BULLARD – TxDOT announced Thursday speed limits on U.S. Highway 69 will be lowered to 60 mph from the northern end of Bullard to FM 2493, located...

Three Cherokee County residents remained in the Cherokee County Jail Tuesday afternoon on various charges, including engaging in organized criminal activities. According...

The Jacksonville Fighting Indian Band received a Division I rating during a recent marching contest held at Carthage High School Stadium. Judges’...

The clock is ticking for those of us who are on Medicare because the annual open enrollment ends Monday, Dec. 7, 2020. Open enrollment is your opportunity to sign up for a...

Though the Capitol has been closed to the public for most of this year, my staff is hard at work preparing for the upcoming legislative session. Though session will surely...

This hardy winter companion, common in so many fall and early spring gardens, has a very unassuming reputation. Many a cool night, cabbage showed...

A Dec. 11 deadline as been set for dairy producers to enroll in Dairy Margin Coverage for the 2021 program year. “2020 has been a challenging year for agricultural...

Cherokee and surrounding counties into parts of Arkansas, Oklahoma and Louisiana are placed under a freeze warning Monday evening, as temperatures...

Looking for something a little different and a lot of fun? Join in a scavenger hunt at the downtown square in Rusk during the Hometown Christmas...

Last Sunday, Nov. 29, marked the beginning of the Advent season for Christians. Advent – translated from Latin as “coming” – refers to the period...

Area churches are invited to publish their announcements for upcoming events each week in The Cherokeean Herald. Information must be submitted by noon Friday for our...

JACKSONVILLE – A vote by Jacksonville school board trustees to re-finance its Series 2011 Bonds has resulted in a savings of approximately $14 million. “We are ecstatic...

Area entities will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday, including: Rusk. The Good Samaritan Food Pantry and Thrift Shop will be closed for Thanksgiving and will reopen...

AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott today announced the Holiday Comfort Food Care Package program, in partnership with the Texas Restaurant Association,...

AUSTIN - Governor Greg Abbott announced Wednesday that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has made an initial allotment of over 1.4 million doses of the...

JACKSONVILLE – Jingle Jog, a popular holiday 5K event sponsored by a local hospital has gone virtual in response to a national pandemic, but registration and results...

TYLER – NET Health, CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Health System, and UT Health East Texas will provide updates relative to the increase in COVID 19 in the community...

Graveside services for Mr. Pat Rutherford, 73, of the Hickey Community, were at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 1, at Duncan Cemetery with Rev....

Memorial services for Sharon Floydene Trivitt, 79, of Atoy and formerly of Pasadena, are pending. Services will be held at the Mt. Cove Baptist...

Patricia Ann Boatman was born in Houston on July 9, 1941, to Ben & Lillian Kretschmar. She passed on to eternity with her Lord on November 29,...

Shot by Jack Fisher, 12 years old, of Rusk, Texas, in November while hunting in the area. Scored 159 3/8

BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION – This Thanksgiving holiday, many people will be gathering for smaller and safer celebrations amidst the pandemic. At these more intimate...

ROUND ROCK – More than a dozen high school students representing Cherokee County schools competed in the 2020 UIL State Cross Country Championship,...

Jacksonville High School – The JHS Indians were scheduled to compete Tuesday against the Hudson Hornets in an away game, while Jacksonville’s Fightin’ Maidens’ were slated...

Members of Rusk’s Lady Eagle volleyball team recently gained recognition for their outstanding play, according to officials. Two players were...

AUSTIN — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today said state sales tax revenue totaled $2.98 billion in November, 6.3 percent less than in November 2019. The majority of...

TYLER The holiday season has arrived at the Tyler Junior College Center for Earth and Space Science featuring Hudnall Planetarium. Center hours...

Folks along El Camino Real are trying to recover from carbohydrate induced reclineritis after the Thanksgiving holidays. Fortunately for many, the weather was perfect for...

Folks along El Camino Real are busy making preparations for Thanksgiving in the midst of a pandemic. There are big decisions to be made and I hope everyone will do their...