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thecherokeean
O Vol. 159 ■ No. 46 ■ 12 pgs.
Texas' Oldest Weekly Newspaper
WEDNESDAY
January 7, 2009
Rusk, Texas ■ 50 cents
CHEROKEE COUNTY SPORTS YEAR OF SUCCESS
FORMER RUSK MAN WILL COACH LON MORRIS FOOTBALL
RUSK
Perkins donates land br new
multi-family housing project
48-unit complex will be located near Rusk State Hospital
By Gloria Jennings
Staff Writer
Ruskbanker James I. Perkinshas donated
13 ¡KM to the Rusk Economic Development
Corporation (REDCO) for the construction of
affordable housing. The land is located near
Rusk State Hospital at the intersection of
Cherokee. Jarred and McVicker streets and
will be used to construct 48 multi-family
housing units.
Income levels for one person is expected to be
around $20,700; two persons, $23,640: three
persons, $26.640; four persons, $29,580; five
persons, $31,980; and six persons, $34,320.
The units will not be HUD housing but will
be classified as "tax income credit low income
housing." Credit and criminal background
checks will be made on all applicant*. Mem-
bers of REDCO and the Rusk City Council
wore told by Mayor Angela Raiborn and Bob
Goldsberry, REDCO executive director, "This
is not Section 8 Housing. Everyone does not
have to be accepted."
The housing units will be constructed by
Zimmerman Properties Development LLC.
See HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, pg. 11A
CITY 0! RUSK
Wet-dry election
may be held soon
267 signatures required on petition; possible election date is May 3
By Gloria Jennings
Staff Writer
Rusk citizens may soon be asked to cast
ballots on a wet-dry election.
"The Rusk Citizens for Economic Growth"
are expected to submit apphcations this week
for a local option election to the Cherokee
County Clerk.
The applications must be filed in order
for the applicant to circulate petitions to the
qualified voters in the City of Rusk.
If sufficient voters sign the petitions an
election will be called for the legal sale of
beer and wine for off-premises consumption
only; and the legal sale of mixed beverages in
restaurants by food and beverage certificate
holders only.
See WET-DRY ELECTION, pg 7A
COMING
Texas Legislature
convenes Jan. 13
The 81 st session of the Texas
Legislature will convene Jan. 13,
and a new speaker of the House
of Representatives will take the
gavel.
Caucuses for Democrats and
Republicans met over the week-
end and state Rep. Joe Straus
of San Antonio will be the next
speaker.
He announced Monday that
he has pledges from 95 of the
150 members.
Etech schedules blood
drive Thursday
The Blood Center of East
Texas will sponsor a blood drive at
Etech in downtown Rusk from 11
a.m.-6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 8.
Blood supplies are normally
low during the holiday season.
Appointments may be made
by calling (936) 560-3054 ext.
206 or (888) 433-1733.
Persons donating blood are
asked to eat a good meal first
and bring identification.
Etech is located at 173 S.
Henderson St.
Toney Brothers will
present concert in Alto
Jan. 9
The Toney Brothers will be
presented in concert at 7 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 9, at the A. Frank
Smith United Methodist Church
in Alto.
Opening the concert will be
Had-A-Call, a gospel quartet
composed of members of A.
Frank Smith.
Members of the Toney Broth-
ers quartet are Terry Toney, John
Pennington, Royce Taylor and
George Webster.
Had-A-Call is composed of
Nathan Bryan, Cody Allen, Randy
Low and Freddie Wallace.
The public is invited, said the
Rev. Dick Dobbins, pastor.
RUSK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
NFL themed chamber banquet
scores touchdown with TV raffle
By Gloria Jennings
Staff Writer
Theme for the Saturday evening Rusk
Chamber of Commerce banquet will be NFL
(night for laughter).
Teresa Langley, outgoing president will
hand over the reins of leadership to Stoney
Thompson during the evening festivities.
Mrs. Langley'S goal for her year in office
was "working together to make a differ-
ence." She has encouraged the chamber
board and the community to stay focused
on the positive.
In keeping with the football theme, Mrs.
Langley invited Rusk High School Athletic
Director Ted Patton to serve as master of
ceremonies. "And he is one per-
son who knows what it means
to work together," Mrs. Langley
said.
Last year's Citizen of the
Year, Lewie Byers, will present
the current recipient. Monte
Ethington and Toni Meador will
present the businessman and
businesswoman of the year. Mr.
