What’s Happening in Cherokee County

The Cherokeean Herald welcomes announcements for publication in our weekly edition. Please submit calendar information by noon Friday for publication in the following Wednesday’s edition of our paper. Send information to [email protected].

DEC. 18

Get your thrills during a “Ghosts of Christmas Past” walking ghost tour, planned Friday, Dec. 18, in Rusk. More details to come!

DEC. 19

A group of local volunteers will honor Cherokee County veterans as part of this year’s Dec. 19 National Wreaths Across America Day, by laying wreaths at Jarratt Cemetery on County Road 1514, off FM 22 near Craft. To volunteer or to sponsor, contact Mullenax at 903-245-8966, or visit www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/TXJRAT. To purchase a wreath for a loved one's grave, visit www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/TX0957P

The VFW Auxiliary invites vendors to set up from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Jacksonville VFW Hall #3984, Saturday, Dec. 19. Booth fees are $30, with some outside spaces available. Proceeds go to the operation of the post and VFW charities. Deadline to sign up is Dec. 10. Contact Brenda Daniels, 903-810-4026, or email [email protected].

The City of Wells will host a Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony, 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 19, at the park adjacent to Wells City Hall.

JAN. 23, 2021

Rusk Chamber of Commerce’s annual banquet is slated for Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021, featuring the theme “CMAs” (Chamber Member Awards). Dinner will be catered by Hassell Cattle Company.