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Texas' Oldest Weekly Newspaper
WEDNESDAY
July 14, 2010
Rusk, Texas ■ 50 cents
CHEROKEE COUNTY BIDS FAREWELL
TO SENIOR WARDEN TODD FOXWORTH seePg,M
Jacksonville stores are sell ng beer, wine
See pg. 7B
TOPS IN TEXAS RODEO
Budget cuts 40th annua| rodeo July 14-17
considered
at 5 state
hospitals
Department of State Health
Services Commissioner
outlines budget that will save
$245.9 million
By Terrie Gonzalez
Managing Editor
Rusk State Hospital (RSH) appears to be
under the scrutiny of budget planners in
Austin as the Department of State Health
Services Searches for ways to reduce its
2012-13 budget by another 10 percent.
At a stakeholder meeting in Austin July
6, Department of State Health Services
commissioner Dr. David Lakey outhned the
document he will submit to the Legislative
Budget Board that will pare the budgets of
five state hospitals by jMfcl million during
the next biennium.
The Department of State Health Service* is
prep aring an overall budget that will reduce
operating expenses by $245.9 million.
The Austin American-Statesman reported
lastweek said that more than 20,000 Texans
who receive state-funded mental health
See RUSK STATE HOSPITAL, pg. 6A
Cherokee County
employee health
insurance
increases 7.5%
By Gloria Jennings
Staff Writer
Cherokee County commissioners approved
a 7.5 percent increase for employee health
insurance through the Texas Association of
Counties (TAC) at their Monday morning
meeting in the county courtroom.
The rate for employees will be $641.20
monthly, which includes health insurance
and a $15,000 life insurance pohcy. The
county will pay $407.97 monthly for retir-
ees, who will pay the difference of $207.97
of the total monthly amount. The retiree
policy includes a $5, OOOlife insurance policy,
Employees will pay $667.30 monthly for a
spouse and $256.92 monthly for all children
or $890.40 monthly for a family.
Vote for the motion to approve the new
TAC insurance rates was 4-1, with Com-
missioner Katherine Pinotti voting against
the motion. Commissioner Pinotti said, "I
think the county should check to see if better
rates can be obtained." Voting for the rate
increase were County Judge Chris Davis;
and Commissioners Kelly Traylor, Kevin
Pierce and Byron Underwood.
Several years ago, the county had its own
health insurance and later changed to the
TAC policy because claim costs became
extremely high.
In other matters, commissioners autho-
rized Commissioner Pinotti to purchase a
Mack dump truck from East Texas Mack
through a guaranteed buyback. County
Inside:
complete
schedule
of events,
pgs. 4-5B
1st night of rodeo features
Douglass bull rider
By Quinten Boyd
Staff Writer
Cody Hollow ay s rodeo career started in
Jacksonville at the age of 11. This weekend,
he will return to where it all started, along
with rodeo cowboys from across the nation
at the Tops in Texas Rodeo.
The Tops in Texas Rodeo kicks off tonight
(July I I) at 8 p.m. with
"family night" festivities.
and one of tonight's rid-
ers is the 19-yéar-old from
Douglass who will get to
celebrate family night with
the rest of the crowd.
"My first rodeo was in
Jacksonville, so it's nice to
come back," he said. "It's nice to be around
your home folks and to get encouragement
from them."
Mr. Hollo way1 s love of rodeo is a family
affair.
"My dad was in the rodeo, I ran barrels and
my uncle did saddle bronc (riding) profession-
ally. said Bridget Hollow ay, Mr. Hollow ay's
mother. "We'd go and watch them all the
time. One day, Cody came to us and told us
he wanted to do steer riding, so we started
See TOPS IN TEXAS, pg. 6A
PHOTO: TARA CROSBY
•< Cowboys from across the
nation will converge in Jackson-
ville this weekend for the 40th
annual Tops in Texas Rodeo, set
for 8 p.m. July 14-17.
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County volunteer firefighters pose for a picture after the third annual Trevor "Gauge"
Lankford Memorial Firemen's Competition, held July 3. The Alto VFD won the event,
which is held in memory of Gauge Lankford, the son of Rusk VFD fire chief Donald
Lankford, who tragically lost his life at the age of five in an automobile accident.
AI tile boy's dream comes true
Area firefighters take part in competition named for little boy who
dreamt of being a fireman
See COMMISSIONERS, pg. 6A
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By Quinten Boyd
Staff Writer
Firefighters face a lot of trials and tribula-
tion s in their j ob s, e sp ecially tho se who volun -
teer out of the goodness of their hearts.
During July 4 festivities in Rusk, county
volunteer fire departments came together in
the spirit of competition and goodwill, having
a little fun while showcasing their skills, all
in memory of a little boy who wanted to be
a fireman.
The Trevor "Gauge" Lankford firefighter's
competition pitted area fire departments
against each other in fiiendly competition.
This year, the Alto Volunteer FireDepartment
team of Alto VFD chief Terry Black, Colton
Crisp and Jake Few took ho me thetop honors
with the Rusk VFD finishing second.
It also alio we d for oppor tunitie s to reminisce
about the life of (¡auge Lankford, the son of
Rusk VFD chief Donald Lankford, who tragi-
cally lost his hfe in an auto accident on May
See GAUGE LANKFORD, pg. 6A
CITY OF RUSK
Rusk Court
gives 1 last
chance to
pay tickets
264 residents risk arrest if tickets
are not resolved
By Cristin Ross
RPD Public Information Officer
Rusk Municipal Court is giving people with
unpaid tickets one last chance to get it taken
care of, or else they may get a visit from an
arresting officer.
Rusk Municipal Judge Forrest Phifer has
compiled a hst of people who were issued
tickets in recent years, but failed to make
restitution to the court.
"Some people mayjust not have paid, some
people may have started a payment plan or
community service and just never finished,"
Judge Phifer said. "The court has sent nu-
merous letters, made several phone calls
and continuously made an effort to contact
these citizens in some way to get these cases
off the books, with no success. Releasing
this warrant hst is the last attempt to help
people take care of business, before they get
arrested for it."
Judge Phifer said these warrants are for
See TICKETS, pg. 6A
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Whitehead, Marie. Cherokeean Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 161, No. 21, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 14, 2010, newspaper, July 14, 2010; Rusk, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth152947/m1/1/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Singletary Memorial Library.