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FAST BREAKING TO PLAYOFFS?
Jacksonville Indians undefeated for the season
Rusk Eagles undefeated in district
THIS WEEK
LON MORRIS COLLEGE
Rusk Police Dept, seeks
robbery suspects
A Crime Stopper reward is
being offered for a tip leading to
the arrest and conviction of two
youths who robbed two women on
Jan. 6 in Rusk in front of KTLU-
KWRW radio on Main Street.
The Rusk Police Department
is actively investigating the as-
sault and robbery. Persons with
information are asked to call
Crime Stoppers anonymously at
(866) 586-7878 or the Rusk P.D.
at (903) 683-2677.
Heritage Center plans A
Banker’s Holiday’ April 6
Approximately 20 persons at-
tended an organizational meeting
Jan. 17 for “A Banker’s Holiday”
to benefit the Cherokee County
Heritage Center. The fundraiser
gala will be held at 6 p.m. April 6
atthe museum, 208 S. Henderson
St., justoff the courthouse square.
It will honorthe Perkins and Bon-
nerfamilies and will celebrate the
relocation of the Bonner Bank
building adjacent to the museum
near its original site.
Among those attending were
Stephanie Caveness, a lifetime
member emeritus of the museum
board; Shelley Norman, event co-
ordinator; Jeannie Plyler, acquisi-
tion; Sarah Welch; Rachel Loden;
Betty Marcontell, Face Book page
coordinator; Deborah Burkett,
Troup community exhibition;
Patsy Dawson; Helen Cromwell;
Amy Derrington, acquisition for
a silent auction; Connie Martin
Catalanie; Margaret Perkins;
Leilani Sales; Ann Chandler; Ja-
mie Pearman; Jesse Whitaker of
the Bonner-Whitaker-McClendon
House in Tyler; Rob Jones of the
Smith County Historical Associa-
tion; and Ed Barry, president of
the Bonner-Whitaker-McClendon
House.
Rung Flu Fighting - half
priced flu shots
Cherokee County Public
Health will offer flu shots Thurs-
day, Jan. 24, for less than half-
price. Citizens wanting a flu shot
can obtain one from 7 a.m. - noon
and 1 - 6 p,m, atthe public health
department in Jacksonville for $9
and a canned good donation.
Cost for children with private
insurance is $9 plus a canned
good. (CCPHD does not bill pri-
vate insurance plans at this time,
but will provide documentation
for you to submit to an insurance
company.)
Children who qualify for the
Texas Vaccines for Children
program are $7. Children with
CHIPS or Medicaid are at no
cost but a card must be brought.
Costforadultsis$9plusacanned
good per each adult. Adults with
Medicare Part B are at no cost but
must bring photo ID, Medicare
card and supplemental insur-
ance. All canned goods will be
donated to HOPE of Jacksonville.
For more information, please call
(903) 586-6191.
Weather Outlook
THURSDAY
partly cloudy
10% chance of rain
High: 71
Low: 56
CLASSIC HITS RADIO
KWRW - FM and KTLU-AM
Jack Webb purchases 29 properties, assets in hopes of
wooing another college to Jacksonville
By Gloria Jennings and Quinten Boyd
Staff Writers
Bids totaling approximately $2.2
million were awarded during the Lon
Morris College multi-day auction this
week. Results were released Tuesday
morning. All sales are contingent on the
bankruptcy hearing scheduled in Tyler
on Feb. 4. Amegy Bank of Houston,
lender to the college, is still reviewing
the auction results.
Jacksonville ISD has agreed to
purchase the Wilson Administration
Building, in addition to the Lon Morris
College gymnasium, swimming pool
and athletic fields. Jacksonville-based
office suppher 11X17 will purchase
most of the administrative buildings,
the memorial chapel and student resi-
dences. More than 85 bidders took part
in the auction.
Jack Webb, owner of 11X17, said
Tuesday he hopes to bring another
college to Jacksonville.
The city of Jacksonville’s economy
lost between $7 million and $ 10 million
annually because of the school closing
last spring. “This is a big hole in the years ago through the
community’s economy. The commu- efforts of JED CO and
nity will overcome it, but it will take the rest is history.”
time,” said Darrell Prcin, Jacksonville Mr. Webb started his
Economic Development Corporation business in a garage
(JEDCO) executive director. “I know it and now employs 22
has hurt Jacksonville, but it has also persons. The firm
hurt families. I hope we will be able to manufactures 11 by
replace it. It has been a long battle for 17 inch filing sup-
the college and I hated to see it close its plies including note-
doors. The city had interest in the rodeo books. Items are sold
grounds, which the college was going throughout the United States,
to do improvements,” Mr. Prcin said. In his purchase, Mr. Webb bought
Mr. Webb dechned to reveal how the cafeteria, the president’s house, the
much he paid for his purchase. “I am rodeo grounds and all of the original
looking forward to working with the city campus except the gym, which was
and hope by purchasing this property it bought by Jacksonville ISD. The rodeo
will benefit Jacksonville. Jacksonville
has been good to us. We came here 17 See LON MORRIS COLLEGE, pg. 6A
INSIDE:
Complete
list of
winning
bids at
auction, 6A
LADYwi LUCK
Family that lost everything in a house fire
claims a $250,000 lottery prize
By Becky Whisenant
Staff Writer
ife is like a box of choco-
lates — you never know
^\vhat you’re gonna get.
