UPDATED at 10:33 a.m. Friday, Sept. 30, 2022 RUSK – A 90-day burn ban was issued by Cherokee County leaders as a result of “circumstances present in all or part of the...

JACKSONVILLE – As a nearly three-week investigation concludes, Chief Joe Williams has returned to command of the Jacksonville Police Department. His SepT. 20 return follows...

TROUP – Time is drawing nearer for Troup’s city-wide celebration of its Sesquicentennial, or 150th anniversary of founding, and excitement is starting to tinge the...

Editor’s note: In reference to the Sept. 18-24 Banned Books Week, Jacksonville Library Director Trina Stidham answers several questions about the local library and the...

JACKSONVILLE – As a nearly three-week investigation concludes, Chief Joe Williams has returned to command of the Jacksonville Police Department. His SepT. 20 return follows...

Update!! This subject has been identified and is currently incarcerated. More information will be released on August 24, 2022. On August 22, 2022 Cherokee County...

On March 29, 2022, Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office arrested Justin Odell Ray for Manufacture and Delivery of a Controlled Substance. At the time of Justin Ray’s arrest,...

2022 National Night Out events begin at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4, in downtown Jacksonville and Rusk, featuring an evening of free food,...

JACKSONVILLE – An Oct. 29 community workday event will bring together Jacksonville residents in need of help with home repair and maintenance. The community-organized...

NEW SUMMERFIELD – 4-H members and volunteers will be recognized during an Oct. 9 Cherokee County 4-H awards banquet, planned at The Fiesta Barn, 4334 FM 235 E. in New...

NEW SUMMERFIELD – Along with their regular classes and after school activities, this past week, local students took part in a lockdown drill focused on familiarizing them...

2022 National Night Out events begin at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4, in downtown Jacksonville and Rusk, featuring an evening of free food,...

NEW SUMMERFIELD – 4-H members and volunteers will be recognized during an Oct. 9 Cherokee County 4-H awards banquet, planned at The Fiesta Barn, 4334 FM 235 E. in New...

JACKSONVILLE – An Oct. 29 community workday event will bring together Jacksonville residents in need of help with home repair and maintenance. The community-organized...

James Robert Coker (Jim), passed away in College Station, Texas, on September 27, 2022. Jim was born in Troup, Texas, on January 6, 1938, and grew...

J Frank Brunt, of Tyler, passed away on September 27, 2022. He was born in Houston, Texas to Frank and Edna Lois (Sparkman) Brunt on July 17,...

Funeral service for Louise “Weezie” Davenport, 84, is 2 p.m., Friday, September 30, 2022, Autry Funeral Home in Jacksonville with Bro. Steve Edwards officiating. She will...

ATHENS – Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center of Athens will host a Sept. 24 “Sunfish Showdown” tournament in conjunction with National Hunting and Fishing Day. The event,...

Results of the Sept. 30, 2022, games, including: Alto Yellowjacket – BYE WEEK Bullard Panthers – BYE WEEK Jacksonville Indians 7 Kilgore Bulldogs 56 Rusk...

Sept. 30, 2022, matches include: Alto Yellowjackets BYE WEEK Bullard Panthers v. BYE WEEK Jacksonville Indians v. Kilgore Bulldogs, 7:30 p.m. (away) Rusk Eagles v....

GROVETON – The Yellowjackets go into their Sept. 30 bye week with a 3-2 record, thanks to a Friday night 32-20 win against Groveton on the Indians’...

Many of you may not realize that we have something of a celebrity in town … the Mayor of Brookshires. Yes, and it’s none other than Ronny McElroy, Rusk’s own version of...

Law enforcement is an honorable profession and a good career for those inclined to serve in that capacity. Many applicants are attracted by the media’s interpretation of...