This week we celebrated the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He was a visionary leader and made an invaluable impact on our country. Here are five things...

January 12, 2023 I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas and a safe and happy New Year. The new year brings a new legislative session, so I'll be spending...

Finally, the holidays are over! What, there was a holiday? Countless people I have spoken with says it just didn’t feel like Christmas or that...

Editorial Followup Late in 2021, an internal audit of the Cherokee County Tax Assessor’s office raised some “red flags” when the documents held by the County didn’t match...

How did this happen? by John (Robinhawk) Hawkins How did we happen to end up buying a newspaper? It certainly wasn’t anything Penny and I were expecting. It wasn’t any...

The holiday season is coming to an end and many may be heading back to stores for refunds or exchanges. According to the National Retail Federation, it’s going to be a very...

As we look ahead toward the 88th Legislative Session, I believe that one thing we as Legislators should be focused on is supporting children and families. As a parent and...

As a kid growing up in South Texas, it wasn’t unusual for my siblings and I to conduct kitten- and puppy-swapping sessions with our friends – or...

This past Sunday marked a very sad day for our community: The Dialville United Methodist Church closed Dec. 4, 2022 after serving the faithful in...

Your Vanishing Texana Museum is all decorated for Christmas! There are lots of decorations, a Christmas village, even a Widow’s Mite coin minted...

One of my favorite all-time lines from a movie is from 1967’s Cool Hand Luke, starring Paul Newman: “What we have here is a failure to communicate.” The Federal Reserve...

You can look around almost all small towns and see empty spaces, closed buildings, stores that that have gone out of business. It’s a scar on the community that doesn’t...

The lady in front of me was digging in her purse for change with a baby on one hip when I walked up to the checkout. My first thought was that I was in a big hurry, and...

Welcome. Welcome to Texas. Welcome to East Texas. Welcome to Cherokee County. I have been amazed the last few years at the number of people choosing to move to our...

When someone who owes a debt doesn’t pay, the lender will usually take action – by phone, letter, or even a court case – to collect the money they are owed. In some cases,...