Cherokeean Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 161, No. 22, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 21, 2010 Page: 1 of 16
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O Vol. 161 ■ No. 22 ■ 16 pgs.
Texas' Oldest Weekly Newspaper
WEDNESDAY
July 21, 2010
Rusk, Texas ■ 50 cents
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DETAILS, PG. 1B
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Rusk court cracks down on unpaid tickets
150 Jacksonville residents could ace arrest
By Cristin Ross
RPD Public Information Officer
It's been a week since the Rusk
Municipal Court issued one of three
warrant lists for Cherokee County
and Court officials said they're:
extremely pleased with response
thus far.
"The phones have been ringing
off the hook since the Rusk hst
came out in our local paper," Court
Administrator Angela Johnston
said. "Some of the tickets that have
been takeil care of date back to the
early 1990s,''
Rusk Municipal Judge Forrest
Phifer recently compiled a list of
people who were issuedticketsby the
Rusk Police Department in recent
years, but failed to make restitution
to the court. A hst of Rusk residents
was published in local newspapers
last week.
"We've been able to clear up many
old cases through payments in full,
payment plans, community service
and even jail credit," Judge Phifer
said, "On other cases, we have been
provided information that the inch*
vidual has died and therefore we can
close out the file and remove them
from our actiye cases."
An updated hst of Jacksonville:
residents who may have unresolved
cases with the Rusk court has been
released this week. Anyone on the
list who fails to contact the court and
get the matter resolved will have a
warrant issued for their arrest.
"On a very few cases already, we
have been able to determine that the
case has been previously disposed of
but the computers still listed them
as 'active,'" Judge Phifer explained.
"On these we have been able to make
the nece ssary adj u st ment to the co m -
puter files andremove them, as well,
We apologize for any inconvenience
this may have caused; however, upon
my taking office, safeguards were
put into place so as to prevent the
incarceration of anyone without first
having a "hard copy" of a warrant.
The warrant list was generated by
the computers and unfortunately,
a few "slipped through the cracks."
We are correcting them as we come
upon them."
Individuals on the hst need to
contact the Rusk Municipal Court at
(903) 683-2677, or come to the court
in person, at 197 S. Main St., located
behind Rusk City Hall. To pay by
Part 2 of
a 3-part
series
mail, wend a check, cashier's check or
money order to the Rusk Municipal
Court, 197 South Main, Rusk, Texas
75785-1,332. Do not
send cash through
the mail. There is a
H30 administrative
fee for any returned
check and a criminal
complaint may also
be filed should a personal check be
returned unpaid.
To pay by credit card (Visa, Mas-
terCardor Discover) by telephone or
via the Internet, call (866)-549-l010
or visit www. cer tifie dp ay ment s. net,
Payment may be made at anytime.
See WARRANTS, pg. 6A
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THIS WEEK
Sen. Robert Nichols
named to Natural
Resources Committee
State Sen. Robert Nich-
ols (R-Jacksonville) was
appointed
to the Sen-
ate Natural
Resources
Committee
and reap-
pointed to
the four
standing State Sen.
committees Robert Nichols
on which he
currently
serves.
Sen. Nichols will con-
tinue to serve on the
Transportation andHomé-
land Security Committee,
the Health and Human
Services Committee, the
Nominations Committee
and is the vice-chair of the
Intergovernmental Rela-
tions Committee.
For more information,
see pg. 7 A.
'Little Engine That
Could' train ride
scheduled July 24
The Little Engine That Could ™
is coming to the Texas State
Railroad Palestine Depot on
July 24 with rides at 11 a.m. and
1 p.m.
Families will enjoy a 30-minute
train ride, meet characters from
the book, listen to live musical
entertainment and enjoy fun
children's games. Kids can bring
their bathing suits and enjoy fun
splash & play water activities.
During a special "Be a Kid
Again" Promotion, all tickets are
$19 per person (ages 2 and over)
in coach and open-air seating
and $21 per person in climate
controlled seating.
For reservations, visit www.
