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Auditions for the upcoming Cherokee County spring show of April Fish & The Wooing of Lady Sunday will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 1 and 7 p.m. Monday, March 2. Rachel Joseph will direct the production. This is a first time for her to serve as director. "I'm looking forward to directing this farce, it should be a lot of fun for the audience," Miss Joseph said. More ... The Cherokee County office of Texas AgriLife Extension Service will begin a free diabetes education series Wednesday, March 4. Classes will meet every Wednesday through April 1 at the courthouse annex building, 165 E. 6th Street in Rusk. The classes are being co-sponsored by HOPE. More ... Suppertime at the New Summerfield United Methodist Church will begin with a potluck dinner at 6 p.m. and a concert at 7 p.m. Featured at the concert will be Bri'Ann Driver and The First Church on the Hill Praise Team and Had-A-Call, a gospel quartet from A. Frank Smith United Methodist Church in Alto. More ... Blood drives have been scheduled throughout East Texas by the Carter BloodCare. The center is accredited by the American Association of Blood Banks, licensed by the Food and Drug Administration and affiliated with America's Blood Centers. More ... The Resale Shop operated by the Rusk State Hospital Volunteer Council is open 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at 545 Castner St in Rusk on the first and second Friday of each month. Proceeds benefit the patients and programs at Rusk State Hospital. For additional information please call (903) 683-7327. More ... The Alzheimer's support group will rmeet at noon the first Thursday of the month at the Southern Cherokee Federal Credit Union. Lunch will be provided and there will be a guest speaker. For more information call Bobbie Orsack at (903) 683-5438. More ... Cherokee County Farm Bureau has state and local scholarship application forms for Cherokee County Farm Bureau members. Applications are available for graduating high school seniors and college students who have completed 45 semester hours and are currently pursuing a degree in agriculture. For more information please visit www. txfb.org and go to the county page. More ... Kathy Patterson, nursing advisor at Tyler Junior College, spoke to prospective nursing school students at Jacksonville College on Tuesday, Feb. 17. Ms. Patterson discussed prerequisites for nursing school, tests that would be administered and what students could expect in nursing school. More ... Only minor injuries were reported in a wreck last Friday at Loop 343 and U.S.Highway 84 in Rusk. A Mercury Sable driven by Debbie Howard, 44, of Lufkin apparently pulled out from Loop 343 on to Hwy 84 in front of Crystal Atkerson, 21, of Rusk. Ms. Atkerson's Ford Taurus collided with the side of the vehicle. Rusk VFD used the Jaws of Life to cut the door off of Ms. Howard's vehicle. She was transported to the hospital by ETMC EMS. Rusk police officer Earl Dominy investigated the accident; Rusk Fire and EMS assisted. More ... Cherokee County at Law Judge, Craig Fletcher will present the program for the 6:30 p.m. March 3 Cherokee County Republican Club at the Chinese Wok, next to Blake Furniture, U.S. Highway 69 S. in Jacksonville. Memberships are still available for $15 each. More ... "One of the best decisions I ever made. Rusk has been good to me and I have tried to be good for the town. The newspaper has helped me to promote progress in various capacities of service. More ... The Cherokee Civic Theatre will present Tennessee Williams' "The Glass Menagerie" again this weekend. The production opened last weekend. Productions are at 7:30 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Cherokee Theater, next door to the post office in Rusk. More ... Trinity Mother Frances Hospitals and Clinics was listed as one of the top 100 integrated healthcare networks in the United States. The rating evaluates each network's ability to operate as a unified organization. This is the third year in a row for Mother Frances to receive the honor. More ... Persons with drug or alcohol problems are invited to attend Christians Against Substance Abuse (CASA) group meetings at 7 p.m. each Tuesday at the Rusk Church of Christ, 397 S. Main St., Rusk. CASA is different from other 12-step groups in that the Bible is integrated into the 12-step principles. For additional information call (903) 683-4003. More ... Shirley Reese RN for the HOPE Partners in Health program is at the courthouse in Rusk every Thursday from 9 a.m. to noon to provide free blood sugar and blood pressure testing. For additional information call Mrs. Reese at (903) 586-7781. More ... "Every bride will be a princess at the third annual Rusk bridal show slated from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, March 7 at 517 N. Main St. in Rusk," said Connie Brown, manager of the Rusk Chamber of Commerce. Admission is free and two fashion shows will be provided by The Hip Shack and Elaine's. More ... The Rusk City Council will meet at 5 p.m. Thursday for a special meeting to approve an agreement between the city and Rusk ISD to conduct a joint election for the election of a mayor and two councilmembers and two trustees for the school board. More ... In Tombstone, Arizona, gunmen and outlaws once roamed the dusty streets. This old boomtown embraced the rebellious rough and tumble attitude of the American frontier with historic gunfights of the O.K. Corral. More ... Cherokee County commissioners discussed a variety of items with Precinct 3 Constable Eddie Lee despite the efforts of Commissioner Kevin Pierce to keep them on only agenda items. Commissioner Pierce presided in the absence of County Judge Chris Davis, who was in Austin attending a conference. More ... |
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