Rusk County News

GREGG COUNTY Beginning Tuesday, Texas Department of Transportation maintenance crews are scheduled to begin several days of pavement repairs on Interstate 20 between SH 135 and the Smith County Line.

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Wednesday upheld the convictions and death sentences of two men for murdering small children in East Texas.

Charlie Williamson, Darryl Norris, Ron Duncan, Bill Turner, Jeff Price and Cecil West are running for sheriff in Tuesday's Republican primary.

A 27-year-old Cleveland man has been sentenced to federal prison for a drug trafficking scheme in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.

For most counties we're told you can purchase a suppressor, pay a two-hundred dollar fee, have your chief legal law enforcement officer or "CLEO" sign off on it, wait several months and the item is yours.

An appellate court has affirmed the conviction of a Lindale woman who received more than twice the minimum sentence for her fourth drunken driving conviction.

A Henderson woman believed to have been abducted was arrested after she was located Wednesday.

The two suspects arrested Thursday during the search warrant at a residence on County Road 169D, in Laird Hill, Rusk County Texas, were arraigned this morning by Justice of the Peace, Precinct 5, Joe Sorrells.

You won't believe what students do to prepare for a test that could spell success or failure for the rest of their lives.

By KELLY GOOCH Staff Writer Rusk County residents are encouraged to attend a forum next week so they can get better acquainted with their local candidates.

East Texas health officials are scurrying to respond to a report that paints a bleak county-by-county picture of health in the region.

The Rusk County Sheriff's Office Patrol Division will be participating in the Texas Department of Transportation's Memorial Day Click It/Ticket Program beginning May 21, 2012 and extending through June 3, 2012.