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...

A funeral service for Bro. Wilson Welch, age 90, of Jacksonville, was held at 2 o’clock in the afternoon, Friday, November 16, 2018 at Beall Chapel Baptist Church in...

Graveside services for Mark Lawrence Stevens, 59, of Flint were 10:00 a.m., Friday, November 16, 2018 at Providence Cemetery, Dialville, Texas with Pastor Benny Ray Brooks...

Long time Alto resident, Judith B. Breaux, 78, passed away on November 17, 2018 after a brief illness. She was born September 20, 1940 to the late JB and Pauline Breaux in...

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...

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...