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    Cherokee County Election Department

    ELECTION: Early voting set Oct. 20-31

    CHEROKEE COUNTY – Early voting begins Monday, Oct. 20 and runs through Oct. 31 for the 2025...

    ELECTION: Early voting set Oct. 20-31
    CHEROKEE COUNTY – Early voting begins Monday, Oct. 20 and runs through Oct. 31 for the 2025...
    Change of guard

Past president Bart Bauer (right) shares a moment with incoming president John Ellis, who was elected Oct. 9, 2025, to lead the Cherokee County Junior Livestock board for a three-year period. Bauer, who served 10 years, stepped down during Thursday’s meeting.

Cherokeean Herald/Jo Anne Embleton

    Ellis elected new CCJLS president

    CHEROKEE COUNTY – Local livestock producer John Ellis was elected president of the Cherokee...

    Ellis elected new CCJLS president
    CHEROKEE COUNTY – Local livestock producer John Ellis was elected president of the Cherokee...
    Cherokeean Herald/Penny Hawkins

    El Camino Real Days

    Family photos from the Berryman family are on display at the Stella Hill Memorial Library in Alto...

    El Camino Real Days
    Family photos from the Berryman family are on display at the Stella Hill Memorial Library in Alto...
    Courtesy photo

    Jacksonville American Legion Post 152

    Local veterans often overlook or don’t realize that Jacksonville has an active American Legion...

    Jacksonville American Legion Post 152
    Local veterans often overlook or don’t realize that Jacksonville has an active American Legion...
    Photos courtesy of Merry Lamar

    National Night Out: Alto 2025

    Alto Police Department’s inaugural National Night Out Event – held Oct. 7 on the Alto ISD grounds...

    National Night Out: Alto 2025
    Alto Police Department’s inaugural National Night Out Event – held Oct. 7 on the Alto ISD grounds...
    Photos by John & Penny Hawkins, Becky Whisenant, Myra Ball

    Saving History in Motion

    A new arrival came to town Monday, weighing in at 165,000 pounds, born in 1930 at the Baldwin...

    Saving History in Motion
    A new arrival came to town Monday, weighing in at 165,000 pounds, born in 1930 at the Baldwin...
    Photos by John & Penny Hawkins

    Let The Race Begin

    The 2026 Midterm elections will be happening before you know it and since Senator Robert Nichols,...

    Let The Race Begin
    The 2026 Midterm elections will be happening before you know it and since Senator Robert Nichols,...
    The brand new stage at Hazel Tilton Park is almost ready for the concert Saturday. Cherokeean Herald/Penny Hawkins

    Fall in Love with Jacksonville, Texas

     Celebrate Community, Art, Culture, and Autumn Charm in Downtown Jacksonville, TexasJacksonville,...

    Fall in Love with Jacksonville, Texas
     Celebrate Community, Art, Culture, and Autumn Charm in Downtown Jacksonville, TexasJacksonville,...
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    Printed Paper Online
    October 14, 2025

    Front Page
    Week 7 High School Football Scores
    October 11, 2025
    Jacksonville 21Whitehouse 52Rusk 7Bullard 25Troup 60Winoona 0Alto 59Teneha 21
    Important election dates
    October 10, 2025
    The Texas Secretary of State has shared the following dates pertinent to the Nov. 4, 2025, General Election:• Monday, Oct. 20 – First day of early voting• Friday, Oct. 24 –...
    Columns
    COLUMN: Setting a better standard through community policing
    October 12, 2025
    Recently, I was invited to sit on an interview panel for a handful of prospective police candidates, and it was an eye-opening experience. Instead of speaking with a single...
    Courtesy photos Help us help our shelter residents
    October 11, 2025
    In the past 4 months, we have spent hours upon hours sending out desperate pleas for help to over 150 northern rescues to try to find placement for...
    Cherokeean House as
    Harry's
    Agriculture
    Change of guard

Past president Bart Bauer (right) shares a moment with incoming president John Ellis, who was elected Oct. 9, 2025, to lead the Cherokee County Junior Livestock board for a three-year period. Bauer, who served 10 years, stepped down during Thursday’s meeting.

Cherokeean Herald/Jo Anne Embleton Ellis elected new CCJLS president
    October 16, 2025
    CHEROKEE COUNTY – Local livestock producer John Ellis was elected president of the Cherokee County Junior Livestock Show Oct. 9 during the...
    Area Interest
    Cherokee County Election Department ELECTION: Early voting set Oct. 20-31
    October 16, 2025
    CHEROKEE COUNTY – Early voting begins Monday, Oct. 20 and runs through Oct. 31 for the 2025 November General elections.This year’s election...
    Photos courtesy of Merry Lamar National Night Out: Alto 2025
    October 15, 2025
    Alto Police Department’s inaugural National Night Out Event – held Oct. 7 on the Alto ISD grounds – was deemed a large success, with Police Chief...
    Groundwater meeting tomorrow
    October 15, 2025
    The public may attend Oct. 16 at 1 p.m. the regular Board Meeting, Neches and Trinity Valleys Groundwater Conservation District at First Methodist Church, 1032 SH Loop 456,...
    Community
    Change of guard

Past president Bart Bauer (right) shares a moment with incoming president John Ellis, who was elected Oct. 9, 2025, to lead the Cherokee County Junior Livestock board for a three-year period. Bauer, who served 10 years, stepped down during Thursday’s meeting.

