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Texas State Park Rangers to stream live Black History Month...

February 1, 2021

AUSTIN – Park rangers from around Texas, including the Buffalo Soldier Heritage Outreach Program and the Texas Outdoor Family staff, are debuting a new series of virtual...

Holiday-themed dome shows will be presented through Jan. 2, at the TJC Center for Earth and Space Science featuring Hudnall Planetarium. For tickets and show times, go to sciencecenter.tjc.edu.

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TJC science center offers holiday hours, dome shows

November 24, 2020

TYLER The holiday season has arrived at the Tyler Junior College Center for Earth and Space Science featuring Hudnall Planetarium. Center hours...

Get outside for a good time at the Hilltop Jamboree

October 21, 2020

Take good weather, add great music, set up at the perfect venue, and you’ve created the perfect recipe for fun with the Hilltop Jamboree, slated 2...

"Field of Service" quilt by Gene Tomlin

Timeless treasure

October 14, 2020

Sara Olegario (left), Sara Cooper and Cythia Henson (right) admire the beautiful butterfly quilt created by Gene Tomlin, a gifted 1944 graduate of...

Photo by Jo Anne Embleton

Finishing touches

October 9, 2020

Betty Marcontell of the Heritage Center of Cherokee County Museum puts finishing touches on a display at the 208 S. Henderson St. museum in Rusk...

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A re-enactor shows her trained bird during a past Texas Renaissance Festival in Todd Mission, located 50 miles northwest of Houston. This year, due to pandemic precautions, organizers have announced that tickets will be sold virtually, instead of at the gate.

Texas Renaissance Fest launches new season Oct. 10

October 7, 2020

TODD MISSION – The Texas Renaissance Fest – which has delighted the young and old for years and features more than 55 acres of food, events,...

Photo courtesy of Christy Minchew

Cherokee County resident Adam Minchew and horse Sonny visit Rusk’s Jim Hogg Park on Saturday, Oct. 3, practicing for the annual Rusk Christmas parade. They’re frequently seen around town, to the delight of onlookers.

All around the town

October 7, 2020

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A re-enactor shows her trained bird during a past Texas Renaissance Festival in Todd Mission, located 50 miles northwest of Houston. This year, due to pandemic precautions, organizers have announced that tickets will be sold virtually, instead of at the gate.

Texas Renaissance Fest launches new season Oct. 10

October 7, 2020

TODD MISSION – The Texas Renaissance Fest – which has delighted the young and old for years and features more than 55 acres of food, events,...

Quilt works of Gene Tomlin on display in Rusk

October 7, 2020

Quilts created by the late Gene Tomlin, a former pastor who served several Cherokee County churches, will be on display for the next two weekends at the Heritage Center of...

Texas Ren Faire preps to open Oct. 3

September 23, 2020

TODD MISSION – The Texas Renaissance Festival is just over 30 days from opening the gates for the 46th season of the largest Renaissance festival in the nation. The...

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Visitors to the Caddo Mounds State Historic Site learn how to live off the land during a Foraging with Merriwether workshop held prior to the April 2019 tornadoes that swept through Alto and did major damage to the site.

Spots available in foraging workshops as Caddo Mounds reopens

September 9, 2020

The Caddo Mounds State Historic Site presents author and blogger Mark Merriwether Vorderbruggen’s popular ‘Foraging with Merriwether’ workshop, to...

SFA School of Theatre to present diverse, adaptable season

September 3, 2020

(Sept. 3, 2020) NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Although the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way live performances are presented worldwide, the Stephen F....

Johnny Helm hit the CCT stage as newest production gets underway

September 2, 2020

Fans of longtime Jacksonville singer and songwriter, Johnny Helm, gathered Saturday night, Aug. 29, at Cherokee Civic Theatre in Rusk, for the debut of his new CD, “Foolish...

Fox takes the wheel at Rusk Chamber

A familiar face has stepped in as Rusk Chamber of Commerce’s new manager. Rusk native Josie Fox started on Monday, Aug. 1. “We’re extremely...

CCT kicks off ’20-21 season early with last year’s postponed show

The 20-21 season at the Cherokee Civic Theatre is starting early, to make up for last year’s season getting cut short because of the pandemic. ‘Mama Won’t Fly,’ the...

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