2022 National Night Out events begin at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4, in downtown Jacksonville and Rusk, featuring an evening of free food,...

JACKSONVILLE – An Oct. 29 community workday event will bring together Jacksonville residents in need of help with home repair and maintenance. The community-organized...

NEW SUMMERFIELD – 4-H members and volunteers will be recognized during an Oct. 9 Cherokee County 4-H awards banquet, planned at The Fiesta Barn, 4334 FM 235 E. in New...

David Lynn Adams, 62, Alto, public intoxication Richard Graham Andrews, 46, Jacksonville, warrant for violating bond/protective order Patrick Bovzier Barker Jr., 31,...

CHEROKEE COUNTY – Get ready for the best little block party around: On Tuesday, Oct. 4, Citizen Police Academy alumni and members of local police...

JACKSONVILLE – It may have taken longer than originally expected to bring the Oct. 6-8 “United We Stand: Cherokee County Revival” to the area, but its message of hope has...

Boil Water Notice for Community Public Water Systems September 30, 2022 Area(S) Affected: Customers on: FM 752, FM 241, HWY 69 S County...

UPDATED at 10:33 a.m. Friday, Sept. 30, 2022 RUSK – A 90-day burn ban was issued by Cherokee County leaders as a result of “circumstances present in all or part of the...

RUSK – Ben Middlebrooks, who has served as Mayor of Rusk since May 2021, was named Sept. 26 as the new chairman of the East Texas Council of...

This year’s Alto High School Homecoming Court has been announced: From left, front row, are 2022 AHS Homecoming Duchesses Emily Gonzalez, Makenzie...

NEW SUMMERFIELD – Along with their regular classes and after school activities, this past week, local students took part in a lockdown drill focused on familiarizing them...

Sept. 30, 2022, matches include: Alto Yellowjackets BYE WEEK Bullard Panthers v. BYE WEEK Jacksonville Indians v. Kilgore Bulldogs, 7:30 p.m. (away) Rusk Eagles v....

It’s been more than three weeks since Troup football player Cooper Reid was injured on the field during the Tigers Homecoming game on Sept. 9. Cooper suffered a serious...

What was once a beige wall in downtown Jacksonville is now a resplendent mural installation, a culmination of a cooperative effort by Jacksonville...