Cherokeean/Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 153, No. 10, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 1, 2002 Page: 1 of 14
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Texas' Oldest Weekly Newspaper - Established Feb, 27, 1850 as the Cherokee Sentinel
Vol. 153, No. 10-14 Pages Wednesday, May 1, 2002
RHS Eagles Soar
RHS Lady Eagles
advance in playoffs;
Eagles end season
on a high note.
See page 14
Rusk, TX 75785
25 cents
AHS Top Honors
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Alto High School senior Katy Rearman (right) has been named
valedictorian of the Class of 2002 with a GPA of 102.62. Ashley
Lindsey is the salutatorian with a GPA of 100.37. Alto graduation
exercises will be held at 8 p.m. Friday, May 31 at Yellowjacket
Stadium in Alto.
Robert Nichols discusses
economic development
Robert Nichols, Texas Department
of Transportation Commissioner
and chairman of the Jacksonville
Economic Development Corporation,
was speaker for a meeting of Rusk
citizens interested in Rusk Economic
Development Monday noon at Citizens
1st Bank.
Mr. Nichols is well known through-
outthe state andiscreditedwithbeing
instrumental in getting an industrial
base established in Jacksonville.
Because of space, those at lending
were limited to members of the Com-
missioners Court, Rusk City Council,
Rusk Economic Development Corpo-
ration Board and members of the Main
Street and Chamber of Commerce eco-
nomic development committees.
Mr. Nichols shared guidelines that
have been successful for Jacksonville
and can be applied to the future of
Rusk. Thirty-one interested citizens
attended,
Jacksonville voted its half-cent eco-
nomic development sales tax soon after
Rusks tax passed. He praised Rusk
for its community support saying that
more people show up for the chamber
banquets than do in Jacksonville.
When Jacksonville started work-
ing on its economic development, the
corporation invited representatives
to come from various area cities. "We
wanted to know what they were doing.
What they have done right and what
they have done wrong. We wanted to
know how they went after leads," he
said. Each community told a differ-
ent story, but they all have things in
common.
The Texas Economic Development
agency in Austin receives inquiries
from anyone interested in moving
their business to Texas. Mr. Nichols
said this is a good prosped list."But
you have to go down there and get it
every two or three months. They will
not send it to you. The list is competi-
tive, but it is cheap to get," he said.
So far Jacksonville has not gotten a
business from this source.
"We try to go back and look at the
industries that we have. We want
to know why they chose us in the
first place," Mr. Nichols said. Most
instances it is because someone had
a connection here. Salespersons going
out and vendors coming in canprovide
leads because of the people they come
in contact with, he said.
"At the time we started we had some
factories that no onefrom the chamber
of commerce had been by to visit and
they had not been asked how the com-
munity could be of service. They felt
Robert Nichols
like they heard nothing and then the
community rolled out the red carpet
for those who were looking to come to
town," he noted.
"We started visiting our factories
and our businesses, We thanked
them for being in Jacksonville and
then asked them three questions.
We wanted to know if we could help
them expand. We asked them if there
is a need for services that currently
are being purchasedfrom out of town.
Please see NICHOLS page 6
City o Rusk conducts public
hearing or proposed park
■ Park will be
located on Hwy. 69
The Rusk City Council met
Thursday afternoonfor a. public
hearing concerning an applica-
tion for a $50,000 Texas Parks
and Wildlife Department grant,
The city has made application
for the grant to construct a heri-
tage park at a site designated
on U.S. Highway 69.
Martha Neely. Main Street/
Economic Development coor-
dinator. presented the plans
for the application. Only the
council attended the public
hearing.
The main objective for the
park is to provide a place for
people to stop, rest and gain
information about Rusk. Texas
State Railroad has promised
the donation of a railroad car,
which will be furnished with
railroad memorabilia.
The historical Bonner Bank
building will be moved to the
site. It will be used to provide
visitors with tourist informa-
tion.
There will be picnic tables,
restrooms and a walking
area.
The park will enable low
income persons an opportu-
nity for family picnics at a
park. There will be no admis-
sion charge for those visiting
the site;
Monuments will be located
at the park in appreciation of
Texas Department of Criminal
Justice and Rusk State Hospi-
tal. Both institutions have been
involved in the planning of the
park.
Attending the meeting were
Mayor Emmett Whitehead;
Council members Walter Ses-
sion, Gloria Jennings, Thomas
Parsons and Charles Horton;
Bill Turney, city manager ; Fran
Wendeborn, city secretary; and
Mrs. Neely.
