Rusk County Continues to Battle Fires
Posted/updated on: September 8, 2011 at 1:19 pm
RUSK COUNTY — People in Rusk County are being asked to avoid certain stretches of road while firefighters try and get a handle on flames there. There’s still no word on just how large this one is, but firefighters say they’re actively battling flames. Drivers are being urged to avoid South Highway 42 from South Highway 64 to Highway 79 South. Some Rusk Countians are being told to stay away from their homes. Rusk County authorities tell KETK County Roads 4110 and 4113 in Price are still closed. The fire there is only 40 percent contained. People living on and around County road 476 are being allowed back home. FM 850 about one and a half miles west of Highway 42 in New London is now reopened to traffic. The Carlisle ISD called off classes for Wednesday, but classes in Carlisle resume Thursday.
