Anna resident Preston Green Jr. has been selected as the lone finalist in the City of Rusk’s police chief search.The announcement was made during a...

RUSK – A financial report presented to local city leaders by CPA Anita Woodlee-Roach helped shed light on the city’s financial woes, as she offered explanations of what led...

Quagmire: A quagmire is a soft, wet area of muddy or boggy ground that sinks underfoot. Figuratively, it refers to a complex, hazardous, or inextricable situation – such as...

Quagmire: A quagmire is a soft, wet area of muddy or boggy ground that sinks underfoot. Figuratively, it refers to a complex, hazardous, or inextricable situation – such as...

  Folks along El Camino Real continue to bake in the July heat.  We’ve seen it a lot hotter and we’ve seen it a lot cooler, but we always seem to survive. They promised us...

Several events conspired to make this 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence extra special this year. Of course, the buildup to July 4th was in...

 (JACKSONVILLE, TEXAS) On or about July 3, 2026, the City of Jacksonville detected suspicious network activity that we have since determined is related to a cybersecurity...

 A 15-year-old boy from Rusk died Saturday afternoon after trying to rescue a 5-year-old child at Lake Jacksonville, according to the Jacksonville Police Department.Police...

UPDATE! EBANEZ HAS BEEN ARRESTED AND NOW IN THE CHEROKEE COUNTY JAIL. On June 24, 2026, at approximately 5:41 p.m., Emiliano Lorenzo Alonzo Ebanez...

Monarch butterflies are among the most recognizable and remarkable insects in North America. With their brilliant orange and black wings and an...

Folks,This is happening under our feet in East Texas. Dallas millionaire Kyle Bass is attempting to pump billions of gallons of East Texas’ aquifer water out of East Texas....

JACKSONVILLE – The Neches & Trinity Valleys Groundwater Conservation District board will host a 1 p.m. public hearing Thursday, July 16, 2026, in Jacksonville to hear...

Monarch butterflies are among the most recognizable and remarkable insects in North America. With their brilliant orange and black wings and an...

TROUP – Another deep playoff run could be on the horizon for the Troup Tigers this fall.Dave Campbell’s Texas Football has head coach Sam Wells’ Tigers ranked No. 2 in the...

Folks,This is happening under our feet in East Texas. Dallas millionaire Kyle Bass is attempting to pump billions of gallons of East Texas’ aquifer water out of East Texas....

The Rusk 10U DYS Girls Softball team are in Laurel, Mississippi to compete in the World Series, with the event’s opening ceremonies were held...

You’ll have two chances to audition for “Dearly Departed,” by David Bottrell and Jessie Jones, on Monday, July 27, at 6:30 p.m. and again on...

JULY 17Join us for a Crack of Dawn Steep Ravine Hike, 8:30 a.m. Friday. Park staff will lead the guided hike on Steep Ravine Trail before the heat settles in! Meet at...

Students in area school districts are benefitting from programs coordinated through local organizations who want to ensure no student goes without during the upcoming...

CHEROKEE COUNTY – A 2026 New Summerfield High School graduate died late Saturday in a one-vehicle crash outside Troup.Guadalupe “Lupita” Moreira, 18, of Troup, was...

The Rusk 10U DYS Girls Softball team are in Laurel, Mississippi to compete in the World Series, with the event’s opening ceremonies were held...

You’ll have two chances to audition for “Dearly Departed,” by David Bottrell and Jessie Jones, on Monday, July 27, at 6:30 p.m. and again on...

Anna resident Preston Green Jr. has been selected as the lone finalist in the City of Rusk’s police chief search.The announcement was made during a...

The world became a little more beautiful the day Gwendolyn Dudley was born on July 21, 1936 to LeeRoy and Vivian Dudley in Atkin, Texas. Gwen was...

Alfred “Sam” Austin Sumrall passed away July 24, 2025, and will be laid to rest July 17, 2026, at 2:15 pm at the Veterans Cemetery in Houston, Texas on Veterans Drive. 

A private family memorial is pending for Curtis Dale McIntosh, 72, of Alto. Mr. McIntosh passed away Friday, July 3, 2026 in Rusk. He was born...

Monarch butterflies are among the most recognizable and remarkable insects in North America. With their brilliant orange and black wings and an...

Folks,This is happening under our feet in East Texas. Dallas millionaire Kyle Bass is attempting to pump billions of gallons of East Texas’ aquifer water out of East Texas....

The Rusk 10U DYS Girls Softball team are in Laurel, Mississippi to compete in the World Series, with the event’s opening ceremonies were held...

TROUP – Another deep playoff run could be on the horizon for the Troup Tigers this fall.Dave Campbell’s Texas Football has head coach Sam Wells’ Tigers ranked No. 2 in the...

Recent Rusk High School graduate and Eagle Baseball pitcher Ross Davis was selected to play for the Baltimore Orioles during a July 12 Major League...

A PBS video titled “Caddo Voices: A Pottery Revival,” filmed at Caddo Mounds State Historic Site, centers on the Caddo returning to their ancestral...

A PBS video titled “Caddo Voices: A Pottery Revival,” filmed at Caddo Mounds State Historic Site, centers on the Caddo returning to their ancestral...

Folks,This is happening under our feet in East Texas. Dallas millionaire Kyle Bass is attempting to pump billions of gallons of East Texas’ aquifer water out of East Texas....

Many of you have probably seen videos of all these international soccer fans here for FIFA, “discovering” how great America is. Whether it’s visiting a Buc-ees, a WalMart,...

Quagmire: A quagmire is a soft, wet area of muddy or boggy ground that sinks underfoot. Figuratively, it refers to a complex, hazardous, or inextricable situation – such as...