   |
  |
   |
 |
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
The planning committee for the Maydelle Centennial Iron Horse celebration will meet at 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, at Bertha’s Cafe. All interested persons are invited to attend. The centennial event will benefit the Maydelle VFD. Proceeds from the event will go toward payment of the fire department’s share of a new water truck grant. More ... A true friend is one soul divided into two people. -- Aristotle Despite being only five years old, Hannah Collie of Alto seems to have found a person that shares her soul. She is linked with a little boy who, unfortunately, died too young, but provided her with the gift of life through the body’s most vital organ. More ... President Barack Obama’s Tuesday morning speech to school children was not aired at Cherokee County schools. All county school districts elected not to show the live broadcast. The majority of the superintendents said the broadcast was scheduled at 11 a.m., which is during the lunch periods. Others said they did not want to disrupt the regular educational program. More ... Rusk State Hospital employees received the 2008 Rising Star Award for four consecutive years of increased annual giving in the East Texas State Employee Charitable Campaign. More ... The sixth annual Thespians ‘N Training (TNT) summer camp recently ended at Cherokee Civic Theatre but the campers’ good work goes on. Admission to the TNT Grand Finale Showcases was free for family, friends and the general public but CCT did accept donations of non-perishable food items for the Good Samaritan in lieu of tickets. More ... l A reception honoring Richard and Wilma Crippen for 50 years of marriage will be from 2-4 p.m. Sept. 13 at the Southern Cherokee Federal Credit Union. Family and friends are invited. Both Mr. More ... A banquet for members of the North Cherokee County Volunteer Fire Department was held Aug. 29 at the Mixon First Southern Baptist Church. Chief Danny Rozell presented the first Earl Fails Memorial Firemen Scholarship Fund to Jerry D. Weems from Mixon. Mr. Weems will attend the Kilgore College Fireman Academy. More ... Pfc. Clinton Langley graduates basic training Army National Guard Pfc. Clinton C. Langley has graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga. More ... Approximately 500 persons attended the ninth annual Texas Potjie Festival at the Rusk KOA park last weekend. Last year approximately 350 persons were in attendance at the event at the KOA campground. More ... |
      |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
