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Nichols, Harris secure funding for Texas State Railroad

AUSTIN – State Senator Robert Nichols (R – Jacksonville) and State Representative Cody Harris (R – Palestine) secured $10 million through House...

SHAME! SHAME! SHAME! On the person(s) that vandalized the public restrooms at Lake Jacksonville Concession area. A lot of people enjoy this...

An early morning fire Monday, June 5, 2023, at the RISD administration building caused some tense moments for employees, who were safely evacuated from the site. Power had been off in parts of the town due to severe storms that rolled through the area on Sunday night. Rusk Superintendent Grey Burton said that, “evidently, when the power was restored it causes a surge to the main electrical panel and it caught fire. We don’t know the extent of the damage at this time other than the wiring in the building. We will not be able to work there and we are examining other spaces the staff can work from temporarily.” According to Denise Watkins, administrative assistant to Burton, offices have been relocated to the district training center, 199 Eagle Dr., until further notice.

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Sunday storms cause issues in Rusk, area communities

CHEROKEE COUNTY – Storm systems that blew through the area the evening of June 4 continue to create issues for some area businesses, which are...

Tree Kills Man Outside Alto

On Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at approximately 4:36 pm .Cherokee County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call from a person in distress in the 11000 block of FM 752 outside of...

Former county employee indicted for theft of funds, money laundering

A former county employee has been indicted by a Cherokee County Grand Jury on charges of the theft by a public servant over $300,000, tampering...

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A May 29, 2023, Memorial Day observance on the lawn of the Cherokee County Courthouse in Rusk drew approximately 75 people who paid their respects...

County to purchase S. Bolton Street site as new public health home

After agreeing earlier this month on the purchase of property at 1502 S. Bolton St. in Jacksonville, Cherokee County leaders recently approved the transferral of $250,000...

Shorty Jackson of Rusk mans the pit as he prepares dinner. Jackson is one of 12 individuals invited to participate in an inaugural competition based in Tennessee to find the country’s best pit master.

Photo courtesy of the Jackson family.

Rusk man vies for top honors in national BBQ competition

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

Protest deadline for local property valuations set for June

CHEROKEE COUNTY – Area property owners have the better part of June to file protest on their 2023 valuations. These deadlines can be found at the bottom of tax notices...

Polling hours set for upcoming Rusk run-off election

RUSK – Polling hours have been set for an upcoming run-off election in the District 1 Council race be-tween incumbent Rusk Councilwoman Kendall Shoemaker and challenger...

Fighting Windmills

"Fighting windmills" means fighting imaginary enemies. The term is taken from the novel, “Don Quixote” by Miguel de Cervantes. Of course, the windmills were not the enemies...

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Remembering the fallen

Chaplain Karl Hansen, a retired California Highway Patrol sergeant leads an invocation for a crowd gathered for a May 17 police officers’ memorial...

Cherokee County Brent Dickson with firearms, methamphetamine recovered during May 23, 2023, search warrant

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4 arrested in Cherokee County meth lab bust

CHEROKEE COUNTY – Four individuals were arrested May 23, 2023, on anticipated federal drug con-spiracy charges following an early morning meth lab...

Skid Steer Fire

Skid Steer Burns

Shortly before 4 on Tuesday afternoon, Rusk Volunteer Fire Department was called out to a skid steer fire on Guinn Hill Road east of Rusk. The...

Meth Lab Busted

BREAKING NEWS: An approximante two year investigation between Homeland Security Investigators, Cherokee County Sheriff's Office and the...

Rusk Summer Lunch Program

Drenda Halbert-Realtor

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