RUSK – Testing at Bridge City High School has led to the change of an upcoming first round softball playoff in the Class 4A, Division II, Region III playoff game against...

Hazel Tilton Park is Jacksonville’s oldest piece of surveyed land. After the International and Great Northern Railroad had laid out the city on...

The Jacksonville Police Department responded to the 1000 block of South Jackson Streetwhere a male subject reportedly went into the store, then...

This week the Texas Senate welcomed DJ Daniel to the chamber. DJ is a 13-year old from the Houston area who is battling terminal brain and spine cancer. His dream is to...

Hazel Tilton Park is Jacksonville’s oldest piece of surveyed land. After the International and Great Northern Railroad had laid out the city on...

The Jacksonville Police Department responded to the 1000 block of South Jackson Streetwhere a male subject reportedly went into the store, then...

By John Hawkinsjohn@thecherokeean.comThe capital murder trial for Christopher Peoples, charged with the April 2022 murder of Valentine Sanchez,...

A complete list of winners of the 2025 Cherokee County Junior Livestock Show rabbit division, provided by Cherokee County Expo officials, is listed below. Some of the...

Representatives from GrantWorks will be conducting door-to-door surveys in Alto beginning today, visiting "rain or shine," according to local city officials.The surveys are...

In 1880, Taylor and Lucy Dirden, who were formerly enslaved, made history by purchasing land in Jacksonville, Texas. Nearly 145 years later, that...

RUSK – LivingWorks ASIST, designed as a suicide “first-aid intervention” course will be presented from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily, Wednesday and Thursday, April 30-May 1,...

JACKSONVILLE – Launched two decades ago as a community effort to provide local children with school supplies, the Back 2 School – or BTS – program continues its work in the...

RUSK – Testing at Bridge City High School has led to the change of an upcoming first round softball playoff in the Class 4A, Division II, Region III playoff game against...

Jacksonville High School students Lexis Baker (left) and Jaden Lavender (right) focused their National Honor Society community service project on...

JACKSONVILLE – Launched two decades ago as a community effort to provide local children with school supplies, the Back 2 School – or BTS – program continues its work in the...

Jacksonville ISD Police Chief Bill Avera offers testimony before the Texas House Public Education Committee in support of HB1441, a bill introduced...

The beloved Jacksonville Historic Tomato Bowl claimed this year’s crown for Dave Campbell’s 2025 “The Best High School Football Stadium” in...

RUSK – LivingWorks ASIST, designed as a suicide “first-aid intervention” course will be presented from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily, Wednesday and Thursday, April 30-May 1,...

JACKSONVILLE – Launched two decades ago as a community effort to provide local children with school supplies, the Back 2 School – or BTS – program continues its work in the...

RUSK – Testing at Bridge City High School has led to the change of an upcoming first round softball playoff in the Class 4A, Division II, Region III playoff game against...

Jacksonville High School students Lexis Baker (left) and Jaden Lavender (right) focused their National Honor Society community service project on...

William "David" Todd, 79, of Alto Texas, passed away on April 19th 2025, at Trinity Mother Frances-Jacksonville. No services are planned at this time. David was born...

August 11, 1943 – April 16, 2025Nancy Hobson Power passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, in Dallas, Texas, at the age of 81. Born...

William Keith Wilder went to Glory peacefully at his home on Friday, April 11th, 2025. He was born October 31st, 1942 to William Briscoe Wilder and...

Jacksonville High School students Lexis Baker (left) and Jaden Lavender (right) focused their National Honor Society community service project on...

JACKSONVILLE – Looking for something fun to do this weekend while supporting a cause that has immediate impact? Cease the search, and head over to...

Jacksonville High School students Lexis Baker (left) and Jaden Lavender (right) focused their National Honor Society community service project on...

The Cherokee Civic Theatre's production of "Harvey," by Mary Chase, is currently being rehearsed!  Directed by Bill Sherman, Harvey tells the tale...

What’s Happening in Cherokee County APRIL 23Republic Waste Services will host Customer Appreciation Day from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Royal Oaks Landfill at 440...

RUSK – Testing at Bridge City High School has led to the change of an upcoming first round softball playoff in the Class 4A, Division II, Region III playoff game against...

The beloved Jacksonville Historic Tomato Bowl claimed this year’s crown for Dave Campbell’s 2025 “The Best High School Football Stadium” in...

GRAPELAND – One of the jewels along El Camino Real, Mission Tejas State Park will shine April 26, the date of this year’s folk festival at the 19343 State Highway 21 East...

 The President's tariffs have made a lot news lately and it’s caused a fair share of panic, fear and confusion in the buying public. Let’s be honest here. We, the consuming...