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NFL themed chamber banquet scores touchdown with TV raffle
Theme for the Saturday evening Rusk Chamber of Commerce banquet will be NFL (night for laughter). Teresa Langley, outgoing president will hand over the reins of leadership to Stoney Thompson during the evening festivities. Mrs. Langley's goal for her year in office was "working together to make a difference. More...
Perkins donates land for new multi-family housing project
48-unit complex will be located near Rusk State Hospital
BY GLORIA JENNINGS

Rusk banker James I. Perkins has donated 13 acres to the Rusk Economic Development Corporation (REDCO) for the construction of affordable housing. The land is located near Rusk State Hospital at the intersection of Cherokee, Jarred and McVicker streets and will be used to construct 48 multi-family housing units. More...

Wet-dry election may be held soon
267 signatures required on petition; possible election date is May 3
BY GLORIA JENNINGS

Rusk citizens may soon be asked to cast ballots on a wet-dry election. "The Rusk Citizens for Economic Growth" are expected to submit applications this week for a local option election to the Cherokee County Clerk. More...

 News
• Church slates seminar
The Rusk Seventh-day Adventist Church will conduct a 10-week Best Weight Nutrition and Weight Management Seminar beginning at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 15. All meetings will be held in the fellowship hall of the Rusk Seventh-day Adventist Church, 660 Euclid St., Rusk. Members of the church say the public is invited to attend. For more information call (903) 683-2425. More...
• Rusk Chamber of Commerce banquet on sale
• article has image Birthday party slated Jan. 10
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 County
• article has image Elected officials take oath of office Jan. 1
Cherokee County officials elected Nov. 4, 2008, and sworn-in on Jan. 1 were from left Katherine Pinotti, precinct 3 commissioner; Jack White, precinct 2 constable; Lynn Kelley, precinct 1 constable; Linda Little, tax assessorcollector; Craig Caldwell, county attorney; Dwight Phifer, 2nd judicial district court judge; second row, James Campbell, sheriff; Elmer Beckworth, district attorney; Kelly Traylor, precinct 1 commissioner; and Jamie Beene, precinct 4 constable. Precinct 3 constable Eddie Lee is not pictured. More...
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 Community
• Lunch Menus: Jan. 7-13
Menus for Meals on Wheels and Rusk ISD More...
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 Columns
• article has image FAST forward
This hug was just a glancing brush-off
After spending Christmas in Florida with her future in-laws, our daughter Sandy decided to pay us a post New Year's visit. As she drove to our house from Austin on Sunday, I found myself looking forward to the time we would spend together. More...
• article has image Political Cartoon
• article has image THE Q factor
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 Sports
• Year in sports: Tarlandus Mitchell signs contract with Chicago Cubs
As the summer sun rose over Cherokee County, the action on the sports landscape heated up. It started with state championships in softball. The county also saw two of its own sign with major league ball clubs, received a grappling world championship and watched as football season began in August and stretched through December. More...
• Lon Morris to play football; Rusk alum Richey to coach
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 Obituaries
• ANTHONY FITZGERALD JOHNSON
Funeral for Anthony Fitzgerald Johnson, 38, of Alto, formerly of Reklaw, was at 11 a.m. Friday in the Weeping Mary Baptist Church near Alto with Supt. Donnie Timmons officiating. Burial was in the Fairview Cemetery at Reklaw. Mr. Johnson died Sunday in Rusk. He was born Aug. 10, 1970, in Reklaw to Johnnie W. and Florence Lewis Johnson. More...
• BILLY G. SMITH
• LAWRENCE WHITE (PEEWEE) FOSHEE
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