TexasStateRR.com or call (888)
987-2461.
Weather Outlook
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THURSDAY
isolated t-storms
30% chance of rain
High: 91
Low: 75
CLASSIC HITS
KWRW - FM and KTLU - AM
JERRY H. HO
and Skvvlew
Texas
Department of
Criminal
Justice - I. D.
By Quinten Boyd
Staff Writer
New Skyview-Hodge Warden
bmmie Haynes takes reins
pon firslT glance. Warden Tom-
mie Haynes is an imposing
individual. I !<•',< tall with an
authoritative, booming voice and
carries himself with a confident air.
When talking to him, one finds that
he is a warm, jovial individual who
doesn't mind cracking $ smile or roll-
ing up his sleeves.
Now, Wa'MeaTIayhes will roll up
his sleeves and bring his leadership to
Rusk in order to maintain a legacy of
community sjervice from the Skyview
and Hodge Units-
Warden Haynes, 45, was named the
new senior warden of the Skyview-
Hodge units on July.12, becoming only,
the fourth warden in the history of the I
units.
1 ii1 will oversee the operations
of Skyview-Hodge and its 7Q0
staff members and 1,500 offénd-
. ers.
Prior to his new position.
Warden Haynes served as senior
warden of the Jester IY unit in
Richmond, and has worked with
TDCJ for 25 years.
He will take over the position
formerly held by Todd Fox-
worth, who served as ¡warden
at Skyview-Hodge for almostj
nine.years and was promoted
to senior warden of the Mi-
chael Unit in Tennessee'""
Colony,
See WARDEN HAYNES, pg. 6A
RUSK ISD
Ad valorem tax rate
will likely hold at $1.04
By Gloria Jennings
Staff Writer
Lesa Jones, executive director of fi-
nance at Rusk ISD, present e<] pre 11 mi -
nary budget materials at the school
board meeting Monday, July 12.
"We are looking at a $1.04 district
ad valorem tax rate this year. This
is the same rate that we have used
for several years. If we increase the
rate the district will fall into roll-back
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status," Mrs. Jones said.
The budget is funded with 99 per-
cent tax collections.
"Our expected revenue estimates
have decreased 4.99 percent. There
is a $17 million loss in values for the
Striker Creekpower plant. (¡as values
have dropped $7 million,'' Mrs. Jones
told the board.
The general fund's $13,986.733
See RUSK ISD, pg. 7A
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ALTO CITY COUNCIL
Alto resident
airs grievances
at monthly
city meeting
Resident lodges complaint
against utilities director; council
discusses broadband initiatives
By Quinten Boyd
Staff Writer
Before the Alto City Council heard their
discussion and action items, it first heard a
complaint from a citizen alleging an unprofes-
sional attitude from a city worker.
Resident Billy Etheridge appearedbefore the
city council during the pubhc forum portion of
the council s monthly meeting Monday night to
lodge a complaint against Alto utilities direc-
tor John Hall. Mr, Etheridge alleged that the
incident occurred on July 9, when he called city
offices to report a gas leak near his home.
"I don't know how many times I had to call
city hall about the gas leak," he said. "When
I called on July 9, John Hall told me that the
city had no money to fix it and that I'd have
to 'live with it. "
Mr. Etheridge said he wa s told that the leak
wouldn't be fixed unless it was "a hazard to
the pubhc."
"Well, I must not be the public," Mr.
Etheridge said. <!I've been in my home for the
last 33 years and I'm not going anywhere, I
shouldn't have to hve with that."
Mr. Etheridge said that he called the state
See CITY OF ALTO, pg. 6A
PHOTO: QUINTEN BOYD
*< From left,
RISD super-
intendent Dr.
Jim Largent,
athletic direc-
tor Ted Patton
and Rusk High
School principal
Scott Schwartz
stand in front of
Eagle Stadium's
new scoreboard.
Board members
discussed several
planned renova-
tions to Eagle
Stadium, includ-
ing artificial turf
and an eight-lane
track.
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