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Rusk, Texas 75785 25 cents
Gov. Rick Perry launches TSR season
Qov. Rick Firry
Jordan
relays set
Friday
Bv Rick McClain
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The 15th annual Doug Jordan Re-
lay Invitational Track Meet is slated
Friday, March 30, at Eagle Stadium.
This year 11 schools will participate
in the track meet. A total of 33 teams
will compete in one of three divisions:
boy's varsity, boy's junior varsity or
girl's varsity.
Schools participating in the event
include: All Saints,Van, Grapeland,
Mildred, Center, Tatum, Groveton,
Alto, Bullard, Hudson and Rusk.
The scratch meet starts at 2 p.m.
followed by running preliminaries at
2:30 p.m. The field events will begin
at 3 p.m. and the running finals will
start at 5:30 p.m.
The Jordan Relays are named in
honor of the late Doug Jordan, long-
time teacher and coach in Rusk Inde-
pendent School District. The Doug
and Sally Jordan Scholarship Fund is
also named in honor of the late teach-
ers. The Jordan Scholarship is pre-
sented to aRHS graduating senior
planning to be an education major.
Those Who wish to donate to this
ftmd can send tax deductible contri-
butions to: The Doug and Sally Jor-
dan Scholarship Fund. P.O. Box 950,
Rusk. 75785.
Proposed
TDQf facility
reviewed
■ Whitehead, Byers meet
with Austin liaisons
Resources available in Rusk for the
proposed location of an innovative
adjunct to the Texas Department of
Criminal Justice were reviewed in
three meetings at Austin March 22.
Mayor Emmett Whitehead and
Lewie Byers, chairman of the Eco-
nomic Development Board, City of
Rusk, were accompanied by State Rep.
Chuck Hopson and Cl\ff Johnson,
former state representative and con-
sultant for the proposed project.
Jason Johnson, aide to Sen. Todd
Staples, and John Winston, aide to
Rep. Hopson, also attended the meet-
ings.
Appointments had been made by
Mr. Johnson priir to last week. The
group met with Dr. Tony Fabelo, ex-
Ptoase see TDCJ, paga 10
Texas Governor Rick Perry will per-
petuate past traditions by riding the
Texas State Railroad Tuesday, April
3.
He will begin the inaugural ride at
approximately 1:30 p.m. boarding at
the Palestine Depot . Gov. Perry will
deliver a brief address before depart-
ing.
The public is invited to coine and
hear Gov. Perry, according to spon-
sors of the event.
The train is expected to arrive at 3
p.m. at the Rusk Depot where a sec-
ond program of welcome is planned.
Thome for the governor's visit and
its emphasis will be "Texas State Rail-
road, Parks and Wildlife Department."
Since the opening of the historic
steam locomotive train as an excur-
sion attraction in 1075, each new gov-
ernor has helped launch the year's
operation falling in the first year of
their term of service. Governors have
included Dolph Briscoe who with his
wife, Janie, helped launch the cel-
ebration of the Bicentennial in ,11)70
at the Husk site.
During the years since, governors
have been honored with inaugural
rides and include Murk White, Bill
Clements, Ann Richards and George
Bush.
Program participants in Palestine
feature District Judge Bascom Bentley
as emcee and in Husk James I. Perkins
will be master of ceremonies.
Elected officials and VIPs have been
invited with the list including mem-
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County plans to expand jail
Cherokee County Commissioners
will move forward with plans to
enlarge the county jail. They will
look into hiring an architect to meet
with them and discuss the project,
which wouhl probably double the
capacity of the current jail.
The county jail, constructed in
1989 was designed to house 103
prisoners. Monday morning the jail
census stood at 115. With the addi-
tion, plans are to bring the housing
up to 240 prisoners.
The architect will also be asked
about the feasibility of adding a
wing for juvenile offenders. Com-
missioners met Monday morning
in the county courtroom.
Following an executive session,
commissioners accepted the resig-
nation of John Henderson, on-site
sewer inspector and employed Chris
Pledger on a six-month trial basis.
County Attorney Craig Caldwell
presented a combined report for the
months of February and March to
the court.
The hot check report in February
showed that $4,000.24 in hotchecks
were paid to vendor. Another
$ 1.953.14 was collected in vendor fees
and $1,410.99 in attorney's feos. To-
tal collected in February for the hot
check division was $2,557.60.
In March, bond forfeitures totaled
$2.099; fines assessed. $5,150 and
court costs Were $3.592.25 for a total
of $9,932.97.
There were 3,098 criminal cases on
the books at the beginning of Febru-
ary and 3,053 cases at the end of the
month. A total of 108 cases were final-
ised during the month. DWI pending
cases just dropped from 520 to 525
during the month, but County Attor-
ney Caldwell said, "We have filed a
bunch of cases and worked a bunch."
There were five dockets conducted
and 14 juvenile detention hearings
held. Four protective order hearings
were conducted.
Traffic in the various courts in the
county has increased due to the in-
crease in population, Mr. Caldwell
said. He noted that the county popu-
lation had increased approximately
6,000 persons.
"We could run up 909 persons with
"I know the
merchants
appreciate what the
county attorney and
DA are doing on hot
checks."