City, school elections are May 4
Early voting for the May 4
city and school election con-
cluded Tuesday at 5 p.m. Poll-
ing locations will be open from
7 a.m. until 7 p.m. Saturday
in Rusk and Alto, where can-
didates are seeking positions
on both the city councils and
school board. Also, there are
contested races for the City of
Reklaw, Elections have been
cancelled because of unop-
posed races in Jacksonville,
Wells and Gallatin.
Election for the Rusk City
Council District <jt and 5 posi-
tions have been cancelled.
District 3 Incumbent Gloria
Guinn Jennings is opposed
by Colhe Drewry Hagen. The
term is for two years on the
city council. The election will
be held at city hall.
Frances Long is asking for
re-election to the Rusk ISD
board. The term of Stephanie
Caveness also expires, but Mrs.
Caveness will not seek re-elec-
tion. Others filing are Don
Timmons, Jimmy Foreman,
Jeff Carroll and Dr. Anthony
Holcomb. The election is for
two three-year terms on the
board. The election will be
held at the School adminis-
tration office.
At Alto ISI). G.L. Skinner
and James Greenhavé filedfor
re-election. Other candidates
for the two three-year positions
are David Middle ton and Tina
Bobbitt. The election will be
held at the high school.
Filing for three places on
the City of Alto ballot are
Blake Bailey, Tony Sims,
Billy Brooks, Nathaniel
Buckingham and Steve Cox.
Incumbents John Grindle and
Garwin Baugh filed but later
with chew. The election will be
held at city hall.
At Reklaw Mayor Gilbert
Stafford is opposed in his race
for re-election by challenger
Charlie Laughlin. Candidates
for Place .3 are incumbent
Bobby House and challenger
Charies (Charhe) Glenn. Bill
Traweek is a candidate for the
Place 5 position formerly held
Please see ELECTION page 6
Winding Up for the Win
Rusk Eagles' left-
handed pitcher Chad
Under winds up for a
powerful pitch during
the Friday night con-
test against the Diboll
Lumberjacks at Eagle
Field. Senior Anthony
Garner stands at
the ready to support
Under. The Eagles
defeated the Lumber-
jacks in the last game
of the season.
See related story
page 14
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National Day o Prayer observances
1 planned around town hursday, May 2
David Beard sells Amy Hudson a ticket to the 2002 Rusk High School
All-Sports Banquet, which will be held at 6:30 p.m. Monday, May 6, at
the Rusk Jr. High cafetorium. Tickets will be sold at the door for $7.
■ Prayer rally to be
held on courthouse
lawn at 12:05 p.m.
The Rusk Ministerial Alliance will
sponsor two events on the World Day
of Prayer Thursday, May 2. A prayer
breakfast for the community leaders
will be held at 7 a.m. at the First
Congregational Methodist Church.
The Rev. Cliff Horton is in charge of
this event. Brookshire Brothers will
cater the breakfast. There will be no
charge for the meal but offerings may
be given to help defray the cost.
A prayer rally will be held at the
courthouse on the east lawn at 12:05
p.m. The Rev. Lee Welch will open the
meeting as president of the alliance.
There will bepatriotic songs aswellas
a short description on the purpose of
the National Day of Prayer. Tim Tim-
mons will be in charge of the music.
Sheriff James Campbell will lead
the prayer on behalf of law enforce-
ment. Judge Bascom Bentley will
pray on behalf of the legal system.
Dr. Jim Largent will pray on behalf
of the educational community. Steve
Slover, president of the Rusk Chamber
of Commerce will pray on behalf of
the Rusk businesses and Gloria Jen-
nings, city council woman will pray
on behalf of the City of Rusk,
The Rusk Cub Scout Pack 288 will
present the colors and Brookshire
Brothers will provide sandwiches
and drinks for those who need to
eat before returning to work. The
scheduled activities for this event
will begin at 12:05 p.m. and will end
at 12:40 p.m.
"We are looking for a great day of
prayer," said the Rev. Cooper Stinson,
spokesperson.
The theme for this year's event is,
"America, United Under God." "The
Ministerial Alliance invites all who
can to use this day to pray for our
nation, our state, as well as our com-
munity," the Rev. Stinson said.
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Whitehead, Marie. Cherokeean/Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 153, No. 10, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 1, 2002, newspaper, May 1, 2002; Rusk, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth152515/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Singletary Memorial Library.