A couple of weeks before
Christmas, April Loden Benge
of Rusk chose a chocolate that
turned out to be very tasty indeed.
The Bingo lottery ticket she
purchased at the Pick n Pack
convenience store located on
Loop 343 and U.S. Highway 84
West in Rusk turned out to be a
winner. The prize was quite a
bit more than the $10 she paid
for the ticket. The amount of her
winnings revealed on the ticket
was $250,000.
“Heck, I thought it was $1,000
at first, and I was like, wow, a
$1,000. And then my friends
looked at it and said, Wait, you’re
not finished scratching.’ So I kept
on and then it said $250,000. And
I thought ‘Oh, my goodness,”’ said
Mrs. Benge.
“I did great till we got up there
to cash it in and I asked them
at the store, ‘Is it really
that much?’ and the
person at the coun-
ter looked at it and
said, ‘Yes, ma’am,
it is,’ and I said, ‘Oh,
my goodness.’ My oldest
son, who is 16, looked at me
and said, ‘Well, alrighty then.’”
But the interesting part is that
just less than two weeks before
she won the money, she lost ev-
erything in a house fire and had
only renter’s insurance.
“Our home burned on Nov.
26 and I just thank the Lord
we weren’t there. My baby had
gotten sick that night
and I took him to
the emergency room.
Usually, we would
have a house full of
kids, visiting, but not that
night. There was no one left at
home because we were at the hospi-
tal. We came home from the hospital
and found it. I’ve got an angel on my
shoulder,” said Mrs. Benge who is a
home health pediatric nurse.
Yash (Josh) Asarsa, owner of the
Pick n Pack where the ticket was
See LOTTERY, pg. 6A
PHOTO: BECKY
WHISENANT
April Loden Benge,
pictured with Pick
n Pack owner Yash
(Josh) Asarsa, lost
everything in a house
fire. Her luck changed
when she bought a
Bingo lottery ticket at
Pick n Pack in Rusk.
She won $250,000 on
the scratch-off ticket.
She said, “I’ve got an
angel on my shoulder.”
Chamber banquets spotlight achievements
20 seats still available for Saturday’s
‘Fiesta Banquet’ in Rusk
By Gloria Jennings
Staff Writer
RUSK-A dozen pinatas will be raffled and cracked
open Saturday with cash prizes up to $300 during the
72nd annual Rusk Chamber of Commerce banquet.
Outgoing chamber President Toni Meador chose
a “south of the border” theme with food, entertain-
ment and decorations.
The banquet will be held Saturday, Jan. 26 at the
Rusk Civic Center. Doors open at 6 p.m. with dinner
served at 6:30 p.m.
At press deadhne on Tuesday, 20 tickets were still
See RUSK CHAMBER, pg. 6A
Jacksonville plans noon luncheon at
The Legacy on Monday
By Becky Whisenant
Staff Writer
JACKSONVILLE — Members of the Jacksonville
Chamber of Commerce will look back and consider
where they have been at their upcoming banquet and
meeting Monday, Jan. 28, from 11:30 a.m.-l p.m. at
The Legacy, 782 CR 1511 in Jacksonville.
Kathleen Stanfield, division chairperson of member-
ship development, is in charge of the annual meeting
and banquet. “We want non-members and members
to come and enjoy a good meal in a beautiful facility
and take a look back and forward with us as we go
See JACKSONVILLE CHAMBER, pg. 6A
ALTO ISD
School board
trustee vote is
called May 11
1st day to file as candidate for
positions is Jan. 30
By Gloria Jennings
Staff Writer
The Alto school board called a trustee
election Monday night for May 11.
Three-year terms of Lee Pearman and
Jay Jones and the two-year term of Crispin
Skinner expire with the election.
First day to file as a candidate is Jan. 30.
Board appreciation was expressed with
each member receiving gifts from the vari-
ous campuses.
In other matters, the board extended the
contract of superintendent Kerry Birdwell
for another year.
Superintendent Birdwell reported that
painting is underway at the softball dugouts.
At the beginning of the meeting during
community comments, Greg Duplichain
and Rodney Thacker spoke in support of
the softball program.
Board members attending the meeting
were Freddy Johnson, president; Mr. Jones,
vice-president; Mr. Pearman, secretary;
Britton Tilley, Mr. Skinner, Lionel Whitaker
and Jed Morris.
RUSK ISD
Board extends
superintendent’s
contract to 2016
Filing for trustee positions opens
Jan. 30 for May elections
By Quinten Boyd
Staff Writer
The Rusk ISD school board was happy with
first-year superintendent Dr. Scott Davis,
and let him know during their monthly
meeting, held Jan. 14.
Trustees unanimously approved a one-year
contract extension for Dr. Davis during closed
session, stretching his contract to July 2016.
“I appreciate our trustees, and I’m happy
that they were excited about the work we’re
doing here,” Dr. Davis said.
The board voted to suspend the El and EIA
local policies - which would have called for
end-of-course exams to count for 15 percent
of a student’s final grade — for the 2012-13
school year.
Ffling for the May school board election will
begin Jan. 30 and run until 5 p.m. March 1.
There will be three seats up for re-election
- those of Roy Cavazoz, Tracy Session and
Dana Young.
The board heard reports on the October
See RISD, pg. 6A
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Gonzalez, Terrie. Cherokeean Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 163, No. 48, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 23, 2013, newspaper, January 23, 2013; Rusk, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth614711/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Singletary Memorial Library.