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Breaking News: 16 additional confirmed cases in Cherokee County; 164 active cases
Breaking News: 22 additional confirmed cases in Cherokee County; 152 active cases

A Message From the Cherokeean Herald Team

As members of the Cherokee County area, we share your concern about the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic and its impact on our community. We remain cautious but optimistic, and we take heart knowing that our corner of the world is full of strong, generous people that look after each other. And, as each of us know, it is in moments of crisis like this that our community sustains us; we need to connect with each other even if we need to keep our physical distance.

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Layla Johns, TJC-Rusk campus nursing school graduate, class of 2018.

Local nurse lends helping, healing hand during pandemic

Jacksonville resident Layla Johns always knew she wanted to help people – that’s why she became a nurse. When the call came through that people...

State’s reopening slows as COVID-19 numbers spike

Blame it on the availability of testing; people who don’t wear masks; or recent gatherings of community activists – bottom line is, cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) are...

Signatures sought on petition to lower taxes

One Jacksonville resident is giving her fellow Cherokee County taxpayers a chance to sign up to fight the power. Lana Simmons, of Jacksonville, started a petition on the...

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Columnist John Moore has a metric measuring stick. But, he doesn’t know why.

Moore Thoughts -- Measuring up

I remember it as clearly as yesterday. There it was in my Weekly Reader: “By the year 2000, the United States and the rest of the world will be...

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Rusk FFA in top 1 percent in Texas

Of the more than 1,000 Future Farmers of America (FFA) chapters in the state, the Rusk FFA finished with the highest rating possible in both chapter rating systems --...

Free hay testing offered through the annual Hay Show

A great and easy way to get your hay tested for free is to enter either a square bale or a large trash bag full of hay in the Cherokee County AgriLife Extension Agency’s...

Chancey a contender in county’s tax assessor-collector runoff race

I am running for Tax Assessor Collector for Cherokee County. I am a lifelong resident of Cherokee County. I have worked in the Rusk, Jacksonville...

Dickson returns in county sheriff’s runoff election

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

Secretary Hughs encourages Texans to vote early, observe health...

AUSTIN -- Early voting for Cherokee County’s Republican primary runoff election has begun. Texas Secretary of State Ruth Hughs encourages all eligible voters to take...

Jacksonville City Councilmen, from left, Rob Gowin, Mayor Randy Gorham, Tim McRae, Hubert Robinson and Jeff Smith (sitting).

Construction on J’ville’s new public safety complex to commence

The city of Jacksonville broke ground at the site of its new public safety complex last week, officially kicking off construction of the $789,000...

Texas College announces fall 2020 plans

(July 2, 2020) TYLER -- Following a thorough and extensive assessment of the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, Texas College has announced that the 126-year-old institution...

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Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce Education Division Chair Pam Anderson, far right, recently accepts a $1,000 donation from the Jacksonville Kiwanis Club for the Back 2 School project. Also pictured, from left, are Kiwanians Karen Nolley, Judy Batton and Tabatha Baker Ainsworth.

Help start the 2020-21 school year off right

While the 2020-21 school year looks like it’ll bring lots of changes, thanks to the pandemic, one aspect of back-to-school remains the same –...

Texas delays health guidelines for reopening schools this fall

(JUNE 23, 2020 UPDATED: 22 HOURS AGO) Texas public schools will be required to provide in-person instruction for students this fall, but state education officials have...

16 additional confirmed cases in Cherokee County; 164 active cases

(July 06, 2020) – Sixteen more cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Cherokee county today, bringing the current total to two hundred fifty (250). There are currently...

22 additional confirmed cases in Cherokee County; 152 active cases

(July 06, 2020) – Twenty-two more cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Cherokee county over the weekend, bringing the current total to two hundred thirty-four (234)....

List: Counties in East Texas that are not enforcing Abbott’s face...

TYLER, Texas (KETK) – Many East Texas counties are reluctant to enforce Gov. Abbott’s face mask order that includes fines if you do not comply after a verbal...

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Brent Dickson Sticker

Funeral services for Tommy Dosser, 67, of Rusk will be 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, July 8, 2020, at the Wallace-Thompson Funeral Home Chapel in Rusk with Brother Brad Turlington...

Ray Allen Crump

Ray Allen Crump

A Celebration of Life service for Ray Allen Crump, 86, of Rusk, Texas, is scheduled for 11 a.m., Saturday, July 11, 2020. at Hilltop Baptist Church...

John M. Angell Sr.

John M. Angell Sr.

John M. Angell Sr. of Alto, Texas, passed away Saturday, June 27, 2020, due to a stroke he suffered on Father’s Day at the age of 75. He was...

Abbott establishes statewide face covering requirement, issues...

(July 2, 2020) AUSTIN - Governor Greg Abbott today issued an Executive Order requiring all Texans to wear a face covering over the nose and mouth in public spaces in...

Galveston Island State Park temporarily closes after person tests...

GALVESTON, Texas (June 30, 2020)— Galveston Island State Park will be temporarily closed for about two weeks after an individual tested positive for coronavirus, the Texas...

Defunding police departments will only jeopardize community safety

In the wake of the tragic death of George Floyd, protests in cities across America transformed into a reckless movement calling on local leaders to defund police...

Taxing Thoughts - Tax tips to aid in retiring early

Wouldn’t it be nice to check out of the workforce early and not have to worry about having enough money for retirement? While good financial planning can help you get...

High Points from El Camino Real

Folks along El Camino Real are trying to figure out what they are going to do for the Fourth of July on Saturday amidst a new flare up of COVID 19. It seems like its...

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