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Breaking News: Cherokee County initiates Feb. 23 burn ban

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February 18, 2026

March primaries: Early voting ends Feb. 27; Election Day set March 3

February 24, 2026

CHEROKEE COUNTY – Local registered voters have through 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27, to participate in early voting for the 2026 general primary...

Cherokee County initiates Feb. 23 burn ban

February 23, 2026

RUSK – A seven-day outdoor burn ban was issued Monday, Feb. 23, 2026, by Cherokee County Judge Chris Davis to help mitigate hazards posed by threat...

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Candidate forum draws large crowd to Rusk

February 18, 2026

RUSK – A Feb. 16 Republican candidate forum drew more than 100 residents to the Rusk Civic Center, there to learn their respective qualifications...

Another Year Older

February 11, 2026

One hundred and seventy-seven years. Wow! Think of all that has happened since this newspaper was founded by Andrew J. Jackson as the Cherokee Sentinel, making the...

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Images Speak: Rusk Cherokeean Open House, 1955

February 10, 2026

In 1950, Frank Main and his wife, Marie, sold the Rusk Cherokeean to Emmett Whitehead and his wife, Marie, of Livingston. The purchase of the...

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Cherokee County initiates Feb. 23 burn ban

February 23, 2026

RUSK – A seven-day outdoor burn ban was issued Monday, Feb. 23, 2026, by Cherokee County Judge Chris Davis to help mitigate hazards posed by threat...

Sheriff's Department Office Executes Narcotics Search Warrant

January 29, 2026

On Wednesday, January 28, 2026, the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office executed a narcotics search warrant at a residence located in the 200 block of...

Cherokee County constable found not guilty of assault

January 29, 2026

RUSK, Texas — A Cherokee County constable has been found not guilty of hitting another man with a vehicle in 2021.Cherokee County Pct. 4 Constable James "Jamie" Quinten...

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Growing gardens

February 11, 2026

This year’s Seed Swap hosted Feb. 6 by the Cherokee County AgriLife Extension Office and the local Master Gardeners Association drew folks from...

March primaries: Early voting ends Feb. 27; Election Day set March 3

February 24, 2026

CHEROKEE COUNTY – Local registered voters have through 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27, to participate in early voting for the 2026 general primary...

Cherokee County initiates Feb. 23 burn ban

February 23, 2026

RUSK – A seven-day outdoor burn ban was issued Monday, Feb. 23, 2026, by Cherokee County Judge Chris Davis to help mitigate hazards posed by threat...

Filing period ends for municipal, ISD races

February 17, 2026

A month-long filing period for candidacy in the May 2026 school board and municipal elections across Texas concluded Feb. 13, with a number of incumbents filing for area...

Cherokee County leaders to meet Feb. 24 in regular session

February 23, 2026

Cherokee County initiates Feb. 23 burn ban

February 23, 2026

RUSK – A seven-day outdoor burn ban was issued Monday, Feb. 23, 2026, by Cherokee County Judge Chris Davis to help mitigate hazards posed by threat...

2025 Jacksonville Chamber Banquet honorees

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2026 Jacksonville Chamber Banquet

February 19, 2026

JACKSONVILLE – A huge crowd packed The Jackson Thursday for the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce 2025 banquet, “An Evening with the Chamber,” where...

Rusk, New Summerfield schools to make up for January ice days

February 14, 2026

Two area school districts will have to make up weather days taken in late January when an ice storm went through Cherokee County, forcing officials to cancel classes for...

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Growing gardens

February 11, 2026

This year’s Seed Swap hosted Feb. 6 by the Cherokee County AgriLife Extension Office and the local Master Gardeners Association drew folks from...

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Area hoops champs

February 24, 2026

Wells’ Lady Pirates varsity basketball squad brought home the area championship Feb. 20 following a 45-35 defeat of the Cherokee Indians girls’...

What’s Happening in Cherokee County

February 24, 2026

FEB. 26Adopt-a-School 21st Annual Job Shadowing in Jacksonville at the First Methodist Church, 8 AM – 10:30 AM. FEB. 27Jacksonville Education Foundation will host a “Bingo...

March primaries: Early voting ends Feb. 27; Election Day set March 3

February 24, 2026

CHEROKEE COUNTY – Local registered voters have through 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27, to participate in early voting for the 2026 general primary...

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Bonnie Louise Hightower McBroom

February 24, 2026

Bonnie Louise Hightower McBroom of Rusk was born on June 24, 1929, in St. Augustine, Texas to Claude Amon Hightower and Laura Murel Emmons...

Randal “Randy” Fosdick Moore

February 21, 2026

Randal “Randy” Fosdick Moore, a playwright, song writer and poet, passed away on the evening of Feb. 17 at Hospice of East Texas in Tyler,...

Joyce Nadene Loden

Joyce Nadene Loden

February 16, 2026

Joyce Nadene Loden, 84, of Rusk, Texas passed away on February 13, 2026 in Rusk, Texas.She was born on March 16, 1941 in Jacksonville, Texas to...

Parks & Rec master plan update focus of Feb. 24 open house

February 15, 2026

JACKSONVILLE – The city’s Parks & Recreational Department will host a Feb. 24 open house at Jacksonville City Hall, offering residents a view of its proposed master...

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Area hoops champs

February 24, 2026

Wells’ Lady Pirates varsity basketball squad brought home the area championship Feb. 20 following a 45-35 defeat of the Cherokee Indians girls’...

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Letter of the Editor

February 14, 2026

There has been a lot of confusion recently about the county chair’s handling of candidate filings, and our community deserves a clear and factual explanation.Texas law...

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