Cherokeean Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 160, No. 9, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 22, 2009 Page: 1 of 16
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WEDNESDAY
April 22, 2009
Rusk, Texas ■ 50 cents
Texas' Oldest Weekly Newspaper
10-PAGE FEATURE PROMOTES TEXAS STATE RAILROAD
MANHUNT UNDERWAY FOR MURDER SUSPECT
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18-wheeler hits school bus
PHOTO: ROBERT
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>■ A student
is loaded onto
an ambulance
gurney after an
18-wheeler struck
a Jacksonville
school bus just
before 8 a.m.
Monday. Fifteen
students were
taken to the hos-
pital with injuries.
One student was
taken to a Dallas
hospital. For more
information, see
pg. 4B.
SWAT team arrests
3 in Alto with drugs
Three persons have been ar-
rested after sheriff's deputies
conducted a search of their
residence in the Brasola com-
munity, south of Alto.
Arrested April 16 were
Francis Diane Martin. 56;
Lloyd Prank Garcia, 53; and
Bertha Rufñn Postma, 52.
A county SWAT team con-
ducted an extensive investi-
gation and seized substantial
amounts of substances be-
lieved to be marijuana and
methamphetamine, along
with U.S. currency and fire-
arms.
All suspects were arrested
at approximately 12:35 a.m.
CWrt-at-law Judge Craig
Fletcher issued the search
warrant and Justice of the
Peace Brenda Dominy ar-
raigned the suspects and set
their bonds.
Bonds included:
Ms. Martin, manufacture
or delivery of a controlled
substance, a state jail felony,
$10,000; Manufacture or
delivery of a controlled sub-
stance, a felony, $50,000;
possession of a controlled
substance, a felony, $25,000;
possession of marijuana, a
misdemeanor, $2,000; andun-
lawfulpossession of áfirearm.
See DRUG RAID, pg. 6A
INSIDE
Pick-up truck slams
into Trotter's Produce
Clarence Trotter was sitting
at the cash register of Trotter's
Produce Monday afternoon when
a pick-up truck slid into the front
of his building and tore down the
awning over the produce. No one
was injured in the accident.
For more information, see
pg. 6B.
Land may be
transferred
to apartment builders
The Rusk Economic Develop-
ment Corp. (REDCO) and the Rusk
City Council will both meetThursday
to consider approval of a commer-
cial and industrial real estate sale
contract with the Rusk Housing
LLC. The contract will involve
approximately 13 acres given to
REDCO by James I. Perkins for the
construction of apartments, which
will include both income restricted
and market rate units.
REDCO will meet at 4 p.m. and
the council will meet at 4:30 p.m.
The sale contract will allow Rusk
Housing LLC to use the properly
provided they can find financing
and begin construction on theapart-
ments within a year. The contract
is similar to one previously given
Zimmerman Properties Develop-
ment LLC, which could not find
financing for their project.
The approval of the contract will
pave the way for the construction
of 60 apartments to be called
Cherokee Hills Apartments at the
intersections of Cherokee and
McVicker streets and Cherokee
and Jarred streets.
Weather Outlook
V V
THURSDAY
scattered t-storms
10% chance of rain
High: 85
Low: 65
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RUNNING DOWN A CURE
day for Life event set for 7 p.m. Friday
at Mauldin Field in acksonville
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COURTESY PHOTO: CYNTHIA KLINE
Illuminated bags called luminaria represent individuals who have had their lives
touched by cancer. In 2008, organizers raised $126,450 for the fight against cancer
during Relay for Life. This year's event will be held Friday-Saturday at Mauldin Field
in Jacksonville.
"Music inspires
us, memories
sustain us ana
the fight against
cancer unites us!"
- slogan for Relay for
Life, Cherokee County
By Quinten Boyd
Staff Writer
In any good relay, the best
way *to win is together,
overcoming obstacles as
a team.
The same is true for Re-
lay for Life, as people from
all walks of life team up to
fight cancer. This Friday and
Saturday night, individuals
across the county will band
together at Mauldin Field
in Jacksonville, regardless
of sex, age, race or creed, in
the hopes of doing their part
to eradicate cancer.
