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🌱 Father’s Day Steam Train and 10 more events

Rusk, Texas Patch AM: a 3 min read

Greetings Rusk! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

  • Father’s Day Steam Train

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Humid with clouds and sun, with a high of 90 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 93, low: 74.
  • Sunday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 90 and low of 73 degrees.

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

  • Pit Bull Pups for Sale to Good Homes
    Pit bull pups for sale to good homes!6 weeks old now, will go to their new homes at 10 weeks.Under the care of Brookhollow Vet Clinic.All passed... (More info)

💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • McDonald's posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Rusk. Apply here.
  • Ace Hardware posted a job opening for Retail Cashier in Jacksonville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Rusk here.

🗞 Nearby News

Jacksonville

  • 42nd annual Jacksonville Tomato Festival takes over downtown this Saturday (ketk.com)
  • Former Tennessee Vols QB Joey Aguilar breaks silence on Brendan Sorsby being ruled eligible at Texas Tech (atozsports.com)
  • Highway 69 Mission will close (ktbb.com)

Troup

  • Texas high schoolers show gains across all subjects in latest STAAR results (tylerpaper.com)
  • Smith County Business Names: May 28-June 4, 2026 (tylerpaper.com)

Bullard

Ok Rusk! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Rusk

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Rusk

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.