JACKSONVILLE – Following a presentation by Cherokee County Chief Appraiser Lee Flowers Tuesday, Jacksonville city council members unanimously voted to allow its leaders to...

JACKSONVILLE – Throngs of well-wishers gathered May 8 at Central Baptist Church for a reception for retiring Jacksonville College President Dr....

Editor’s Note: This is the first in an ongoing series by the Cherokeean Herald that looks at the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cities within...

Last week, the House passed its version of the state budget for the next two years. It differs in some significant ways from the budget the Senate passed. In order to...

JACKSONVILLE – Members of the local police department will sponsor a police officers memorial cer-emony, 9 a.m. Wednesday, May 12, at Love's...

After a one-year hiatus due to a global pandemic, the Texas Hobo Cook-off & Gypsy Jamboree is back in full force. The IBCA-sanctioned event...

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JACKSONVILLE – Throngs of well-wishers gathered May 8 at Central Baptist Church for a reception for retiring Jacksonville College President Dr....

JACKSONVILLE – Twenty-two members of this year's graduating class at Jacksonville High School will become certified phlebotomy technicians through the schools Health...

TYLER – Persons who received their first Pfizer vaccine on any day before April 25th are invited to receive their second Pfizer vaccine this Wednesday through Saturday, May...

ALTO – A limited-time waiting list for housing choice vouchers will be offered May 17-27, according to Alto Housing Authority officials. The Section 8 waiting list with...

Workforce Solutions East Texas (WSET) is proud to partner with Region VII Education Center to host its first Youth Expo, a virtual job fair for...

RUSK – More than three dozen Rusk High School graduates were awarded scholarships during a May 10 banquet at the local high school. “We are so...

A funeral service for Judy Walker, age 72, of Rusk is scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Saturday, May 15, 2021 at the Wallace-Thompson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Paul Gates...

Joanna Lee passed away May 8, 2021 at The Arbors nursing home in Rusk, following a lengthy illness. She was born October 26, 1948 in Jacksonville,...

Graveside services for J.G. Halbert, 94, of Rusk, will be 1:00 p.m., Saturday, May 8, 2021 at Oakland Cemetery under the direction of...

A dozen Jacksonville High School seniors were recognized at this year’s athletic banquet, held May 7 at the Historic Tomato Bowl, receiving various...

JD Thompson follows through on a pitch during Game 1 of Rusk's bi-district series against Waco La Vega on May 7 in Buffalo. The Eagles won the...

Alto Yellowjackets rank as the bi-district champions after shutting out the Normangee Pan-thers in the best of three last week. The team – which...

UPDATED at 3:18 p.m. Tuesday, May 11: Cherokee County Alert: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 11 at 3:01PM CDT until May 11 at 4 PM...