee County during February, according to information from the office of Elmer Beckworth, district attorney. Cases involved charges of DWI, evading arrest, burglary, aggravated sexual assault of a child and possession of child pornography. More ... Rusk High FFA students participate in recent livestock, wildlife shows Trophies won at San Antonio, Kingsville, Houston shows BY BRIAN MARTIN The Rusk FFA put forth a dominant performance through out the state over the past few weeks. In late February the Rusk FFA participated in the San Antonio Livestock Show. The Agriculture Mechanics team fielded five projects that all received blue ribbons. More ... A. Frank Smith UMC holy week services underway Holy Week, a time of special celebration and worship, is underway at the A. Frank United Methodist Church in Alto. Maundy Thursday communion service begins at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 20. Worshippers will hear the story of the Last Supper, participate in the holy Eucharist and leave after hearing J... More ... 1st UMC plans Good Friday music drama Rusk First United Methodist Church will present "A Good Friday Music Drama" from 12:15-1 p.m. Friday, March 21. Entitled "Jesus Carries the Cross," the presentation is written as a special event for Easter and Holy Week. The church is located at 255 S. Henderson in Rusk. More ... Church on the Hill slates Easter program First Church on the Hill will present "By His Stripes" at 7 p.m. Friday, March 21, and 9:45 a.m. Easter Sunday March 23. The play is written and directed by the church's drama department. Admission is free. More ... Easter 'Eggs'travaganza slated at church First Church on the Hill will sponsor its first Easter "Eggs"travaganza, "He Lives" from 1-4 p.m. Saturday, March 22, at the church. The public is invited to bring the entire family for a day of fun and fellowship. There will be games, food, and door prizes. A presentation of the Easter Story is ... More ... Annual Easter dinner planned Sunday The Sacul Volunteer Fire Department will sponsor its annual Easter lunch fund raiser from 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Easter Sunday, March 23. There will be ham, dressing, veggies, dessert and drink. Price is $6 for adults and $3 for children under 12. Lunch will be served at the community center, Highway ... More ... RUSK INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL A-B honor roll Fourth Grade: Jonathan Bachmeyer, Jamie Ballew, Jordan Banda, John Campbell, Amy Collins, Jazzimine Crist, Alyssia Cummings, Katelyn Daughety, Marilyn De La Rosa, Courtney Evans, Cory Fade, Stephen Ford, Wyatt Gilchrest, Tyrell Glenn, Morgan Goff, Toby Goff, Trae Gunter, Anna Hami... More ... |
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