The light at the end of the tunnel is getting brighter for the citizens of Wells. Through traffic on U.S. Highway 69 is now using the new east...

The spirit of giving is upon us and there are several ways Cherokee County residents can help make Christmas merry and bright for local children in need. The Tree of...

Sergeant Randy Wilson, Sergeant Steven Markasky, Officer Quincy Hamilton and Officer Benton Brumit, all of the Jacksonville Police Department, were...

It was cool and overcast for Cherokee County’s annual Veterans Day ceremony, held Monday, Nov. 11, at the county veterans memorial marker on the...

TYLER – Troopers are currently working a two vehicle fatal crash on SH-204 west of CR-1411 in Cherokee County. Initial reports indicate three fatalities. Traffic is being...

TYLER -- A Jacksonville man was injured and a Flint man died after an auto collision in Smith County this week. Michael Christopher Menard, 28, of Jacksonville was treated...

Brookshire Brothers grocery stores across Cherokee County want to make sure no one goes hungry this holiday season. For just $10, customers of the...

Funeral services for Patricia Ann Whillhite, 79, of Alto, will be Friday, Nov. 22, at 1 p.m. in the Old Palestine Baptist Church in Alto with Earnie Mays and Bobby King...

Robert Kirk Stanley was born Sept. 4, 1961, in Houston, Texas, to Don and Johnnie Stanley. He passed away Wednesday, Nov. 6, in Palestine. He was 58 years old. Kirk was a...

A graveside service for Joy Ann Buckner, age 83, of Rusk, is scheduled at 10 o’clock in the morning Wednesday, November 20, 2019. Mrs. Buckner will be laid to rest at New...

Hunters in Cherokee and adjacent counties are invited sign up for the second annual Big Buck hunting contest, sponsored by Rusk’s Cherokee Warehouse feed store. Anyone...

Although most district slates do not begin until late December or even January, basketball season has officially begun. Lady Hornets kick off season with win New...

Bullard’s Lady Panther volleyball team went deep into the state playoff bracket, winning the Bi-District and Area titles, surviving the regional...

The Lady Eagles volleyball team concluded their season as Bi-District champions with an 18-15 season record. Many of the varsity team members...

Folks along El Camino Real are busy making plans for Thanksgiving and trying to figure out who is going to bring what and talk about the ones they know aren’t going to...

Handling employment taxes can be complicated, especially when you’re required to file important tax documents throughout the year. Here’s a list of key forms and deadline...

Folks along El Camino Real had to get busy hustling up firewood and filling their propane tanks as another arctic cold front blew through this week. It’s hard to imagine...