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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The Cherokeean Herald in Rusk, which has been |
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| 6 | 7 | | recognized as the oldest, continuously operated, weekly newspaper |
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| 7 | 8 | | in Texas, is celebrating its 165th anniversary in 2015; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, First published on February 27, 1850, as the |
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| 9 | 10 | | Cherokee Sentinel, the local weekly underwent a number of name |
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| 10 | 11 | | changes before its establishment as the Rusk Cherokeean in 1923; |
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| 11 | 12 | | when the Alto Herald was absorbed by the paper in 1989, the |
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| 12 | 13 | | publication became known as the Cherokeean Herald; and |
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| 13 | 14 | | WHEREAS, Through the years, this venerable publication has |
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| 14 | 15 | | benefited from the contributions of several well-known public |
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| 15 | 16 | | figures; in 1867, at the age of 16, future governor James Stephen |
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| 16 | 17 | | Hogg was hired by the paper as a typesetter, and its roster of |
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| 17 | 18 | | previous publishers and owners includes U.S. Congressman John |
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| 18 | 19 | | Benjamin Long and State Representatives Wallace M. Ellis and Emmett |
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| 19 | 20 | | Whitehead; Mr. Whitehead and his wife, Marie, bought the newspaper |
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| 20 | 21 | | in 1950, and the Whitehead family continues to own and operate it |
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| 21 | 22 | | today; in 2001, an Official State Historical Marker recognized the |
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| 22 | 23 | | Cherokeean's long record of service to the East Texas community; |
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| 23 | 24 | | and |
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| 24 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Local, independent newspapers are a vital and valued |
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| 25 | 26 | | part of their readers' lives, and for well more than a century and a |
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| 26 | 27 | | half, the Cherokeean Herald has done an outstanding job of keeping |
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| 27 | 28 | | the residents of Rusk and Cherokee Counties informed and |
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| 28 | 29 | | enlightened; now, therefore, be it |
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| 29 | 30 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 30 | 31 | | Legislature hereby honor the Cherokeean Herald on the occasion of |
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| 31 | 32 | | its 165th anniversary and extend to all those associated with the |
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| 32 | 33 | | paper sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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| 33 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 34 | 35 | | prepared for the Cherokeean Herald as an expression of high regard |
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| 35 | 36 | | by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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