Rusk’s downtown square is the place to be this Saturday, Nov. 30, as the local Chamber of Commerce plans its fifth annual Hometown Christmas celebration. From noon to 7...

JACKSONVILLE – It could happen to anyone. The nightmare that has been the last three months for Jacksonville City Clerk Greg Lowe is something that...

RUSK – A local museum dedicated to telling the story of Cherokee County – from  her inhabitants and their lives – through varied displays, the...

Tomorrow, our nation celebrates a unique annual tradition that allows us to focus on the things for which we are truly grateful. For me, it’s being able to foster my girls...

We've got extra bundles of old newspapers we'd love to share with our community, free of cost!Be it for a gardening or art project, prepping for paint jobs or packing items...

UPDATE:A Tyler Bomb squad inspected the devices and determined that they were inert, meaning there was no longer technology within the device that...

On November 13, 2024, James Warnell Phillips of Jacksonville, TX, pleaded guilty to two counts of “Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child.”After a...

RUSK – “Christmas for a Little Princess,” this year’s holiday performance by the Cherokee Civic Theatre, will be offered Dec. 6-8 at the 157 W. 5th St. theatre in Rusk.The...

CHEROKEE COUNTY – Various groups are partnering with area residents to help make Christmas a whole lot brighter for economically stressed families by ensuring their...

JACKSONVILLE – It could happen to anyone. The nightmare that has been the last three months for Jacksonville City Clerk Greg Lowe is something that...

Downtown Jacksonville was a lively area Thursday night as shoppers visited the two dozen shops, vendors, restaurants and other businesses open from...

Overnight low temperatures will fall to near or below freezing across all of North Louisiana and some of eastern Texas. Some of these areas have...

RUSK – “Christmas for a Little Princess,” this year’s holiday performance by the Cherokee Civic Theatre, will be offered Dec. 6-8 at the 157 W. 5th St. theatre in Rusk.The...

CHEROKEE COUNTY – Various groups are partnering with area residents to help make Christmas a whole lot brighter for economically stressed families by ensuring their...

RUSK – A high school student was unsuccessful in reversing a Rusk ISD decision to expel that person, based on a campus incident that left one person injured.The decision...

CHEROKEE COUNTY – Schools, government bodies and financial institutions are planning Thanksgiving closures next week, while other organizations and churches will celebrate...

Overnight low temperatures will fall to near or below freezing across all of North Louisiana and some of eastern Texas. Some of these areas have...

CHEROKEE COUNTY – Various groups are partnering with area residents to help make Christmas a whole lot brighter for economically stressed families by ensuring their...

RUSK – “Christmas for a Little Princess,” this year’s holiday performance by the Cherokee Civic Theatre, will be offered Dec. 6-8 at the 157 W. 5th St. theatre in Rusk.The...

Franklin Lee Bowden was born in Houston, Texas, Aug. 23, 1937 to Henrietta Mueller Bowden and Enoch R. Bowden.He graduated from Lutheran High...

A memorial service for Karen Dorothy Markasky, 63, of Jacksonville, is scheduled for 10 a.m., Wednesday, December 4, 2024, at Autry Funeral Home in...

William “Will” Thomas Morse, age 47, was called home to be with the Lord on November 19, 2024. Born on February 22, 1977, in Palestine, Texas....

Commencement of construction on improvements to the lakeside park located at 2605 Aqua Vista Drive have begun. Project highlights include a new...

NOV. 27 Hilltop Baptist Church (325 Mill St. Church) will distribute a feast-to-go beginning 5 p.m. Wednesday. Plates are available in the church fellowship hall and will...

NOV. 20The Greater Rusk Garden Club will meet one week earlier in November since Thanksgiving is the 4th week when they normally meet.  Meetings are held in the Rusk...

The Tigers' pursuit for an area play-off win was denied in an 34-40 overtime loss to the DeKalb Bears Friday night.

CHEROKEE COUNTY – School districts in Jacksonville and Rusk will play host to visiting football teams in town for UIL area playoffs.Rusk ISD welcomes the Grand Saline...

CROCKETT – The Troup Tigers secured their ticket to the next round of football play-offs after winning a Nov. 15 bi-district match against the Anderson-Shiro Fighting Owls,...

RUSK – A local museum dedicated to telling the story of Cherokee County – from  her inhabitants and their lives – through varied displays, the...

RUSK – Now entering its fifth year, preparations for the Nov. 30, 2024, Hometown Christmas event in downtown Rusk are underway.Offering a number of...

Overnight low temperatures will fall to near or below freezing across all of North Louisiana and some of eastern Texas. Some of these areas have...