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All it took was the purchase of only one raffle ticket, and Ramon Fernandez became the official winner of the YNS LS-49 scooter, raffled off by the Rusk Rotary Club. More ... Parkinson’s Disease,2 other illnesses recognized by VA for treatment Veterans with three specific illnesses based on recent evidence, from association with Agent Orange can receive benefits without proving a link between their illness and military service. They are asked to contact the Cherokee County Veterans Service Office at (903) 683-4012 for assistance. More ... Henry Dwight Hogg, 32, has been arrested and charged with the theft of five head of cattle from a Cherokee County ranch. Mr. Hogg allegedly sold the cattle at a livestock auction in Sulphur Springs. More ... The staff of Harry’s Building Materials has been recognized by the Palestine Area Chamber of Commerce as the 2009 Business of the Year. The award was presented at the annual Palestine Area Chamber of Commerce Banquet on Oct. 8. More ... Charles Hassell will be honored by the Jacksonville Tennis Association as Sportsman of the Year at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1. The ceremony will be held at the Woodmen of the World building on S. College St. in Jacksonville. More ... State Senator Robert Nichols (RJacksonville) has been appointed to the Sunset Advisory Committee by Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst. “This selection is an honor,” said Nichols. “The work done by the Sunset Advisory Committee is essential for maintaining transparency, accountability and efficiency in state government.” More ... Student volunteers from Jacksonville College will host the “Boo at the Zoo” event at Caldwell Zoo in Tyler from 1-4 p.m. Saturday Oct. 31 (Halloween day). This Halloween 4,000-5,000 people are expected to visit the zoo. Thirty six Jacksonville College students have volunteered to spend Halloween evening at the zoo. More ... Daylight Savings Time ends this weekend People across the nation and across Cherokee County grumbling about “springing forward” earlier in the year will be more than happy to “fall back” – often into bed to catch a few more Zs. More ... Cherokee County commissioners considered an agenda of 15 items when they met Monday morning in the county courtroom. A request from Clint Goff, airport coordinator, to hire a part-time/full time employee for Fixed Based Operations (FBO), was tabled. “I don’t think we need to hire anyone,” Commissioner Kevin Pierce, Precinct 2, said. More ... Two Jacksonville men were arrested last Friday on drug charges after execution of a search warrant by the Cherokee County Sheriff ’s Office Narcotics Division. Roderick Jermaine Kendrick, 21, and Ta’Rodrick Tyrell Brooks, 25, of Jacksonville, were arrested at approximately 3 p.m. at a residence on Andrews St. in Jacksonville. More ... Caddo Mounds to relocate 1936 Centennial Historical Marker The Texas Historical Commission and the Caddo Nation Tribal Council have come to an agreement that the 1936 Centennial Historical Marker be removed from the Ceremonial Mound and relocated elsewhere at the Caddo Mounds State Historic Site. More ... l Anna Hamilton of Lookout 4-H takes time to sweep the floor of the Will A. Lewis Exposition Center and Show Barn during Texas One Day. More ... Members of the Lookout 4-H Club measure out ingredients during the Food Challenge, held earlier in October. More ... |
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