Rusk News

Rebecca Lynn Mantzel, born May 15, 1957 in Galveston, TX went to be with the Lord on Friday, May 25, 2012, after a courageous battle with cancer.

The annual memorial service to honor more than 1,500 veterans buried at Haven of Memories Memorial Park in Canton will be at 10 a.m. today in the Eubank Chapel.

At 3:12AM this morning the Earth shook to the magnitude of 4.3 on the Richter Scale as the second earthquake to hit East Texas this month gave a rude awaking to many this morning.

As search-and-rescue teams continue to airlift the bodies of passengers of the ill-fated Sukhoi Superjet 100 from Mt.

Rusk has just been added to the list of East Texas cities that can now sell liquor for off-premise consumption.

Ronnie Laird Freshour, 67 of Texas City, passed away on Monday, April 30, 2012 at Mainland Medical Center.