Cherokeean/Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 151, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 14, 2000 Page: 1 of 30
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Rusk
Christmas
parade
photos
see pg. 10A
Jail passes
inspection
The Texas Commission on Jail
Standards inspected the Chero-
kee County Jail Thursday, Nov.
30, and found it to be in compli-
ance.
The yearly inspection was com-
pleted in April and ¡the facility
failed due to over population. The
judges, prosecution, parole, pro-
bation and sheriff's personnel
worked very hard to control the
jail population.
Lighting Up the City
"I can't promise we will
be able to run below
capacity for long
because December is
usually a high volume
month."
■Sheriff James Campbell
"We have been able to run at or
under population for about six
months and called the Jail Com-
mission to return for another in-
spection," Sheriff James Campbell
said. Inspector Mark Wilson with
TCJS inspected Nov. 30 and ad-
vised that we were now in compli-
ance. There are only three jail in-
spectors in Texas so we have to
wait until they can fit us into their
schedule.
"I can't promise we will be able
to run below capacity for long be-
cause December is usually a high
volume month. The less inmates
we hold is so much better for us.
We have less problems, lower costs
and are able to remain in compli-
ance with Jail Standards. Gov.
Bush just completed a study which
showed that Texas will have to
house an additional 15,000 TDC
inmates by 2005.
"With our county population in-
creasing, especially in the north
end of the county, this will prob-
ably cause an increase in jail popu-
lation," Sheriff Campbell said.
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On* of Santa'* favorita alvaa, Tom McDonald, voluntaara to
placa holiday wreaths on naw street lamps Illuminating the
downtown area. Mr. McDonald has been very active in the
Rusk Main Street spirit, renovating many downtown store
fronts.
Superintendent search begins
Members of the Rusk ISD Board of Trustees made
plans Monday night to employ an organization to
search for a new superintendent. Rusk ISD Superin-
tendent Tony Murray has announced his plans to
retire in June.
Board President Dan Lade explained to the board
that he had talked with Bill Alexander of Texas
Associat ion of School Boards about it being time to
"get the ball rolling."
Dr. Sandra Lowery, who has been principal at the
elementary school and high school at different times
had contacted board member Cathy Newman. "She
called me and asked that she be considered as a
search person," Mrs. Newman told other members of
the board.
"Mr. Alexander thinks that the search should begin
in February," Mr. Lade said. "We might have to ask
Tony to stay an extra 30 days to work with the new
superintendent."
The board will meet with representatives of three
to five firms at the January meeting.
It was announced at the meeting that the elemen-
Commissioners hire lawyers
for contract work at RSH
Cherokee County Commission-
ers met Monday morning for the
only December meeting to consider
an agenda of 24 items.
The agenda included an execu-
tive session followed by the em-
ployment of an attorney to repre-
sent patients at Rusk State Hospi-
tal. Following an executive ses-
sion, Forest Phifer and Allen Ross
were approved for the contract
work at Rusk State Hospital. They
will be paid $32,000.
Among the other matters com-
ing before the court was the ap-
proval of the purchase of two new
hydraulic boom cutters from Fu-
ture Equipment Co. of Tyler. One
purchased for Prct. 2 cost $76,986;
the one for Prect. 4, $79,975.
Commissioners approved bids to
sell a Case backhoe to Chuck Jones
Auctions at Palestine for $6,750; a
Fiat Alias Motorgrader to the sa me
place for $10,500. Bids from Wade
Dunford for $553 for the purchase
of a 1976 Ford Truck and $53 for
the purchase of a 6 foot Bush Hog
• Mower were approved. Bids for
bridge timber were rejected.
Sheriff James Campbell an-
nounced to the court that he had
called the Jail Standard Commis-
sion back to re-inspect the county
jail and the jail is now certified.
Also, the sheriff presented his
monthly report to the court.
County Judge Harry Tilley was
authorized to purchase vehicles
for the sheriffs department.
