According to a source with TXDOT, US 69 southbound is closed due to an 18-wheeler crash about a mile south of FM 241 between Rusk and Alto in Cherokee Co. Crews are...

Craving some down-home cooking? Sylvia Mae's Soul Food is preparing a take-out soul food dinner Monday, Oct. 26, to benefit The H.O.P.E. Center, 595 S. Ragsdale St. in...

AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is reminding Texans that Saturday appointments remain available at many driver license (DL) offices across the state....

A member of the Nacogdoches-based Russell Drilling Co. crew checks over the site of a test bore for the Craft Turney Water Supply Corp. at Loop 456...

Between Oct. 6 -12, the Cherokee County Jail reported the following arrests: Jose Juan Barbosa, 19, Rusk, possession of marijuana and warrants for failure to maintain...

The Vietnam Veterans of America and Associates of VVA Chapter 991 of Palestine announced they will offer a minimum of two $1,000 scholarships in Spring 2021, with...

From its Oct. 24, 1940, start, the Rusk Lions Club has touched the lives of area citizens in a number of ways. According to a history of the...

AUSTIN – Jacksonville DPS Trooper Sean Smith was among those recently recognized by the Texas Department of Public Safety ceremony, cited for his response to an October...

SAN ANTONIO – The Alamo is excited to announce the selection of Gensler | GRG Architecture to provide design services for state-of-the-art Alamo...

RUSK – The Caddo Creek Band will perform Friday, Nov. 6, at the Rusk Civic Center, 555 Euclid St., as the town’s First Friday dances resume. Music begins at 7 p.m., and...

National Weather Service – Shreveport has issued a significant weather advisory for Cherokee, Rusk and southeastern Smith counties until 11:45 a.m. Friday, Oct. 23. At...

JACKSONVILLE – Nearly two dozen residents attending an Oct. 13 Jacksonville City Council meeting were reassured by city leaders that the property currently housing the...

Vaccines are currently available for the flu season, which began in Texas in late September. Area organizations are offering opportunities to get...

CHEROKEE COUNTY – Entries for this year's Scarecrow Trail – which kicks off 8 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, at the Ruth Nichols Arboretum in Jacksonville – are continuing to be...

Wednesday, Oct 21, food distribution today at the Good Samaritan, 190 W. 2nd Street in Rusk. Boxed food from the East Texas Food Bank and free produce.