The new drive that will be known as Mean Sting Parkway is well on its way to fruition, as the Alto School Board learned at their monthly meeting this past Monday night. More...
New heating, cooling system considered for civic center
BY GLORIA JENNINGS
A new grant opportunity for green energy projects has the Rusk City Council excited about saving “greenbacks.”
The council approved a resolution Thursday seeking an energy efficiency and conservation block grant. More...
The Polar Express train ride has returned to Rusk, transporting the young and the young at heart to the North Pole for a chance to meet jolly old Saint Nick.
The ride departs from the Palestine Depot three times per day – 5:10 p.m., 6:45 p.m. and 8:15 p.m.
Rides will be held Nov. 20-21 and 27-29; Dec. 4-6, 11-23 and 26-27. More...
Victims and Survivors Against Violent Crimes will sponsor its annual
Tree of Angels” ceremony at the Rusk County Courthouse, 115 N. Main St. in Henderson.
The ceremony was originally held in Cherokee County from 2002-06. In 2007, it was moved to Rusk County. More...
Al Gore sounds more like Chicken Little every time he is on television.
His death and destruction has “won” a Nobel Piece (sic) Prize, and cheapened it beyond comprehension.
He should have studied history, then he would know that the Earth has been warming up since the beginning of time. More...
Funeral for Joan Crawford Scogin, 80, of Quitman formerly of Maydelle was at 2 p.m. Monday in Wallace-Thompson Funeral Home chapel with Rev. James Blaylock officiating. Burial was in Oakland Cemetery.
Mrs. Scogin died Nov. 13 in More...
The Mexican cartels constantly seek new ways to smuggle drugs and humans into Texas are now using state based gangs and our youth to support their operations on both sides of the border
The Texas Department of Public Safety is warning parents across the
state to be aware of efforts by Mexican cartels and transnational gangs More...
Disaster Assistance Available for Small Businesses
Sacramento, CA – Small, non-farm businesses in 192 Texas counties and neighboring counties in New Mexico and Oklahoma are now eligible to apply for low-interest disaster loans from the U. S. Small Business Administration (SBA). “These loans offset economi More...
A free Butterflies in Space teacher’s guide can also be downloaded from the site
HOUSTON – (Nov. 16, 2009) – Students of all ages can follow the “butterflynauts” aboard the International Space Station as they develop from larvae into Painted Lady butterflies. More...
Hopson gets nod from Republican leadership