Two people were killed and four were life-flighted as a result of a two car collision on U.S. Highway 84 approximately 5.4 miles east of Rusk Thursday morning, said Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Steven Crosby. More...
The regular May meeting of the Alto City Council will be at 6 p.m., tonight, at city hall on SH 21 west, with the swearing in of new council members beginning at 5:30 p.m. More...
Approximately l $34,000 worth of NASA displays will be exhibited at the Rusk Hotel May 13-15. Besides an Apollo flight suit, displays include the International Space Station and shuttle mock-ups. For more information, see pg. 6B. More...
The Texas State Railroad Authority meets at 2 p.m. today to consider a contract for grant management and other administrative services. Current consultant Gary Traylor is expected to attend Wednesday's meeting at Citizens 1st Bank for additional discussion. More...
It's one of the most controversial hotbutton issues in the political arena, ranking far above the issues of homosexual rights, supplyside versus demand side economics, immigration or the war in Iraq. Discussion of most of these issues usually result in an agreement to disagree. More...
Jane Davis, Boots Burfoot, Willie Daugher and Kay Hunter Epperson accept a donation of Girl Scout cookies from Troop 139's top donation collectors, Elizabeth Heidel, Rebekah Heidel and Moira Debbs. More...
Last week was a good week for the Mean Sting diamond teams of Alto. The Yellowjacket baseball team swept a three-game series with Lovelady in the area round of the playoffs while the Lady Jacket softball team knocked off Mt. Enterprise to advance to the regional semifinals. More...
Cherokee County is winning its fight with rabies, said local vets. There have been no rabies cases reported in 2008 to the Department of Health. Only one rabid skunk was located last year. In 2006, two bats and one skunk were found to have rabies. More...
Funeral for Pauline E. Wise, 96, of Alto was at 4 p.m. Thursday at the Alto First Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. Kirby Hill officiating. Burial was in Old Palestine Cemetery. Mrs. Wise died April 28. She was born April 13, 1912, in Lott to Archie B. and Myrtle Brooks Robinson. She lived in Alto... More...
I would like to extend our sincere thanks to the hundreds of people who joined together with the Cherokee County Relay For Life Committee to hold the most successful Relay that Cherokee County has ever seen. At this point, we have breezed past the original fundraising goal of $100,000. More...
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City, school elections scheduled Saturday