A former Rusk High School standout and West Point graduate died of injuries he suffered when his vehicle rolled into a canal in Golden Hills, Iraq on April 23. 1st Lt. Timothy W. Cunningham, along with Pfc. John Bishop of Gaylord, Mich. More...
The seeds for a satellite nursing school in Rusk were sewn more than two years ago so that Rusk State Hospital could have "home grown nurses." An official announcement was made last week: a satellite nursing program will come to fruition in January 2009. More...
The Alto Utilities Department is moving beyond repairs to preventative maintenance as the city takes steps to replace gas lines that are running beneath the third phase addition of the Alto Housing Authority. More...
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice recruiter will screen correctional officer applicants at the Skyview Unit in Rusk at 7:45 a.m. May 21-22. Interested persons are asked to go to www.tdcj.state.tx.us to schedule for screening. More...
Dear any service member, It's been a sickening week for me. I've had the duty of covering the story of one of your fallen comrades. He was an outstanding student in school, a good husband and father, West Point graduate and a good soldier. More...
The California Baptist University choir and orchestra will be presented in concert at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 6, at the Rusk First Baptist Church. The public is invited to attend, said Tim Timmons, minister of music. More...
Three errors at inopportune times kept the Lady Panthers close as Rusk battled out a 6-4 win over the Lady Panthers in Thursday's bi-district playoff game held in Elkhart. The Lady Eagles led the game 3-1 before Westwood scored on two errors in the fifth to tie the game 3-3. More...
The Nan Travis Foundation recently presented a $260,000 check to the East Texas Medical Center Regional Healthcare System, the result of the foundation's fundraising efforts in support of the recently expanded and renovated emergency department at ETMC Jacksonville. Funds were raised through a varie... More...
Plant breeders in Japan developed a plant they are marketing as SunPatiens. It is no less than spectacular. They took one of the world's most beautiful plants and changed it to where it will now grow well in the hottest most humid parts of Japan or East Texas. Not only were heat and humidity probl... More...
Funeral for Thomas E. Barrow, 86, of Jacksonville, was at 10 a.m. April 24 at Autry Funeral Home chapel with Robby Arrington and Don Crawford officiating. Burial was in Jarratt Cemetery. Mr. Barrow died April 22. He was born June 24, 1921, in Lucedale, Miss. More...
I've been asked to give information for a biography for my son Tim. I've seen the obituary pages with the list of family member names, and, as important as that information is, it makes me wonder what the person was really like. More...
Cherokee Christian Academy students will represent Texas at international competition in May at the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, Mo. They received 34 awards for various achievements at the March 31-April 4 Southern Plains Regional Student Convention at Mt. Lebanon Baptist Encamp... More...
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