Rusk News

By Nathan Straus nstraus@jacksonvilleprogress.com Three Jacksonville streets could be closed for the Dec.

A tornado watch has been issued for Anderson, Cherokee, Gregg, Henderson, Rains, Rusk, Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt and Wood counties in East Texas, according to KYTX CBS19, TylerPaper.com's media partner.

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Progress staff reports Looking for a safe alternative to traditional trick or treating for your little - or not so little - ghouls and goblins? Several organizations in Cherokee County are offering safe, fun alternatives to going door to door seeking goodies.

This week I devote more to the clovers and provide information about two upcoming events, one devoted to forestry and the other to starting a horticultural enterprise.

By Nathan Straus nstraus@jacksonvilleprogress.com Animals, candy and safe Halloween fun are on tap for Tyler's Caldwell Zoo on Oct.

By Nathan Straus nstraus@jacksonvilleprogress.com The cities of Rusk and Jacksonville were among 17 agencies allocated funds by the East Texas Council of Governments recently.

By Daniel Piotrowski editor@jacksonvilleprogress.com About 400 Jacksonville ISD fourth-graders will take part in the Cherokee County Farm Bureau's Fall Ag Day on Monday at the Texas Forest Service office on Loop 456.

FRIDAY Thomas the Tank Engine Ride: The Texas State Railroad, with depots in Palestine and Rusk, presents an excursion on Thomas the Tank Engine.

By Nathan Straus nrstraus@jacksonvilleprogress.com Mulching work began Monday morning at the Love's Lookout rest stop north of Jacksonville to clear space in front of the overlook and make for a cleaner view with less unsightly shrubs and plants.

Burglary of a habitation, 3200 block of North Street. Food was taken from an apartment by someone who entered without permission.

When David Arroyo opened fire in front of the Smith County Courthouse in 2005, it served as a grim reminder of the danger law enforcement faces every day.

By Lauren LaFleur news@jacksonvilleprogress.com RUSK - Soon the streets of Rusk will be filled with pirates, ghosts and other Halloween goblins.

Progress Staff Reports news@jacksonvilleprogress.com RUSK - Rusk City Council passed four resolutions at its regular monthly meeting, moved to Tuesday night due to Thursday night football games.

By Lauren LaFleur news@jacksonvilleprogress.com Rusk Independent School District rated superior in state financial accountability for the 2008-09 school year - the seventh year in a row the district has received the state's highest accountability rating.

Wet road conditions and an unsafe speed attributed to a traffic accident Sunday afternoon that claimed the life of one of two sisters from Rusk.

West Rusk High School just got wired. The school received a three hundred thousand dollar grant to provide laptops for all students and teachers to use at school, and to take home.

By KELLY GOOCH Staff Writer RUSK -- A Sunday wreck claimed the life of one Rusk woman and left her sister injured.

Gerald Salzarulo, right, represented Cherokee County Farm Bureau on Sept. 26 at the District 9 Farm Bureau Talent Find held in Livingston.

By KELLY GOOCH Staff Writer RUSK -Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Thomas Bledsoe was found not guilty of indecent exposure Thursday by a Cherokee County jury.