According to the American
Cancer Association, 96,320
new cases of cancer were di-
agnosed in the state of Texas
in 2008. In addition, 34,960
people lost their lives due to
cancer.
"With these types of num-
bers and with our loved ones
being affected every day, we
cannot afford to not fight
See RELAY FOR LIFE, pg 6A
CITY OF ALTO
RUSK ISD
After hours security matters scrutinized
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By Quinten Boyd
Staff Writer
The Alto City Councd wants to
ensure that Alto City Hall is secure
after hours, However, they also
want to ensure that they make
the correct decision on a security
system.
For the third consecutive month,
the council discussed options for
a security system to be installed
at Alto City Hall. Each time, the
matter has been tabled in order to
do more examination and select the
best option for Alto.
The opt ion discussed at the Aprd
monthly meeting, as presented
by Mayor Annie Walker, was to
install key pads on the back and
side entrances as well as the pol ice
entrance at City Hall. Codes would
be given out as needed and the
doors would remain unlocked dur-
ing normal business hours. Several
door s inside Alto City Hall have the
same method of security.
Installing the system is estimated
to cost between $2,000-$2,500. Mu-
nicipal Court Judge Robert Chris-
tiansen asked thecouncdifit would
be more prudent to wait and install
a stronger security system.
"Do we want to spend the money
Rusk ISD
renews 166
contracts
RISD School Board accepts
5 resignations, hires 1;
maintenance answers 387 calls
By Gloria Jennings
Staff Writer
Charhe McCreight, maintenance supervi-
sor, presented his annual department report
to the Rusk ISD board Aprd 1 I.
There are eight persons employed in the:
maintenance department. Johnnie Mallard
retired during the year and Frank Morgan
was hired to take his place.
Á total of 427 maintenance calls were
made in the district during the last year.
There have been 385 calls this year, Mr.
McCreight said.
In addition to regular maintenance, Mr.
McCreight's crew has repaired equipment,
installed playground equipment, moved
one swing set, installed a gate, constructed
three offices and repaired roof leaks. The
maintenance crew and Texas Department of
Criminal Justice inmates used 180 gallons
of paint on projects, he said.
The district will apply for low attendance
days. These days, if approved, will not be
counted in the district's average daily at-
tendance figures. Low attendance days are
those when attendance was 10 percent or
below the enrollment.
"We have to apply for this. Itisn't automatic
as it was during Hurricane Ike,'' Dr. Jim
Largent, superintendent said.
Low attendance days included one district-
wide; one extra at the primary school; two
extra at the elementary School; three at the
intermediate school; four at the junior high;
and one at the high school.
Resignations were accepted for Cory Crow
and Robby May. teachers-coaches; and Lori
See RUSK ISD, pg. 6A
now if we can do it on a larger scale
later?" he asked. "I don't want to
spend the money on something that
may be unnecessary when we can
do it better."
When Councdman Earl Clark
asked whether or not all city work-
ers needed a key. Utilities Supervi-
sor John Hall said that some of the
city's utility equipment was stored
in city hall.
"Our utilities workers who are
on call at night and on weekends
have equipment stored here, but
we could work around that," Mr.
See ALTO CITY, pg. 6A
SNAPSHOT
lUFTexas JoblesslRate
March 20091
County V Labor^Pool Employed Unemployed Rate
Anderson 20,852 19,367 1, 455 7.1
Angelina 40,210 37,209 3,001 7.5
CHEROKEE 20,749 19,078 1,671 8.1
Henderson 35,803 33,216 2,587 7.2
Houston 8,070 7,440 630 7.8
Nacogdoches 31,137 29,424 1,713 5.5
Rusk 24,417 22,835 1,582 6.5
Smith 100,868 94,155 6,713 6.7
Trinity 5,906 5,439 467 7.9
-source: Texas Workforce Commission
-graphic: Cherokeean Herald
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Whitehead, Marie. Cherokeean Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 160, No. 9, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 22, 2009, newspaper, April 22, 2009; Rusk, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth152883/m1/1/: accessed April 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Singletary Memorial Library.