Another year and another milestone have passed for the Cherokeean Herald newspaper. This year marks 171 years of continuous publication for the newspaper. With the...

Filing has ended for May’s local city and school board elections and while some races are hotly contested, others aren’t rocking the boat. Early voting for the city and...

RUSK -- Annual property study results have been released by the Texas State Comptroller Glenn Hegar’s office, and it doesn’t bode well for some Cherokee County...

Daphne Lynette Session was born and raised in Rusk. She is the daughter of Walter and Maxine Session of Rusk and the sister of Kathy Harris and...

Brent Dickson, is a lifelong resident of Cherokee County. After graduating from Jacksonville High School in 2005, he attended Kilgore Fire Academy,...

Jacksonville City Council breezed through its regular meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 11, without Councilman Tim McRae, who was absent. Jacksonville ISD’s Student Ambassadors...

Effective Friday, Feb. 21, 2020, Rusk Rural Water Supply Corp. has lifted the boil water notice issued on Thursday, Feb. 20 for WSC customers in the areas of FM 1248; CR...

Effective Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020, Rusk Rural Water Supply Corp. has issued a boil water notice until further notice for WSC customers in the areas of FM 1248; CR 2107; CR...

Daphne Lynette Session was born and raised in Rusk. She is the daughter of Walter and Maxine Session of Rusk and the sister of Kathy Harris and...

A funeral service for Jennifer Page Bradley, 48, of Dialville, is scheduled for 11 a.m., Friday, Feb. 21, at the Wallace-Thompson Funeral Home Chapel in Rusk with BriAnn...

Funeral services for George “Sonny” Knott, 79, of Alto, Texas were Sunday February 9th, 2020 at 2pm at the Alto Missionary Baptist Church. Interment was held at Old...

The Jacksonville Fightin’ Maidens powerlifting team topped eight other teams to take home the win from the Whitehouse Wildcat Invitational. Jacksonville (53) was followed...

The Bullard Panthers softball team paid tribute to late coach Megan Dobrinski prior to the opening of their 2020 season with the unveiling of the...

The Jacksonville Maidens ended the season as undefeated District 16-5A champions (14-0) and with a 24-8 overall record. Entering the first round of...

Most folks along El Camino Real celebrated President’s Day in the same way they usually do. They went to the Post Office or the bank and wondered why they were closed. ...

Deep inside legislation passed in late 2019, is a provision that broadens the acceptable use of 529 college savings plan funds. Background 529 savings plans are available...

The biggest group of winners in the Trump economy is America’s middle class. That’s especially true in rural communities across Texas. We’re hiring more and paying people...