County to host Oct. 16 Hazard Mitigation Action Plan update

RUSK – An update focusing on Cherokee County’s Hazard Mitigation Action Plan will begin at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 16, at the Cherokee County Annex, 165 E.6th St. in Rusk.

The meeting is free and open to the public, and people are invited to attend to provide key information for key stakeholders, officials said, adding that information obtained from the meeting will assist them in future decision-making.

Input is sought from county residents, as well as those from the cities of Jacksonville, Rusk, Alto, New Summerfield, Gallatin, Cuney and Wells.