“As You Were,” an informal gathering of military veterans in Cherokee County, meets the first and third Thursday of each month, at 8 a.m. at the Rusk Lions Club, 605 W....

Single? Dating? Married? Prepare to laugh out loud, regardless of relationship status, as the Cherokee Civic Theatre presents “Check, Please!” at a...

The Cherokee County Jail reported the following activity Jan. 17-23: Latriece Browning, 35, Jacksonville, driving while intoxicated Lionel James Charles Jr., 34,...

WELLS – Roy Gardner and Rilie Grimes are the 2023 Wells Community Homecoming candidates, according to event organizers. Gardner, 14, is a freshman...

The Major Thaddeus Beall Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, is scheduled to meet at 2 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 9, at the First Methodist Church,...

AUSTIN – This year, presidents, chancellors and leaders of more than 100 Texas higher education institutions honored Jim and Margaret Perkins from...

As of the first of the year, the registration for the Texas Lions Camp summer program has been open for children with physical disabilities, for...

A Feb. 6 food distribution date has been announced by Good Samaritan Food Pantry officials in Rusk, after East Texas Food Bank canceled its first Wednesday delivery due to...

Twenty years ago today, the unseasonably clear blue skies over East Texas were marred by the explosion of the Space Shuttle Columbia during...

The Rusk Elementary School’s Fellowship of Christian Students, organized by Jennifer Woodruff and Jenny Peters, is a student-led program that meets after school on certain...

Rusk High School coach Corinna Ford is among the slate of nominees for the 2023 Sam Houston State University Distinguished Educator award. Ford,...

Nichols receives committee appointments for 88th LegislatureAUSTIN - Senator Robert Nichols (R-Jacksonville) was once again appointed to chair the Senate Transportation...

RUSK – Genuine surprise was the general consensus of individuals named as honorees at the 82nd annual Rusk Chamber of Commerce Banquet, held Jan....

Daniella Martinez and Luis Valenzuela were crowned the 2023 New Summerfield High School Homecoming Queen and King during a Jan. 27 ceremony at the...

JACKSONVILLE – A Linden-based quilting group known for presenting the oral history of secret codes used in quilts created during the Underground Railroad era is one of the...