84R1237 RA-D
	By: Clardy	H.R. No. 117

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