Commissioners adopted a policy
that will allow for the payment of
registration fees for county em-
ployees to attend seminars. Other
expenses will be reimbursed when
receipts are presented to the county
auditor.
The court approved re-plat of
Lots 8-9, Block B at Lake Spring
Subdivision on Lake Jacksonville.
Commissioners-elect Bob
Johnson and Moody Glass were
authorized to attend seminars in
Austin Jan. 30-Feb. 2, 2001,
Kevin Pierce, Commissioner Pre-
cinct 2, was authorized to make a
driveway accessible for a school
bus to pick up a handicapped child.
Contracts for J uvenile Detention
Centers were approved with Gregg
and Harrison counties.
The county will participate in
the federal off-system bridge pro-
gram.
A resolution appointing Forest
Phifer and Tommy Dement to the
Fast Texas Industrial Develop-
ment Board of Directors was ap-
proved.
Interlocal agreements were ap-
proved to lay a culvert under a city
street at Alto and to work with
Texas Department of Transporta-
tion with road work in Wells.
TxDOT is rebuilding Highway 69
through Wells and the county will
help with blading city streets.
Attending the meeting were
County Judge Tilley, Commission-
ers Mary Gregg, Precinct 1. Mr.
Pierce, Precinct 2. F.E. Hassell.
Precinct 3 and Billy McCutcheon,
Precinct 4: County Clerk Laverne
Lusk and County Auditor L. H.
Crockett. Sitting in the audience
were Commissioners-elect Mr.
«Johnson and Mr. Glass.
Officers, directors elected by Cherokee
County Mental Retardation Association
Current officers and directors
were reelected by members of the
Cherokee County Mental Retar-
dation Associat ion, Inc. board dur-
ing a regular meeting Friday noon
at the Sheltered Workshop on Loop
456 in Jacksonville.
Officers are Woody Frazier,
president; Frank Waggoner, vice
president and Marie Whitehead,
secretary. Directors include the
Rev. Peggy Edge, Gene
Brumbelow. Birda Parker,
Sammie Attaway, Billy Watson,
Dr. R. H. Rodriguez, Rev. Hal
McNeill, J. W. Carter and Jim
Cromwell
Among the items for action were
approval of the last meeting's min-
utes, acceptance of the fiscal year
financial audit of operations as
preparedbv Deborah Fisher. CPA.
and hearing a report from Execu-
tive Director Elton McCune rela-
tive to ACCESS assuming the ser-
vices provided to consumers in the
Supported Living Program as of
Dec. 31.
Bonuses were approved to re-
ward staff members for their dedi-
cation in service to the facility
duringa financially stressful year.
"We have survived our problems
and feel that the year is ending on
a positive note with a promising
picture for the new year," said ED
McCune,
Staff present included McCune,
Peggy Barron, Jane Purtle, Eivelvn
Smith, Andrea (Irimes and Carol
Young. Guests were Thyra
Yarbrough and Jessie McClendon
representing ACCESS.
Directors were Mr. Frazier,
Sammie Attaway. Frank
Waggoner. Billy Watson. Rev. Hal
McNeill, J. W. Carter and Marie
Whitehead.
tary and primary schools took first place in UIL
competition. Hudson scored second: Center, third
and Crockett, fourth.
Ninety-two Rusk youngsters participated.
School staff has met with the OCR representatives
recently. Assistant Superintendent Bob Wallace ex-
plained to the board that they were unhappy because
the girls JV locker room had chairs and the boys had
benches. "We went to the football field and got benches,
so everyone now has benches," he said.
The seventh grade athletic girls shared a dressing
room with PE students and the seventh grade ath-
letic boys did not. So now the boys athletes share
their dressing room,
Rebecca Corley was employed as a primary teacher.
A representative from Robinson & Williams, Certi-
fied Public Accountants presented the district's au-
dit report. He said there was no management letter
accompanying the audit because he could not find
deficiencies in the school book work.
