Fire officials continue to investigate the cause of an early morning fire that did considerable damage to a Jacksonville hotel. Jacksonville Fire...

Thanksgiving Day is a federal holiday which falls on Thursday, Nov. 22. The following will be closed on the noted days in observance of the holiday. Post offices will...

Commissioners made short work of a short agenda during the regular Cherokee County Commissioners Court meeting, held Tuesday, Nov. 13. Court members – without Precinct 2...

Grab dinner and a dauber during the Cherokee County Relay for Life’s Harvest of Hope Dinner & Relay Bingo event. Doors open at 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15 at the Rusk Civic...

With wintry weather taking hold and the holiday travel season just around the corner, now’s the time to give the family jalopy at little TLC. Local automotive businesses...

The newly formed Rusk Recall Committee has retained a lawyer and filed paperwork to begin a petition seeking a recall election for two of Rusk City Council members. The...

Rusk city council members are eyeing ways to increase the city’s credit score. District 5 Councilman Jan Pate requested the issue be placed on the agenda of the regular...

The New Summerfield Coliseum was dedicated Friday, Nov. 9, after two years of construction. In 2015, voters approved a bond measure which allowed...

Details became a little muddy after a Rusk High School student was taken into custody and charged with making terroristic threats against other students last month. Rusk...

Elizabeth “Boots” W. Burfoot was born December 29, 1923 in Roanoke, Virginia to Walter and Susan Wilson. Both parents predeceased her as did 6 of 7 siblings, husband,...

A funeral service for Trevor Kyle Lawson, age 18, of Jacksonville, is scheduled at 10 o’clock in the morning Tuesday, November 13th, 2018 at Autry Funeral Home Chapel in...

Funeral services for Billy Myles, 73, of Alto, Texas will be Saturday November 10th at 11am at Weeping Mary Baptist Church near Alto. Visitation will be Friday from 6-8pm...

Troup continues winning streak The Troup Tigers continue to prove they are a powerhouse on the field with their latest win against the Arp Tigers, 48-6. Troup quarterback...

The New Summerfield Hornets christened their new coliseum with a 65-44 win over the Kennard Tigers Friday, Nov. 9, marking a good beginning to the...

The Rusk Lady Eagles ended their 2018 volleyball season with a 15-20 record overall and 4-4 for district with several team members receiving...

U. S. Senator Ted Cruz - Incumbent REP 11,621 82.65% Beto O'Rourke DEM 2,386 16.97% Neal M. Dikeman LIB ...

Folks along El Camino Real are beginning to get a little waterlogged as the rains keep coming and the mud gets deeper. All the things that folks have been needing to do...

Small business owners have a number of options on how to organize their business for tax purposes. Many small, single owner, businesses are not incorporated, and are deemed...

“I can’t deal with you anymore! You’re nothing but a worthless, useless, lazy, cancer patient!” Would you be able to hear anyone utter this statement without instinctively...