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County-Wide Relay For Life blitz planned Cherokee County Relay For Life volunteers will be out in force on Saturday, April 5, conducting a number of fundraising events to benefit Relay For Life. The weekend actually kicks off on Friday, April 4, with a hamburger cook-out by the Life Savers team of Rusk State Hospital. This event will be... More ... Baby dies in house fire A 19-month-old child, Mahogany Anderson, was killed in a house fire Thursday on CR3326, just off of CR3308 and U.S. Highway 175, approximately three miles west of Jacksonville. The fire was reported about 1:30 p.m. and fire units from Jacksonville, Earles Chapel, Lake Palestine East and New Summer... More ... Sardis slates homecoming The Sardis Baptist Church will host its annual homecoming at 10 a.m. April 13. The Rev. Snidow will speak at the morning service and lunch will be served at noon. The public is invited. More ... Christians Against Substance Abuse program offered in Rusk Persons with drug or alcohol problems are invited to attend Christian Against Substance Abuse (CASA) group meetings. The sessions are held at 7 p.m. each Tuesday at the Rusk Church of Christ. The church is located at 397 S. Main St., Rusk.CASA offers a New Life Behavior Course to assist people in ... More ... TxDOT tells projects Texas Department of Transportation mill-and-inlay crews began two weeks of work Tuesday on U.S. Highway 79 between Jacksonville and New Summerfield. The work, which features a two-part convoy grinding up the old pavement and replacing it with fresh hot mix, is scheduled to last for two weeks. Dayt... More ... Chili cookoff slated Crisis Center of Anderson and Cherokee Counties first ever Rubber Duckie Chili cookoff is scheduled for Saturday, April 19, at Lake Jacksonville concession area. Proceeds from this event directly benefit abused women and children. More ...
Daniel Hardin, an 8th grade student at Jacksonville Middle School and the Cherokee County Spelling Bee Champion, tied for 4th place in the statewide spelling bee held in Dallas over Spring Break. His Language Arts teacher is Linda Brown. More ... Rusk student wins $500 college scholarship Hard work and dedication paid off for Rusk FFA member, Lance Dement, who recently earned a $500 college entry scholarship by the Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show's Calf Scramble Committee. He is one of 61 Texas high school students who will share a total of $82,000 in grant money. More ...
COURTESY PHOTO Camille Simmons of Alto uses the new remote card catalog at the Stella Hill Memorial Library in Alto. The system was funded by a grant from the Pineywoods Foundation of Lufkin. More ...
Alto Elementary Students of the Month for March were honored with a breakfast before school. This month's honorees include, from left, Macy Russo, second grader from Kerrie Jones' class; Aaron Skinner, kindergartener from Gay Hicks' class; Alyssa Duplichain, third grader from Jennifer Pearman's clas... More ...
Jaymee Benge, six year-old Rusk resident, donated 10 inches of her hair to Locks of Love. She is the daughter of Scotty and Tina Benge. Her hair was cut by her aunt, Charlene Watson, owner of Wildfire Beauty Salon. Jaymee is looking forward to letting her hair grow so she can do this again. More ... MARRIAGES Marriage licenses issued in the office of Laverne Lusk, county clerk, through March 28, were: Jason Trujillo and Alma Torres of Jacksonville; Joshua Laney and Kara Powell of Nacogdoches; Michael Alexander and Kortney Allen of Jacksonville; Mario Hernandez Martinez and Elsa Loera of Jacksonville; J... More ... |
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