Following the announcement that State Senator Robert Nichols will not seek re-election, State Representative Trent Ashby (R–Lufkin) announced today...

AUSTIN – Today, I am announcing that I will not be running again for the Texas Senate. I do intend to continue serving the people and communities...

East Texas water is not for sale.Today, I attended a meeting of the Neches & Trinity Valleys Groundwater Conservation District, where they considered permits to export...

Tyler, TX – June 17, 2025 – The Better Business Bureau Serving Central East Texas (BBB) is urging consumers and businesses to take immediate cybersecurity precautions after...

Following the announcement that State Senator Robert Nichols will not seek re-election, State Representative Trent Ashby (R–Lufkin) announced today...

AUSTIN – Today, I am announcing that I will not be running again for the Texas Senate. I do intend to continue serving the people and communities...

TYLER, Texas – A Jacksonville man has been sentenced to life in federal prison for sex trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S....

CHEROKEE COUNTY – In an effort to better educate area producers about the resurgence of an insect long believed to have been eradicated, Texas A&M AgriLife has released...

JACKSONVILLE – A June 19 preliminary hearing on exploratory permit applications to drill wells into an aquifer that has long provided East Texans a ready source of water...

          If you enjoy seeing how new flowers and vegetables perform in real-life East Texas conditions, mark your calendar for the 2025 East Texas Horticulture Field Day...

Now at the  museum until July 17 is a quilt show featuring 20 quilts curated by Dr. Deborah Burkett, author of “Quilts and Their Stories.” ...

John: When I was hired in 2020 as the General Manager of the Cherokeean Herald by the owners at that time, Lewis County Press, we needed to hire a reporter/editor. A...

It is with great sadness we announce the death of retired Cherokee County Sheriff James Campbell. Sheriff Campbell began his career with Cherokee...

RUSK – Dr. Glenn Hambrick of Carthage has been named interim superintendent for Rusk ISD, effective June 30, 2025.The unanimous hire came during a...

JUNE 25 Bullard Community Library will host a crochet class for those ages 10 and older, beginning 11 a.m. Wednesday at the 211 W. Main St. facility. While the class is...

Now at the  museum until July 17 is a quilt show featuring 20 quilts curated by Dr. Deborah Burkett, author of “Quilts and Their Stories.” ...

RUSK – Dr. Glenn Hambrick of Carthage has been named interim superintendent for Rusk ISD, effective June 30, 2025.The unanimous hire came during a...

Rusk ISD school board will meet 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 24, 2025 in special session to discuss hire of an interim superintendent, along with an...

RUSK – A two-year SRO program placing a Rusk police officer on local school campuses as part of an interlocal agreement was terminated June 9,...

RUSK – Dr. Glenn Hambrick of Carthage has been named interim superintendent for Rusk ISD, effective June 30, 2025.The unanimous hire came during a...

JUNE 25 Bullard Community Library will host a crochet class for those ages 10 and older, beginning 11 a.m. Wednesday at the 211 W. Main St. facility. While the class is...

Now at the  museum until July 17 is a quilt show featuring 20 quilts curated by Dr. Deborah Burkett, author of “Quilts and Their Stories.” ...

A funeral service for James Campbell, is scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday, June 27, 2025, at First Baptist Church in Rusk. Services are under the direction of Autry Funeral...

Sandra Lynne “Sandy” Farnsworth of Rusk, formerly longtime resident of Beaumont, passed away May 30, 2025 at a hospital in Jacksonville, TX.  She...

John Elwood Birkelbach was born on September 7, 1940 in Rosebud, Texas. His parents were Rev. E.J. and Juanita Arney Birkelbach.John attended South...

          If you enjoy seeing how new flowers and vegetables perform in real-life East Texas conditions, mark your calendar for the 2025 East Texas Horticulture Field Day...

JUNE 25 Bullard Community Library will host a crochet class for those ages 10 and older, beginning 11 a.m. Wednesday at the 211 W. Main St. facility. While the class is...

Raise your hand if you’ve ever heard someone in Rusk say “there’s nothing to do in this little one stoplight town”?  Well, on the evening of...

The Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary of Jacksonville, Texas will celebrate the 60th Anniversary of its Kellar Library at 10:00...

CHEROKEE COUNTY – Sports programs and camps will be offered this summer in Cherokee County, at sites in Alto and Jacksonville beginning later this month. Alto Athletics...

Now at the  museum until July 17 is a quilt show featuring 20 quilts curated by Dr. Deborah Burkett, author of “Quilts and Their Stories.” ...

Members of the African-American community in Jacksonville lined the streets surrounding Lincoln Park this past Saturday to participate in the...

 The 8th Annual Flag Day in celebration Jacksonville Saturday was held at City Hall with a near compacity crowd on hand to celebrate this symbol of...

Now at the  museum until July 17 is a quilt show featuring 20 quilts curated by Dr. Deborah Burkett, author of “Quilts and Their Stories.” ...

For centuries, communities thrived around shared resources – springs, streams, forests. People understood that some things belonged to everyone and no one. For over a...