Please see RISD, page 9A
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Nine-year-old
Briseida
Enriquez and
five-year-old
Jessica Lynn
Enriquez tour
a poinsettia
hot house and
visit with
Wanda Guinn
recently. The
girls are the
daughters of
Mr. and Mrs.
Antonio
Enriquez of
Rusk.
Home for Christmas...
Christmaa will
be a apeclal
one for little
Macie, who
was born
several montha
prematurely.
After apendlng
several three
montha In the
hoepltal, aha
will be home
for Chrlatmaa
with her
parenta, Alison
Trawlck and
Brandon
Hudnall.
900 r l0fd
atory p0g0 $A.
Judge Adamson honored with party
2nd Judicial District Judge John Robert
Adamson will be honored with a retire-
ment party from 2 to 4 p.m. Friday in the
district courtroom in Rusk. Judge
Adamson will retire on Dec. 31. He was
appointed to his position by Texas Gov.
Ann Richardson Sept. 18, 1991 after the
retirement of the late Judge Mor-
ris HasBell. Judge Adamson was
elected to the position in 1992
and 1996. After retirement, he
plans to continue to sit as a Se-
nior District Judge by assign-
ment.
Elected in November to replace
Judge Adamson is Jacksonville
attorney Dwight Phifer, who is a
former law partner of Judge
Adamson.
Judge Adamson is the son of
the late James V. and Mattie
Moore Adamson. He is married to Dr.
Mary Alice Bone and the couple has two
sons and daughter-in-law, John Robert
Adamson Jr. and his wife, Cheri of Nacog-
doches; and James Bone Adamson of Jack-
sonville. John Robert Adamson Jr. is
engaged in the highway construction busi-
Adamson
ness and his wife operates a retail candy
store in downtown Nacogdoches. They
have two children, Mattie Elizabeth and
John Robert (Bobby) III.
James Bone Adamson is a social studies
teacher at Jacksonville Middle School.
Dr. Bone, Judge Adamson's wife, is re-
tired from medical practice and
currently serves as medical di-
rector for the Cherokee County
Health Department. She is the
third Dr. Bone to practice medi-
cine in Cherokee County. Her
grandfather, Dr. U.K. Bone,
practiced in Larissa. while her
father, Dr. J.O. Bone started
his practice at Mount Sel man
and later moved it to Jackson-
ville.
Judge Adamson is a U.S.
Army veteran. He began his
practice in Jacksonville in 1959. In 1964.
he was appointed District U.S. Attorney
for the Eastern District of Texas by the
Attorney General of the U.S. Robert F
Kennedy, where he served under U.S.
District Judge William Wayne Justice,
who was then U.S. Attorney General for
V
the Eastern District of IVxas. -Judge
Adamson resigned from the U.S. Justice
Department in 1969.
He went into a partnership in ih" prac-
tice of Box. Jones and adamson. -lodge
Jones was elected county judge and -lodge
Adamson and Mr. Box continued with the
practice. Other partners have included
Pete Menefee and Judge I .eRue Dixon, as
well as Dwight Phifer.
Judge Adamson was act ive in the Demo
era tic Partv prioi to his assuming office.
He was first elected as chairman of the
county Democratic Partv in 1972 and con
tinned to serve until In* appointment as
Judge in 1991. He was a delegate to the
Democratic National Convention held in
San Francisco. Calif in 1984 when Walter
Móndale and Gemidme Ferraro were
elected as the party's candidates for Presi
dent and Vice-President. He said. "It was
a very memorable moment when Ms.
Ferraro was elected as the first female
nom i nee of a ny major pa rt y for Vice-1 'resi-
dent of the United State.
Judge and Mrs Adamson are members
Please 9ee JUDGE ADAMSON. page 9A
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Whitehead, Marie. Cherokeean/Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 151, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 14, 2000, newspaper, December 14, 2000; Rusk, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth168674/m1/1/: accessed March 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Singletary Memorial Library.