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...
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...
Early voting for Saturday's city and school elections concluded Tuesday. Polls will be open Saturday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the various election sites. Rusk city voters will cast ballots at the Rusk ISD administration building. 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...
Alto's bats fired up in the second inning to give the Jackets a huge 8-0 advantage en route to an 11-1 victory over Lovelady in five innings at Morris Frank Park in Lufkin Friday. Alto's run was capped off by a three-run homer by freshman Rhett Gresham. 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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