CHEROKEE COUNTY – The head of the Catholic Diocese of Tyler, a 33-county area in North-east Texas that includes Cherokee County, was relieved of...

AUSTIN, TX — Early voting for the 2023 Texas Constitutional Amendment Election starts today, October 23th, and lasts through Friday, November 3rd. The League of Women...

AUSTIN — Early voting for the 2023 Texas Constitutional Amendment Election starts today, October 23th, and lasts through Friday, November 3rd. The League of Women Voters...

Light showers during this year’s National Night Out events in Rusk and Jacksonville did not deter visitors from participating in the Oct. 3 event,...

A group of local 4-H’ers were present for the Sept. 26 meeting of the Cherokee County Commissioners’ Court, who proclaimed the week of Oct. 1-7,...

The unveiling of a Gold Star Families memorial monument Sept. 24, 2023, in Bullard drew approximate-ly 200 people to the Brook Hill School campus,...

JACKSONVILLE – Established Sept. 11, 1923, as part of a “global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time,” the club...

AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety is cancelling driver license appointments for Friday, Sept. 8, 2023, from 7:30 to 11 a.m. at many driver license offices...

AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety Driver License Division will be updating the driver license system over the upcoming Labor Day weekend. In order to...

AUSTIN – With the summer boating season winding down, many Texans are making plans to escape the unrelenting heat by hitting the water one last time. This holiday weekend,...

CHEROKEE COUNTY – The Lake Jacksonville Association at 3 p.m. Monday, Aug. 21, 2023, posted a photo of a plane scooping water from the lake and...

AUSTIN – ERCOT is asking Texans to voluntarily reduce electricity use, if safe to do so, due to extreme temperatures, continued high demand, and unexpected loss of thermal...

Much has been talked about concerning the proposed massive property tax reduction, which Gov. Abbot signed and will be voted on by the general...

Editor’s note: Cherokee County leaders approved a 90-day extension of a county-wide burn ban on July 25, 2023, to help curtail potential of...

COLLEGE STATION – A shortage of volunteers is a challenge facing rural fire departments across the state. To help combat the issue, Texas A&M Forest Service recently...