CHEROKEE COUNTY – Everyone is invited to these free Thanksgiving meals for the community: In Rusk, First United Methodist Church will host a 1:30 p.m. luncheon Thursday at...

Members of Rusk High School FFA began the school week on Oct. 2, 2023, helping to unload a trailer transporting 4,553 non-perishable food items at...

TYLER – The East Texas Food Bank recently honored four recipients with the fourth annual Hunger Hero Awards as part of Hunger Action Month. State...

Different speakers attending a July 21, 2023, Community Collaboration Council meeting hosted by Sheltering Arms Coalition in Jacksonville share...

In an effort to reach more residents of Cherokee County, East Texas Food Bank has launched a mobile food pantry whose first day on the local scene is today, from 4-5:30...

RUSK – One local family’s business venture not only provides a treat to those with a sweet tooth, but also joy to a whole base of customers who...

CHEROKEE COUNTY – Tomatoes, peppers and zucchini, oh my! Summer produce is in season, and consumers looking for fresh foods don’t have to travel far to find it. Jennifer...

JACKSONVILLE – The local school district is among those in Cherokee County that will offer a summer food program for youths ages 18 and younger. Breakfast and lunch will...

CHEROKEE COUNTY – Rusk resident Howell “Shorty” Jackson is known locally for his barbecue, but after this week, his grilled fare will be known to...

The City of Jacksonville is proud to have hosted Palestine-based Tri-County Meals on Wheels for more than 30 years at no cost to the program. Tri-County MOW provides...

Here are a few things to think about in upcoming weeks as you begin to prepare a garden: APRIL • Now is the time to select and plant out large vines for use in the...

CHEROKEE COUNTY – The City of Jacksonville issued a notice late Monday afternoon that Lake Jacksonville is closed to all watercraft use, due to...

Produce distribution days have been set for Wednesday, Jan. 20, in Rusk and Alto. At Rusk’s Good Samaritan, 201 W. 2nd St., produce and food will be distributed beginning...

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,...