Cherokeean Herald/Jo Anne Embleton Ellis elected new CCJLS president
    October 16, 2025
    CHEROKEE COUNTY – Local livestock producer John Ellis was elected president of the Cherokee County Junior Livestock Show Oct. 9 during the...
    Cherokee County Election Department ELECTION: Early voting set Oct. 20-31
    October 16, 2025
    CHEROKEE COUNTY – Early voting begins Monday, Oct. 20 and runs through Oct. 31 for the 2025 November General elections.This year’s election...
    Cherokeean Herald/Penny Hawkins El Camino Real Days
    October 15, 2025
    Family photos from the Berryman family are on display at the Stella Hill Memorial Library in Alto as part of the celebration of the El Camino Real...
    News
    Cherokee County Election Department ELECTION: Early voting set Oct. 20-31
    October 16, 2025
    CHEROKEE COUNTY – Early voting begins Monday, Oct. 20 and runs through Oct. 31 for the 2025 November General elections.This year’s election...
    JISD trustees to meet Oct. 20
    October 16, 2025
    Change of guard

Past president Bart Bauer (right) shares a moment with incoming president John Ellis, who was elected Oct. 9, 2025, to lead the Cherokee County Junior Livestock board for a three-year period. Bauer, who served 10 years, stepped down during Thursday’s meeting.

Cherokeean Herald/Jo Anne Embleton Ellis elected new CCJLS president
    October 16, 2025
    CHEROKEE COUNTY – Local livestock producer John Ellis was elected president of the Cherokee County Junior Livestock Show Oct. 9 during the...
    Obituaries
    Betty Brooks Curry Betty Brooks Curry
    October 13, 2025
    Funeral services for Betty Brooks Curry, 92, of Alto, will be Tuesday, October 14 at 2 PM in the Campground Baptist Church near Alto with Rev....
    Billy Ray Goff Billy Ray Goff
    October 3, 2025
    A funeral service for Billy Ray Goff, 71, is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Sunday, October 5, 2025, at Holleyman’s Chapel Cemetery in Maydelle with Joe...
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    What’s Happening in Cherokee County
    October 14, 2025
    OCT. 15Caddo Mounds State Historic Site will host an hour-long Munch n’ Learn program beginning 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at the 1649 Texas Highway 21 site in Alto. Assistant...
    Sisters Martha (Brittany Lankford) and Abby Brewster (Laura Cunningham) hide a secret in their window seat! CCT presents 'Arsenic & Old Lace'
    October 10, 2025
    The latest offering from the Cherokee Civic Theatre is the favorite about murder, mayhem and family, “Arsenic & Old Lace”. Opening night will...
    What’s Happening in Cherokee County
    October 8, 2025
    OCT. 8Redemption Rock Church in Rusk will hold a drawing for a men’s item and a ladies’ item basket to help raise funds for its program to help provide Christmas items for...
    Sports
    Upcoming Oct. 17 district football matches
    October 15, 2025
    Alto Yellowjackets at Lovelady Lions – 7 p.m.Brownsboro Bears at Rusk Eagles – 7:30  p.m. (Pink Out)Marshall Mavericks at Jacksonville Fightin’ Indians – 7:30 p.m. (Pink...
    Upcoming Games – Oct. 17
    October 14, 2025
    Alto Yellowjackets at Lovelady Lions – 7 p.m.Brownsboro Bears at Rusk Eagles – 7:30  p.m. (Pink Out)Marshall Mavericks at Jacksonville Fightin’ Indians – 7:30 p.m. (Pink...
    Week 7 High School Football Scores
    October 11, 2025
    Jacksonville 21Whitehouse 52Rusk 7Bullard 25Troup 60Winoona 0Alto 59Teneha 21
    Statewide
    Protecting our aquifer
    October 9, 2025
    Friends,What may be done to prevent Kyle Bass from obtaining permits to remove water from the Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer under East Texas and selling the water to other...
    Tourism
    Cherokeean Herald/Penny Hawkins El Camino Real Days
    October 15, 2025
    Family photos from the Berryman family are on display at the Stella Hill Memorial Library in Alto as part of the celebration of the El Camino Real...
    Photos by John & Penny Hawkins, Becky Whisenant, Myra Ball Saving History in Motion
    October 15, 2025
    A new arrival came to town Monday, weighing in at 165,000 pounds, born in 1930 at the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Eddystone, Pennsylvania.   After...
    The brand new stage at Hazel Tilton Park is almost ready for the concert Saturday. Cherokeean Herald/Penny Hawkins Fall in Love with Jacksonville, Texas
    October 14, 2025
     Celebrate Community, Art, Culture, and Autumn Charm in Downtown Jacksonville, TexasJacksonville, Texas — The Jacksonville Community Arts Alliance...
    Viewpoints
    Protecting our aquifer
    October 9, 2025
    Friends,What may be done to prevent Kyle Bass from obtaining permits to remove water from the Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer under East Texas and selling the water to other...
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