The 15th annual Salute to Armed Forces is planned for Saturday, May 25, at the Palestine Texas State Railroad depot. More...

The second period classes of Sheri Whiteside and Lynn Ward gathered in the old Rusk High School gymnasium earlier this month to enjoy a lunch catered by Rusk High School assistant principal Jason Wilcox – the winners of this year’s penny More...

Employees of Texas Department of Criminal Justice Skyview and Hodge units gathered Friday, May 10, in the Skyview gym to honor correctional officers who had died in the line of service. More...

TheAngelina County Genealogical Society will meet at 5 p.m. Monday, May 20, in the community meeting room of Kurth Memorial Library, 706 South Raguet, Lufkin. More...

Backyard Chicken Program will be presented by the Smith and Cherokee County extension services Saturday, June 1, at the Cherokee County Exposition Center, U.S. Highway 69 and Loop 456 in Jacksonville. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. More...

The Applied Learning Community (ALC) students at East Side will host a grand opening of the new reading garden. The garden started as an idea which grew and grew into a way to help the students at East Side. The ribbon cutting will be at 1:30 p.m. More...

Old massive cedar trees touch the sky, at the base of their weathered trunks are gravestones scattered about. More...

With 50 years of rodeo and 200 shows under their belt the Jacksonville Rodeo Association is ready to go with the 51st Annual Tops in Texas Rodeo. More...

Graveside service for E.V. Daniels, 87, of Rusk was at 1 p.m. Friday, April 26, at Cedar Hill Cemetery with the Rev. Charles Moore officiating. Mr. Daniels died April 23 in Tyler. More...

Funeral for A. J. Cavazos Jr. 91, of Jacksonville, was at 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 8, at Autry Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Steve Edwards and the Rev. Dennis Harvey officiating. Burial was in Providence Cemetery. More...

Funeral for Carol Jean Williams, 69, of Rusk will be at 11 a.m., Wednesday, May 15, in Wallace-Thompson Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. John Garrett officiating. Burial will be in Mixon Cemetery. More...

AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is reminding residents about the upcoming hurricane season and urging individuals to start preparing now for any possible storms. Hurricane season begins June 1 and continues through Nov. 30. More...

Austin – The Texas Food Bank Network (TFBN) released a report today estimating that only two-thirds of Texans who may be eligible for SNAP (aka food stamps) benefits received them in 2011, costing the state more than $3 Billion in unused federal aid. More...

BEAUMONT, Texas – The former president of Port Arthur Chemical and Environmental Services, LLC (PACES) has pleaded guilty in federal court to occupational safety crimes which resulted in the death of an employee, announced John M. Bales, U.S. More...

Many pet owners love their feline friends, and will do whatever it takes to keep them relaxed and happy. This makes it especially alarming for pet-owners to witness their cat suffer from the discomforting symptoms that come with hairballs. More...

AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) today honored 10 Texas law enforcement officers who lost their lives in the line of duty during the last year. The lives of these officers, including DPS Sgt. More...

AUSTIN – Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Director Steven McCraw today directed the Texas Rangers to join McLennan County Sheriff Parnell McNamara in launching a criminal investigation into the fertilizer plant explosion that occurred in West, More...

AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has added Juan Carlos Pena, 48, and Willie L. More...