-Cherokee Co Judge
Harry Tilley
warrants for hot checks. But. when
the sheriff has capital murders and
his staff is hauling juveniles, then
hot checks get put on the back
burner," Mr. Caldwell said.
County Judge Harry Tilley told
Mr. Caldwell that "1 know the mer-
chants appreciate what you ¡ire do-
ing and what the DA is doing."
The audit for last year presented
by Henry & Peters PC was accepted.
In next year's audit, t he count y must
haw t he original budget. as welI as
Please see COMMISSIONERS, pg. 10
hers of the legislature, Texas Parks
and Wildlife Department board mem-
bers, Texas Department of Mental
Health/Mental Retardation board
members, Texas Departmentof Crimi-
nal Justice board members, Texas
Department of Transportation board
members, area elected officials and
community leaders.
Special entertainment will be pro-
vided by the Palestine and Rusk High
School Bands at their respective de-
pots.
Credit union
names CEO
Rita Hilliard has been promoted to
the position of C.E.O. of the Southern
Cherokee Federal Credit Union.
Patrick Richey was employed as as-
sistant C.E.O. loan
officer.
The announce-
ment of promotions
was made Monday
morning by
Charles Ray Pe-
ters, chairman of
the board and Earl
Ross, vice-chair-
man.
"We decided to
make our promo-
tions and new hires
after we lost
Marjorie Akin,"
Mr. Peters said.
Mrs. Akin, book-
keeper for the
agency, died re-
cently.
Other promo-
tions announced
were Debbie De-
rnent. financial of-
fleer; Barbara Bel-
lows. assistant financial officer; Davy
Hobson, chief collection officer; Tanya
Foreman, loan officer and Argie
Stewart, share draft clerk. Other
employees ara Janet Cavazoi, Pam
Tyer. Davy Whitehead and Ginger
Bowman. The annual SCFCU meet-
ing will be April 17.
Congressman
criticizes
postal service
HI Rep. Turner wants
'freeze' lifted on Rusk
post office project
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman
Jim Turner strongly criticized the U.S.
Postal Service for backing out of a
commitment to build the Rusk Post
Office. The new post office has been
an ongoing project since 1998.
In calls to local officials recently and
in a press release issued Thursday,
the Postal Service announced that a
"tVeese" on "new construction" would
mean that the new post office in Rusk
would nót be built as scheduled. This
week Turner sent a letter to US Post-
master General William Henderson
requesting a meeting to discuss the
decision.
'The only reason the people of Rusk
Please see TURNER, page 10
Rita Hilliard
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Patrick Richbv
Ballots finalized for local
Bv Rick McClaw
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Ares city and school elections have
been called for 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. May
6. Candidates began filing Feb. 20
and andad March 21, Early voting w
Anil 18 through May 1.
Rusk Mayor Bmmett Whitehead is
being opposed in hia bid for re-elec-
tion by John Roeser and Kay Hunter.
Councilman Walter Session and
Harold "Bus* Parrish are seeking
election to District 8 and 1 on the
Rusk City Council- -
Mr. Parrish,
at Ru|k State
Superintendent
Ital, Offered his
service after two term councilman,
Jerry Jordan announced that he would
not seek re-election to the District 1
position.
The election will be held at the
Rusk City Hall.
Four have filed for three positions
on the Rusk Independent School Dis-
trict Board of Trustees.
Two incumbents, Mike Ross and
David Fulton, have filed for re-elec-
tion, Dan Lade, the other incumbent,
did not seek re-election.
Bryan Selden, Steve Guy and Debbie
Struhall have álao filed for election
on the board. - •
The election will he held at the busi-
ness office of Rusk Independent School
District.
Alto Mayor Pro-tem Garwin Baugh
announced earlier that he would be a
Candidate for mayor in the May 5
election.
Mr. Baugh has been involved in
service on the city council for 14 years.
He has served as mayor, council mem-
ber and is currently mayor pro-tem.
Two others haw also filed for the
poaition. They are Chris I.evyis and
Don White.
KerrJ Black and Kyle Griffith have
filed for re-election to the Alto City
Council. Three others filing for places
on the council ballot ara Paula Ger
many. Ronnie Tyer and Nathaniel
Buckingham.
Four have filed tor two three year
terms and one for a two-year term on
the Alto School Board, Incumbents
Judy Johnson and Randy Sturrock
signed up for re-election. Teddy
Pearman and David Middleton have
also filed for a position on the board.
Ricky Glare. Brit ton Tilley and Bill
Lindsey are seeking election to the
two year unexpired term.
The election will be held at the high
school's new cafeteria.
Three incumbents have filed for
three places on the Wells School board.
Thev are Doug Glesmann, Larry
Bailey and Danny Colbert.
Three incumbents have also filed
for re-election on the Wells City Coun-
cil. They ara Rick Williamson. Eva
Brawn and Rex Avcock.
Throe alderman positions are up for
election in Reklaw. Alderman posi-
tions ara now held by Jim Kirk, posi-
tion 2; Bob Wick, position 4; and Ma-
vis Parrott. position 6.
Jerry Walles has filed for position 2,
Mavis Parrott for position 6 and John
H. Irwin for position 4.
Gallatin has a mayor and two alder-
men positions up for election, At press
time Mayor Bobby Wellborn and «1-
derman Holly Jackson had filed.
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