Ethington and Ms. Meador were last year's
recipients.
Inher farewell address, Mrs. Langley said,
"As the 2008 Chamber of Commerce Presi-
dent it has been an honor and a privilege to
have served this year. To work with people
who put their heart and soul into serving
has given me a greater mark of respect for
our community. A chamber of commerce
is only as strong as the people who serve.
Because of the wonderful volunteers, our
chamber, businesses and especially our
board of directors have gone above and
beyond their obhgations. We, as a chamber.
Ticket info:
banquet
tickets are
now on
sale, pg. 6A
4-2" FULL 1080P HD LCD TV
! ilaroid
ix-012438
This 42 inch flat screen television will be raffled off at the annual Rusk
Chamber of Commerce banquet just in time for the Super Bowl. The annual
banquet will be held at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 10 at the Rusk Junior High cafeteria.
Raffle tickets are $5 each or five for $20. The winning ticket will be drawn
the night of the banquet. Teresa Langley, outgoing president, and Stoney
Thompson, president-elect, will be on hand for the banquet festivities.
have accomplished major goals. These
goals were Keep Rusk Beautiful, the
Chamber's new web site. Welcome to
Rusk magazine and the; tourism com-
mittee."
Mrs. LangleyandfiveOther Ruskbusi-
nesswomen were invited by U.S. Senator
KayBailey Hutchison and Congressman
See BANQUET, pg. 6A
Weather Outlook
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THURSDAY
sunny
2008 YEAR IN REVIEW
High;
Low:
68
45
CLASSIC HITS RADIO
KWRW - FM and KTLLJ - AM
Economy takes lead as newsmaker
3 local schools gain coveted 'exemplary campus' status from TEA
By Gloria Jennings
Staff Writer
The second half of 2008 saw changes
in the economic climate in Cherokee
County. Jobs were added to the local
market with the opening of eTelecare
Global Solutions in Jacksonville and
new positions at Texas Department of
Criminal Justice in Rusk. Soon there-
after Etech opened in Rusk and other
jobs were added. Atwoods and Greg
James Boutique Scooters brought new
employees into the county.
Businesses that closed duri ng the year
included a callcenterin Jacksonville and
two car dealerships in Rusk.
Three Cherokee County schools were
rated academically exemplary by the
TexasEducation Agency. They are Rusk
Primary andRusk Elementary and Jack-
sonville West Side. All county schools
received acceptable or above ratings.
Plans to open two nursing schools in
the county continued. The first opened
in the fall at East Texas Medical Center
in Jacksonville and the second will open
at Rusk State Hospital at the beginning
of 2009.
Former Rusk baseball player Chad
Linder has had his contract purchased
by the Detroit Tigers organization. Mr.
Linder, who graduated from Rusk in
2003, will be assigned to the Tigers-
Class A affiliate, the West Michigan
Whitecaps. next season.
Hurricane Ike hit Cherokee County
and local residents were without power
for some time. Cable and internet were
out for some Rusk citizens almost a
month.
June
A world-recognized telecommunica-
tions comp any brought 400j ob s and a $ 10
million payroll to Cherokee County.
eTelecare Global Solutions, a NASDAQ
publicly-tradedcompany with more than
10,000 employees worldwide, leased the
site vacated by Alliance Data.
The two state prison units in Rusk
added áS new correctional officers to
the payroll in early summer.
Warden Todd Foxworth told the
Cherokeean Herald that payroll for the
Skyview and Hodge Units will add $1.3
million to an existing payroll of $17.6
million.
"A total of802 peop le work on the hill,"
said Warden Foxworth.
Forty-seven official public hearings
and 12 open houses are what it took for
citizens to persuade the Texas Depart-
ment of Transportation (TxDOT) to uti-
lize existing roadways for the proposed
route of Interstate 69.
More than 12,000 people attended the
See YEAR IN REVEW, pg. 6A
TACKSONVILLE
Discount
City will
close soon
By Quinten Boyd
Staff Writer
Fifty-five years ago, TV
Guide made its debut,
Ernest Hemingway's The
Old Man and. the Sea won
the Pulitzer Prize for fic-
tion and a store called
Discount City opened in
Jacksonville.
Today, all three remain
in the hearts and minds of
many However, one mem-
ber of that list is entering
its final days.
Discount City owner
See RETAILER, pg. 6A
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