Olivia Grace
Misty and RP Kelley proudly announce the birth of their daughter. Olivia Grace Kelley was born Aug. 17 in Dallas and weighed five pounds and 12 ounces. Maternal grandparents are Delane and Michael Davis of New Summerfield and Wayne Sanders of Troup. Paternal grandparents are Pamela and John Lake and Rodney and Debbie Kelley of Jacksonville. Great-grandparents are Dallas and Opal Coon of Arp, Bonnie Sanders of Troup and Frances Jayroe of Jacksonville.
Courtney Lane
Airman Ryan Cannon and Jennifer Sessions Cannon are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Courtney Lane Cannon, who was born at 6:56 p.m., Aug. 2 in Omaha, Neb. Courtney weighed seven pounds, 13 ounces and was 20 and-a-half inches long.
Maternal grandparents are Lanette Sessions King and the late Denny Ray Session. Paternal grandparents are Bill and Mary Cannon and the late Frances Cannon. Maternal great-grandparents are Hilda and Lane Ellzey, and paternal great-grandparents are Willie and the late Russell Bolton.
Living
Birth Announcements for Oct. 1
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Field Day
About 61 children with special needs from five schools competed and played at the Cherokee County Special Education Coop's annual field day on Friday.
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Bob Bowman's East Texas: Casablanca’s East Texan
When you talk to East Texas movie buffs about their favorite all-time films, the one everyone places near the top is Casablanca, a seventy-year-old love story made in 1942 starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman.
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Lescroart’s ‘The Hunter’ a psychological drama
The Hunter
By John Lescroart
Rather than a straight mystery by this prolific writer of suspense, The Hunter is a psychological drama, set in motion when Wyatt Hunt, a private investigator, receives an enigmatic text on his cell phone: How did your mother die?
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Preserving a wild and scenic river
The Neches River has been a lifeline for Cherokee County residents for centuries. Not only has the river provided a water source for irrigating crops, it has also provided fishing, recreation and transportation for residents living on the stretch.
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‘After high school comes college’
Children are classified as future leaders of the United States and educators are going above and beyond to guide them along the right path.
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The Book Shelf
In order to escape a violent stalker who is protected by his wealthy parents, beautiful, intelligent Ellie Sullivan leaves home, assumes a new identity and pursues a career path as a surgeon. Jogging on the last day of her residency, she observes a couple fleeing from an FBI sting gone wrong.
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Civic Theater announces cast members For ‘Dearly Departed’
Living and dying in the backwoods of the Deep South are seldom tidy, but, in the case of the dysfunctional Turpin family, are rib-tickling hilarious!
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Middle School student accepted to summer program
Jacksonville Middle School 8th graders and Duke Scholars Evan Murphy and Swanson Traylor have recently been accepted to the Duke Summer Studies program at Texas A&M.
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Church event aids Relay for Life
Jacksonville First United Methodist Church recently held a 1OK/5K run benefiting the Cherokee County Cancer Relay for Life. The event route, designed by Paul Travis and Greg Wade, was ran by 70 participants from several states.
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Lion Vic Whadford Speaks to Rusk Lions About His Life
PDG Lion President Ardys Brown opened the meeting by calling on Lion Billy Watson for the invocation, Lion Jim Cromwell to lead the pledges and Lion Jim Richings to lead the singing. Special guest was Boots Burfoot.
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